Jacquie Barker

Jacquie Barker is a professional software engineer, author, and adjunct faculty member with both The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. and George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. With over 30 years of experience as a hands-on software developer and project manager, she has spent the past 15 years focusing on object technology, becoming proficient as an object modeler and Sun Microsystems certified Java programmer. Jacquie is also the founder of ObjectStart LLC, an object technology mentorship and training firm.

Jacquie's winning formula for teaching object fundamentals side-by-side with language syntax -- as reflected in her best selling books, "Beginning Java Objects: From Concepts to Code" and "Beginning C# Objects" (co-authored with Grant Palmer) -- continues to receive praise from readers around the world. Her latest book, "Taming the Technology Tidal Wave", is a light-hearted yet practical career guide for IT professionals.

In addition to teaching for GMU and GWU, Jacquie offers training in object/Java fundamentals to public and private sector organizations. Please visit her websites, objectstart.com and techtidalwave.com, for more information on her various publications and service offerings.

On a personal note, Jacquie devotes considerable time to animal rescue -- she volunteers for the Homeless Animals Rescue Team (HART) in Northern Virginia (www.hart90.org) as a member of the HART Cat Team, and is in the process of establishing her own non-profit to assist rescue groups with IT-related services (please visit petsbringjoy.org). She and her husband Steve share their home with four feline family members: Kwiddie, Tiffie, Walter, and Wynxie. :o)