Summary
Brian Alker is a Software Development Engineer with five years of experience, currently working on Microsoft Windows 8 from his base in Bellevue, WA. He brings a polyglot background—Ruby on Rails, Python, C/C++, Java, and Verilog—coupled with a Berkeley EECS degree that blends hardware understanding with software practice. Brian excels at reading, modifying, and debugging others' code, rapidly mastering new concepts and adapting to evolving project needs. His experience includes web-based application and database design, test-driven agile workflows, and hands-on billing software development in Python. Known for strong communication and a pragmatic, curiosity-driven approach, he thrives on turning legacy codebases into maintainable, production-ready systems.
5 years of coding experience
BS, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, BS, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at University of California, Berkeley