Summary
Barry Geipel is a seasoned software architect and entrepreneur with decades of experience building systems from trading-floor infrastructure to mobile games and large-scale transactional platforms. He co-founded DATAllegro (acquired by Microsoft) and holds a patent for Active Configuration Management from his work at Telelogic, demonstrating both product and technical inventiveness. Barry has led and mentored engineering teams as a director and principal consultant, repeatedly turning early prototypes into production appliances and commercial offerings. Long fascinated by computers since tinkering on an IMSAI 8080 in 1978, he treats software development as both art and science and prioritizes passionate, respected engineering cultures. Based in Carmel, Indiana, he currently consults while continuing to shape mobile and backend architectures. An unusual through-line in his career is the blend of high-frequency trading systems early on and later consumer-facing mobile entertainment, showing rare breadth across domains.
10 years of coding experience
36 years of employment as a software developer
University of California Santa Cruz