This is the last week for RMOUG Abstract Submissions for Training Days 2014!  Last day is Aug. 31st and we want your abstract to show us all you know and how much everyone else can learn from you! I’m thrilled to announce I have a great conference committee and we are on the road to a fantastic event this February, but we can’t do it without you, the great speakers of the Oracle Community.  Submit your abstract today and don’t be left out on all that RMOUG Training Days has to offer. If you are a seasoned speaker, you know how great…

I have a number of sessions going on the week of Oracle Open World and figured I better get some info out there with it just over a month away! My main sessions, along with others offered by my phenomenal, fellow Enkitec folks can be found here. I have also traded in my technical session at Oak Table World for two WIT, (Women in Technology) sessions.  The wonderful Kyle Hailey has built us a great web site to promote it and we’ve got Oracle’s support as we bridge between Oak and Oracle for these two exciting sessions where the women…

I will be presenting this next week at KSCOPE 2013.  I have a number of presentations, both technical and WIT, (Women in Technology) related.  My main presentation can be found listed with my speaker bio And the WIT panel, although a bit out of date, (our line up has changed a little…)  is here. I just forwarded my Imposter Syndrome slides onto Maria Colgan so she can review them and let me know what she thinks.  It’s a subject that seems to be very near to any successful woman’s heart, but what really surprises me is how many men I…

As many know, I joke about being a strange, ADHD kid.  I didn’t really fit in with the other kids and was really, really small for my age.  I was bullied and very much a loner.  Growing up, my closest friend was my middle sister, Kristi who is 2 1/2 years younger.  She was the golden child-  blond hair, blue eyes and very, very sweet.  She was so easy-going that she was often frustrated by other kids, so my easy-going, but, hyper personality was preferable to them and we were happy to hang out together. We grew up in a…

FYI-  If you want a login to my site, I’m going to have to approve you-  know why?  Because 99% of logins on WordPress on a daily basis are spammers trying to find a way to use different WordPress sites to peddle their wares. If I know you through my social media circles, you know where to email me and yes, I will gladly give you a login.  If I catch your login as the daily “User Approver” email onslought, then yes, I will approve you. Anyone technical from the database or development world is welcome here.  Your comments, recommendations…