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David Iseminger teaches the Blockchain Fundamentals online course, which provides a foundation in practical knowledge of blockchain.

Beginning with an understanding of blockchain technology and its intended purpose, the course progresses into blockchain architecture.

You review the enterprise implementation and practical use of blockchain, such as in banking, healthcare and government applications. Throughout the course, you will also learn how blockchain evolved from its beginnings with cryptocurrencies and the role it plays in the trading, distribution, and other transactions that occur with cryptocurrency.

Student Quotes:
"Loved this course. It really opened up my eyes about blockchain technologies and especially regarding the specific real world use case scenarios in which it is applied/can be applied. It was a great course and the course instructor was amazing and very knowledgeable about the course content. Would really recommend this course to all my friends."

"This was a great class. The instructor was very knowledgeable about Blockchain. Exceptional Teacher. Learned a lot about the subject as there are not many places to learn about Blockchain Technology."

Enroll: Through your local college, or offered through Ed2go
Start Date: New class starts each month
Course duration / hours: 6 week course / 24 Course hours Prerequisites: None

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David Iseminger teaches the Introduction to Artificial Intelligence online course.

For decades, artificial intelligence (AI) has been a staple of science fiction stories, but thanks to modern advances in computational capacity and storage capabilities, it's becoming a reality. Today, there are examples of artificial intelligence all around us. The purpose of this course is to provide you with an artificial intelligence practical knowledge foundation.

This course will introduce you to various forms of artificial intelligence (AI) and how we interact with AI as consumers in applications like chatbots and recommendation engines. You'll see how AI provides analytics in business and consider industries that may be transformed or even disrupted by AI implementations. You'll go under the hood to see how computers can "learn" using artificial neural networks and various forms of machine learning. You will review AI applications such as natural language processing, forecasting, and robotics. You'll also learn about the AI development process and how AI will affect the workforce. Finally, you'll consider some of the ethical factors in AI deployment.

Student Quotes:
"This was a good introduction to the field of Artificial Intelligence."

Enroll: Your local college, or offered through Ed2go
Start Date: New class starts each month
Course duration / hours: 6 week course / 24 Course hours Prerequisites: None

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David teaches the Introduction to Machine Learning online course, a good complement to the Blockchain Fundamentals and Artificial Intelligence (AI) courses.

The Introduction to Machine Learning course enables you to learn about specific techniques used in supervised, unsupervised, and semi-supervised learning, including which applications each type of machine learning is best suited for and the type of training data each requires.

In the course you discover how to differentiate offline and online training and predictions, automated machine learning, and how the cloud environment affects machine learning functions. Additionally, you will explore some of the most significant areas in the field of machine learning research.

Enroll: Your local college, or offered through Ed2go
Start Date: New class starts each month
Course duration / hours: 6 week course / 24 Course hours Prerequisites: None

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David Iseminger teaches the Understanding the Cloud online course, where you learn everything you need to truly understand the cloud - including how it works, what drives it, why it's so popular, and how to make the cloud work for you.

What is the cloud? If you have trouble answering this question, you are not alone. In this course, you will explore how the cloud works, what drives its incredible growth, and how you can use cloud services. You will start by looking at the building blocks of the cloud, where it started, and how it transitioned. You will gain a clear understanding of IaaS (infrastructure), SaaS (software), and PaaS (platforms), and examine why each may be attractive to some businesses, but not to others. You will learn about the different kinds of clouds (public, private, and hybrid).

You will also look inside the engine rooms of the cloud: data centers. You will examine the concept of big data and how the cloud infrastructure enables data to zip across the globe at lightning speed. You will look at how Facebook and Twitter contribute to the cloud, and how apps go from idea to app store. You will gain an understanding of how mobile devices and major mobile ecosystems continue to shape the cloud. Whatever your technical background, by the end of this course, you will be thoroughly cloud-savvy.

Student Quotes:
"After taking the course, I finally had a better understanding of the cloud and what's entailed in cloud computing. By using simple example. the instructor fully articulated the complexity of this course."

"I truly enjoyed this course! The instructor David I. did a wonderful job presenting the information and explaining all the course content in terms that are easy to follow. I gained a great deal of knowledge from this course and I will be looking for more courses from this instructor!"

Enroll: Your local college, or offered through Ed2go
Start Date: New class starts each month
Course duration / hours: 6 week course / 24 Course hours Prerequisites: None

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David Iseminger teaches the Introduction to Networking online course, which explains computer networking basics in easy to understand terms, using concepts common to everyday, non-computing experience. A brief introduction explains how networks have become so important to businesses and individuals. This course emphasizes networking fundamentals, explaining the software and hardware that makes networking possible.

On completion of the course, you will be capable of performing basic computer networking tasks such as DSL connectivity configuring connections to an Internet Service Provider and creating a private network.

