Community
I'm incredibly proud to be a member of the data platform community, and love being able to give back by volunteering and presenting at events and user group meetings. Here's a list of all my community involvement, including events I plan to attend in the future.
If you would like me to come speak at your user group or event, please contact me!
2024
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| 2024-07-01 |
 Microsoft MVP: Data Platform |
| 2024-05-29 |
 Redgate Summit Chicago 2024 |
| 2024-05-16 |
DataGrillen 2024 |
| 2024-04-10 |
 PASS Data Community Summit 2024 Program Committee (Abstract Review) |
| 2024-03-19 |
SQLBits 2024 |
| 2024-02-20 |
Chicago Suburban SQL User Group |
| 2024-02-08 |
Chicago Data Professionals User Group |
| 2024-01-01 |
2024 Redgate Community Ambassador |
| 2024-01-01 |
 Chicago SQL Association (President) |
2023
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| 2023-12-13 |
Redmond SQL User Group |
| 2023-11-03 |
SQLBits 2024 (Abstract Review Team) |
| 2023-10-27 |
New Stars of Data, October 2023 (Mentor) |
| 2023-10-14 |
SQL Saturday #1046: Boston 2023 |
| 2023-07-19 |
Microsoft Data Professionals Charlotte |
| 2023-07-01 |
Microsoft MVP: Data Platform |
| 2023-05-24 |
EIGHTKB 2023 (Moderator) |
| 2023-05-12 |
New Stars of Data, May 2023 (Moderator) |
| 2023-05-08 |
PASS Data Community Summit 2023 Program Committee (Abstract Review) |
| 2023-03-08 |
New England SQL Server User Group |
| 2023-01-11 |
Microsoft Data Platform Continuity Virtual Group [Video] |
| 2023-01-01 |
2023 Friends of Redgate |
| 2023-01-01 |
Chicago SQL Association (President) |
2022
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| 2022-12-03 |
SQL Saturday #1028: Minnesota 2022 |
| 2022-11-16 |
PASS Data Community Summit 2022: Seattle, Washington |
| 2022-10-01 |
Data Saturday #28: Atlanta 2022 |
| 2022-09-28 |
Future Data Driven Summit 2022 |
| 2022-08-03 |
EIGHTKB 2022 (Moderator) |
| 2022-07-01 |
Microsoft MVP: Data Platform |
| 2022-06-03 |
DataGrillen 2022 |
| 2022-03-15 |
PASS Data Community Summit 2022 Program Committee (Abstract Review) |
| 2022-02-23 |
Database Professionals Virtual Meetup Group |
| 2022-01-01 |
2022 Friends of Redgate |
| 2022-01-01 |
Chicago SQL Association (President) |
2021
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| 2021-12-16 |
Microsoft Data Platform Continuity Virtual Group [Video] |
| 2021-11-24 |
Calgary Data User Group [Video] |
| 2021-11-10 |
PASS Data Community Summit 2021 |
| 2021-09-14 |
Triangle SQL Server User Group [Video] |
| 2021-09-14 |
Data Platform Geeks Summit 2021 [Video] |
| 2021-07-01 |
Microsoft MVP: Data Platform |
| 2021-05-28 |
Data Céilí 2021 |
| 2021-05-15 |
Data Saturday #8: Southwest US 2021 |
| 2021-04-12 |
Atlanta Azure Data User Group |
| 2021-02-27 |
Data Saturday #1: Pordenone, Italy |
| 2021-01-27 |
EIGHTKB 2021 [Video] |
| 2021-01-13 |
Redmond SQL User Group |
| 2021-01-01 |
2021 Friends of Redgate |
| 2021-01-01 |
Chicago SQL Association (President) |
2020
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| 2020-12-15 |
PASS HA/DR Virtual Group |
| 2020-12-03 |
