Summary
Dave Jones is a seasoned web development faculty and hands-on software engineer with over four decades of programming experience and 13 years in academic instruction. He has built web applications for hundreds of Fortune 1000 companies and led engineering teams as VP of Engineering while also operating his own consultancy, Lockersoft, LLC. Comfortable across a vast toolkit—from C/C++ and Java to Ruby on Rails, Python, Kotlin, Swift, and web standards—he blends deep legacy systems knowledge with modern web practices. Based in Oroville, Washington, he teaches and mentors the next generation of developers while continuing to consult and build production-grade internet applications. An MSTM from Pepperdine and a long career spanning Rockwell to WebMD, he brings rare continuity between enterprise-scale delivery and practical classroom training.
13 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
MSTM, MSTM at Pepperdine University
BS, BS at Cal Poly, Pomona
Software Development, Software Development at Spokane Community College
MSTM, MSTM at Pepperdine Graziadio Business School