User:Portlock49/sandbox

Nick Portlock is a technical trainer and consultant for Microsoft technologies. A uk citizen, he and his family have lived in Maine, USA since 1999. His education included Sunnyside Preparatory School in Mumbai (Bombay), Sherborne School (Dorset, UK) and Whitgift School (Croydon, UK). He attained a combined honours degree in Music and Mathematics at Exeter University.

From 1974 to 1994 he composed, arranged, conducted and produced music for advertising, mostly TV commercials. He also wrote music for many major product launches in several European countries. Together with Ian llande, Nick cofounded Mirage Films, based in London.

After becoming disenamoured with the direction of advertising music in Europe, he immersed himself in computers and Microsoft and has lost count of the number of Microsoft Certification exams he has passed (all first time!). In 1997 he became a Microsoft Certified trainer (MCT), and has been busy training and consulting ever since.