William Thayer is a business IT consultant with 18 years’ experience in planning, strategy, development, and training. His expertise includes web application development, management information systems, and system development life cycle practices. As an Adjunct Professor at the University of Denver, William taught graduate and undergraduate students for 5 years. His research in Open EDI and XML EDI has appeared in books as well as trade periodicals. William is currently a Principal Consultant Technologist at Avalon Consulting, LLC. Avalon implements Big Data, Web Presence, Content Publishing, and Enterprise Search solutions as a trusted partner to over one hundred clients, primarily Global 2000 companies, public agencies, and institutions of higher learning.