Course: Introduction to Telecom - Voice and Data
Instructor: Zachary Cohen (more below)
Dates:  April 20-21, 2009 (8:00a - 5:00p)
Place:  Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza
        350 W. Mart Center Drive
        Chicago, Illinois 60654
        (312) 836-5000

Tuition/fee is $1195.00. Note:

• All checks to be made out to Leaden Associates, Inc. c/o Telecom+UC Training.
• Purchase Orders are accepted - tuition must be paid in full prior to course date.

Reduced hotel rates are available for attendees - please call Beverly Franklin at the hotel (312) 529-1123 and mention the course name and dates and Telecom+UC Training. 

For additional information and reservations, please call Carolan Morino at
(845) 496-6677 x14.

About Your Instructor

Zachary L. Cohen, Principal Consultant, Briarwood Associates

Zachary L. Cohen has spent over 40 years been in the data and telecommunications industry. He founded Briarwood Associates in 1985, and is the Principal Consultant. Zak is internationally known for his training in the communications industry. As a contractor and consultant to various training venders, he has trained thousands of craft and management personnel in most of the Fortune 500 companies in data communications engineering, installation, troubleshooting and Project Management techniques.

Prior to Briarwood Associates, Zak’s background included management and engineering positions with Ernst & Young, Pacific Bell, MICOM and the United States Navy. Consulting engagements have included major assignments in data and telecommunications system and network engineering, PBX system engineering, micro-to-mainframe connectivity, LAN design and implementation.

His training programs have been offered through BCR Training, Shunra, Cisco Systems, Learning Tree, and MICOM. Zak has a B.A. and an M.A. in Sociology from California State University, Northridge. He majored in Sociology to enhance and advance his personnel, management and team building techniques. He is a senior member, and an elected Regional Officer, of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE).