Ben Finkel has worked in software development for 18 years within a variety of industries, including banking/finance, insurance, and healthcare. Before joining CBT Nuggets, he was a software engineer at M&T Bank in Buffalo, New York. He is a Google Certified Trainer. When he’s not creating CBT Nuggets training videos, Ben enjoys skiing, snowboarding, reading, and homebrewing beer and cider. He also considers himself a hobbyist programmer and likes learning new development technologies.
Areas of Expertise: Google Certified Trainer, Microsoft ASP.NET (WebForms and MVC), Data Analysis and Design, Relational Database Architecture, MS SQL Server, Microsoft C#.NET, Javascript, jQuery, Microsoft Visual Basic .NET & 6.0, .NET Reporting Services, MS Access, Python
The opinions expressed in this blog are those of Ben Finkel and do not necessarily represent those of IDG Communications, Inc., its parent, subsidiary or affiliated companies.
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