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Testimonials

Testimonials from our clients

"Thank you very much for the elaborate response. Your explanation was very helpful, I just wish Microsoft's documentation would be so generous as well. I appreciate your help," Landmark Graphics, Houston - .NET Software Developer, October, 2002

"Instructor presented an amazing amount of information, all very clearly explained and documented," BMC Software, Atlanta - OOAD Course attendee, August, 2002

"I have never been more impressed with an instructor! His knowledge and presentation of Java course were seconded only by his enthusiasm," BMC Software, Java Course attendee, July, 2002

"Discussed lot of information. Impressed with his lecture," BMC Software, Advanced Java Course attendee, June, 2002

"Instructor is clearly an expert developer, this greatly enhances his ability to teach the material," Hyprotech, Canada, .NET Course attendee, May, 2002

"Best Computer Science Course I have ever taken. The Instructor is outstanding," BMC Software, Java Course attendee, March, 2002

"Enthusiasm of Instructor kept me interested for 8 hours everyday," Hyprotech, Canada, C++ Course attendee, February, 2002

"Honestly, this .NET course exceeded all my expectation," LandMark Graphics- Houston, .NET Course attendee, January, 2002

"Excellent Instructor, Great Class, I really enjoyed this Course," BMC Software, Java Developer, , 2002

"Presented a lot of gochas, do's & don't's and behind the scenes understanding in an enjoyable refreshing manner," Dynegy EJB course attendee, , 2002

"Surpassed my expectations," Dynegy EJB course attendee, , 2002

"Excellent Instructor, Very informed on topic. Quite current, good exercises and labs," BMC Software, Austin course attendee, , 2002

"Your suggestion has increased the performance of my program dramatically. Thanks!," Enron, Web based system developer, August, 2001

"Focused his passion for the topic such that a complex set of concepts are interesting!," Dynegy, Java Development Group Manager, April, 2001

"... excellent, I would take any class offered by him related to computers and would highly recommend that my colleagues take his classes," Rice University Course Attendee, January, 2001

"Excellent speaking and teaching style. The additional combination of your comprehensive knowledge of the subject and your enthusiasm made a difference!," Chevron, JNI Seminar Attendee, May, 2000

"Communicated Complex Concepts Clearly (CCCC)!," BMC Software, C++ Developer, September, 1999

"Dr. Venkat's teaching methods were highly effective. What impress me the most was his ability to customize the class to the level of his students. This was not prepared and was done on the fly," Intertek Testing Services Java course attendee, February, 2003

"Thank you so much for a great course... I enjoyed it a lot and it has really , inspired me to delve deeper into .NET development. Very exciting material!," Rice .NET with C# course attendee, March, 2003

"Well organized & well presented. Great class!," BMC XML Course attendee, May, 2003

"Have used this instructor several times before and he lived up to my already high expectations. Not only is he an expert, he knows how to teach," Halliburton .NET course attendee, June, 2003

"Venkat knows his stuff and he conveys it well to the students," Halliburton .NET course attendee, June, 2003

"The number of examples, and especially personal anecdotes in which he went into some detail as to how he applied certain content within a real-world application, certainly added to the lectures," Halliburton .NET course attendee, June, 2003

"Concept explained very thoroughly," Halliburton .NET course attendee, July, 2003

"The course exceeded my expectations because there was more useful lab work and homework to show the theories," Halliburton .NET course attendee, July, 2003

"Venkat's depth & breadth of knowledge really came thru in this course. He provided a balance of classroom and real world examples during each lecture," Bechtel, Oak Ridge - .NET Course attendee, August, 2003

"Examples illustrate the point only; no bogging down in irrelevant code," Bechtel, Oak Ridge - .NET Course attendee, August, 2003

"Very good course and presentation. I will refer to examples in the future," Bechtel, Oak Ridge - .NET Course attendee, August, 2003

"Very knowledgeable - got some useful ways of doing certain things in an easier way. His examples are great!!! and he's funny too!," Bechtel, Oak Ridge - .NET course attendee, August, 2003

"He uses an easy to understand example to explain some difficult concepts. The course met my expectation on how to design or work on a project in good practice," PROS Revenue Management, Houston - OOP in Java course attendee, September, 2003

"Technical theory and implementation details, especially the design pattern abstract ideas. It is better than my expectation," PROS Revenue Management, Houston - OOP in Java course attendee, , September, 2003

