Ben Finkel

"The best part about being a trainer is learning all of these great new technologies, and working with a community of people who are all passionate about learning, and just generally being a part of a culture that values learning the way I do. I love sitting down and working through an involved or complex topic so that I can competently speak about it on screen."

Ben Finkel has worked in software development since 1996. 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 home brewing beer and cider. He also considers himself a hobbyist programmer and likes learning new development technologies.

Certifications: Google, Microsoft

Areas of expertise: Google Developer Expert, 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