Reza Rad

Reza Rad is a Microsoft Regional Director[https://rd.microsoft.com/en-us/reza-rad], an Author, Trainer, Speaker, and Consultant. He has a BSc in Computer engineering; he has more than 20 years of experience in data analysis, BI, databases, programming, and development, mainly on Microsoft technologies. He is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP[https://mvp.microsoft.com/en-us/PublicProfile/4030647?fullName=Reza%20%20Rad] for 13 straight years (from 2011 till now) for his dedication to Microsoft BI. Reza is an active blogger and co-founder of RADACAD[https://radacad.com/]. Reza is also co-founder and co-organizer of the Difinity[http://difinity.co.nz/] conference in New Zealand, and the Power BI Summit[https://www.globalpowerbisummit.com/] (the biggest Power BI conference) • CEO at RADACAD • Chairman and Director at Power BI Summit • Chairman and Director at Difinity conference (Since 2017) • Microsoft Regional Director (Since 2018) • Microsoft Data Platform MVP (Since 2011) • Leader of Data, Insights, and Power BI user group in Auckland, New Zealand (Since Microsoft Fast Track Recognized Solution Architect – Power Platform • Power BI All-Star award winner • Microsoft Power Platform Fast Track Solution Architect – Power BI • Dynamic Communities Emerald award winner • Author of more than ten books on BI, analytics, and Power BI • Speaker at many conferences such as Ignite, Microsoft Business Applications Summit, PASS, etc. • Blogger and content creator • Consultant and trainer • Microsoft Certified trainer • Microsoft Certified professional His articles on different aspects of technologies, mainly on BI, can be found on his blog: https://radacad.com/blog[https://radacad.com/blog]. He wrote some books on Microsoft BI and also is writing some others. He was also an active member on online technical forums such as MSDN and Experts-Exchange, and was a moderator of MSDN SQL Server forums, and is an MCP, MCSE, and MCITP of BI. He is the leader of the New Zealand Business Intelligence users group[https://www.meetup.com/New-Zealand-Business-Intelligence-User-Group/]. He is also the author of the very popular book Power BI from Rookie to Rock Star[https://radacad.com/online-book-power-bi-from-rookie-to-rockstar], which is free with more than 1700 pages of content and the Power BI Pro Architecture[https://www.apress.com/gp/book/9781484240144]. He also wrote a book on Row-Level Security in Power BI[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B082SFR2J4] and Basics of Power BI modeling[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08HWNZ7GC], which are valuable assets for Power BI users. He is an International Speaker in Microsoft Ignite, Microsoft Business Applications Summit, Data Insight Summit, PASS Summit, SQL Saturday, and user groups. And He is a Microsoft Certified Trainer. ************************************* Connect to Reza LinkedIn: Reza Rad[https://www.linkedin.com/in/rezarad/] LinkedIn: RADACAD[https://www.linkedin.com/company/radacad] Twitter: Reza Rad[https://twitter.com/Rad_Reza] Twitter: RADACAD[https://twitter.com/RADACAD_COM]