James Naftel

James Naftel started his computing career at Allied Collection and Credit Bureau, Inc., just outside Atlanta, Georgia. When he started, he wasn’t even aware of what a DOS prompt was. After being taught about computers by the owner, Rex Gallogly, he became interested in learning more and more about computers. At the time, he was a business major at Georgia State University. This newfound love for computers prompted him to change his major to Computer Science.

At the same time that he was changing majors, he convinced his then-girlfriend, April, to marry him. James and his new wife moved to Athens, Georgia, to attend the University of Georgia (UGA). While at UGA, James worked for a consulting company named PICS where he concentrated on building inventory applications in Microsoft Visual FoxPro. After moving back to the Atlanta area, James graduated from Georgia State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science.

After graduating, James was hired by XcelleNet, Inc., where he is now a lead software engineer. He’s worked in such diverse application domains as enterprise database application development and distributed systems, and he now leads a team developing database synchronization technology. He resides in the Atlanta, Georgia, area with his wife, two daughters, and two dogs. A cofounder of and contributer to http://www.thinkdotnet.com, to which he has contributed many articles, James has also written about Microsoft Visual Studio addins for Windows Developer Journal. His true passion is tinkering with programming languages, especially C++ and C#.