[jdt-core-dev] Change in JDT/Core leadership.

[Srikanth S Adayapalam <srikanth_sankaran@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Due to escalating demands on my personal
time, I am going to have cut back 
on work hours and also free up myself
from leadership responsibilities, late 
evening conference calls etc. I am hugely
grateful to Eclipse/JDT leadership 
team for accommodating this request
and allowing me to seek a better 
work-life balance. 

I would like to propose Jayaprakash
Arthanareeswaran ("Jay") as the new lead 
for the team. Jay has been a committer
for the JDT/Core project for nearly three 
years. During this period, he has owned
and maintained the Java model component 
of the JDT/Core. Apart from fixing several
important bugs and adding enhancements 
in this area, Jay has also been the
'build master' for the JDT/Core team and was 
responsible for orchestrating bug verification
and testing of milestone builds and 
releases. Jay has also been a contributor
to the Orion project for a short time 
during the project's initial days. Before
coming on board eclipse, he had worked as 
a J2EE expert for both services and
product organizations, in different capacities, 
including leadership roles. He has over
12 years of experience in software development.

The effective date of change in JDT/Core
leadership is planned to be Jan 1st 2013.

My priorities post the transition are:
(a) continue to be available for consultation for
the new lead (b) Train/mentor the new
team members and help build a strong full
strength team (c) Continue as an individual
expert contributor on the project (albeit 
on a reduced time basis ~30 hours/week)
and help deliver Java 8 (among other 
deliverables)

I want to take this opportunity to thank
all the team members for all your help and 
great contributions.

Thanks!
Srikanth Sankaran.