Training : Databases : Oracle : MySQL : SQL Server : DB2 : Ingres : Operating Systems : Linux : Unix
Since 1993, apart from a brief spell in employment, I have worked as a freelance trainer/consultant in IT, running both classroom and online courses.
I now live with my wife (and two cats) in a village in Yorkshire in the north of England, but travel all over the UK, and sometimes abroad (Luxembourg recently), running short (1 to 5 day) training courses, mainly in Linux and Oracle although I do sometimes do Unix and MySQL
Past Accreditations:
OCA - Oracle Certified Associate, OCP - Oracle Certified Professional
LP101 - Linux Professional (LPIC-1)
Profile:
An enthusiastic and approachable IT Consultant and Trainer with proven expertise in the Linux operating system and Oracle database; delivery of a wide range of customised Linux and Oracle courses: giving meticulous attention to the design and updating of own course material to meet the customers’ needs: having product awareness and able to act as a technical consultant; shows excellent planning and management skills, adaptable, sensitive to the needs of others and possessing a well developed sense of humour.
Interests:
A keen visitor to the cinema with eclectic musical tastes ranging from blues to modern agnst. An amateur dabbler in photography and gardening (well, lawn mowing actually) hoping to stave off any mid-life weight gain with visits to the gym and dance floor for Argentine Tango.
