I'm just a Bill. Yes I'm only a Bill And I'm sitting here on Capitol Hill...
I'm a "technology enthusiast" as a coworker tagged me in SharePoint. I've been programming computers in some fashion since I bought my first book when I was 7 years old at our school book fair, "Basic Fun: Computer Games, Puzzles, and Problems Children Can Write" ISBN 0380806061. I was 7 or 8 at the time and still own it. My friends were buying Go dog Go and I bought a computer book. Fortunately for me, that decision has lead to an enjoyable life behind a keyboard.
I love to solve problems of all shapes and sizes but I find I'm most effective with a SQL Server database in my pocket and SSIS in my hand. I am a member of SQL PASS, a SQL Server MVP,the organizer of the Kansas City SQL Saturday and have traveled the country bringing the good news of SQL Server to the masses.
Community
I am a firm believer in the power of SQL Server community.
User group activity
Kansas City SQL Server User Group
- 45 new language features for 2005/2008 - October 2010
- 2012 new language features - February 2012
- Type More, Click Less: Programmatic construction of SSIS packages - October 2013
Lincoln SQL Server User Group
- Kama Sutra of SSIS - April 2011
- 2012 new language features - July 2012
Adelaide SQL Server User Group
- Type More, Click Less: Programmatic construction of SSIS packages - November 2013
SQL Summit 2011
- First Timers program mentor
SQL Summit 2012
- Lightning talk on new 2012 SSIS deployment model (LT101)
- Hosted a Birds of a Feather lunch table on SSIS
- First Timers program mentor
SQL Summit 2013
- Type More, Click Less: Programmatically Build SSIS Packages
- First Timers program mentor
SQL Saturday
Kansas City
- #53 - CLR in SQL Server: A love story in 5 parts
- #101 - Kama Sutra of SSIS: A guide to loving ETL
- #159 - 2012 TSQL Sweets
- #191 - Type More, Click Less: Programmatically Build SSIS Packages
Omaha
- #91 - Kama Sutra of SSIS: A guide to loving ETL
- #91 - Getting started with CLR for fun and profit
- #197 - 2012 TSQL Sweets
Lincoln
Oregon
Chicago
Madison
- #118 - 2012 TSQL Sweets
St. Louis
- #154 - 2012 TSQL Sweets
- #154 - Kama Sutra of SSIS: A guide to loving ETL
- #236 - Somebody got BIDS Helper in my Data Tools
Colorado Springs
Denver
- #190 - Type More, Click Less: Programmatically build SSIS packages
- #190 - Somebody got BIDS Helper in my Data Tools
Below is a link to my StackExchange profile where I try to help others with their SSIS challenges.
A copy of my resume is on DropBox
