Dave parlays experience as an consultant, author, freelance trainer, and presenter into his new role as Senior Program Manager for Xtreme Consulting Group's IT Consulting practice in Redmond, WA.
 Certified MCSA and MCSE, Dave is expert at Windows client technologies, Windows deployment and management, networking technologies, and support desk topics. He has consulted for Fortune 100 companies, delivered training at Microsoft Certified Technical Education Centers, delivered Web-based video and audio presentations, has presented at Microsoft Windows Vista product information briefings, and has authored content for Microsoft and Osborne/McGraw-Hill for the MCSE, MCSA, and MCDST certifications and a number of consumer technology books.

Dave oversees multiple content creation projects and advises clients on ways to better reach their customers. Content created by Studio B includes text, Web, video, animation, and audiocasts. Any and all of these technologies are brought to bear on client's marketing and training needs.

 

Experience:

01/2009 - Present

 Senior Program Manager
Xtreme Consulting Group, Inc.		 Redmond, WA
Managed the client technology team for Safeco Insurance Company of America, leading the group in a Windows Vista deployment pilot.

06/2008 - 12/2008

 Information Technology
Consultant 		Seattle, WA

 

 Supervised the client technology team for Safeco Insurance Company of America, leading the group in a Windows Vista deployment pilot.

06/2007 - 05/2008

Technical Program Manager
Studio B Productions, Inc.

Redmond, WA

 

Managing multiple projects for Studio B clients in the Redmond, WA area. Content creation, consulting, marketing advisory services and market research.

09/2006 - 06/2007

Senior Infrastructure Consultant
Inetium, LLC

Bloomington, MN

 

Performing complex infrastructure assessments and architecture reviews. Responsibilities include Business Process Analysis and the selection of appropriate technologies for specific applications.

 

12/1998 - Present

Freelance Trainer/Author

 Sammamish, WA 

 

Freelance trainer and author. I have delivered training at two Microsoft education centers, and have authored instructional materials for Osborne/ McGraw-Hill's Certification Press and Microsoft's Academic Learning Series.

 

5/1992 - 09/2006

Systems Engineer
Mall of America

 Bloomington, MN

 

Beginning in Electronics Maintenance, worked my way into IT and to Systems Engineer where I architect systems and enterprise architecture for the largest retail/entertainment complex in the United States.

Certifications:

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
(Windows NT4/2000/2003)

 


Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator
(Windows 2000/2003)

 

 

BrainBench Windows Server 2003 Administration

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BrainBench Master Windows XP Desktop Administration

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