Coffing Data Warehousing Leadership Team


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Tera-Tom Coffing
CEO & Founder

Introduction: Tom has trained more than 8,000 Teradata students over the past decade and has more than 25 published works.
Experience: Tom Coffing has been in data processing for 25 years and is the founder of Coffing Data Warehousing. With over a decade of Teradata real world experience, Tom is often referred to as Tera-Tom and has taught and consulted at many of the largest data warehouse sites in the world. 
Books: Secrets of the Best Data Warehouses in the World
Teradata SQL - Unleash the Power
Tera-Tom on Database Administration
Tera-Tom on Teradata Basics
Tera-Tom on Teradata E-business
Certifications: Teradata Certified Master
Teradata Certified Professional
Teradata Certified SQL Specialist
Teradata Certified Administrator
Teradata Certified Implementation Specialist
Teradata Certified Developer
Teradata Certified Designer

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Leona Coffing
Chief Financial Officer

Introduction: Leona Coffing is co-founder and Chief Financial Officer for Coffing Data Warehousing. Leona has been an integral part of Coffing Data Warehousing from its inception. She has held numerous positions including marketing, sales, course developer and training coordinator.
Experience: Leona is responsible for shipping, distribution, and printing of all course materials. Well respected throughout the industry, she builds and maintains relationships with over 50 major Data Warehouse sites worldwide and manages the schedules for over 20 different employees. Leona forms the foundation upon which Coffing Data Warehousing rests.
Books: Teradata Users Guide

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Leslie Nolander
Vice President of Operations

Introduction: Leslie Nolander graduated with honors from the University of Arizona. She completely runs the operations at CoffingDW while assisting with all financial transactions. All coordination of classes, books, invoices, marketing and campaigns are handled by Leslie.
Experience: Leslie comes directly from a teaching background with over 10 years of expereince in the classroom. She has worked directly with over 20 different Teradata accounts and completely runs the business operations at CoffingDW.
Books: Teradata Users Guide - The Ultimate Companion
Teradata Utilities - Breaking the Barriers

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Mike Larkins
Director of Training

Introduction: Mike is widely considered one of the premier Teradata SQL and Utilities experts in the world.
Experience: Mike Larkins brings to Coffing Data Warehousing over 30 years in the computer industry where he held positions in computer operations, programming, system analysis, operating systems support, consulting, and college instructor. Mike retired from NCR Corporation in April 2000 with 18 years of service where he spent the last 5 years focused on Teradata and customer education. He also won the presigious awards of CoffingDW Teacher of the Year in 2004 and Employee of the Year in 2005.
Books: Teradata SQL - Unleash the Power
Teradata Utilities- Breaking the Barriers
Teradata SQL - Quick Reference Guide
Certifications: Teradata Certified Master
Teradata Certified Professional
Teradata Certified SQL Specialist
Teradata Certified Administrator
Teradata Certified Implementation Specialist
Teradata Certified Developer
Teradata Certified Designer

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Todd Wilson
Director of Consulting

Introduction: Todd is a Senior Technical Consultant at Coffing Data Warehousing. A graduate of Pepperdine University and a Teradata Certified Master, Todd is quickly building a reputation as an outstanding teacher and consultant.
Experience: Most recently Todd has gained experience heading up Coffing Data Warehousing’s global marketing campaign and is currently managing relationships with over 4,000 CoffingDW customers. Prior to that, Todd was responsible for converting the entire suite of CoffingDW books for use in Coffing’s proprietary MetaCensus application. His enthusiasm and effort won him the CoffingDW Rising Star award for 2005.
Books: Tera-Tom on Teradata Designer
Certifications: Teradata Certified Master
Teradata Certified Professional
Teradata Certified SQL Specialist
Teradata Certified Administrator
Teradata Certified Implementation Specialist
Teradata Certified Developer
Teradata Certified Designer

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Tom Coffing III
Chief Technical Consultant

Introduction: Tom is Chief Technical Consultant at Coffing Data Warehousing. With a degree from Miami University and Teradata Certified Master status, Tom is quickly building a reputation as a brilliant Teradata educator and consultant.
Experience: Tom brings to CoffingDW extensive technical knowledge and tremendous teaching ability and his continued success in the classroom as a Teradata educator has made him an integral member of CoffingDW's leadership team.
Certifications: Teradata Certified Master
Teradata Certified Professional
Teradata Certified SQL Specialist
Teradata Certified Administrator
Teradata Certified Implementation Specialist
Teradata Certified Developer
Teradata Certified Designer

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Chris Griesinger
Director of Creative Research and Development

Introduction: Chris is the Director of Creative Research and Development at Coffing Data Warehousing. Chris is in charge of innovation and creative application of the newest technologies in data warehousing education and consulting. His proficiency in the classroom as a Teradata educator are a testament to Chris's technical abilities as well.
Experience: With a great deal of acting and speech experience, Chris is a staple in CoffingDW videos. As the voice behind our Teradata instructional videos, Chris's creativity abounds as he makes even the most technical topics hilariously entertaining. From a technical standpoint, Chris's knowledge equals his creativity as he proves to be one of the brightest minds in data warehousing.
Books: Teradata User's Guide

Certifications: Teradata Certified Professional