Professional Summary

• My database experience includes: SQL Server 6.5 through 2012. I have extensive experience using SQL Server both as an administrator and a developer.
• My programmer/analyst experience includes: C , VB.NET, ASP NET, Visual Basic, ASP, XML, VBA, JavaScript, VBScript, WCF, DTS and SSIS and SalesForce.
• My reporting experience includes: Crystal Reports, Active Reports 2.0 and SSRS
• I have experience performing all aspects of application and systems life cycle from Analysis to Implementation and Retirement.
• I have worked in all Windows versions since 3.0 including all Home and Workstation through Windows 8. Worked with all Windows Server versions 32-bit and 64-bit through Windows 2012 Enterprise Server.
• I have solid people skills and I am a hardworking, customer-focused, innovative problem-solver and team player who thrives in a dynamic, challenging environment.
• My years of experience using a broad mix of technologies give me a unique understanding of their integration and use. These years have also provided me with a large amount of experience in dealing with and resolving emergent situations.

Technical Summary

Professional Experience

Confidential

Senior SQL Server Database Administrator

• Day to day monitoring of all aspects of the enterprise including backups, index and statistics maintenance, integrity checks and replication
• Assisted development staff by optimizing queries through improved coding practices, index tuning and partitioning. Also assisted in debugging and optimizing
• Performed emergency and test restores using SQL Server, SnapManager and SnapProtect.
• Created custom monitoring system which alerted the DBA team to delayed successful backups and CHECKDBs, presence of suspect pages, failed jobs and their associated meta-data, replication latency and security alerts.
• Implemented enterprise wide use of SQL Server's internal Policy Management
• Implemented SQL Auditing and long term archiving of its data
• Mentored junior DBAs and gave in-house SQL coding classes to in-house development staff

Confidential

Solutions Architect / Sr. DBA

• Day to day monitoring of all aspects of the enterprise including backups, index and statistics maintenance, integrity checks, replication
• Provided assistance to developers when needed for database development as well as all aspects of n-tier application development.
• Migrated Schema changes from Development to QA for acceptance testing and then on to Production during rollouts.
• Principle architect, Lead Developer and DBA on 2 enterprise wide US Air Force financial web sites.
• Developed web services using WCF to allow communication between heterogeneous systems.
• Personally wrote automated SMS application for distribution of bulk travel alerts and fax intake application to process barcoded fax documents.

Confidential

Partner / Software Engineer / Architect

• Principle application architect and developer for all core products.
• Developed and supported the company's website and databases.
• Created installations for 12 version updates using InstallShield and other similar tools
• Provided end tier support to clients experiencing problems which our support staff could not resolve.
• Company sold 2011

Confidential

Manager / DBA / Software Architect and Engineer

• Managed a team of developers who created and/or supported numerous client applications, websites and databases.
• Performed all general maintenance of Development and Production SQL Servers.
• Created update scripts for schema changes when several instances of databases are necessary.
• Assigned workload to development team as dictated via timelines and deliverables.
• Provide assistance to developers when needed for all aspects of n-tier application development.
• Installed and configured Server applications as necessary for client application hosting
• Worked with clients to create requirements for software and database development.

Confidential

• Responsible for SQL Server Databases involved in the Development, QA and Production environments for development of an enterprise wide US Air Force financial application. The tasks performed include all SQL development, Backup Strategies, Replication for Resiliency, DTS Packages, scheduled jobs and day to day maintenance and ad-hoc reports.
• Traveled to approximately 40 US Air Force bases, installing and configuring Windows Servers, SQL Servers and web based applications which our team had written.
• Provided interfaces with multiple legacy systems
• Migrated data from several legacy databases to new databases using DTS and BCP
• Team lead in development of updates and provided end tier support for a legacy ASP application.
• Database architect for client databases which supported enterprise scale healthcare decision support systems.
• Taught SQL Server and Crystal Reports classes for corporate clients.

Confidential

Senior Consultant

• Team lead on multiple department level applications/databases
• Miller Group specialized in creation and maintenance of smaller applications which were used primarily by workgroups rather than enterprises. I wrote or participated in development of 20 inventory tracking, process monitoring, and correspondence systems.

Confidential

Instructor

Taught Beginning through Advanced Microsoft Access 97 Development

Confidential

Chiropractor / Clinic Owner

• Solo chiropractic practice in Decatur, Alabama which was limited to orthopedic problems and sports injuries
• I sold my practice to focus my attention on ClaKen Software and to pursue a career in IT.