About the Author

The author of this blog is Sebastian P.R. Gingter.

Profession

Sebastians primary work is being an Senior Software Developer at Smarthouse Media GmbH, a software company in Kalrsruhe, Germany. Smarthouse creates and operates complex customised web applications in the financial sector.

This includes both centrally controllable portal solutions for a simultaneous use in any desired number of countries and languages as well as special software products allowing for the processing and storing of several hundred millions of real-time data sets per day.

Due to the flexibility, scalability and reliability of the technology platforms Smarthouse develops and the unique service provided, a large number of leading banks and investment companies worldwide have chosen the solutions of Smarthouse.

Besides that in his spare time he does some work as Developer Evangelist for RemObjects Software. His main areas are the Oxygene Compiler in the Delphi Prism and Data Abstract for .NET. RemObjects Software is a software development company offering tools and libraries for software developers on a variety of platforms. The core products are centered around the Microsoft .NET, Apple Xcode and Embarcadero Delphi development platforms, but the central vision is to provide best-of-breed solutions for developers everywhere, and RemObjects is constantly looking at additional platforms, in particular for the RemObjects SDK/Data Abstract suite of products.

Skills and Education

Sebastian holds a masters in computer science (Diplom Informatiker (FH)) from the University of Applied Sciences Ravensburg-Weingarten. During his studies he was a member of the Microsoft Student Partners program and learned about .NET development.

He is certified as Microsoft Certified Professional Developer for ASP.NET 3.5.