Instructor  ::  Lori Clark

Lori joins the SetFocus Instruction team with over 10 years experience working with SQL Server. She has consulted as a Database Administrator with such companies as MasterCard, Bank of America, and Lending Tree. She previously worked at Microsoft on the Product Support Services team for the SQL Server data engine group, specializing in disaster recovery, corruption, and performance tuning. As an instructor for SetFocus, Lori specializes in SQL Server 2005 and 2008.

Lori currently resides in Matthews, NC and instructs remotely via The GRID.

Certifications

• MCTS: SQL Server 2008, Implementation and Maintenance
• MCTS: SQL Server 2008, Database Development
• SQL Server 2005

"What people are saying!"

"Lori is a very good instructor. She is skilled at describing difficult concepts in laymen terms. Her doodling pad is a really effective learning tool. She uses it often to demonstrate some of her points and to clarify students' misunderstandings. What I like the most is that she's always giving us really helpful hints that will help on the job. Our class isn't real big on discussion being that only a fourth of us have enough experience to chime in. Thus, the discussion answers have been helpful in supplementing my learning."

"Great instructor this week! Lori is very organized and explained how to use the resources and did not assume the previous instructor had covered everything. She is always available for questioning and demonstrated technical expertise. I’m very pleased with my instruction.

"I was very impressed with Lori Clark's knowledge of the material and overall expertise in SQL Server. She is very adept at troubleshooting problems and gave detailed answers to questions."

"Our instructor Lori Clark was tremendous this week again. She used demonstrations several times to explain difficult to understand topics and showed a great level of expertise."