Lambert Fooks, PHD

Faculty / Instructor

Lambert Fooks, PHD

Courses Taught

CIS-130: MCSA/MCSE Windows Server 2016 (Core Infrastructure) CIS-131: Azure Administration CIS-132: Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT)

Background and Industry Experience

Lambert Fooks has an earned Doctor of Philosophy in education, from Capella University and a bachelor’s degree in visual arts from California State University, San Marcos. Dr. Fooks’ involvement within information technology began a few years after theWorld Wide Web came into existence in the early 1990s. Self-taught learning DOS operating system morphed into other opportunities as the IT sector began to grow.

He has worked at various IT companies such as Hewlett Packard (Software test analyst), SAIC (database administration), and Peregrine Systems (owned by HP) as a software quality engineer. Dr. Fooks also spent time as a software ee) for smaller IT companies in San Diego and Riverside CA. Since 2005 Dr. Fooks transitioned into technical training, designing instructional content, and teaching at the college level. In 2016.

Interested in teaching at CIAT?

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