Speaker

Rick Culpepper

Rick Culpepper

Multi-faceted, aging grandpa biker and hobby farmer with a 40-year coding career...

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

My first professional (paid) software project was in 1978 as a sophomore in college. Nearing graduation with a degree in classical Greek, I realized that computer software was already paying the bills. Since then, I have been programming for employers and consulting customers, managing programmers, selling programming tools, managing a programming consultancy, etc. ad inifinitum, ad nauseum. For the last 6 years, I have managed a remote, agile and highly-talented software development team for a national retailer in the outdoor recreation segment. I am the father of six, father-in-law of four, grandpa of five and live on a small farm with my wife, Josie, where we keep two or three horses, four geese, two dogs and three cats. I ride a 2016 Indian Chieftain. None of this would matter without my savior, Jesus...

Area of Expertise

  • Information & Communications Technology
  • Business & Management

Topics

  • DevOps & Automation
  • .NET
  • SQL Server
  • Scrum
  • Agile Methodologies
  • Software Development
  • ReadyRoll
  • PowerShell
  • Visual Studio
  • Visual Studio Code
  • Visual Studio Team Services

Rick Culpepper

Multi-faceted, aging grandpa biker and hobby farmer with a 40-year coding career...

Nashville, Tennessee, United States