I’ve been involved with tech for a long time, going back to my first computer camp in the 1980s working on what were probably VAXes and some Apple IIs as well. I bought my first computer, a TRS-80 Model 1, from my uncle. I earned that thing by working hard for my family and was always grateful. I probably mostly played games on it, but I think I learned a lot of patience which has served me well.
Now I’m a Database Administrator with tons of experience on many OSes (VMS, Unix, Windows), multiple platforms (Oracle, Pervasive, Ingres, and of course Microsoft SQL Server), and a variety of industries to boot.
I currently am a Senior Consultant at 3Cloud having a lot of fun working with a variety of very talented people. I am also on the leadership team for Oregon Data Community, a former PASS sanctioned chapter (but that’s another story), and a great way to meet lots of people and just talk about data.
For fun I like to travel around and speak at SQL Saturdays to see my friends, learn more about different topics, and push myself to really learn a topic so I can share the information and make myself a better person.
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I’d like to take this chance with Father’s Day coming up and my mother’s birthday to thank the two people who really made me and got me where I am today. Thanks to their love of knowledge and education (they were both teachers), along with a healthy dose of hard work and perseverance, I’d like to think that I’ve continued to embody those beliefs and qualities.
I’d also like to thank all of my SQL Family. I wouldn’t be in my great job without their continued tough love support!
*Peace*