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Databases:
A Beginner’s Guide
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Andrew J. (Andy) Oppel
is a proud graduate of The Boys’ Latin School of Maryland and of
Transylvania University (Lexington, Kentucky) where he earned a BA in computer science
in 1974. Since then, he has been continuously employed in a wide variety of information
technology positions, including programmer, programmer/analyst, systems architect, project
manager, senior database administrator, database group manager, consultant, database
designer, data modeler, and data architect. In addition, he has served as a part-time instructor
with the University of California, Berkeley, Extension for more than 20 years and received
the Honored Instructor Award for the year 2000. His teaching work included developing three
courses for UC Extension, “Concepts of Database Management Systems,” “Introduction to
Relational Database Management Systems,” and “Data Modeling and Database Design.” He
also earned his Oracle 9i Database Associate certification in 2003. He is currently employed
as a senior data modeler for Blue Shield of California. In addition to computer systems, Andy
enjoys music (guitar and vocals), amateur radio (Pacific Division Vice Director, American
Radio Relay League), and soccer (Referee Instructor, U.S. Soccer).
Andy has designed and implemented hundreds of databases for a wide range of
applications, including medical research, banking, insurance, apparel manufacturing,
telecommunications, wireless communications, and human resources. He is the author
of
Databases Demystified
(McGraw-Hill Professional, 2004) and
SQL Demystified
(McGraw-Hill Professional, 2005), and is co-author of
SQL: A Beginner’s Guide
(McGraw-Hill Professional, 2009). His database product experience includes IMS, DB2,
Sybase ASE, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Access, MySQL, and Oracle (versions 7,
8, 8i, 9i, and 10g).
If you have any comments, please contact Andy at andy@andyoppel.com.
About the Author
About the Technical Editor
Todd Meister
has been developing using Microsoft technologies for more than ten years.
He’s been a Technical Editor on more than 50 books with topics ranging from SQL Server
to the .NET Framework. In addition to technical editing, he serves as an Assistant Director
for Computing Services at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. He lives in central
Indiana with his wife, Kimberly, and their four incredible children. Contact Todd at
tmeister@sycamoresolutions.com.
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