Born 1972 in Freiburg, Germany, Kai "kaihawaii" Baumgartnert works as an IT consultant and developer. He is the owner of www.kbdesign.de and www.macromedia-trainer.de. With his wide range of skills and interests, he has authored several advanced-level books about Macromedia products. He is also a freelance employee of Macromedia Northern Europe, as well as the leading crew member of the German Macromedia UserGroup dreamworker.de. In all, Kai enthusiastically devotes his work and free time to benefit the end users of web design software.