Eric Smith

Software Craftsman

Eric Smith, Software Craftsman
Eric Smith, Software Craftsman

Eric has been programming since he started a web design company in college—over 13 years ago.

He took his first job at Mission Studios and worked on the game Jet Fighter IV: Fortress America.

Prior to 8th Light, Eric worked for Siemens Building Technologies and gained experience in C, C++, C# and Ruby while developing applications for Windows.

While at 8th Light, Eric has worked on Fidelity Life in addition to other projects written in Java and C++.

While continuing to work full-time for 8th Light, Eric is pursuing a Masters Degree in Software Engineering at DePaul University.

Recently, he spoke about RubyCocoa at started chiPhone and welcomed his daughter Leilani into the world.

Eric received his Bachelor’s in Computer Science from DePaul University in 1999.