David Nielsen

As a software engineer at Siemens Medical Systems, Nielsen designs and implements medical applications using C++ for use on a high-end diagnostic ultrasound machine. He spent 12 years at Boeing, developing a number of UNIX/X Windows/Motif-based engineering applications using C, C++ and postscript programming languages.

John (Jack) Straub

As a research developer and system analyst, Straub has developed communications protocols and applications for support of internet activities, as well as a wide variety of other applications and facilities. In his 25-plus years in the computer industry, he has focused on system-level implementations, and used a variety of languages and platforms. Straub has also helped develop corporate coding standards in PL/I and C, and authored textbooks in several programming languages, including C. He has been honored for teaching excellence by UW Extension.

Instructors are subject to change.