"Course is well organized, concepts are clearly explained with good examples. Good balance of theory and implementation details," PROS Revenue Management, Houston - OOP in Java course attendee, September, 2003

"I learned a lot more about programming techniques that can be applied to all applications not just .NET from this instructor," Halliburton, Carrollton - .NET Course attendee, November, 2003

"Material is well-organized. Venkat encourages questions and takes the time he needs for a complete answer. I also like the step-by-step approach of many of the labs and examples," Halliburton, Carrollton - .NET Course attendee, November, 2003

"Excellent coverage of the material and fielding questions. Also, your humor is refreshing compared to normal training classes," Halliburton, Carrollton - .NET Course attendee, November, 2003

"The examples he presented in class were particularly helpful to me," Halliburton, Carrollton - .NET Course attendee, November, 2003

"Very good use of analogies and examples. Good references to real-world usage of technologies," PROS Revenue Management, Houston - Enterprise Java, EJB and Beyond Course attendee, November, 2003

"He brings enthusiasm to every session. Technical expertise is good," PROS Revenue Management, Houston - Enterprise Java, EJB and Beyond Course attendee, November, 2003

"Explanation of what is under the hood, not just how to do it," PROS Revenue Management, Houston - Enterprise Java, EJB and Beyond Course attendee, November, 2003

"Exceptionally well organized course, topics building meaningfully from previous ones. Valuable inclusion of 'best practices' instruction. Engaging, kept a good pace throughout. Best instructor I've had," Aspen Tech., Cambridge - .NET Course attendee, November, 2003

"Kept the class focused through out the week. Effectively used examples from his personal experience to illustrate issues," Aspen Tech., Cambridge - .NET Course attendee, November, 2003

"This was a very interesting and enjoyable course. At the same time covered the topics I need. Venkat is an excellent instructor with exceptional knowledge," Aspen Tech., Cambridge - .NET Course attendee, November, 2003

"His sound knowledge on the subject and his industrial experience was very helpful. Met my expectations : Understanding cross platform communication, Basic knowledge of web services and other alternatives of WS, WS on other platforms," Landmark Graphics, Houston - Web Services Course attendee, , January, 2004

"The slides and labs are very good. Instructor is always full of energy and very excited about the subject. He treats all questions with respect," Simulation Sciences, Houston - .NET course attendee, January, 2004

"Systematic and Methodical approach. Given an option to choose instructors, I would prefer Venkat," Simulation Sciences, Houston - .NET course attendee, January, 2004

"Obvious that he has real world experience with computing solutions," Halliburton, Duncan - .NET Course attendee, January, 2004

"Course content preparation; Examples, labs and assignments are great," pcaStructurePoint, Woodlands, TX - .NET Course attendee, January, 2004

"Explaining the fundamentals of .NET, couldn't be better. Exceeded my expectations," Halliburton, Houston - .NET Course attendee, February, 2004

"Enthusiastic, good speed, uses real world examples to explain, exceeded expectations," Aspen Tech, La Hulpe, Belgium - Transitioning to OO Paradigm Course attendee, February, 2004

"Taking the theory we read in books and applying a healthy dose of real world skepticism and experience. Lot more technical than expected, which is good. My expectation was to learn enough to know what I'm doing when developing. This has been exceeded. Venkat knows so much about so much its scary! I would recommend this course to anyone considering development with C#," Aspen Tech, Warrington, United Kingdom - .NET Course attendee, February, 2004

"Good course, a lot more useful than other courses I have been on recently," Aspen Tech, Warrington, United Kingdom - .NET Course attendee, February, 2004

"Relayed his passion & enthusiasm for the subject. Shown great best practices for many .NET tasks. It exceeded my expectations, much better than a Microsoft one! That was what I was expecting, instead learned great 'power' tricks & best practices. The examples of code provided are superb and will help when developing," Aspen Tech, La Hulpe, Belgium - .NET Course Attendee, March, 2004

"Good communication, presentation skills, answered questions clearly. Met my expectations in refreshing my OOP knowledge and enhancing it showing tricks and traps. One of the best training courses I attended so far," Aspen Tech, Best, The Netherlands - Trasitioning to OO Paradigm Course attendee, March, 2004

"Explained Java concepts Clearly. The mix is pretty good. Instructor covered topics of interest to the class students. JUnit and Ant were introduced," Landmark Graphics, Houston - Java course attendee, March, 2004

