Steve Jones
Steve Jones is a Microsoft SQL Server MVP and has been working with SQL Server since version 4.2 on OS/2.
After working as a DBA and developer for a variety of companies, Steve co-founded the community website SQLServerCentral.com in 2001. Since 2004, Steve has been the full-time editor of the site, ensuring it continues to be a great resource for SQL Server professionals. Over the last decade, Steve has written hundreds of articles about SQL Server for SQLServerCentral.com, SQL Server Standard magazine, SQL Server Magazine, and Database Journal.
Grant Fritchey
Grant Fritchey is a SQL Server MVP with over 20 years experience in IT including time spent in support and development.
Grant has worked with SQL Server since version 6.0 back in 1995. He has developed in VB, VB.Net, C# and Java. Grant volunteers at PASS with the Editorial Committee and is president of the Southern New England SQL Server Users Group (SNESSUG). He has authored books for Apress and Simple-Talk, and joined Red Gate as a Product Evangelist in January 2011.
Aaron Nelson
Aaron is a Senior SQL Server Architect with over 10 years of experience in Architecture, Business Intelligence, Development, and Performance Tuning of SQL Server.
He has experience managing enterprise wide data needs in both transactional and data warehouse environments.
Noemi Moreno
BI Developer, Red Gate Software
Noemi joined Red Gate a year ago bringing a wealth of BI experience, including MCTS: SQL Server 2008, Business Intelligence Development and Maintenance, and MCITP: Business Intelligence Developer 2008.
Tom Austin
SQL International Team Representative
Tom has spent the last 3 years with the SQL tools division, focusing exclusively on developer tools. He's worked closely with customers from many different industries to improve efficiency and productivity in their development environments. Recently he has been involved in webinars focusing on database versioning using SQL Source Control.
Mitchel Sellers
CEO, IowaComputerGurus Inc
Mitchel Sellers is a Microsoft C# MVP and the CEO of IowaComputerGurus Inc. Through IowaComputerGurus Mitchel has worked with client's all over the world to build software solutions to meet their needs and has also helped numerous teams of developers adopt best practices for development, performance monitoring, and source control. Mitchel is a regular speaker at .NET and SQL events and regularly posts articles at MitchelSellers.com.
Tim Radney
Lead DBA, Synovus Financial Corp
Tim is a Lead System DBA for a top 40 US held bank. He's the chapter leader for the Columbus GA SQL Users Group and a PASS Regional Mentor for Greater South East US. Tim is a Microsoft Systems Admin turned DBA.
Prior to becoming a full time DBA he spent 10 years supporting Citrix, Novell, Windows, IIS, and MSSQL.
Robin Anderson
Software Tester, Red Gate
Robin has the enviable position of getting to break Red Gate’s software as often as humanly possible, using his powers for the good of the product. He started at Red Gate in 2009 testing and developing DBA-focused SQL Server products including SQL Backup and SQL Monitor. Robin provides expert knowledge on Windows and computer networking.
David Atkinson
Project Manager, Red Gate
Since 2005 David has worked on a number of tools for SQL Server beginning with SQL comparison and deployment tools. More recently David’s attention has been focused on bringing SQL Source Control to market. He is currently on a mission to bring the benefits of continuous integration and other Agile practices to database development teams.
David Simner
Software Engineer, Red Gate
David joined the SQL tools division in 2009 as a software engineer and has worked on three different products in as many years. Currently his attention is on Red Gate’s SQL Compare, specifically working on the TeamCity plugin for database continuous integration, and is one of the six Build Masters at Red Gate. David has presented twice at both the SQL Bits conference and SQL in the City London, and also spoke at SQL in the City LA in 2011.
Simon Galbraith
CEO, Red Gate
Simon is the co-founder and Chief Exec of Red Gate Software. Over the past 13 years, together with Joint CEO and school friend Neil Davidson, Simon has been part of Red Gate’s growth from a 2 person firm operating out of a spare room to today’s 260 person outfit with hundreds of thousands of users. Although Simon’s responsibilities are primarily strategic, his background is technical with qualifications including a PhD in physics from Cambridge University and former employment with Shell and ThornEMI.
Robert Pearl
SQL Server MVP
Robert is President of Pearl Knowledge Solutions, Inc., and SQL MVP/SME and solutions-oriented Senior DBA with 12+ years of experience. Robert is a SQLCommunity/SQLSaturday evangelist and promoter. He is maintains his regular blog at SQLServerCentral.com, called Pearl Knows. Robert was voted TOP BLOGGER, in the 2011 SQL Magazine Community Choice Awards. He is also creator and developer of the award-winning SQLCentric – a web-based DB monitoring & alert system with the DBA in mind.