Brian has a 38-year track record in the technology industry and 33 years of experience creating custom database applications and data analytics solutions. As a consultant to Microsoft, Brian served as a member of the original SQL Server Reporting Services development team contributing to the original codebase of that product.
Brian is a nationally recognized speaker having presented over 70 sessions at national and regional conferences including the PASS Summit, SQL Server Connections, the Microsoft BI Conference, and various SQL Saturday events. Brian is a former columnist for SQL Server Magazine and a long-time author for McGraw-Hill Education. Brian’s publications include Data Analysis with Microsoft Power BI and Delivering Business Intelligence with Microsoft SQL Server 2016.
What Brian loves about the work he does:
I like creating analytics and insights that did not previously exist. I enjoy designing and implementing creative solutions to overcome data management issues. I also find training and mentoring particularly rewarding, especially when the lightbulb goes on and all of a sudden my mentee sees the potential of the tool in front of them.
What you might not know about Brian…
I worked for four years at the campus radio station in college. I did everything from soldering wires to DJing to news programming to producing radio dramas. Once, I even broadcast a parade live on the radio.
