Mark Locklear is a web developer at the eXtension Initiative and has 20 years of IT experience including network administration, quality assurance, and software development. He is an Adjunct Instructor at Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College and is passionate about education and teaching students software development. He also served in the US Army from 1990 -2003 and the author of Learning Rails 5.He's also a huge old car fan. We are happy that this veteran has chosen to work with our students and the other mentors to ensure our troops get the help they have earned to get every advantage to enter the industry. If you are interested in volunteering as one of our mentors please fill out the contact form on the web app.