Amber has been a software developer and technical trainer for over two decades, sharing her expertise in AI, machine learning, AWS, and Power Apps with students around the world. She has a knack for making complex tech topics easy to grasp, whether you’re a developer, designer, or business professional. Amber holds certifications in machine learning, AWS, and various Microsoft technologies, including her experience as a former Microsoft Certified Trainer. With a strong background in visual com
... moremunication and user experience, she brings a wealth of knowledge and a friendly, approachable style to her teaching.
Jason Alba has been a Pluralsight Author since 2012, specializing in soft skills and professional development. He started his IT career as an intern developing tools for a robust intranet. He transitioned to an IT manager at another company where his job included web development as well as other IT functions. After an acquisition Jason became VP and then general manager at a newly formed tech company. He founded and manages JibberJobber.com, a CRM for job seekers. Jason has authored three books.
... more He speaks and blogs regularly about soft skills, professional development, and career management. He has a CIS undergraduate and an MBA from Idaho State University.
Dale Meredith has been a Certified Ethical Hacker/Instructor EC-Council for the past 15 years, and Microsoft Certified Trainer for over 20 years. Dale also has an additional 7 years of senior IT management experience and worked as a CTO for a popular ISP provider. Dale's expertise is in explaining difficult concepts and ensuring his students have an actionable knowledge of the course material. Straddling the line of fun and function, Dale's instruction is memorable and entertaining. Dale's knowl
... moreedge and understanding of current trends in technology and applications have led to many opportunities, such as: training various Inc 500 companies, universities, and Divisions of the Department of Homeland Security for the United States government.
Along with authoring for Pluralsight, consulting, and IT classroom training, you can catch Dale on stage speaking at IT conferences, helping IT teams keep their companies safe, relevant, and "breach" aware. Outside of the professional sphere, Dale spends quite a bit of his time giving back by speaking at adult and youth non-profit community gatherings and posting on his 'Dale Dumbs IT Down' social media sites. Dale uses these speaking engagements and social media sites to 'Dumb Down IT' concepts with the intent to help everyone be safe and smart with their technology and personal devices.
Dale also specializes in Active Directory, Exchange Server, IIS, PowerShell, SharePoint, System Center/Desktop Deployment, and Private Cloud
Timothy Warner is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) in Cloud and
Datacenter Management who is based in Nashville, TN. His professional
specialties include Microsoft Azure, cross-platform PowerShell, and all
things Windows Server-related. You can reach Tim via Twitter
(@TechTrainerTim), LinkedIn or his blog, AzureDepot.com.
Matthew is a Microsoft and Xamarin MVP from Madison, WI. He founded his company, Code Mill Technologies, and the Madison Mobile .NET Developers Group. Matt loves mobile development. At Code Mill, he creates elegant cross-platform mobile apps. For fun, Matt shares his passion for mobile and cloud development by blogging, writing articles, and presenting at conferences such as Xamarin Evolve, CodeMash, and That Conference. When not behind a computer screen, Matt gardens hot peppers, rides bikes, a
... morend loves Wisconsin craft beers and cheese.
Andy is a seasoned software engineer with nearly 20 years experience in the tech industry. He currently operates as a freelance developer, keeping life interesting by working on a variety of projects and utilizing a number of technologies. Andy holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the Robert Gordon University. He has worked primarily with .NET, and has used every web tech imaginable, from classic ASP to Blazor, and everything in between! A dedicated lifelong learner, Andy continua
... morelly sharpens his skills through various courses both formal and informal. Andy also enjoys sharing his knowledge. He writes technical articles on his blog, and recently published his first book titled “Building Modern SaaS Applications with C# and .NET” Andy loves to get outside and explore the Scottish countryside. He is a keen rock climber and hillwalker, and also likes to go running, and cycling. Andy mostly just enjoys a challenge, be it a thorny technical issue, or a steep mountain trail!
Eduardo is a technology enthusiast, software architect and customer success advocate. He's designed enterprise .NET solutions that extract, validate and automate critical business processes such as Accounts Payable and Mailroom solutions for all types of organizations. He's designed and supported production systems for global names such as Coca Cola, Enel, Pirelli, Fiat-Chrysler, Xerox and many others. He's a well-known specialist in the Enterprise Content Management market segment, specifically
... more focusing on data capture & extraction and document process automation.
He designed a supplier invoice processing system for Agfa that achieved 50% straight-through processing (50% of invoices extracted from paper, validated and exported into SAP without any human validation). He's also loves to write about cutting-edge technologies. He loves helping customers succeed. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family and being outdoors. He loves running and sports.