https://www.robkraft.org/Recent content on Rob KraftHugo -- gohugo.ioen© 2026 Rob Krafthttps://www.robkraft.org/about/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://www.robkraft.org/about/<p>I&rsquo;m a software developer and project manager based in Kansas City, Missouri. I&rsquo;ve spent more than three decades building software, leading projects, teaching developers, and writing about technology.</p> <h2 class="relative group">Professional Life <div id="professional-life" class="anchor"></div> <span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 -start-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100 select-none"> <a class="text-primary-300 dark:text-neutral-700 !no-underline" href="#professional-life" aria-label="Anchor">#</a> </span> </h2> <p>I started my career at the <strong>Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City</strong> in 1988, fresh out of DeVry Institute of Technology with a degree in Computer Information Systems. The Fed was a great place to learn — rigorous, stable, and full of smart people — but after seven years I wanted to be challenged more.</p>https://www.robkraft.org/books/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://www.robkraft.org/books/<p>I have co-authored three published books. Two cover Microsoft SQL Server 7, and one covers network security hardening.</p> <h2 class="relative group">Hardening Network Security <div id="hardening-network-security" class="anchor"></div> <span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 -start-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100 select-none"> <a class="text-primary-300 dark:text-neutral-700 !no-underline" href="#hardening-network-security" aria-label="Anchor">#</a> </span> </h2> <p><strong>Publisher:</strong> McGraw-Hill / Osborne<br> <strong>ISBN:</strong> 0-07-225703-2</p>https://www.robkraft.org/contact/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://www.robkraft.org/contact/<p>The best ways to reach me:</p> <h2 class="relative group">Email <div id="email" class="anchor"></div> <span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 -start-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100 select-none"> <a class="text-primary-300 dark:text-neutral-700 !no-underline" href="#email" aria-label="Anchor">#</a> </span> </h2> <p><a href="mailto:rob@robkraft.org" >rob@robkraft.org</a></p> <h2 class="relative group">LinkedIn <div id="linkedin" class="anchor"></div> <span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 -start-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100 select-none"> <a class="text-primary-300 dark:text-neutral-700 !no-underline" href="#linkedin" aria-label="Anchor">#</a> </span> </h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/robkraft/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">linkedin.com/in/robkraft</a></p>https://www.robkraft.org/resume/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://www.robkraft.org/resume/<h2 class="relative group">Summary <div id="summary" class="anchor"></div> <span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 -start-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100 select-none"> <a class="text-primary-300 dark:text-neutral-700 !no-underline" href="#summary" aria-label="Anchor">#</a> </span> </h2> <p>Software developer and project manager with more than 35 years of experience in application development, database design, technical training, and project leadership. Strong background in Microsoft technologies. Experienced author and instructor.</p>