2. About the author

I’m an independent software development consultant specialising in software architecture; specifically technical leadership, communication and lightweight, pragmatic approaches to software architecture. In addition to being the author of Software Architecture for Developers, I’m the creator of the C4 model and I built Structurizr, which is a collection of tooling to help software teams visualise, document and explore their software architecture.

I regularly speak at software development conferences, meetups and organisations around the world; delivering keynotes, presentations and workshops about software architecture. In 2013, I won the IEEE Software sponsored SATURN 2013 “Architecture in Practice” Presentation Award for my presentation about the conflict between agile and architecture. I’ve spoken at events and/or have clients in over thirty countries around the world.

You can find my website at simonbrown.je and I can be found on Twitter at @simonbrown.