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

Mike Larkins is the best Teradata Utilities and SQL expert in the world. He has continually been chosen to speak at the NCR Partners conference on Advanced SQL. He is the Co-Author of Teradata SQL - Unleash the Power

Mike Larkins is one of the premier technical instructors in the industry today. Mike has excelled in teaching data warehouse courses including Teradata Utilities, SQL, UNIX, Oracle, TOP END, Database Administration, Physical Database Design, and Teradata Concepts to many of the largest data warehouse sites in the world.

Mike has spoken at the NCR Partners conference for the past four years and received outstanding evaluations for his presentations on Teradata SQL and Teradata SQL V2R3 enhancements. Mike's style of great presentation skills combined with his vast technical knowledge has made Mike extremely popular in the technical arena.

Mike began teaching in 1979 for Lansing Community College where he taught COBOL, FORTRAN, IBM Assembler and BASIC. Mike then joined NCR in 1980 in NCR Support where he gained experience with the intricate details of NCR's operating systems, telecommunications, transaction processing systems and mainframe languages.

Mike transferred to NCR Global Learning in 1994 where he taught every course offered in the Teradata curriculum. Mike has gained a reputation as one of the best Teradata utility and SQL experts in the business. Mike has written a 20 chapter Teradata SQL book due out in April 2001 (AMAZON.COM) that is designed for the Teradata SQL purist. Mike has taught at SouthWestern Bell (SBC), JC Penney's, 3M, NCR, AT&T, AT&T Wireless, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Boeing and many more sites.

Mike is currently working for Coffing Data Warehousing with Tom Coffing and the CDW team. Mike joined Coffing Data Warehousing in May of 2000. Mike has continued his work in the classroom teaching Teradata Concepts, Utilities, and SQL in a one-week boot camp.