Alan P. Barber

Software Developer, Computer Scientist, Scrum Master, & Crohn’s Disease Fighter

Biography

Software Architect, Application Developer, Web Developer, & Database Developer. I specialize in Software Development with a focus on Architecture and Design. I have worked with both hardware and software throughout my career. I mainly develop for the Microsoft .Net stack.

Interests

Artificial Intelligence
Crypto-Currency
Distributed Computing
Software Architecture

Education

Exam 70-480 - Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3, 2014
Microsoft
Professional Scrum Master I, 2012
Scrum.Org
BS in Computer Science, 2004
Bowling Green State University

Experience

My professional work history.
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Senior Consultant

Improving

Mar 2012 – Present Columbus, Ohio

A consultant providing development services with specialization in KnockoutJS, AngularJS, ReactJS, ASP.NET, ASP.NET Core, C#, Microsoft SQL Server, and Microsoft Azure based technologies.

Consultant

Quick Solutions (now Fusion Alliance)

Jan 2011 – Mar 2012 Columbus, Ohio

A consultant providing development services with specialization in ASP.NET, C# and Microsoft SQL Server based technologies.

Senior Programmer

Corporate Research International

Nov 2005 – Jan 2011 Findlay, Ohio

Web Developer, Database Administrator, Phone Systems. I may have been a programmer by title but I was the manager of all things IT. I dealt with both software development as well as hardware issues.

Recent Posts

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SOLID Principles - Five Principles of Object-Oriented Programming and Design

This is the first of what will be a series of posts on each of The SOLID Principles. Before we go into details lets look at an overview of the principles.

Alan P. Barber

Dec 31, 2020 4 min read

The Power of TED* (*The Empowerment Dynamic): 10th Anniversary Edition

A short book review of The Power of TED* (*The Empowerment Dynamic): 10th Anniversary Edition by David Emerald

Alan P. Barber

Mar 13, 2019 2 min read

How to install Hugo on CentOS with CPanel

This is a quick tutorial on how to install Hugo on a cPanel web server running CentOS Linux

Alan P. Barber

Jan 30, 2019 2 min read

Video Monday | SQLite: The Database at the Edge of the Network

Dr. Richard Hipp - creator of SQLite - provides a great view into the history of SQLite and situations where it really shines. SQLite is a database designed to live at the edge of the network with no DBA to tend to it.

Alan P. Barber

Feb 29, 2016 1 min read

DinnerLab Review - Columbus - February 13th, 2016

About DinnerLab DinnerLab is a company that runs what are known as pop up restaurants. You buy tickets for a unique and one of a kind event that will only exist for one night.

Alan P. Barber

Feb 13, 2016 2 min read

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