Summary
Carter Barnes is a pragmatic CTO and seasoned software architect with over two decades of experience designing and delivering spatially enabled and custom enterprise solutions for government and commercial clients. Based in Olympia, Washington, he blends deep C#/.NET expertise and software design-pattern fluency with hands-on leadership built from senior engineering and consulting roles since the early 2000s. He has a track record of translating complex GIS and business requirements into reliable systems and has led his own firm, Crema Development, since 2017. Carter’s background in geography and early systems administration gives him a practical, systems-level perspective that informs robust architecture and maintainable code. He’s known for steady craftsmanship, continuous learning, and a preference for pragmatic, quality-driven development over flashy trends.
10 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Art, Geography, Bachelor of Art, Geography at University of Washington