Student Quotes:
"From the start, I genuinely enjoyed the instructor's writing style and tone. It made the material far easier to absorb compared to similar courses I've taken."

"This course was very informative and compartmentalized perfectly! I highly recommend this course and instructor for anyone interested in networking!"

Enroll: Your local college, or offered through Ed2go
Start Date: New class starts each month
Course duration / hours: 6 week course / 24 Course hours Prerequisites: None

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David Iseminger teaches the Intermediate Networking online course.

Learn real-world applications for the concepts you learned in Introduction to Networking. Continue to build your knowledge of networks and networking, with detailed treatments of TCP/IP, how switches and routers operate, DNS, and more.

You'll gain a full understanding of almost every aspect of networking technology, including hot topics such as virtual private networks, security, Internet connectivity, and cloud computing. Completion of this course and its prerequisite should serve as a springboard for a career in computer networking.

Student Quotes:
"I felt the instructor's writing style made the class relatable. They knew they were dealing with a diverse audience and kept the information simple and gave plenty of examples to drive home the understanding. Great class! I feel it will help me in my work life."

"The instructor does a very good job of breaking down a complex subject into manageable sections, then assembling them in a cohesive manner that provides useful knowledge about networking. I enjoy the organized and concise writing and presentation manner."

Enroll: Your local college, or offered through Ed2go
Start Date: New class starts each month
Course duration / hours: 6 week course / 24 Course hours Prerequisites: Introduction to Networking course

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David Iseminger teaches the Wireless Networking online course. Wireless networking is one of the fastest growing segments of the computer industry. Every electronic device seems capable of wireless connections these days: computers, handhelds, cell phones, and even digital cameras are all capable of transmitting without a tether. To many people, those wireless connections are nothing short of technical wizardry. This course will remove the mystery and give you a thorough understanding of this fascinating and lucrative technology.

Becoming knowledgeable about wireless networking is easier than ever. With a practical and thoughtful approach to teaching and an emphasis on giving you a practical, hands-on understanding of how wireless works, this course will teach you everything you want to know about the world of wireless connectivity.

Student Quotes:
"Great written lessons and very enjoyable with humour and simple examples to relate to. Well done!"

"The professor, David Iseminger was great and the lessons were exceptionally well written. I learned a lot from this course that will benefit me in everyday life in terms of Wireless technologies. The lessons were just the perfect length, with just the right amount of information to handle."

Enroll: Your local college, or offered through Ed2go
Start Date: New class starts each month
Course duration / hours: 6 week course / 24 Course hours Prerequisites: None

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Kirsten Iseminger teaches the Keys to Successful Money Management online course. If you're interested in discovering how most wealthy people amassed their fortunes, this is the course for you. All it takes is organization, discipline, and a firm knowledge of how to proceed. If you're serious about accumulating a sizable nest egg and living the life of your dreams, you will have to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for success.

In this course, a certified financial planner will walk you through the steps you need to take in order to achieve true financial success. You'll become comfortable with the broad array of investment choices available to you right now, and you'll discover the best ways to acquire and accumulate both cash and real property. You'll also learn about the tax implications of your investment decisions, along with steps you can take to protect any wealth you acquire.

Enroll: Your local college, or offered through Ed2go
Start Date: New class starts each month
Course duration / hours: 6 week course / 24 Course hours Prerequisites: None

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During the past few years, we've been working on technology and novel new ideas that could revolutionize the way people interact with the world around them, and how to create a more protected, robustly secure environment for people, business, and governments to interact. The unfortuante fact is this: the world is a dangerous place, and bad actors are constantly trying to scam or undermine people and businesses. It's happened to me, to other memebers of our family, our friends, and to businesses we're closedly aligned with.

Combined with that need for stronger security, I've watched - from a fairly close seat, which being at Microsoft for 20+ years in emerging technology teams has afforded - how the most impactful technologies have taken hold in the last twenty years, changing the way we live, operate, and engage. That close seat included a view, and participantion with, the inner workings of those emerging technologies, how the business drivers worked, demand generation, and how to quickly adapt. I was part of the initial Windows NT development, responsible for performance analysis of its network stack and protocols, which was a great experience and offered a wealth of learning.

I also watched Internet connectivity evolve through many stages, such as outside-the-organization-email go from something only large businesses had, to getting into the hands of consumers, to ubiquity. There was a pattern and process, and that repeated for other technologies as well. For example, mobile phones as true computing devices, not just voice transmitters. I remember seeing the first TV commercial with a web address - it was an HP commercial, and at the very end (almost a footnote) it showed HP.COM for just a moment at the end. I pointed and hollered; I knew it was the beginning of an evolution that would not be stopped. There are others, like the shift to cloud computing, which seem obvious now. They weren't then, they weren't guaranteed, but the pattern was there.

