About
Techniques of Design provides customized training, coaching and consulting to software developers and development teams around the world, enabling them to master essential practices, including Agile, Scrum, XP, test-driven development, design patterns and related techniques, for building high-quality software more rapidly.
The company was founded by David Bernstein, a successful developer, instructor and coach whose clients have included Fortune 500 firms such as Microsoft, Yahoo!, IBM, SunGard, Boeing, AT&T, Sprint, Allstate, and Weyerhaeuser, as well as RealNetworks, Medtronic, Kawasaki, Vanguard and the states of California and Washington.
Techniques of Design is a Registered Education Provider for the Scrum Alliance, and offers training for Certified Scrum Developers with follow-on support to ensure their continued success. On-site course delivery is also available for companies that want their entire team trained at their location.
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David Bernstein, CSD, CSP, CSM
In the course of his 30-year career, David Bernstein has trained more than 6,000 developers at hundreds of companies on how to improve their software design and construction. He is a founding member of the Agile Cooperative, and was among the first software developers in the nation to offer Scrum Developer Certification through the Scrum Alliance. David’s passion for software development is manifested by his company’s unique mission, which is—ultimately—to put himself out of business by ensuring the worldwide adoption of Agile development practices. A longtime special consultant to IBM, David worked on the development of OS/2 and was a key programmer for IBM’s ImagePlus platform. As part of a special IBM technology-transfer task force, he trained software engineers around the world, giving them the tools to write the next generation of applications and operating-system software, and earning one of the highest satisfaction ratings in the history of IBM corporate education. David is the creator of a wholesale bank-accounting software program that has become the de facto standard across the globe, and also designed economic software that has been used to invest trillions of dollars. In 1998, he founded MicroSurfer Corporation, where he launched an innovative, Web-productivity software program that generated raves from the technology press. David is also an award-winning video producer who has made numerous short films, including a documentary about youth and the environment which was shown worldwide on MTV. He lives in the Seattle area with his wife, Staci, a professional filmmaker, and his poodle, Nicki. |
