Who am I? Just an ordinary person like you who puts his pants on two legs at a time (try it sometimes, it is 50% faster.) I have been in the IT industry for more than 17 years as a corporate database developer, architect, as well as serving on the permanent unofficial committee to make sure the Internet still works. The majority of my experience has been with Microsoft SQL Server, in every version that has been released since 4.21a. Currently I am a senior data architect for the Christian Broadcasting Network in Virginia Beach, Virginia. I actually reside in Nashville, Tennessee, sometimes supporting our call center there. If you want a gander at the resume, you can it here: Louis Davidson Resume. I have a bachelor’s degree in computer science from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, with a minor in mathematics. I have been volunteering with the Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS) for nearly 10 years now. I have spoke at almost all of the PASS conferences, and a large number of SQL Saturday events. For a complete list of places I have spoken, check my schedule page or if you want slides from one of my session (perhaps you attended one?) I post my slides on my presentations page. In October 2004, I was awarded the Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award for SQL Server by Microsoft, an honor I am very proud to have been given and have so far continued to receive. In my “free” time, I write articles for my blog on SQLBlog.com, and write a blog on Simple-Talk's website that is themed to What Counts For A DBA. I have written three books on database design (well, technically three but the third one was really a retouching of a book I did for a company that no longer technically exists.) I am currently working on the fourth edition coming up in December 2011 (unless I forgot to update this page again.) I also recently wrote a book with Tim Ford called Performance Tuning with SQL Server Dynamic Management Views that I am very proud of, but it was the most difficult project I ever worked on.
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