Guest on "Geeks on Screens with Coffee" |
| 2020-12-02 |
Data Platform Geeks Summit 2020 |
| 2020-11-11 |
PASS Virtual Summit 2020 |
| 2020-11-06 |
Azure SQL Championship Judge |
| 2020-10-08 |
Chicago SQL Server User Group |
| 2020-08-29 |
SQL Saturday #997: Salt Lake City, Utah 2020 |
| 2020-08-15 |
SQL Saturday #945: Chicago, Illinois 2020 [Cancelled] (Organizer) |
| 2020-07-01 |
Microsoft MVP: Data Platform |
| 2020-05-30 |
SQL Saturday #986: Brisbane, Australia 2020 |
| 2020-05-02 |
Data Community Weekender Europe |
| 2020-05-01 |
PASS Summit 2020 Official Blogger |
| 2020-04-29 |
Data Platform Discovery Day US |
| 2020-03-30 |
Michiana PASS |
| 2020-02-12 |
New England SQL Server User Group |
| 2020-01-14 |
Wisconsin SQL Server User Group |
| 2020-01-01 |
2020 Friends of Redgate |
| 2020-01-01 |
PASS HA/DR Virtual Group (Co-Group Leader) |
| 2020-01-01 |
Chicago SQL Association (President) |
2019
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| 2019-12-15 |
PASS HA/DR Virtual Group |
| 2019-12-05 |
PASS Cloud Virtual Group |
| 2019-11-07 |
PASS Summit 2019: Seattle, Washington |
| 2019-11-01 |
Microsoft MVP: Data Platform |
| 2019-10-10 |
GroupBy Conference, October 2019 |
| 2019-09-13 |
Albuquerque SQL Server User Group |
| 2019-09-13 |
24 Hours of PASS: Summit Preview 2019 |
| 2019-09-13 |
SQL Saturday #886: Indianapolis, Indiana 2019 |
| 2019-05-06 |
PASS Summit 2020 Official Blogger |
| 2019-03-23 |
SQL Saturday #825: Chicago, Illinois 2019 (Organizer) |
| 2019-03-15 |
PASS Summit 2019 Program Committee |
| 2019-03-02 |
SQLBits 2019 (Volunteer) |
| 2019-03-02 |
SQLBits 2019 (Presenter) |
| 2019-03-02 |
SQLBits 2019 (Pre-Conference Speaker) |
| 2019-02-07 |
PASS Data Experts Series Webinar |
| 2019-01-15 |
PASS HA/DR Virtual Group |
| 2019-01-01 |
2019 Friends of Redgate |
| 2019-01-01 |
PASS HA/DR Virtual Group (Co-Group Leader) |
| 2019-01-01 |
Chicago SQL Association (President) |
2018
2017
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| 2017-11-01 |
PASS Summit 2017: Seattle, Washington |
| 2017-10-31 |
PASS Summit 2017: Seattle, Washington (Pre-Conference Session) |
| 2017-10-28 |
SQL Saturday #686: Portland, Oregon 2017 |
| 2017-08-10 |
Chicago SQL Server User Group |
| 2017-06-09 |
SQL Saturday #634: Iowa City, Iowa 2017 (Pre-Conference Session) |
| 2017-05-03 |
24 Hours of PASS: Data Security and Quality |
| 2017-05-03 |
SQL Saturday #604: Madison, Wisconsin 2017 |
| 2017-03-11 |
SQL Saturday #600: Chicago, Illinois 2017 (Organizer) |
| 2017-01-01 |
2017 Friends of Redgate |
| 2017-01-01 |
Chicago SQL Server User Group (Chapter Co-President) |
| 2017-01-01 |
Chicago SQL Association (President) |
2016
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| 2016-12-13 |
PASS DBA Fundamentals Virtual Chapter |
| 2016-11-17 |
PASS Security Virtual Chapter |
| 2016-10-26 |
PASS Summit 2016: Seattle, Washington |
| 2016-10-22 |
SQL Saturday #572: Portland, Oregon 2016 |
| 2016-10-13 |
Chicago SQL Server User Group |
| 2016-06-04 |
SQL Saturday #518: Portland, Maine 2016 |
| 2016-04-09 |
SQL Saturday #499: Madison, Wisconsin 2016 |
| 2016-03-05 |
