Dr. Derek Colley is the lead technical consultant for Optimal Computing, a boutique data consultancy based in the UK NW helping clients troubleshoot, configure, plan and deploy their data platforms. He specializes in data integration and database performance optimization, and is a PhD candidate with Staffordshire University, looking into methods of integrating AL query selection algorithms with the cost-based query optimizer. In his spare time, he enjoys building robots, going outdoors, and spending time with his four children.