{"id":7578,"date":"2014-03-29T12:29:49","date_gmt":"2014-03-29T12:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/round-lake.dustinice.workers.dev:443\/http\/john.deardurff.com\/?page_id=112"},"modified":"2026-08-28T14:04:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T14:04:45","slug":"about-john","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/round-lake.dustinice.workers.dev:443\/https\/sqlmct.com\/about-john\/","title":{"rendered":"About John"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/round-lake.dustinice.workers.dev:443\/https\/sqlmct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Deardurff_Sketchbook-1024x840.png\" alt=\"John Deardurff Sketchbook\" class=\"wp-image-9886\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.2190752624776071;width:819px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/round-lake.dustinice.workers.dev:443\/https\/sqlmct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Deardurff_Sketchbook-1024x840.png 1024w, https:\/\/round-lake.dustinice.workers.dev:443\/https\/sqlmct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Deardurff_Sketchbook-300x246.png 300w, https:\/\/round-lake.dustinice.workers.dev:443\/https\/sqlmct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Deardurff_Sketchbook-768x630.png 768w, https:\/\/round-lake.dustinice.workers.dev:443\/https\/sqlmct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Deardurff_Sketchbook.png 1249w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before joining Microsoft, I spent nearly two decades helping IT professionals grow their careers through hands-on, practical training. Starting at Microsoft as a Premier Field Engineer and later as a Senior Cloud Solution Architect, I supported customers as they modernized their data platforms and adopted Azure based solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, as the Global Delivery Solution Lead for the Data and Apps portfolio, I focus on driving workshop consistency, strengthening IP governance, and scaling skilling through structured readiness programs across the delivery community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have been a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/round-lake.dustinice.workers.dev:443\/https\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/credentials\/certifications\/mct-certification\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Microsoft Certified Trainer since June 2000<\/a><\/strong>, and along the way have earned <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/round-lake.dustinice.workers.dev:443\/https\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/users\/sqlmct\/transcript\/dr528i63n2qggok\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">70 Microsoft Certifications<\/a>.<\/strong> I had the honor of representing the United States as an <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/round-lake.dustinice.workers.dev:443\/https\/sqlmct.com\/mct-regional-leads\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MCT Regional Lead (2012\u2013202<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/round-lake.dustinice.workers.dev:443\/https\/sqlmct.com\/mct-regional-leads\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>2<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/round-lake.dustinice.workers.dev:443\/https\/sqlmct.com\/mct-regional-leads\/\"><strong>)<\/strong><\/a>, supporting thousands of trainers and helping raise the bar for instructional excellence. One of my proudest moments was being the <a href=\"https:\/\/round-lake.dustinice.workers.dev:443\/https\/sqlmct.com\/enrique-lima-award-2018-deardurff\/\"><strong>2018 Enrique Lima Award <\/strong><\/a>recipient for MCT Community service that was voted on by my peers from around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019ve also been recognized as a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/round-lake.dustinice.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.credly.com\/badges\/8937c80c-1767-461b-87fd-bde269674732\/public_url\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Microsoft MVP for Data Platform (2016\u20132018)<\/a><\/strong>, which reflects my long-standing affection for SQL Server and the data community. I continued to deepen my expertise by earning the <a href=\"https:\/\/round-lake.dustinice.