For more than 20 years, Kent has owned and operated a small consulting company specializing in Oracle-based systems. Over the years, He has worked on a variety of database applications for both small and large companies as a designer, developer, and DBA of small and large database systems.
During that same period of time, he has worked for Learning Tree International as a course author, technical editor, and instructor specializing in Oracle and SQL Server. He is an experienced user and trainer for Database Administration, SQL, PL/SQL, T-SQL and related language services. He carries both the Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) and the Learning Tree International certifications.
He has been on the Board of Directors or the conference committee for the Independent Oracle Users Group (IOUG) for 18 years. He has been a speaker at Oracle OpenWorld, IOUG Live, and Collaborate for most of those 18 years.