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Instructors

Jim Nichols

Nichols is a BI consultant and contractor with over 20 years of experience. For the last 10 years, he has been implementing Business Intelligence systems as a developer, architect, and business leader. He has an extensive background in Data Warehousing and analytic systems, and has designed, built, and managed a wide range of BI systems. Jim has led the development and implementation of analytic systems in support of business operations and as revenue generating products in knowledge management, web click-stream analysis, contact center management, medical practice and medical billing management. Nichols has produced analytic products supporting social benefit programs, public policy and military operations. He holds a degree in Business Administration from Regents College and is certified as a Microsoft database administrator and systems engineer.

Randal Root

Root is a senior consultant specializing in technical education. For the last eight years, he has provided training at both businesses and schools, including Microsoft, the University of Washington and Bellevue Community College. His subjects include Windows, Web and database programming, as well as networking and administration. Recently, he co-authored A Tester's Guide to .NET Programming (Apress), and is currently working on another. Randal holds several Microsoft professional certifications including MCSE, MCP+I, MCDBA, and MCAD and has worked in the industry as a network administrator and programmer since the 1980s.

Elizabeth Vitt

With over 11 years of experience in business intelligence, Vitt has educated thousands of students worldwide in data warehousing and SQL Server business intelligence (BI) technologies: Integration Services, Reporting Services, and Analysis Services. Her BI expertise extends beyond the classroom to include real-world implementation in large-scale data warehouses, as well as BI solutions for a variety of industries, including retail, manufacturing, high tech and financial services. To couple her experience across industries, she has played virtually every role in a BI project, including business requirements analyst, data warehouse architect, ETL developer, OLAP developer, report developer and project manager. With extensive BI experience, Vitt delivers intensive training in a light-hearted, tell-it-like-it-is manner to provide you with an expansive toolkit of real-world design techniques.

Instructor is subject to change.