Alejandro Romero is the Director of Analytics, Business Intelligence and Data Science at Elastic. He is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Utah. Alejandro has a passion for Marketing Strategic Analytics and for Data Engineering designed for modeling, reporting and visualization. Prior to joining Elastic, Alejandro worked at Pluralsight as the Head of Analytics and Data Engineering. He loves learning new things and spending time with his family.
Mohit is a Data Engineer, a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) and a consultant. Mohit has 15+ years of extensive experience in architecting large scale Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing and Big Data solutions with companies like Microsoft and some leading investment banks. As an expert in his field, Mohit has often shared his knowledge in Azure, Spark, SQL Server and Power BI at various public forums and as a corporate trainer. Mohit truly loves to teach and enjoys producing high-quality,
... more engaging learning materials for his sessions. In his free time, Mohit loves to read, enjoys photography and music.
Thomas LeBlanc (Microsoft Data Platform MVP) is a Data Enthusiast in Baton Rouge, La. He started his IT career as a COBOL programmer in 1989 while at LSU. Since then he has spent years as a developer, DBA and Data Warehousing/Business Intelligence Architect. Community involve includes the local SQL Server and Analytics User Groups as well as SQLSaturday. Speaking engagements have been a blessing at SQL Pass Summit, Live 360, VSLive and IT Dev Connections.
Warner is a SQL Server Certified Master, MVP, and Solutions Architect at Pythian, a global Canada-based company specializing in data and infrastructure services. A brief stint in .NET programming led to his early DBA formation, working for enterprise customers in Hewlett-Packard's ITO organization. From HP he transitioned to his current position at Pythian, managing multiple clients of different sizes and industries. He leads a highly-talented team of data professionals that keep things running
... moresmooth and innovate with all kinds of data solutions. When he's not working out of his office in Ottawa, Ontario, he can be found on the sandy beaches of his home country of Costa Rica.
Pinal Dave is an SQL Server Performance Tuning Expert and independent consultant with over 22 years of hands-on experience. He holds a Master of Science degree and numerous database certifications. Pinal has authored 14 SQL Server database books and 81 Pluralsight courses. To freely share his knowledge and help others build their expertise, Pinal has also written more than 5,800 database tech articles on his blog at https://blog.sqlauthority.com.