Computer Programmer and owner/creator of commercial software

Ron D.

I graduated from UW La Crosse with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, and a minor in Math. I had a 3.4 GPA. In college, I worked as a computer lab assistant. That's the first experience I had being paid to teach people programming concepts, and overcome technical issues.

As a computer programmer for American Family Insurance, I provided technical support for people who needed help with their projects. This involved me going over their code with employees on their computer. I'd describe the methodology of isolating bug followed by involving them in the debugging process. Then we would determine the best way to fix the code. I also helped people organize their code to make it more readable, and which would make it easier to maintain.

I continued my hands on technique while working as a website developer. Most of my clients started out wanting me to create their websites. Often times, they wanted to learn how to maintain their sites themselves. That's when I would teach them how to uses web development software and the basics of HTML, and sometimes JavaScript, PHP, and MySQL. Most of my tutoring experience is with adults, but I have tutored college students and a High School student.

I've developed a collection of PHP applications that can be used as a good starting point for new programs as well a collection of generic functions that simplify common tasks like database access and querying, using cookies, and programming with AJAX. I also have user management software that lets people quickly add user functionality to their websites. I can let you use a copy of my portable code library, and teach you how to use it to help you compete your projects as you learn programming concepts.

Additionally, I can teach you organizing techniques like code versioning, naming conventions, proper indentation, etc. to make easy to read, scalable code.

Feel free to contact me with any additional questions or to schedule a lesson.