About Me

SQL Server Expert

I am a Microsoft certified SQL Server expert with over 20 years of experience.  Creating secure, reliable, and fast data structures is my passion, and I want to share my expertise with you.

Writer

I am passionate about sharing my experience with the community, making information available and seamless to the world.  Check out my blog and look for my various articles across the internet.

Public Speaker

I love an audience.  I have experience speaking to dozens or thousands, and I love to share my knowledge and experience.  I would be happy to speak at your event with content ranging from very technical to more conceptual and business-friendly.

Certifications

MCSA: SQL 2016 Database Development

MCSA: SQL 2016 Database Development Seal

 This certification demonstrates your skills as a database professional, for both on-premises and cloud-based databases.  

MCITP: Database Administrator 2008

MCITP: Database Administrator 2008 Seal

 The Database Administrator 2008 certification is for IT professionals who are working in an environment in which Microsoft SQL Server 2008 is used for database solutions.  

MCITP: Database Developer 2008

MCITP: Database Developer 2008 Seal

 The Database Developer 2008 certification is for IT professionals who are working in an enterprise environment that has more than 500 personal computers and more than 100 servers and mostly create solutions for all types of enterprise issues.

MCITP: Business Intelligence Developer 2008

MCITP: Business Intelligence Developer 2008 Seal

The Business Intelligence Developer 2008 certification is for IT professionals who design and plan business intelligence (BI) solutions by using Microsoft SQL Server 2008 BI tools.

MCTS: SQL Server 2005

MCTS: SQL Server 2005 Seal

 A Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist certification proves your skills on a particular Microsoft technology, such as the Windows operating system, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft SQL Server, or Microsoft Visual Studio. 

Testimonials

Elopak

“Every requested task was completed fully in a short period of time. The service and communication is simply remarkable.”

Guaranty Home Mortgage

“Steven was great to work with, he listened to our needs and got the projects completed very quickly.”

Falcon Law

“I was very pleased with the entire experience, Steven was very professional and knowledgeable.”

Origin Music

“The quality that most impressed me is the patience with which we were allowed to pursue our expectations. We had very little experience and so it took us a long time to get to exactly what we wanted and to identify what we could afford.”

Work Experience

2019 to Now

The SQL Guy - Owner, SQL Expert

2006 to Now

Henderson Data Solutions - Owner, CEO, SQL Team Lead

2006 to 2010

Asurion - Sr Database Analyst

2004 to 2006

Blue Cross of Tennessee - Sr Information Systems Analyst, IS Supervisor, DBA

2001 to 2004

The Medstat Group - Application Engineer

2000 to 2001

General Electric - Software Engineer