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About Me

Who I Am

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MCSE BI
MCSE Data Platform
MCSA SQL Server 2012
MCITP SQL 2008

Speaking Engagements
2017-10   Live Webinar on Data Validation
2017-06   Live Webinar on Critical Success Points for BI Implementations
2017-04    Live Webinar on R&A with Salesforce Data
2017-03    Live Webinar on SSAS Performance Tuning with Extended Events
2017-01    SQL Saturday #595 | Cleveland 2017
2016-12    Live Webinar on PBI Integration with SSRS
2016-04    SQL Saturday #492 | Phoenix 2016
2016-03    SQL Saturday #500 | Boston 2016
2016-03    Live Webinar on Building Your BI House with a Blueprint
2016-02    SQL Saturday #473 | Cleveland 2016
2016-01    SQL Saturday #477 | Atlanta BI Edition 2016
2015-10    Pittsburgh SQL Server User Group

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What I Read

My Favorite Technical Reads
  • Expert Cube Development with SSAS Multidimensional Models by Chris Webb
  • The Kimball Group Reader by Ralph Kimball
  • ​Practical MDX Queries by Art Tennick

My Favorite Leadership Reads
  • It's Your Ship: Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy by Michael Abrashoff
  • Racing to Win: Establish Your Gameplan for Success by Joe Gibbs
  • Thinking for a Change: 11 Ways Highly Successful People Approach Life and Work by John C. Maxwell
​What I Just Finished Reading
  • The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King

What I'm Reading Now
  • Gods and Kings by Lynn Austin

What I Might Read Next
  • Quiet Strength by Tony Dungy

What I Read Constantly
  • Cookbooks
  • Cooking Magazines
  • Facebook blog posts

What I Should Read More Of
  • The Bible
  • Knowing God by J. I. Packer
Thank you for visiting my blog site and previewing this page to learn about me!  I am a Microsoft Certified Solution Expert in BI and Data Platform, and am a Microsoft Certified Solutions  Associate in SQL Server 2012.  I have worked with SQL Server since 1999 and version 7.0, and have worked daily with Azure tools specifically since 2017.  I also have over 10 years of experience with Oracle, beginning with 8i and through to 11g.

I am currently employed by Microsoft having made a left career turn into content writing.  

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