Brian Kelley

SQL Server MVP; Database Administrator / Architect at AgFirst Farm Credit Bank

Columbia, South Carolina Area

Current
  • Minister to Junior High Students at Spears Creek Baptist Church
  • Database Administrator / Architect at AgFirst Farm Credit Bank
Past
  • Intern Programmer at Quant Systems (Sole Proprietorship)
  • Shareware Developer / BBS SysOp at Quik Rabbit Computing / THS (Self-employed)
Education
  • The Citadel
  • South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics
Connections
289 connections
Industry
Computer Software

Brian Kelley’s Summary

Infrastructure Architect, Security Architect, Directory Services Administrator (Active Directory), Senior SQL Server DBA, MySQL DBA, Visual Basic Developer, Web Developer, SQL Server Author, SQL Server columnist

Brian Kelley’s Specialties:

infrastructure architecture, security architecture, information security, SQL Server, MySQL, Perl, Active Directory, IIS


Brian Kelley’s Experience

  • Minister to Junior High Students

    Spears Creek Baptist Church

    (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Religious Institutions industry)

    April 2008Present (1 year 8 months)

  • Database Administrator / Architect

    AgFirst Farm Credit Bank

    (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Banking industry)

    January 2000Present (9 years 11 months)

    Currently: Senior SQL Server DBA; Formerly: Infrastructure Architect, Security Architect, Directory Services Administrator (Active Directory), MySQL DBA, Visual Basic Developer, Web Developer, PKI Administrator, Windows Server system administrator

  • Children's Minister

    Southeast Community Church

    (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Religious Institutions industry)

    January 2005October 2007 (2 years 10 months)

    Children's minister for newborns through 6th grade. Church elder.

  • Consultant

    BellSouth Advertising and Publishing Company

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Telecommunications industry)

    August 1999December 1999 (5 months)

    Windows NT system administrator, web developer

  • Communications-Computer Systems Officer

    United States Air Force

    (Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Military industry)

    June 1995June 1999 (4 years 1 month)

    project manager (ADP Comm-Computers Level I certification), webmaster, technical team lead

  • Intern Programmer

    Quant Systems (Sole Proprietorship)

    (Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)

    May 1994October 1994 (6 months)

    Visual Basic Programmer, LAN Administrator

  • Shareware Developer / BBS SysOp

    Quik Rabbit Computing / THS (Self-employed)

    (Self-Employed; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)

    March 1988May 1993 (5 years 3 months)

    BBS Door Programmer (QuickBasic) and SysOp for Wildcat!, Spitfire, T.A.G., and Telegard BBSes.


Brian Kelley’s Education

  • The Citadel

    B.S., B.A. , Physics, Mathematics-Natural Sciences , 19911995

    Activities and Societies:
    Alpha Phi Omega, Regimental Band and Pipes, C.A.D.R.E., Air Force ROTC, Arnold Air Society, Officers' Christian Fellowship, Full Gospel Businessmen's Fellowship International, Phi Kappa Phi,Sigma Pi Sigma, Honors Program
  • South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics

    19891991


Additional Information

Brian Kelley’s Interests:

chess, soccer, reading, theology, anime

Brian Kelley’s Groups:

Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS), Midlands PASS, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), SQL Server Worldwide Users Group (SSWUG), ISACA, SQLServerCentral.com, Toastmasters International (Tunnelvision Echoes chapter)

  •    MVP@work - most valuable professionals
  •    SQL Server
  •    Security Crew
  •    The Citadel Military College of South Carolina
  •    The Enterprise Architecture Network
  •    IT Specialist (27,000+ Information Technology Professionals)
  •    Information Security Community
  •    Database
  •    Microsoft SQL Server Developers group
  •    VMware Virtual Community
  •    Linked DBA
  •    VMware Virtualization & Cloud Computing Group
  •    Database Experts
  •    Citrix
  •    Microsoft Most Valuble Professionals
  •    SQL Server Professionals
  •    SQL Professionals & Wizards.
  •    Microsoft MVP - Group
  •    Ethical Hacker
  •    Microsoft Business Intelligence
  •    PASS Professional Association for SQL Server
  •    SQLDBA
  •    SQLServerCentral
  •    MySQL Professionals
  •    Database Developers and Architects Group
  •    SQL Server Administrators
  •    SQL_Server2008_TSQL
  •    The Official Toastmasters International Members Group
  •    Active Directory Administrators Group
  •    Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs)
  •    PASS
  •    SC GSSM Alumni
  •    .SQL
  •    United States Chess Federation
  •    Microsoft MVP - Professional Group
  •    The Citadel Young Alumni Group
  •    Shake I.T. Up - Columbia
  •    SC Midlands Chapter of ISACA
  •    Syngress
  •    IIS Administrators
  •    SQLSat Networking Group
  •    SQL Bloggers
  •    Exceptional DBAs
  •    Columbia, SC SharePoint Users Group
  •    MSSQLTips

Brian Kelley’s Honors:

Microsoft MVP - SQL Server, CISA, MCP, MCSE, Security+, CC


Brian Kelley’s Contact Settings

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  • career opportunities
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  • expertise requests
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