David James Clarke

David James Clarke IV, CNI, CNE, and CNA, has devoted his career to helping people attain IT certification through study guides, eLearning and BootCamps. He is the original creator of the CNE Study Guide phenomenon and author of numerous best-selling books for Novell Press, including Novell's CNA Study Guide for NetWare 6, Novell's CNE Update to NetWare 6, Novell's CNE Study Guide for NetWare 6 and the Clarke Notes series.

Clarke is the cofounder and Chief Evangelist of Toolwire where he developed the company's learning methodology and originated the concept of live, hands-on learning for students in an anywhere, anytime format. He is also the developer of The Clarke Tests (an interactive learning system) and producer of the best-selling video series, “So You Wanna Be a CNE?”

Clarke speaks at numerous national conferences and currently lives and plays on the beach in sunny California with his wife and two lovely daughters.