Technical Consultant Resume
Milford, OH
SUMMARY
- 12+ years of IT experience in Analysis, Design, Development, Testing and Administration activities of business application on SQL Server database technologies.
- Worked extensively on all facets of the project (Complete SDLC).
- Proficient in Data Extraction, Transforming and Loading (ETL) using SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), DTS Import or Export Data, Bulk Insert and BCP.
- Proficient in Data Modeling, Data Mapping using ERWin and MS Visio tool.
- Experience in developing the applications using T - SQL Programming (DDL, DML).
- Proficient in creating DB Objects such as Tables, Views, Stored Procedures, User Defined Functions (UDF), Indexes, Cursors and Triggers.
- Experienced in using SQL Profiler, Index Tuning Wizard and Windows Performance for maintaining performance.
- Skilled in tuning SQL queries and improving the query performance.
- Proficient in Database Normalization, Optimization and Tuning, Backup/Restore, Data Import/Export, Troubleshooting, and Database Objects authorization.
- Expertise in planning and implementing MS SQL Server Security and DB permissions.
- Proficient in analyzing and translating Business Document (BRD) to Technical Document (TRD) specification.
- Experience in scheduling and implementation (pre-implementation- implementation- post implementation actives) of medium/major size projects.
- Experience in creating reports using SSRS (SQL Server Reporting Services), Crystal Reports.
- Expert in automating process by creating jobs and error reporting using Alerts, SQL Mail Agent, FTP and SFTP.
- Proficient in Designing and Developing DTS/SSIS packages.
- Proficient in upgrading/migrating from DTS packages to SSIS packages.
- Experience in Agile, Scrum and Rational Process (waterfall) models.
- Manages team effectively and deliver critical projects on schedule.
- Enthusiastic, Dedicated, Well-organized, Goal-Oriented with excellent analytical, designing, programming, troubleshooting and problem solving skills.
- Highly motivated conceptual individual with exceptional communicational, work ethics and capable of quickly learning skills.
- Experienced in industry application areas include Transportation, Healthcare, Education, Insurance, Automobile and Banking.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Databases: SQL Server 2008/2005/2000/7 , MS Access 2003, MySQL 5.1
Platforms: Windows Server 2008/2003/2000/ NT, UNIX, WAMPSERVER 2.0, Apache 2.2.
Reporting Tools: SSRS, Crystal Reports 8/9/10/XI, Crystal Enterprise 10
Languages/Utilities: SQL, T-SQL, PL/SQL, VB 6.0, VB.NET, ASP, ASP.NET, XML, XSL, PHP 5.3, VBScript
Tools: Visual Studio 2003/2005/2008 , BCP, BIDS, SSMS, SQLCMD, DTA, Profiler, SQL Agent, MS VISIO, ERWin 4.1/7.0, PHPDesigner 7.0
Web Technologies: HTML, DHTML, CSS, UML
Business Intelligence: SSIS/DTS, SSAS
Version Control: VSS, TFS, PVCS
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Confidential, Milford, OH
Technical Consultant
Responsibilities:
- Worked closely with business constituencies to translate business requirements into technical architectures.
- Interacting with client, functional experts and developers to isolate & resolve issues.
- Provide end to end visibility of Logistics Management System.
- Import and export data between databases and between the system and applications such as CSV, MS Excel and MS Access.
- Created packages using Integration Services (SSIS) for data extraction from Flat Files, Excel Files, Access, DB2, Oracle etc.
- Created SSIS packages to extract data from OLTP to DW systems and scheduled Jobs to call the packages and Stored Procedures.
- Designed and mapped using SSIS Transformations like OLEDB Command, Conditional Split, Aggregator, Multicast and Derived Column.
- Designed and developed SSIS packages to move data from staging environment to production environments.
- Strong knowledge and working experience in Backup/Restore, Point-in-Time Recovery and DR (Disaster Recovery) Solution.
- Developed Different Maintenance Plans for database monitoring.
- Created stored procedures, functions and database triggers to validate the data into the database.
- Defined Check constraints, Business Rules, Indexes, and Views.
- Partook in Logical and Physical design of database for projects using ERWin
- Performed defect fixes in various environments like UAT, SIT to ensure the proper delivery of the developed jobs into the production environment.
- Created summary report, lists the name of the facility, reporting period, stock on hand, receipts, quantities issued or dispensed and ending stock on hand.
- Generated ad-hoc queries and daily\weekly\monthly\yearly feed and reporting on contracts using SSRS (SQL Server Reporting Services).
- Attended daily status call with internal team and weekly calls with client and updated the status report.
- Used TFS tool for source control, data collection and project tracking.
- Supports & provides guidance to team to achieve personal, team & professional goals.
- Ensures internal process compliance at the managed team level.
Environment: Windows 2008 Server, Visual Studio 2008, VB.NET 4.0, ADO.NET, VBA, MS SQL SERVER 2008, SSIS, SSMS, SSRS, MS Excel 2010, MS Word 2010, TFS, ERWin.
Confidential, Illinois, IL
Technical Consultant/ Sr.Developer (SQL ETL\ DB Developer)
Responsibilities:
- Identified innovative ways to improve the process flow - efficiency and agile.
- Denormalize databases and created some redundant columns for performance.
- Created packages in SSIS Designer to implement business rules.
- Created SSIS packages to load data from Source like Excel, Access and Flat files.
- Transformed data from various data sources using OLE DB connection by creating various SSIS Packages.
- Created mappings such as sort, derived column, conditional split, pivot and lookup etc.
- Configured Server for sending automatic mails to the respective people when a DTS process success or failure.
- Created Triggers to enforce data and referential integrity.
- Defined Check constraints, Business Rules, Indexes, and Views.
- Provided technical leadership/management skills in functional/program areas to execute projects.
- Generated Report using SSRS (SQL Server Reporting Services).
- Present periodic dashboard reports on the current program, opportunities and issues.
- Setting reasonable, challenging and clear performance goals for direct reports, monitors performance & provide appropriate feedback.
- Writing ad-hoc queries and stored procedures for custom reporting.
- Identify the potential risks and classify them based on criticality.
- Prepare back up plans to mitigate or reduce or eliminate risks or recurrences.
- Used Data Viewers in SSIS Packages to see whether the data flow properly or not.
- Ensuring delivery in line with customer expectations for projects.
- Prioritize the requirements and delegates the task to team according to their capabilities.
- Tracks competency gaps that exist among team members & ensures that relevant learning / appropriate tasks are assigned.
- Used TFS tool for source control, data collection and project tracking.
Environment: MS SQL Server 2008, Windows 2008 Server, Visual Studio 2008, SSIS, SSMS, SSRS, TFS, Visual Web Ripper, Excel 2007, Access, SQL Query Analyzer.
Confidential, Vallejo, CA
Consultant/ Sr.DB Developer
Responsibilities:
- Interacting with client, functional experts to translate business requirements into technical architectures.
- