About the Authors

Gary Bennett is president of xcelMe.com, which provides iOS programming courses online. By day, Gary develops iOS apps professionally, and by night, he teaches iOS programming. For more than six years, Gary has taught thousands of students how to develop iPhone/iPad apps and has several popular apps in the iTunes App Store. Gary has a bachelor’s degree in computer science and has worked for 25 years in the technology and defense industries. He served 10 years in the U.S. Navy as a nuclear engineer aboard two nuclear submarines. After leaving the Navy, Gary worked for several companies as a software developer, CIO, and president. As CIO, he helped take VistaCare public in 2002. Gary also coauthored two editions of Objective-C for Absolute Beginners and iPhone Cool Projects for Apress. He lives in Scottsdale, Arizona, with his wife Stefanie and their four children.

Brad Lees has more than 16 years of experience in application development and server management. He has specialized in creating and initiating software programs in financial institutions, credit card processing, point-of-sale systems, and real estate development.

His professional career highlights have been lead iOS developer at Apriva, owner of Innovativeware, product development manager for Smarsh, and vice president of application development for iNation. Brad also coauthored two editions of Objective-C for Absolute Beginners.

A graduate of Arizona State University, Brad resides in Phoenix with his wife Natalie with their five children.