About the Author

Len Silverston is an author, lecturer, consultant, and pioneer in the field of data management. He has devoted the last 20 years to helping organizations build and integrate information systems, using his unique approaches to develop information architectures, design databases, and solve data management issues.

Mr. Silverston has been an invited speaker at numerous national and international conferences and has written many articles on database design and data warehousing in publications such as Data Management Review and Data Warehouse Institute’s Journal of Data Warehousing.

Len Silverston is the founder and owner of Universal Data Models, LLC (www.universaldatamodels.com), a Colorado-based firm providing consulting and training to help enterprises customize and implement universal data models and develop holistic, integrated systems. Universal Data Models, LLC, has helped many diverse organizations develop data architectures and designs in a fraction of the typical time through its extensive repository of reusable data models and data warehouse designs. The company offers several seminars that provide tools to deliver higher quality databases and information systems in less time.

Mr. Silverston lives in Castle Rock, Colorado, with his wife Annette and his daughters, Danielle and Michaela. He holds a master’s degree in Computer Science from Renssellear Polytechnic Institute with a specialization in database management systems.

He can be reached at lsilverston@univdata.com ...

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