Leighton Nelson

Leighton Nelson has a diverse work experience spanning from 2004 to the present. Leighton has held various positions in different companies, showcasing their expertise in technology and database administration. Leighton's most recent role is Senior Director of Education and Technical Enablement at Delphix. Prior to this, they worked as a Technical Director and Education Technology Manager at the same company. Leighton's previous experiences include working as an Instructor at SLU's Workforce Center, Lead Database Administrator at World Wide Technology, and Lead Oracle Database Administrator at Sisters of Mercy Health System. Leighton also served as a Consultant at SRG America, Sr. Business Systems Officer at Pan Caribbean Financial Services Ltd., Sr. IT Consultant at Database Technologies Ltd., and Systems Manager at Rennaisance Jamaica Grande Hotel. Throughout their career, Leighton has demonstrated their proficiency in Oracle database administration, providing technical guidance, mentorship, and support to their teams. Leighton has also conducted database migrations, upgrades, performance tuning, backup and recovery, security, replication, and manageability tasks. Leighton is known for consistently delivering valuable technical and end-user documentation.

Leighton Nelson has a solid education history in the field of computer science and electronics. In 1995, they began their undergraduate studies at The University of the West Indies, Mona, where they pursued a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree in Computer Science and Electronics. Leighton completed this degree in 2000.

After their undergraduate studies, Leighton Nelson enrolled at The City College of New York in 2002 to pursue a Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Computer Science. Leighton completed this degree in 2003.

In addition to their formal education, Leighton Nelson has also obtained several certifications to enhance their knowledge and skills. Some of these certifications include "Introduction to Delphix for Test Data Management (TDM)" from Delphix, obtained in May 2022; "Introduction to Serverless Databases and CockroachDB Serverless" from Cockroach Labs, obtained in April 2022; "AWS Academy Graduate - AWS Academy Cloud Foundations" from Amazon Web Services (AWS), obtained in May 2021; and "Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals" from Microsoft, obtained in October 2020, among others.

Overall, Leighton Nelson has a strong educational background in computer science, electronics, and various certifications in the technology industry.