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Your Technical Team

Linda Matthews

Along with her duties as President, Linda has been a technical trainer for many years, specializing in the training of Novell technologies and CompTIA certification preparation courses. Recently, however, she relinquished most management and training responsibilities to concentrate primarily on new product development.

Her current focus is on developing training products addressing cultural diversity within the workplace. This focus builds upon her postgraduate study of workplace cultures and years of technical training to produce very high quality and effective custom training solutions addressing workplace diversity in all its many facets.

Linda's certifications include: CNE (all versions), CNI (all versions), GroupWise (all versions), Network+, and A+ Hardware and Operating Systems.

Linda Matthews
Kelly Brennan Kelly Brennan

As CEO of RiverHead Training, Kelly is responsible for making all director-level decisions and oversees daily operations of the company.

Kelly's career in the IT industry began in 1997 when she joined RiverHead Training after graduating from Chatham College. Through her years of employment, Kelly has worked in each position of the company and has acquired powerful insight to the inner-workings of the company and IT industry.

Kelly is also a Microsoft Certified Trainer and specializes in Microsoft networking and Help Desk Institute curriculum. In addition to delivering training courses, she is a practicing Systems Engineer and Customer Service advocate. Her energy and extensive experience in the industry makes her uniquely suited to guide RiverHead into the future, a role she enthusiastically embraces.

Certifications held by Kelly include: MCSE and MCSA Windows Server 2003, MCSE and MCSA Windows 2000 Server, CLP for Application Development and CLP for System Administrator for Lotus 4 and 5, CLI, HDA, CSS, HDM, HDI ATP, Security+, Network+, and A+ Hardware and Operating Systems.

Don Dilley

In 1985, Don Dilley founded Alternative Compter in Philadelphia. After growing this company to East Coast dominance, he sold Alternative Computer in 1993.

He and his wife Linda Matthews moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and launched RiverHead Training. During his time with RiverHead, he focused most of his time on training, as well as, course and curriculum development for RiverHead and partners such as IBM.

Don left RiverHead in 2003 to return to his first career as a minister in the Presbyterian church. He is currently pastor of Verona Presbyterian Church but returns to RiverHead to train Novell, CompTIA, and Linux classes.

Don’s talents as a computer trainer are vast and renowned. His contributions to the computer training industry are many and legendary. Don's certifications include: Linux, Network+, and A+ Hardware and Operating Systems.

Don Dilley
Dan Oliver Dan Oliver

I'm Dan Oliver and I am one of our instructors here at RiverHead Training. I specialize in Linux training as well as our vendor- neutral CompTIA classes.

I have been working with IT systems for over 10 years and have been administering Linux servers for more than 6 of those years. I initially began working at RiverHead as a part of the technical administration team here and began training Linux classes as demand for the operating system grew.

I am still very much involved with the technical team at RiverHead and work with them when I am not training classes. I also am very interested in security and application development and do a lot of work in both of these areas in my spare time. When I'm not working on a computer I'm probably playing a video game online or taking my BMX for a spin around the block.

My certifications include: CNI, CLP, RHCT, MCT, MCDST, Linux+, Server+, Security+, Network+, A+, I-net+, HTI+, NCTS, and NCLS.

Wesley Herman

I am one of the Microsoft Certified Trainers on staff at RiverHead Training and as one of your technical resources at RiverHead, I wanted to share some information about myself with you.

I earned a degree in Management Information Systems (MIS) and specialize in Visual Studio, SQL Server, and Microsoft Office. I have worked as an Information Technology consultant and have been in the IT field for the better part of twelve years holding positions such as Project Manager, Help Desk Manager, Assistant Network Administrator, Web Administrator, Microsoft Office Developer and Visual Studio Developer, and of course, trainer.

My certifications include MCSD.NET, MCAD.NET, IT PRO: DBA SQL Server 2005, MCDBA SQL Server 2000 and 7.0, MCSD for VB 6.0, MCP Windows 2000 Server, MCSE Windows NT Server 4.0, MCT,  Network+, A+ Hardware and Operating Systems.

Wesley Herman
Joe Ruffing Joe Ruffing
  • Raised in West Mifflin
  • Graduated from Bishop Boyle High School
  • BS Business Administration from Duquesne University.

Joe has over 30 years IT experience in Pittsburgh-based companies. He has served as the Testing Coordinator at RiverHead Training for the past 1 ½ years and is transitioning into training.

Community service has also been very important to Joe. He has played a leadership role in conducting large fundraising campaigns for various local charities.

Svetlan Kirkov

Svetlan is part of RiverHead's technical administration team and his responsibilities include maintaining our many computer's hardware components, building computers to support classroom events, and performing software builds for classroom labs.

Svetlan's certifications include: MCSE and A+ Hardware and Operating Systems.  

Svetlan Kirkov
 
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