Robert Reinhardt, VP of the Multimedia Platforms Group for Schematic, is internationally regarded as an expert on multimedia application development, particularly in Macromedia Flash. Robert is the lead author of the Flash Bible and Flash ActionScript Bible series (Wiley), as well as Macromedia MX: Building Rich Internet Applications (Macromedia Press). His books have been translated into over thirteen languages, with over 200,000 copies in circulation. With his partner and co-author Snow Dowd at [theMAKERS], he develops multimedia courses for educational facilities in Canada and the United States, teaches as Macromedia certified instructor for Flash courses at Portland State University, and provides on-site training for companies such as LodgeNet, Scripps Networks, and Disney Internet Group. Since 1998, Robert has been a featured speaker at over thirty conferences and events, including FlashForward, FITC, NAB Post-Production World, Web Design World, and FlashBelt. Robert is also a writing partner at Community MX and member of Team Macromedia Flash.