Our Developers
The developer instructors at Benchmark Learning really know their stuff. And they don't just teach — they’re also real-life developers themselves.
With over 15 years of experience in the industry, Brian is a skilled educator who is moved through the roles in the programming world from UI Designer to Architect. He is continually customizing his training to the goals and abilities of his students. In 2009, he was named one of the Top 10 instructors in the world by our previous franchisor, which consists of over 240 centers worldwide. Brian has a focus on development and is the lead .NET instructor at Benchmark Learning. Among his many qualifications, he has achieved his Microsoft Certified Professional Developer certification. In 2008, he was asked by Microsoft to write courseware for Silverlight 2.0 (50197: Developing Web Applications using Silverlight 2.0).With great success from delivering the Silverlight 2.0 course, Microsoft then requested Brian to build a one-day, hands-on lab that included topics such as Windows Presentation Foundation, Windows Communication Foundation, Windows Workflow Foundation, LINQ, Silverlight and Application Lifecycle Management. This offering has been delivered both locally and remotely to universities around the country.
Author of Developing Web Applications using Microsoft Silverlight 2.0
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Oz Rugless
Oz has more than 17 years experience in information processing, including systems and applications programming, training, systems analysis, and program management. He also has a Masters degree in Education in addition to his technical training experience. Oz currently provides consulting services including training, applications development, software consulting and graphic design services to public and private sector organizations.
David Lindsay
David has wide experience in the information-processing field. His background includes mainframe system programming, online transaction processing, database development, PC development, operations and both IT and corporate management positions. His software development experience extends from in-house applications through software VAR consulting to development as an Independent Software Vendor. He also has participated on committees preparing industry implementation guides for both X.12 and SGML/XML data interchange. His consulting experience includes work in the web application, accounting and health care billing fields. Currently, the majority of his teaching covers Microsoft server-side software development, including web, e-commerce and XML, database implementation, and various software languages including the .NET environment, C#, and C++. Microsoft server products he teaches include BizTalk Server, SQL Server, and SharePoint.
Shad Timm
Shad Timm is a Visual Studio Team System Consultant with Northwest Cadence. He has extensive experience with Team Build and MSBuild, Business Intelligence with Reporting Services, and implementing Software Configuration Management best practices with Visual Studio Team System. He has worked with several organizations to automate their build and deployment process, customize Team Foundation Server to gather specific metrics about their development process, and provide reports to facilitate process improvement. His passion knows no limits when it comes to increasing the effectiveness of Visual Studio Team System in order to provide real business value to an organization.
Craig Yellick
Craig is a Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) with certifications in numerous development tools and SQL Server as well as the core operating system certifications. Craig is also a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MTC). Craig has worked as a professional software developer for over 25 years and offers a wealth of proven, real-world techniques. As a senior analyst at Alto Consulting, he designed many software applications for Alto’s customers, as well as the introduction of programming standards and conventions.