diff --git a/src/main/java/ByteUtils.java b/src/main/java/ByteUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b43c7eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/ByteUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+public class ByteUtils {
+    public static int fromBytesAsInt(byte[] i) {
+
+        return
+                (((int) i[3] & 0xFF) << 24) |
+                        (((int) i[2] & 0xFF) << 16) |
+                        (((int) i[1] & 0xFF) << 8) |
+                        (((int) i[0] & 0xFF));
+    }
+
+    public static long fromBytesAsLong(byte[] i) {
+
+
+        return
+                (((long) i[0] & 0xFF) << 56) |
+                        (((long) i[1] & 0xFF) << 48) |
+                        (((long) i[2] & 0xFF) << 40) |
+                        (((long) i[3] & 0xFF) << 32) |
+                        (((long) i[4] & 0xFF) << 24) |
+                        (((long) i[5] & 0xFF) << 16) |
+                        (((long) i[6] & 0xFF) << 8) |
+                        (((long) i[7] & 0xFF));
+    }
+
+    public static long fromBytesAsLongMost(byte[] i) {
+
+        return
+                (((long) i[0] & 0xFF) << 56) |
+                        (((long) i[1] & 0xFF) << 48) |
+                        (((long) i[2] & 0xFF) << 40) |
+                        (((long) i[3] & 0xFF) << 32) |
+                        (((long) i[4] & 0xFF) << 24) |
+                        (((long) i[5] & 0xFF) << 16) |
+                        (((long) i[6] & 0xFF) << 8) |
+                        (((long) i[7] & 0xFF));
+    }
+
+    public static long fromBytesAsLongLast(byte[] i) {
+
+        return
+                (((long) i[8] & 0xFF) << 56) |
+                        (((long) i[9] & 0xFF) << 48) |
+                        (((long) i[10] & 0xFF) << 40) |
+                        (((long) i[11] & 0xFF) << 32) |
+                        (((long) i[12] & 0xFF) << 24) |
+                        (((long) i[13] & 0xFF) << 16) |
+                        (((long) i[14] & 0xFF) << 8) |
+                        (((long) i[15] & 0xFF));
+    }
+
+    public static byte[] toBytes(int i) {
+        byte[] result = new byte[4];
+
+        result[0] = (byte) (i >> 24);
+        result[1] = (byte) (i >> 16);
+        result[2] = (byte) (i >> 8);
+        result[3] = (byte) (i  /*>> 0*/);
+
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    public static byte[] toBytes(long i) {
+        byte[] result = new byte[8];
+
+        result[0] = (byte) (i >> 56);
+        result[1] = (byte) (i >> 48);
+        result[2] = (byte) (i >> 40);
+        result[3] = (byte) (i >> 32);
+        result[4] = (byte) (i >> 24);
+        result[5] = (byte) (i >> 16);
+        result[6] = (byte) (i >> 8);
+        result[7] = (byte) (i  /*>> 0*/);
+
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    public static byte[] toBytes(long most, long last) {
+        byte[] result = new byte[16];
+
+        result[0] = (byte) (most >> 56);
+        result[1] = (byte) (most >> 48);
+        result[2] = (byte) (most >> 40);
+        result[3] = (byte) (most >> 32);
+        result[4] = (byte) (most >> 24);
+        result[5] = (byte) (most >> 16);
+        result[6] = (byte) (most >> 8);
+        result[7] = (byte) (most  /*>> 0*/);
+        result[8] = (byte) (last >> 56);
+        result[9] = (byte) (last >> 48);
+        result[10] = (byte) (last >> 40);
+        result[11] = (byte) (last >> 32);
+        result[12] = (byte) (last >> 24);
+        result[13] = (byte) (last >> 16);
+        result[14] = (byte) (last >> 8);
+        result[15] = (byte) (last  /*>> 0*/);
+
+        return result;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/UUIDUtil.java b/src/main/java/UUIDUtil.java
index 552fe42..d659111 100644
--- a/src/main/java/UUIDUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/UUIDUtil.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import com.fasterxml.uuid.Generators;
 
+import org.bouncycastle.util.encoders.Hex;
+
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.nio.CharBuffer;
 import java.nio.LongBuffer;
@@ -223,5 +225,46 @@ public class UUIDUtil {
                 return null;
         }
     }
+
+    public static String UUIDToHex(final UUID orgUUID) {
+        if (orgUUID == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        try {
+
+            final long most = orgUUID.getMostSignificantBits();
+            final long last = orgUUID.getLeastSignificantBits();
+            return Hex.toHexString(ByteUtils.toBytes(most, last));
+        } catch (IllegalArgumentException iae) {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    public static UUID HexToUUID(final String hexString) {
+        if (hexString == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        try {
+            final ByteBuffer sourceBuffer = ByteBuffer.allocateDirect(16);
+            sourceBuffer.clear();
+            sourceBuffer.put(Hex.decode(hexString));
+            sourceBuffer.flip();
+            return new UUID(sourceBuffer.getLong(), sourceBuffer.getLong());
+        } catch (IllegalArgumentException iae) {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+
+        final UUID uuid = UUIDUtil.generateUUIDRandomly();
+        final String generatedId = UUIDUtil.UUIDToHex(uuid);
+
+        System.out.println(generatedId);
+
+    }
+
 }