Meet the developers
This site was created and developed by Steve Hoff and Travis Stronach, both of the Minnehaha kendo dojo

Steve Hoff is a senior developer that has worked in the .Net and web development industry since the late 90's. He is currently working as a web developer writing software and websites used by the state of Minnesota Education departments. His primary focus is creating integration systems for parents and students to streamline the process of paying for school lunches, activities and community education billing systems.

When he's not slinging code he can be found in his local Lifetime© gym, the Minnehaha Kendo Dojo swinging a shinai, or enjoying time with his wife and three children.

Travis was introduced to kendo at the University of Wisconsin - Madison in the fall of 2001 where he took the 2 credit course taught by Kiyota Sensei. After a few years spent in Florida practicing with the fine folks in Tallahassee, he moved to Minneapolis in 2013 and has been with Minnehaha Kendo Dojo ever since.

Obtained a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin in Madison. Has been working as a full stack .NET developer at various companaies from a small IT shop working on behalf of local businesses, to a health insurance company, a community college, as a consultant for various companies in the Minneapolis area, and now as a software engineer for C.H. Robinson. He hates Oracle and loves complex sql queries because they make him feel smart. He will buy you dinner if you find his Easter Egg in this website.......is there an Easter Egg in this site?