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.credly.com\/badges\/0d7a2611-bd41-4e82-90ec-8aae71ad45e3\/public_url\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>SQL Skills Blackbelt for SQL Server<\/strong><\/a>. My journey has always blended hands-on technical work with teaching, writing, and community leadership. The constant through all of it has been one simple passion: To educate, elevate, and empower everyone to achieve more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> A few highlights:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>New Horizons Top 25 Worldwide Technical Instructor in 2015 and 2016 <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Co\u2011Organizer for SQL Saturday Indianapolis (2015\u20132020) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PASS Summit Ambassador (2017\u20132019) and Speaker (2018) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Microsoft Ignite MCT Ambassador (2015\u20132021) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Microsoft IP Contribution Platinum Award (2023 &#8211; 2026)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Microsoft Delivery Excellence Builder Award (2025) and Accelerator Award (2026) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Microsoft Top Marks Gold Award for Customer Satisfaction (2026)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Guest speaker at over 80 SQL Saturday and Azure Data Community events across the U.S.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, I have also served as the Technical Editor for Apress Publishing on both the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/round-lake.dustinice.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.amazon.com\/Server-2022-Query-Performance-Tuning\/dp\/1484288904\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1WPQDMGUYRXX2&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.pdvifh_QAMFV_67tGOsxwlBlbNQJ26xmY6oru-hI4lBE02gbGvyNQyAM35aum9GJ5pkieO5M9vg1K6tH4IFET9N6nbXqMvH9Iq-u1PUoEehaIpYlDD9hWBwobGO0ywXbAUuMeBBq7lvuUhaIehTKdJXk3Ho1GU7Mmwi9oXMGxBbXMWYLAbHBBo3zNzLXvx1mUXIlQPx29z7eqk3CT1vhVnfvpK8WF2xz7v8_4qNuugY.KyWcnExyKY3Ex4utdXmCPpJuAp_MtBuUmrDP7GzIr4w&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=sql+server+2022+query+performance+tuning&amp;qid=1771577765&amp;sprefix=sql+server+2022+p%2Caps%2C180&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SQL Server 2022<\/a> <\/strong>and <a href=\"https:\/\/round-lake.dustinice.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.amazon.com\/Server-2025-Query-Performance-Tuning\/dp\/B0FHJT2736\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3EZNX7IA5M4HK&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.GBngo6Y1fEZVeCR_YXwgnAa6N__bbxXleHg6kEWl54vsLU3XWzWPpIt4M7heLW97oR9ik8gz0Lgexvmb0QsHPRJr52uo3voZc6ZelSRU0L5sXt9eT2wLATpu5RBQO3H1V5UouAf8x51Ghcs5RPRDZqKC2vaM7TvThTA7mt18W3qJf3gCQBf4HyfvhQ_cNxSd5zHjyA0nww-_iuBN58czLLtQBqeBRtyJvt0Y9QnioSU.V_vq1qIU3ChNvqLqSeto8av5NoSkxIdGoOdqUdAawlE&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=sql+server+2025+query+performance+tuning&amp;qid=1771577795&amp;sprefix=sql+server+2025+query+performance+tuning%2Caps%2C138&amp;sr=8-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>SQL Server 2025 Query Performance Tuning<\/strong><\/a> books and have developed video training content for Apress focused on <a href=\"https:\/\/round-lake.dustinice.workers.dev:443\/https\/sqlmct.com\/writing-t-sql-videos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>T\u2011SQL Query Writing<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"224\" src=\"https:\/\/round-lake.dustinice.workers.dev:443\/https\/sqlmct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MVP_MCT_SQL.png\" alt=\"MVP Alumni, Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), SQL Skills Blackbelt\" class=\"wp-image-9448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/round-lake.dustinice.workers.dev:443\/https\/sqlmct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MVP_MCT_SQL.png 640w, https:\/\/round-lake.dustinice.workers.dev:443\/https\/sqlmct.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MVP_MCT_SQL-300x105.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A much younger John earned the Eagle Scout award from the Boys Scout of America in 1986 and served in the Indiana Army National Guard from 1987 through 1993. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/round-lake.dustinice.workers.dev:443\/https\/john.deardurff.com\/final-college-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bachelor of Science: Network Administration<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/round-lake.dustinice.workers.dev:443\/https\/john.deardurff.com\/official-mba-graduate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Master of Business Administration: IT Management<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/round-lake.dustinice.workers.dev:443\/https\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/users\/sqlmct\/transcript\/dr528i63n2qggok\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">70 Microsoft Certifications and 92 Microsoft Exams<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/round-lake.dustinice.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.credly.com\/badges\/02c026c2-6c44-4a43-a4c4-e6e92cb126fa\/public_url\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Microsoft Certified Trainer (2000 &#8211; Current)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a 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