Faster Smarter A+ Certification (Pro-Certification)

Start building your career by earning CompTIA A+ Certification the faster, smarter way. This high-energy guide helps maximize your study time with concise content, expert guidance, and hundreds of practice questions. It’s the better way to prep!

Drew Bird, holder of MCP, CNI, MCNE, Network+, Server+, and Linux+ certifications, has been working in the IT industry for more than 13 years. Originally from England, Drew has completed technical training and consultancy assignments for a wide variety of organizations including the Bank of England, The London Stock Exchange, Iomega, and the United Nations in Geneva. He now operates a successful technical training, consultancy, and writing business with clients in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom.

Technical Experience:

• More than 13 years of real-world, hands-on experience in companies of all sizes, from small, home-based businesses to multinational corporations
• Detailed technical understanding of modern network environments including products from Microsoft, Novell, Cisco, Red Hat, Nortel, Compaq, and IBM
• Detailed understanding of network-related technologies such as Directory Services, TCP/IP, LAN, WAN, and remote access technologies
• Strong appreciation and understanding of technical issues that face business including security, disaster recovery, fault tolerance, and virus protection

Writing Experience:

• Currently coauthoring .NET All-in-One Exam Guide (McGraw-Hill).
• Coauthored Network+ Training Guide (Que).
• Coauthored Linux+ Study Guide (McGraw-Hill).
• Coauthored the Server+ Exam Prep (Coriolis).
• Coauthored Information Technology Careers (Coriolis).
• Managing Editor for two technical Web sites, www.IntranetJournal.com and www.EnterpriseStorageForum.com.
• Contributing Editor since 1998 for Inside NetWare technical journal published by ElementK.
• Completed magazine article assignments for Network Computing, IT Skills Magazine, Exploring Windows NT, and Certification Magazine.
• Presenter of Technology Today slot on CBC Radio One. The slot is scheduled once a month for five to eight minutes and addresses technology issues as they affect the public. Jointly responsible for selection of topics and writing content.
• Developed technical curriculum for a number of training companies.

Training Experience:

• More than 700 days of classroom training experience teaching technical training courses
• Developed curriculum for training companies
• Presented seminars and workshops to groups of between 2 and 200 people