Jon Paris

Jon Paris has been in the data processing industry for over 30 years.  In 1988 he joined IBM's Toronto Lab, where he played a major role in the planning and design of the RPG IV language.  In 1994 he moved to the AS/400 Application Development Tools Market Support Group where he produced educational and other support materials and services related to AS/400 programming languages and development tools.

Jon left IBM in 1998 to focus on developing and delivering education focused on enhancing OS/400 Application Development skills.

Together with Susan Gantner, he runs Partner400, an iSeries and AS/400 consulting company focused training and mentoring services related to Application Modernization.  Jon is a frequent speaker at user group meetings and conferences around the world.