Shelley has 20+ years of experience in IT as an Entrepreneur, Manager, Trainer, and Lead Microsoft .NET Developer. She has a passion for technology, gaming, and general nerdery. She loves to learn new things as well as mentor and teach others. Her years of experience designing, developing, and managing global corporate training programs gives her the ability to effectively organize courses to the benefit of her 17,000+ students all over the world. She teaches leadership and software development and her goal is to provide her students with information she wishes she had when tackling complex problems for the first time. Shelley aims to provide her students with an immersive learning experience, not just a bunch of lectures and handouts. She has studied learning and instructional design so that she can combine her skills in development and training effectively. Many of her courses include entertaining animated scenarios that walk students through common workplace events to help visualize learning objectives. Shelley is currently a Co-Owner and CEO of HoffsTech, LLC, an organization that she started with her family to provide training, digital media, and consulting services. She looks forward to many years of continued success in developing courses with Pluralsight!