Aleksandar Gargenta Expert Profile
Aleksandar (Saša) Gargenta is the technology brains at Marakana. Always on top of the latest in software, Aleksandar is the company's radar for technology that matters. His latest ventures are perfecting Marakana's Android Internals and Security courses.
Phew. And if that's not enough, he's also the chief architect of Marakana Spark, the on-demand software platform that powers marakana.com and a number of other training companies. As an instructor he's taught hundreds of classes for everyone from Apple to Disney, from NASA to the Department of Defense.
In his spare time Aleksandar runs the San Francisco Java, Android, and HTML5 User Groups with over three thousand members across the three groups.
Aleksandar holds a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Waterloo. He is also a father, photographer, hiker, and a race-car driver :-)
As an Android and Java expert, Aleksandar is the author of Marakana's Java, Advanced Java, Android Internals, Android Security, Spring/Hibernate, JBoss, Apache, XML/XSL, and JUnit/TestNG training courses.
Intro to Android NDK with Aleksandar Gargenta
Aleksandar's presentation at the 2011 Android Builders Summit conference:
Expertise
| Java | PHP | XML | JBoss |
| Apache | Tomcat | JavaEE | Linux |
| Ajax | XSL | Struts | Spring |
| Hibernate | Eclipse IDE | Servlets and JSPs | JSF |
| Ant | CSS | HTML | OOP |
| Design Patterns | Solaris | Windows | Mac OS X |
| MySQL | Android |
Upcoming Schedule
Aleksandar Gargenta is scheduled to teach the following classes:
| Course | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Intro to Android™ | Aug 27 - Aug 29 | San Francisco |
| Android™ Bootcamp | Aug 27 - Aug 31 | San Francisco |
| Advanced Android™ | Aug 30 - Aug 31 | San Francisco |
| Android™ Internals | Dec 17 - Dec 20 | San Francisco |
[top] Student Testimonials
Excellent Class. Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!
very intensive course but great !!!
This training was fantastic. It exceeded my expectations in almost every way. As an experienced administrator it was valuable to review foundational information and build a deep understanding of concepts I might use everyday but self-taught and were always a bit of a black box. Advanced topics were clearly explained and placed in the context of the application as a whole. This course had lots of theory, but was consistently considered in a practical setting. The instructor was a rock-star who is clearly an accomplished expert. This training delivered in terms of content, experience and value for dollar. The next time I need technical training I will definitely go to Marakana first.
The course was well organized and the instructor has good knowledge about this topics.
Fantastic!
It was definitely a very good learning experience.
This is a great training vendor. They know their stuff. The trainer was very quick and knew his stuff. The Android internals is really a black art and I am glad to have attended the training.
Great course that should give me a good start to my first Android project that has just started.
The course met my expectations and the instructor covered the topic well. I will recommend the class to anyone wanting to learn Tomcat.
Great, fast paced class stuffed with information. If you're up for it, you'll get every penny out of your time.
The class was great and I learned a lot about good programming practice and how to do things properly in Android. I'm glad that there was a book provided for reference later. Sasa was very helpful and did a good job explaining things.
I was very impressed by the teacher knowled of the subject. Excellent!
This course introduced me to Java web development. Aleksander demonstrated solid understanding of the topic. I would definitely recommend the course to my friends and colleagues.
Marakana offered us a comprehensive and knowledgeable view of Tomcat that prepared us to meet the challenges of converting our entire Application Server infrastructure to the low-cost open source solution offered by Tomcat.
Overall, this course was very well put together. The instructor was very knowledgeable. In a week I have a better understanding of Android than what I've been attempting to do in my free time for the past 6 months. I have also learned several tricks and best practice techniques that I would never have picked up learning on my own.
Sasa was a great instructor! Very knowledgeable and well prepared - and always provided understandable explanations. I think the class would have benefited from Sasa teaching the Apache class as well!
Sasa was very thorough and knowledgeable about the topics we discussed.
One of the best Java teacher I have met. Very knowledgable and lot of demo in class.
Simply put, EXCELLENT. I'm Impressed with Sasa's knowledge. He should look into creating a app that copies human brain from one to another :)
This was a very thorough class. I learned much more than I ever expected. Sasa knew the material inside and out and was able to answer all questions completely. The diagram of the server layout alone was worth whatever the class cost is.
Very patient, great instructor, really knowledgeable. 'Excellent' really aplies to Sasa!
Outstanding instructor. Innovative, responsive and (best of all) took great care to point out all of the pitfalls, did not rely on simply presenting correct examples. Excellent presentation style, very clear and very consciencious at the same time.
Awesome experience. Best training course I've ever attended.
Sasa was an excellent instructor and very patient with our many work related interruptions!
The course was well put together. Some training courses don't plan out the Labs very well but this course did a great job of setting up clean well-defined labs that stayed on-point to the topic at hand. The instructor was extremely well prepared to teach the class as well as other parallel topics outside the scope of this course.
The instructor and materials were excellent.
The class was superb! I wasn't exactly sure what I wanted to learn or get out of the class, but the class not only got me excited about the subject, but satisfied my curiosity as it evolved.
The breath and depth of the instructor's experience and knowlege was phenominal. The course was a great experience.
Excellent course. Sasa is an outstanding instructor. Extremely knowledgable and an excellent teacher.
Highly recommend this course for anyone who intend to build Android applications.