In the past few years, I see that same pattern developing in a small handful of other technology areas, and I recognize it. Only this time, rather than watching from front-row seats, I'm moving invent and deliver on these new technology paradigms, to define how and where it takes shape, how it comes into being, and create the framework to make it part of our daily and business lives.

Part of that deliver is getting patents to protect those innovations. I have two currently issued patents, covering inventions around blockchain and AI-based detection and posting, which form the basis of a collection of innovations that I believe will shape the future of how we interact, and how technology protects us all, so we can thrive and grow.

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During the course of my experience in technology, I've written a collection of books on various subjects, most centered around operating systems, protocols, software development, and enterprise deployment. I haven't written a technology book in a few years - choosing instead to spend time creating and teaching online courses about technology - but the creativity of developing the structure and writing books is still a passion. These days, though, I'm more passionate about fiction.

The list of technology books I've written, in chronological order, is the following:
  • Inside Windows NT Infrastructures ( John Wiley & Sons, 1998 )
  • Inside RRAS: Remote Access Solutions for Windows NT ( John Wiley & Sons, 1998 )
  • MCSE Internet Information Server 4 for Dummies ( Dummies Press, 1999 )
  • MCSE IIS 4 Ace It! ( John Wiley & Sons, 1999 )
  • IIS 4 Administrator's Handbuck ( John Wiley & Sons, 1999 )
  • Windows 2000 Quality of Service (QoS) ( Macmillan Technical Publishing, 1999 )
  • Active Directory Services for Windows 2000 Technical Reference ( Microsoft Press, 2000 )

For more on those, check out my author page on Amazon.com.

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In addition to writing technology books, I created the Windows Programming Reference Series, in collaboration with some good people at Microsoft Press. These reference sets ranged from four to six book sets, providing programming reference for Windows developers. That series consisted of the following, in chronological order:

  • Win32 Developer's Reference Library ( 2000 )
  • Active Directory Developer's Reference Library ( 2000 )
  • Networking Services Developer's Reference Library ( 2000 )
  • COM+ Developer's Reference Library ( 2000 )
  • SQL Server 2000 Developer's Reference Library ( 2000 )

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While technology books were interesting, my background and passion for writing revolves much more around fiction and stories. I have a collection of novels that I've written or started writing, with one released to the world a few years back, titled Cloud Cover.

I fully enjoy writing (and reading) fiction and thrillers, urban fantasy, dark fantasy, and lots of other forms of creative writing. Currently, however, my attention is focused on software and business innovation, and running Upheaval Corporation (our blockchain and AI technology company).

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We've started and maintained a handful of businesses, some of them in technology consulting, construction, content creation (online courses), and instructor work.

Our current focus is wholly directed to our software company, Upheaval Corporation, and its innovative blockchain platform called IronWeave. For more about Upheaval or IronWeave, check out our Upheaval Corporation / IronWeave website.

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Being active and engaged in our community has long been a priority for me, and our entire family. Education has also always been a priority, as I believe a good education is the Great Equalizer. As such, when we settled into the community where we planned to raise our family, I was eager to get involved in ensuring we had the best, strongest, and most competitive school district around. I ran for the Lake Stevens School Board, and have been on the board for nearly 15 years.

While on the School Board, I was active in state-level and national advocacy. I was an elected member of the Washington State School Directors Association (WSSDA), a governance board that oversees and advocates for school board members in Washington state. I was also a member of the Federal Relations Network, a school board advocacy group that lobbied Congress to ensure education is, and continues to be, a priority in the United States.

In addition to being on the board in Lake Stevens, I served on the Everett Community College Foundation Board for a few years, its mission being to provide scholarships and opportunities for students in our region to attend college. A also served on the board of the Historic Everett Theatre, a beautiful and storied performing arts theater in downtown Everett, Washington

Board work is a great way to provide input, guidance, and effort to help make our world a better place, and I've made great friends and, I believe, created a better education system for our students, and for students across all of our state and our nation.

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There's nothing quite as rewarding as seeing kids learn, grow, and compete in areas they're passionate about. The Iseminger family has been active in both playing youth sports, and coaching.

We've coached our children's soccer teams from about first grade onward, as long as they cared to play. We've also coached their youth volleyball teams, their youth basketball team, and always, rooted them on even when we're not coaching. They continue to see success, playing competitively in high school, in club sports, being fortunate enough to see state and national competitions where they fared extremely well.

All of which is great community engagement, good for everyone, and in the end, builds the character of all the teammates and others who put their time into helping kids (and parents) grow, connect, thrive, and use their experiences to be successful in all sorts of other areas in their lives. It's been its own reward, and we feel that everyone in our extended community - us espeically - has benefited from the effort and involvement.

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Our undergraduate degrees are from the University of Washington, where we met some of the best lifelong friends we could hope to have. We're also fans of Boise State University, fans of Central Washington University, and overall are strong advocates for what education does for everyone - at every level.

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