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Our instructors are IT professionals, not academics or end-user trainers that have been promoted to technical trainers. We don't hire full-time instructors, we hire the best who have been in the field as Consultants, Developers, Programmers, Network Managers and Webmasters, screening for presentation and knowledge-transfer skills.

RTEK 2000 instructors are all veteran developers, book authors, expert-level consultants in their respective industries. They have built and maintained the network enterprise, they secured the Government and corporate information structure, they have coded enterprise-level applications, they have mapped out the minefield on the road to success, and they have got lots of hands-on experience to share. By supplementing official vendor-approved materials, our in-house developed courses with practical experience we offer a truly unique educational experience.

Because we are very familiar with the difficulties that face newcomers in the computer profession, our instructors are also carefully chosen among many candidates, using strict criteria based on several years of experience of teaching newcomers. Therefore, all instructors also are caring, skilled professionals, and who take pride in their work being passionate about helping others fully realize their potential. Their extensive industry knowledge allows them to provide the students with a unique perspective, which can only be gained through a real world experience. They can offer our students insights that very few other instructors can.

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Let us introduce:

Internet Security and Linux Instructor - Jay Beale

Jay Beale is the Lead Developer of the Bastille Linux Project (that creates a hardening program for Linux and HP-UX), and the Security Team Director for Linux Mandrake. He writes a column for SecurityPortal.com and is the author of a number of articles on computer security, along with the upcoming book "Locking Down Linux the Bastille Way" to be published in the second quarter of this year by Addison Wesley. Jay is a popular speaker and Instructor at a number of conferences, from LinuxWorldExpo to the BlackHat Briefings.
You can read his articles via: www.bastille-linux.org/jay/

Internet Security Instructor - Toby Miller

Toby Miller is a Sr. Security Engineer at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Toby has a BS degree in Computer Information Systems, with more than 10 years of experience in the computer/security fields. He is an expert in the UNIX System Administration, Firewall Administration, Intrusion Detection and vulnerability research fields. Toby also writes for Securityfocus.com and is currently writing a book entitled "Penetration Tools: Techniques, Analysis and Countermeasures". Toby is a Certified Intrusion Detection Analyst (GCIA).

CISSP Certification Instructor - John M. Karabaic

John M. Karabaic, CDP, CISSP is a Principal Consultant with Keane, Inc. He has an Associate Degree in Education and a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology. John has over a 20-year IT career. He has held many positions in the IT field including Programmer, Sr. Programmer Analyst, Data Base Administrator, Computer Systems Chief Engineer, IT Strategic Planner, and IT Risk Assessment & Business Impact Analysis Project Manager. He has worked as a DBA with ORACLE, ADABAS, and MAPPER database products after receiving intensive training from these vendors. He is currently a Cyber/Physical Security Projects Manager. John also teaches Computer Networking at the local Community College. He is an enthusiastic instructor and enjoys helping others gain new knowledge to move forward in their careers.

Computer Networking Instructor - Joe Abdalla

Joe entered the computer field 10 years ago and never left it. He started to work as a technician for Aegon USA and in several years has been promoted to a Network Manager. Currently Joe is working as a Consultant for several complicated projects. Joe's wide range of knowledge and very clever teaching style received a lot of applauds from his students. Joe taught numerous folks who became the finest computer networking professionals. They often refer the students for his classes, particularly.

Computer Networking Instructor - Lenny Bukher

Lenny Bukher is a System Analyst/Computer Network Engineer in Social Security Administration (SSA). Lenny has Masters Degree in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering and more than 24 years of experience in computers and networking fields. He is responsible for building, and maintaining one of the SSA Domains, providing full network and application support for the Domain. Lenny's attention to details resulted in expert knowledge of every subject including but not limited to Windows NT/2000/2003 for the benefit of our students. Are you experiencing a problem with computer network or your PC? Ask Lenny, and he will give you the expert's advice.

