Brian Alderman has his master's in Computer Information Systems and is currently employed by Mindsharp which is located in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area of Minnesota. Since 1995, he has held several Microsoft certifications that currently include; MCT, MCTS for SharePoint, MCITP for SQL Server(R), MCSA and MCSE for Windows Server(R), and also his PMP certification. As a Senior Technical Instructor and Consultant he has nearly 15 years of experience in networking, SQL Server databases, SharePoint technologies, and project management. Brian's previous publications include Windows 2000 Professional and SQL Server 2000 Administration. He is an active speaker at SharePoint Industry conferences including SharePoint Saturday's and the SharePoint Best Practices Conference.