Mark Wilkins

Mark Wilkins has extensive work experience in the field of course development and training. Mark started their career as a Technical Instructor at Data Tech Institute in 1994 and worked there until 1999. From 1996 to 2003, they served as a Professor at St. Lawrence College. In 1998, they joined Wilkins Solutions as a Systems Analyst, where they performed various consulting duties related to computer and network hardware components. Mark also worked as a Technical Trainer for AWS and Microsoft technologies at Global Knowledge Training since September 1999. In 2014, Mark worked as a Cloud Evangelist at SoftLayer, an IBM Company, and as an SME and Course Developer at Pulse Learning. In 2016, they joined Pluralsight as a Course Developer, and in 2017, they joined O'Reilly Media in the same role.

Mark Wilkins has a degree in Electronic Engineering Technologist from St. Lawrence College. Mark also obtained a distinction in Electronic Engineering Technician from the same institution. Additionally, they hold several certifications including MS: Server Virtualization with Windows Server Hyper-V and System Center Specialist from Microsoft, MCSA: Windows Server 2012 from Microsoft, CompTIA Cloud from CompTIA, Virtualization from ITpreneurs, MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuration from Microsoft, MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure, Configuration from Microsoft, MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuration from Microsoft, MCPS: Microsoft Certified Professional from Microsoft, and MCT: MCT Enrollment from Microsoft. Mark is also an AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate and holds an MCSA certification in Windows 7 from Microsoft.