Cincinnati SQL Server UG

Steve has worked in IT in numerous capacities over the past 20 years ranging from systems administration and security to business intelligence to application design and development.  While he has experience with traditional database and development technologies, his most recent efforts have been in design and development using open source languages and tools.  In addition to developing software, Steve has held senior management and architect positions at fortune 500 and 100 level companies respectively.  Steve holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Cincinnati.

Phil has been working with .Net since the first betas, and developing software for over 20 years. Phil is a Microsoft MVP and holds MCSD, MCDBA, and CSM certifications.  Phil’s experience includes Smart Client/WPF, ASP.NET/MVC, and eCommerce as well as mentoring teams in .Net, SQL Server, and Agile. Phil is a contributing author to www.nPlus1.org, teaches custom classes, speaks at national and regional events, and is a passionate member of the developer community (serving as a director for the Cincinnati .Net User’s Group and Software Architecture SIG).  Phil works as a Principal Consultant with Pinnacle Solutions Group, Inc. (www.pinnsg.com), is a Firefighter/Paramedic, and volunteers for the Ski Patrol.

Craig Utley is a Mentor and senior architect with Solid Quality Learning, where he focuses on business intelligence (BI), .NET application development, and developer productivity issues. Craig has been working with Microsoft database technologies since 1993 and with Microsoft development tools since 1991. He is the former president of a custom software development company and has been an independent consultant since 1997, except for a year at Microsoft as a Program Manager on the SQL Server Customer Advisory Team, where he worked with some of the world's largest Microsoft Business Intelligence customers. He is a published author of books, articles, and white papers, and is a speaker at conferences and to various user groups. His latest book, Business Intelligence with Microsoft® Office PerformancePoint Server 2007, was released in February 2008.