A coworker once asked me where I found the time to suddenly start getting all these certifications. The answer was I really wasn't doing anything different, I was just taking a test every once in a while. I've always done a huge amount of reading, and the exams are just good milestones for me. It helps that I have a knack for them - I've passed every exam I've taken.
MCSD (.Net Early Achiever, VS6), MCDBA, MCSE+I (NT 4), MCP+SB, MCSE (Windows 2000), MCSA (Charter Member), MCAD (Charter Member)
MOUS (Project 2000)
CDIA+ Awarded 2004 Top Scorer by CompTIA!
Exams
| 225-020 | July 8, 2003 | CDIA+ | Received "top 4" score award for 2004. Personally, I always read "top 4" as "4th", but it looks like CompTIA has a tradition of awarding exactly 4 people for this exam every year. |
| 74-100 | June 29, 2003 | Microsoft Solutions Framework (MSF) Practitioner Exam | |
| 310-035 | May 18, 2003 | Sun Certified Programmer for the Java 2 Platform 1.4 | |
| 70-310 | April 19, 2003 | Developing XML Web Services and Server Components with Microsoft® Visual Basic® .NET and the Microsoft® .NET Framework | |
| 70-305 | February 23, 2003 | Developing and Implementing Web Applications with Microsoft® Visual Basic™ .NET and Microsoft® Visual Studio® .NET | |
| 70-300 | November 9, 2002 | Analyzing Requirements and Defining Microsoft .NET Solution Architectures | Beta |
| 1Z0-030 | September 25, 2002 | Oracle 9i: New Features for Administrators | |
| 1Z0-026 | September 11, 2002 | Oracle 8i: Network Administration | |
| 1Z0-024 | September 1, 2002 | Oracle 8i: Performance Tuning | |
| 1Z0-025 | August 7, 2002 | Oracle 8i: Backup and Recovery | |
| 1Z0-023 | July 24, 2002 | Oracle 8i: Architecture and Administration | |
| 70-315 | July 7, 2002 | Developing and Implementing Web Applications with Microsoft® Visual C#™ .NET and Microsoft® Visual Studio® .NET | Beta |
| 70-320 | June 23, 2002 | Developing XML Web Services and Server Components with Microsoft Visual C# .NET and the Microsoft .NET Framework | Beta |
| 1Z0-001 | June 2, 2002 | Introduction to Oracle: SQL and PL/SQL | |
| 70-316 | April 6, 2002 | Developing and Implementing Windows-based Applications with Microsoft Visual C# .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET | Beta |
| 70-306 | March 30, 2002 | Developing and Implementing Windows-based Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET | Beta |
| Project 2000 | March 4, 2002 | Microsoft Office User Specialist - Microsoft Project 2000 | |
| 70-219 | January 6, 2002 | Designing a Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Directory Services Infrastructure | |
| 70-218 | December 19, 2001 | Managing a Windows 2000 Network Environment | Beta. Took part in the 'cut score' meeting at MS |
| 70-240 | October 29, 2001 | Microsoft Windows 2000 Accelerated Exam for MCPs Certified on Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 | |
| 70-081 | July 22, 2001 | Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 | |
| 70-055 | March 21, 2001 | Designing and Implementing Web Sites with Microsoft FrontPage 98 | |
| 70-229 | February 25, 2001 | Designing and Implementing Databases with Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition | Beta. Took part in the 'cut score' meeting at MS |
| 70-152 | February 7, 2001 | Designing and Implementing Web Solutions with Microsoft Visual Interdev 6.0 | |
| 70-228 | November 20, 2000 | Installing, Configuring, and Adminstering Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition | Beta |
| 70-087 | August 20, 2000 | Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0 | |
| 70-059 | July 23, 2000 | Internetworking with Microsoft TCP/IP on Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 | |
| 70-175 | June 27, 2000 | Designing and Implementing Distributed Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 | |
| 70-080 | June 7, 2000 | Internet Explorer 5.0 Administration Kit | |
| 70-176 | May 31, 2000 | Designing and Implementing Desktop Applications with Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 | |
| 70-027 | May 11, 2000 | Implementing a Database Design on Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 | |
| 70-058 | May 1, 2000 | Networking Essentials | |
| 70-073 | April 3, 2000 | Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4 | |
| 70-068 | March 15, 2000 | Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 in the Enterprise | |
| 70-067 | February 24, 2000 | Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 | |
| 70-028 | November 23, 1999 | System Administration for Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 | |
| 70-026 | November 1, 1999 | System Administration of Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 | |
| 70-019 | October 15, 1999 | Designing and Implementing Data Warehouses with Microsoft® SQL Server 7.0 and Microsoft® Decision Support Services 1.0 | Beta |
| 70-029 | August 5, 1999 | Implementing a Database Design on Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 | |
| 71-015 | May 19, 1999 | Designing and Implementing Distributed Applications with Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 | Beta. Probably shouldn't have decided to catch the midnight opening of The Phantom Menace the night before. |
| 71-016 | April 22, 1999 | Designing and Implementing Desktop Applications with Visual C++ 6.0 | Beta |
| 71-100 | February 5, 1999 | Analyzing Requirements and Defining Solution Architectures | Beta |
| 70-024 | June 15, 1998 | Developing Applications with C++ Using MFC 4.2 |
I've got a page about MS 'Beta' exams if you're curious what that means.
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