Training Concepts

Upcoming Courses

VMware VSphere 4.0 Installation and Configuration
Date: Sep 07
Length in Days: 4

CISSP - Certified Information Systems Security Professional
Date: Sep 13
Length in Days: 5

Implementing Microsoft Sharepoint Server 2007
Date: Sep 13
Length in Days: 3

Configuring and Managing Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain Services
Date: Sep 20
Length in Days: 5

Cisco Certified Network Associate
Date: Sep 20
Length in Days: 5

ITIL Foundations
Date: Sep 22
Length in Days: 3

Configuring, Managing and Troubleshooting Microsoft Exchange Server 2010
Date: Sep 27
Length in Days: 5

Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Windows 7 Professional
Date: Sep 27
Length in Days: 5

Configuring and Troubleshooting a Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure
Date: Sep 27
Length in Days: 5

Cisco ASA
Date: Oct 04
Length in Days: 5

Comptia Security+
Date: Oct 04
Length in Days: 5

Planning, Designing, Configuring and Maintaining Windows Server 2008 Servers
Date: Oct 04
Length in Days: 5

Comptia Network+
Date: Oct 11
Length in Days: 5

About Training Concepts Staff

We know that the best teachers and support personnel can make all the difference between an okay experience and an amazing one. We employ only the best to ensure that your time with us is productive, professional, and friendly.

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Dave Barker

Master CNE, Master CNI, MCT, MCITP Server, MCSE, CLE

Dave has been working with computer networks since the early 90's beginning with Netware 2.15. He has been a Certified Netware Engineer (CNE) since 1993 and a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) since 1996. In addition to Novell and Microsoft technologies Dave is proficient with Citrix, Linux, and VMWare.

In Chicago Dave worked as a Network Engineer for a Fortune 500 company, Ply Gem Industries. His main duties were to oversee the Network Administrators at various manufacturing plants around the country, to maintain the wide area network (WAN) infrastructure, and to manage the corporate email system.

Dave left Ply Gem Industries to work for a training and integration company, Professional Computer Development Corporation. There he taught certification courses for Novell and Microsoft. His customers included some of Chicago's largest corporations such as Motorola, 3Com and Ameritech.

Dave and his wife moved to Columbia in May of 2000 to get away from cold weather and traffic congestion. Since then he has worked as an independent contractor consulting on projects around the state and as a systems trainer teaching courses all over the country.

Dave has been teaching classes for Training Concepts for years, but officially joined us as a full timer in July of 2006. Dave brings with him years of experience in the integration and migration of Novell and Microsoft products. His specialties in Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager, Hyper-V, Microsoft Exchange, Novell ZENworks, Novell GroupWise, Linux, and VMware fit in perfect with our core offerings.