About Tim Ford

Timothy Ford has been working with Microsoft SQL Server for almost 10 years, originally as a developer in SQL Server 7.0 and Visual Basic 6; now as a DBA for the last 8 years.  He specializes in mining information from the system tables for automation of administrative tasks and troubleshooting performance matters.  Tim has been a volunteer with the Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS) since 2002, serving as a founding leader of the DBA Special Interest Groups, on the Program Committee for 5 years, on the Editorial Committee, and as the co-creator and host of the annual SIG Quizbowl presented at each of the opening receptions of the PASS Summit for the past 5 years.  He is an author and blogger, writing technical articles for MSSQLTips.com, Simple-Talk, SQL Server Central, and SQLServerpedia, where he also serves as the DBA Section Editor.  Tim was one of the SQL Magazine Innovators of the Year for 2008 and is featured on the cover and in the associated story in the January 2008 issue.

When not engaged in the world of T/SQL you'll usually find him with a camera or spatula in his hands as he enjoys photography and cooking. 

Links:
http://www.ford-it.com/sqlagentman
http://www.mssqltips.com/author.asp?authorid=13
http://sqlserverpedia.com/wiki/Editors#Timothy_Ford.2C_Database_Administration_Editor