With over 9 years computing experience, Nathan H.O splits his time between software development, training, consulting and developing courseware. His work, though mainly aligned towards software development, has also obligated him severally to handle networking and network design assignments. His extensive skill-set has enabled services to be extended to clients in Kenya, Ethiopia and Rwanda. Nathan is a SQL Server MVP, Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer (MCSD), Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA), Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) and almost a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) on the Windows 2003 certification track. He is also a BrainBench Certified SQL Server Database Administrator. Nathan moderates the SQL Server Performance Forum (more than 1500 members). He is also a member of the SQL Server Magazine forum and the AfricaDotNet discussion forum. He is also a founding member of the Rwanda .NET user group and runs the group website in his free time.He maintains a blog at http://blogs.geekdojo.net/nathan and a development website at http://www.geocities.com/vbkenyaSpecialties: Software design and development, database administration, Server architecture, messaging and security