Donald K. Burleson has more than 17 years of experience as a database administrator. He has consulted with numerous Fortune 50 companies regarding their leveraging of Oracle technology, and has implemented dozens of mission-critical database systems. A former adjunct professor of Information Systems, Don has taught more than 100 university courses in information technology, and he excels at explaining complex theory in plain English. Don is also a popular speaker and has presented at dozens of national database conferences, including Oracle OpenWorld and the International Oracle Users Group (IOUG) conferences.