Gary Peterson

Gary Peterson is a faculty member at North Hennepin Community College within the School of Business and Technology, where he brings more than thirty years of professional experience in software engineering and object-oriented design into the classroom.

Education & Background: While explicit degrees are not provided, his extensive industry background in object-oriented design, automated testing, and MVC architecture underpins his teaching.

Research & Professional Interests: Peterson’s core interests center on modern software-development practices, including object-oriented programming languages (Smalltalk, Java, JavaScript, Node.js, C++), automated testing methodologies, tool automation, and the model-view-controller pattern—particularly the model layer.

Teaching & Service: Office hours vary by semester; students are encouraged to check course announcements or contact him directly via email for availability.