SUMMARY

• Proven leadership skills at the Lead, Supervisor and Management levels.
• A mature, team - oriented, energetic individual with a focus on success and service.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Unquestionable personal and business integrity.
• Strong interpersonal, and relationship development skills.
• Versatile self-starter with a proven ability to learn quickly, adapt and deliver high-quality results on time.
• Strong document driven organizational skills, with the ability to develop and execute plans and accomplish goals successfully.
• Ability to create a collaborative work environment.
• Proven ability to bring complex projects to completion and on time and budget.
• Database Administration and development.
• Virtual server support with Virtual-box and some VMWare.
• Application Development skills
• CRM and Case Management support / services development.
• ETL integration across multiple server and Mainframe applications.
• Infrastructure Support / Projects - Open systems, network (LAN, WAN), storage, security.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating Systems: Windows 3.1-Present, NT 3 - Win Server 2012; Linux Red Hat 6 - Fedora 16 & Ubuntu 11.04 & Mint 16 - 18

Programming Languages: tSQL, SSIS, PL/SQL, XML, Perl, Powershell, AutoIT, DOS batch, some Python and some C#.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior Database Administrator

Confidential, Irving Texas

Responsibilities:

• Remote and on premises MS SQL Server 2008; 2012; 2014; 2016; 2017 on HP server hardware, VM’s, Azure VM’s, and Azure SQLDBs.
• Remote and on premises MySQL 5.x systems
• Production, Staging and Development systems for all platforms
• Powershell
• Azure hosted Hadoop database on Linux nodes.
• SQLDownUnder
• SQLSharp

Senior Database Architect / Administrator

Confidential, Texas

Responsibilities:

• Lead a database team and design the architecture of data warehouse systems for credit report history.
• Support and maintain existing database fabric. Consult internal and external development teams and customers on big data solutions such as Hadoop HDFS, MongoDB, Cassandra, and Neo4j database solutions.
• Heavy work with Service Broker and XML. Write stored procedures, triggers, views, and functions in tSQL.
• Develop reports in SSRS which identify health of indexes, agent jobs, and disk utilization. Installs, maintains, supports, and documents Production, Development, Testing and Reporting database systems.
• Conduct Database Performance Tuning, Database Security, investigations, development and maintenance.
• Recommends solutions by defining database physical structure and functional capabilities, database security, data back-up, and recovery specifications. Investigates, troubleshoots and corrects data and user related system errors, and ensures data integrity.
• Maintain windows clustered environments supporting SQL server version 2008, 2008 R2, 2012, 2014 and 2016.
• Lead development JAD sessions. Conduct training. Maintain a spirit of openness, information sharing inquisitiveness, problem-solving and support for common goals.
• Work with Powershell, DOS batch files, Perl, python and some C#. Use the Ola Halgren, Paul Randal, Glenn Berry scripts and Brent Ozar tools.

Sr Technical Service Engineer

Confidential, Richardson Texas

Responsibilities:

• Lead a team that provides on site software (both ARGO and SQL Server) installation and configuration assistance to projects.
• Perform backup and restores of SQL Server databases from testing to production implementations.
• Provide hardware and software recommendations to customers.
• Batch/Power shell scripting.
• Formal written and verbal technical presentations.
• Participate in architecture presentations and discussions with customers.
• Diagnose and resolve complex technical issues.
• Provide on-site and remote research assistance in support of problem resolution.
• Develop and manage technical and delivery documentation for both internal and external implementation projects.
• Develop training materials and procedures, and/or train users in the proper use of hardware and software.

BI Reporting Manager

Confidential, Fort Worth, Texas

Responsibilities:

• Manage a team of five Data Analysts and Report developers. Provide direction in reporting and business intelligence platforms across multiple applications.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to identify and deliver improved reporting and data analysis capabilities.
• Assist in defining the company’s data strategy: centralized data collection and reporting; data analysis; selection and execution of data analytical and/or visualization tools and future direction with respect to end user needs. Define and enforce reporting metrics and standards.
• Provide best practice recommendations with Microsoft Business Intelligence tools including SSRS, SSIS, and SSAS.
• Collaborate with end users to identify needs and opportunities for improved data management and delivery.
• Oversee the ongoing development and operation of a business intelligence architecture that enables fact-based decision making and ad-hoc analysis.
• Oversee the ongoing development and operations of an operational data store and enterprise data warehouse.
• Develop new database reporting tools and add Dimensions and Fact structures to existing data warehouse.
• Develop ETL processes to support data warehouse using XML, MS Access, and text files as data sources.

Senior Programmer Analyst

Confidential, Arlington Texas

Responsibilities:

• Monitor databases with activity and performance monitors.
• Perform database backups, migrations, log shipping, and restores.
• Maintain dual node database cluster.
• Maintenance plan and SQL job management.
• DBA and Key Developer, Systems administrator and business analyst for Confidential
• Extensive SQL Programming of SQL Stored procedures, SSIS packages, Trigger, and Functions.
• SQL Server Performance tuning and Application / SQL Server DB Security.
• Procedure, Function and Trigger optimization.
• Design and implement ETL processes from Mainframe, Oracle, and GIS systems
• Create process to coordinate implementations of new code development and migration to production.
• Develop QA processes for project documentation using MS SharePoint.

Planning Systems Coordinator

Confidential, Arlington Texas

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate the analysis, selection, development and implementation of applications for the Planning Department.
• Development of the Amanda system for the Building Inspections Department. Manage training and development databases.
• Work closely with DBA’s to schedule production database administration.
• Maintain copies of the database and help manage database versions.
• Gather requirements from users and stakeholders and managing work order requests.