Web Development/Java/Crystal Reports Instructor - Sammy Abaza

Sammy Abaza is a Senior Software Architect consultant with 23 years of IT/Engineering experience including 16 years as technical instructor, Sammy is currently a consultant with SMConsulting providing Client Server and Web programming services. Every Sammy's lesson is a show. He presents the most difficult topics utilizing a simple but clever technique, so everyone understands the material. The most actively participated in the discussion students are rewarded with... (come to us and see it yourself!).
"...I have been taking many training courses and met many instructors but Sammy Abaza is the best one around."
-- D. Smolkin
"...The other teachers were fine, also. Especially Sammy Abaza. He was great." -- Howell Caton
"...I have to say Sammy taught me more in the last 2 months than in my whole IT scholastic career. So my kudos goes to him. "
--Troy J.R. Wise

Java/C# Instructor - Val Gerzhoy

Val Gerzhoy has almost 30 years of experience in computer science and software development under his belt, not to mention Master in Electrical Engineering, and a PhD course in Computer Science. Val knows numerous programming languages, starting with FORTRAN, and ending with Java and C#. His experience includes working as a University instructor for 8 years, teaching computer architecture and software development for a variety of clients, from students and junior developers, to high profiled US Government agencies employees.
Companies like SAIC, Battelle, BlueCross/BlueShield, and FCG were using his expertise in SW R&D, SW Architecture, and data modeling of a large scale mission critical programming projects. Currently he is involved in J2EE pattern based development of a Java tools, integrated with Borland JBuilder family of products and IBM Eclipse Open Architecture. If you are looking for a tour de force instructor and a leader, Val is your guy.

"No doubts, the most qualified professional and teacher..."

Alex K. (J2EE Student)

Java Instructor - Leo Panyan

Leo Panyan is a Certified Java Developer with 8 years experience in programming and more than 3 years in teaching all levels of Java Programming: from Introduction to Advanced. He is a Client-Server and N-Tier Architecture specialist. Do you want to learn OOP, classes, inheritance, polymorphism, Swing, JDBC, JSP, Servlets, JavaBeans, EJB, JMS, and encapsulation? Leo is the best Instructor for named above topics. His presentation style, the ability to deliver difficult material using multiple real-world examples, and his patience earned him the best score from students. Leo also teaches Introduction to Unix, Shell programming, ASP, JavaScript, VBScript, and Cold Fusion.

Web Design/Web Graphics Instructor - Yanina Klyotskin

Yanina Klyotskin is a Web Developer for the AEGON Special Markets Group, Inc. She holds an Associate Degree in Arts and a Bachelor Degree in Commercial Art & Design. Prior to her career as a Web Developer, Yana was working as a Desktop Publisher and Marketing Manager for various divisions within AEGON.
Besides her full time commitment to AEGON, Yana is working as an Instructor for RTEK 2000, teaching Adobe Photoshop and Web Marketing. Many of our students expressed great satisfaction with her brilliant teaching style and thoroughly prepared lessons.

"I would just like to say I am amazed by the teaching skills of Yana. She has a very unique way of instructing. She is able to get the point across in a very clear and concise way and still make it fun and enjoyable. You can tell she loves to teach and loves to watch us learn. I look forward to more classes under her tutelage."

Jim Vest (Web Development Student)

UNIX/Linux Instructor - Lloyd Smith

Lloyd Smith is a Network Engineer and Architect with more than 15 years of experience with all flavors of UNIX including Linux 9.x. Lloyd is a leading Project Manager at SSA who actively participates in the SSA TCP/IP infrastructure development.
"...I thought Lloyd Smith was competent, patient, and a good teacher."
-- H. Caton

Cisco Certification Instructor - Margaret Njoroge

Margaret is a CCNA and CCNP instructor. She is a highly trained and experienced Network Engineer with over 8 years of industry experience working with Cisco switches and routers in multi-protocol and complex network environment. She also has a Bachelors Degree in teaching methodology. Her hands-on experience and expertise are invaluable for our students.
Margaret has earned multiple certifications from Cisco including the highest: CCIE. As TechRepublic's article noted, The Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) certification is considered to be the "black belt" of networking. Currently, there are approximately 6,000 CCIEs in the world. By comparison, there are well over 400,000 Microsoft Certified Systems Engineers (MCSEs). This gives you an idea of the exclusiveness of the CCIE certification.

Cold Fusion/Internet Servers Instructor - Elsa M. Lankford

Elsa Lankford -- is a Clinical Visiting Assistant Professor at University of Baltimore. She is a full-time professor within the Applied Information Technology (AIT) program. At the same time, she is Sr. Systems Software Engineer at Johns Hopkins University. Elsa works on enterprise-level systems for Johns Hopkins Medical Institution. As for teaching, she was an Instructor at Johns Hopkins University and taught "Hardware, Operating Systems, and Telecommunications" graduate-level class. She also taught classes on TCP/IP Protocol, Web servers - IIS and Apache, HTML, Advanced Web Programming (Javascript, ASP, ColdFusion, Java), Networking, and Microcomputer Maintenance and Troubleshooting.

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