SQL Saturday #484: Chicago, Illinois 2016 (Organizer) |
| 2016-02-12 |
PASS Summit 2016 Program Committee |
| 2016-01-01 |
2016 Friends of Redgate |
| 2016-01-01 |
Chicago SQL Server User Group (Chapter Co-President) |
| 2016-01-01 |
Chicago SQL Association (President) |
2015
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| 2015-10-27 |
PASS Summit 2015: Seattle, Washington |
| 2015-10-24 |
SQL Saturday #446: Portland, Oregon 2015 |
| 2015-10-08 |
Chicago SQL Server User Group |
| 2015-09-19 |
SQL Saturday #441: Denver, Colorado 2015 |
| 2015-09-15 |
Chicago Suburban SQL Server User Group |
| 2015-08-15 |
SQL Saturday #397: Omaha, Nebraska 2015 |
| 2015-08-08 |
SQL Saturday #402: Indianapolis, Indiana 2015 |
| 2015-07-22 |
 2015 PASS Nomination Committee (1-year term) |
| 2015-06-24 |
24 Hours of PASS (Moderator) |
| 2015-04-11 |
SQL Saturday #387: Madison, Wisconsin 2015 |
| 2015-02-26 |
PASS Summit 2015 Program Committee |
| 2015-02-12 |
Chicago SQL Server User Group (Moderator) |
| 2015-01-01 |
2015 Friends of Redgate |
| 2015-01-01 |
Chicago SQL Server User Group (Chapter Co-President) |
2014
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| 2014-12-11 |
Chicago SQL Server User Group |
| 2014-11-05 |
PASS Summit 2014: Seattle, Washington |
| 2014-11-03 |
Redgate SQL in the City Seattle 2014 |
| 2014-11-01 |
SQL Saturday #337: Portland, Oregon 2014 |
| 2014-09-20 |
SQL Saturday #331: Denver, Colorado 2014 |
| 2014-04-26 |
SQL Saturday #291: Chicago, Illinois 2014 (Organizer) |
| 2014-03-29 |
SQL Saturday #262: Boston, Massachusetts 2014 |
| 2014-03-11 |
Chicago Suburban SQL Server User Group |
| 2014-03-06 |
PASS Summit 2014 Program Committee |
| 2014-01-01 |
2014 Friends of Redgate |
| 2014-01-01 |
Chicago SQL Server User Group (Chapter Co-President) |
2013
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| 2013-12-12 |
Chicago SQL Server User Group |
| 2013-11-26 |
Northeast Wisconsin SQL Server User Group |
| 2013-10-18 |
PASS Summit 2013: Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 2013-09-23 |
 Tribal SQL (Co-Author) |
| 2013-05-21 |
Madison SQL Server User Group |
| 2013-04-13 |
SQL Saturday #211: Chicago, Illinois 2013 (Organizer) |
| 2013-04-06 |
SQL Saturday #206: Madison, Wisconsin 2013 |
| 2013-03-22 |
PASS Summit 2013 Program Committee |
2012
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| 2012-11-07 |
PASS Summit 2012: Seattle, Washington |
| 2012-11-03 |
SQL Saturday #172: Portland, Oregon 2012 |
| 2012-05-19 |
SQL Saturday #119: Chicago, Illinois 2012 |
| 2012-04-27 |
PASS Summit 2012 Program Committee |
| 2012-04-21 |
SQL Saturday #118: Madison, Wisconsin 2012 |
| 2012-02-22 |
Madison SQL Server User Group |
2011
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| 2011-10-27 |
SQL Saturday #101: Kansas City, Missouri 2011 |
| 2011-03-26 |
SQL Saturday #67: Chicago, Illinois 2011 |
2010
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| 2010-09-18 |
SQL Saturday #50: Iowa City, Iowa 2010 |
| 2010-08-24 |
PASS Summit 2010 Program Committee |
| 2010-08-03 |
Chicago SQL Server User Group |
| 2010-03-30 |
PASS Community Advisory Board |