Ike Ellis has been active in the SQL Server community for twenty years.  He recently released the second edition of his book, Developing Azure Solutions.  He's a partner in a San Diego software studio, Crafting Bytes.  He's chairman of the San Diego Tech Immersion Group, a technical book club that meets once a month.  He co-chairs the San Diego Software Architects Group.  He's always down to make new friends.  He has spoken at many PASS Summits, Microsoft Azure & AI Conference, TechEd, SQLBits, and SQL in the City.  Reach out on twitter: @ike_ellis.