John Besse

John Besse is an experienced software engineering professional with over 20 years of expertise, primarily at The General®, where John has held various titles, including Senior Manager Software Engineering and Manager of Internet Applications since September 2003. Responsibilities include managing a team of 4 Team Leads and 22 Developers, creating and implementing departmental budgets, and driving strategic process improvements in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Prior experience includes roles as Senior Programmer Analyst at Cracker Barrel, where John analyzed user needs and conducted trial runs of software applications, and as a Programmer at Premium Allied Tool, developing RPG and VB applications. John holds a BS in Biology from Brescia College, earned in 1996.