Data Cogs Information Technology

Mark is the founder and principal consultant of Data Cogs Information Technology.

Mark hails from the town of Yorkton, in Saskatchewan, Canada.  As a young man, he moved to the big city of Saskatoon where he eventually graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics.

He has always had a passion for writing computer programs, but it didn't seem to be an option for a career until - in 1992 - he took his first job in the industry as an ‘intern’ computer programmer for the Quebec government—a great opportunity to expand his French language skills and gain experience in programming.  He experienced the joy of writing software to control scientific experiments, in this case, to test the strength of road building materials.

Departing from programming for a short while, Mark completed a Bachelor of Education degree at the University of Calgary and taught math, physics and computer science in the Rodeo Capital of Canada, beautiful Hanna, Alberta.

But, when the pace of rodeo town became too much for his Australian wife, they decided to move to her hometown of Brisbane, Australia in 1994.

Looking to rediscover his career in computer programming, Mark became a Microsoft Certified Trainer and split his interests between software development and training. At this time he developed an in-depth knowledge of Microsoft Visual Basic, MS Office (Access, Word, Excel), and Microsoft SQL Server, while becoming a skilled network engineer and obtaining more Microsoft certifications.

Mark started Data Cogs Information Technology in 1999. His specialist knowledge in Microsoft software development products such as .NET, BizTalk, SQL Server, and SharePoint and his skills as a trainer and developer ensure he is in high demand.

He is regularly engaged by Microsoft to train its certified partners through the Partner Readiness Program in Australia and has worked at Tech Ed in the US since 2005. This year Mark will be giving a session on SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services Integration with SharePoint at Tech Ed 2008 in Orlando.

Here is the link to Mark's CV.

Long has more than 12 years experience in the IT industry with the majority of his career spent in web technologies.

In the last five years Long has specialised in .Net development.

His other areas of expertise include ASP.NET, Ajax, JavaScript, C#, VB.NET, Enterprise Library and SQL Server 2005.

Long’s extensive portfolio of experience includes projects with large companies including Cromwell, BMA, Projection and iFocus, as well as government contracts with the Queensland Education Department and Redland City Council.

Here is the link to Long's CV.

Clayton has worked as a Microsoft developer for the past eight years and became an MCP in 2004 and gained his MCT and MCSD.Net certification in 2006.

Currently specialising in the SharePoint 2007 platform, he provides SharePoint training nationally and offers a consulting service for the design and delivery of SharePoint solutions.

He represents Microsoft at Australia’s premier conference, Tech.Ed and enjoys presenting at various user groups.

Clayton believes training and consulting is a great mix that keeps him up-to-date with Microsoft’s latest technologies and grounded in how the products work in the ‘real’ world.

Here is the link to Clayton's CV.

Brian has worked in the IT industry for more than 30 years in South Africa and Australia.

Brian commenced his career ‘on the bench’ in mainframe operations following the classic route from operator through to operations management, programming, systems analysis and design, and culminating in partnerships with several software houses providing business consultancy.

In the past 10 years Brian has developed a considerable knowledge base in Access, dotNet and SQL Server (2000, 2005) while working within the Microsoft development area. Recently he has focused on DataWarehousing using SQL Server 2005.

Brian believes in taking a hands-on approach in his work and ensuring his technical skills are constantly updated. He looks forward to building on his interest in analysis, design and development of software applications.

Behind every successful business is a hard working office administrator. Candy Daunt is kept occupied organising bookings for the consultants, juggling travel arrangements, answering general enquiries, and working through the intricacies of bookkeeping. 

Candy also works part-time at the local City Council to keep her ‘hand in’ and knowledge up to date in the field of environmental management.

Telephone or email Candy with your enquiry—thanks to modern technology she can be contacted wherever she is during her busy day.