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The Social DBA: Resources for Career Building

Careers in Information Technology (including database professionals) are often viewed as solitary endeavours pursued by hunched-over people in darkened cubicles; the focus of this presentation is to provide the audience with an exposure to a rich social environment of other database professional, including social media, face-to-face interactions, and how (and why) to step into the conversation.

Session Level: Beginner

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Stuart Ainsworth

Stuart R Ainsworth, MA, MEd is a Database Architect working in the realm of Financial Information Security; over the last 15 years, he's worked as a Research Analyst, a report writer, a DBA, a programmer, and a public speaking professor. He's one of the chapter leaders for AtlantaMDF, the Atlanta chapter of PASS. A master of air guitar, he has yet to understand the point of Rock Band ("You push buttons? What's that all about?").

Contact URL: http://www.codegumbo.com