"Very flexible with the content. Good way to present the topics (the couse was never boring)," Aspen Tech, Best, The Netherlands - .NET course attendee, April, 2004

"Inspired me to be a better programmer," Bechtel, Oak Ridge, OOP, OOD, TDD & XML course attendee, June, 2004

"The instructor provided great visualization for some of the more complex ideas presented in the class. This course met my expectations and exceeded in the area of TDD," Bechtel, Oak Ridge, OOP, OOD, TDD & XML course attendee, June, 2004

"Yes, very well prepared. Instructor did an excellent job of showing real world examples of the technologies. It surpassed my expectations. Venkat did an excellent job of identifying those technologies applicable to Fugro developments and did an excellent job of demonstrating their potential," Fugro Chance, Lafayettee, Selected topics in .NET course attendee, July, 2004

"Lots of tips/tricks as well as more detailed understanding of the .NET Architecture. Great use of analogies to bring across points," Fugro Chance, Lafayettee, Selected topics in .NET course attendee, July, 2004

"He is obviously very knowledgeable about the subject matter. His demeanor promotes a very comfortable atmosphere and better learning. Great teacher," Fugro Chance, Lafayettee, Selected topics in .NET course attendee, July, 2004

"Use of analogies to explain concept very effective. Candy was fun! Information was explained abstractly first (Good) and detailed explanations didn't get down into the weeks, but effectively communicated in our 'language.' Expected just process & pleasantly surprised to get technical topics. Expected some boredom & even stuff I already know was presented in an interesting manner. You have a great personality (not to mention your expertise). I wish you worked here!," Landmark Graphics, Houston, Agile Software Development Practices course attendee, November, 2004

"Dr. Venkat provided a superb classroom environment. As a student, I found the whole experience to be very productive and effective. I would not have made such a quick progress on my own. More importantly, Dr. Venkat is enthusiastic about the material, and his approach encourages one to expand on the material taught," Rice .NET with C# course attendee, November, 2004

"Pretty much everything. I never expected the instructor to be so well taught and sincere in teaching us.," Halliburton, Houston, .NET with C# course attendee, January, 2005

"He approached the lecture from the perspective of a full-time developer & offered tips I'll use to make my job easier on a daily basis. Expectations were exceeded.," Halliburton, Houston .NET with C# course attendee, January, 2005

"He addressed questions in an insightful way. I like the fact he looks for very interesting exercises. He relates many things to our domain of expertise. He keeps us awake. Initially, I was not sure what to expect. Soon it became clear that I will be exposed to a bunch off useful concepts. I think this is going to be useful in the future.," Invensys Systems, Houston, Agile Software Development Practices course attendee, April, 2005

"Relating the ideas to concrete examples that many developers are familiar with. Expectations were to leave with some ideas about how to ship more reliable more robust code. It more than exceeded my expectations. In addition to TDD I also learned several things that I would classify as development best practices," Landmark Graphics, Houston, Test Driven Development in .NET course attendee, May, 2005

"Real and practical insight to the material," Invensys Systems, Lake Forest, CA, Agile Software Development course attendee, June, 2005

"Descriptive in his examples. Helps students with existing problems and offers support after the class," Halliburton, Carrlollton, TX, Application Development with VB.NET course attendee, July, 2005

"Coding the examples on the fly is impressive and helps more than a pre-typed example," Halliburton, Duncan, OK, Agile Software Development Practices course attendee, August, 2005

"His use of examples and real-world experiences helped understand why the theories applied to what we do," Halliburton, Duncan, OK, Agile Software Development Practices course attendee, August, 2005

"Explained the significance of balancing principles vs. being practical," Invensys, Hyderabad, Agile Software Development Practices course attendee, November, 2005

"His illustrations were made clear with lots of examples. The examples presented added great clarity to fairly difficult topics to communicate," Invensys, Hyderabad, Agile Software Development Practices course attendee, November, 2005

"Thorough understanding of the concepts makes Venkat explain in a simple manner," Invensys, Hyderabad, Agile Software Development Practices course attendee, November, 2005

"Interactive sessions, good examaples with real world analogies," Satyam, Hyderabad, Advances in .NET 2.0 couurse attendee, November, 2005

"Very good practical & pragmatic input based on real life experiences," Invensys, Mumbai, Agile Software Development Practices course attendee, November, 2005

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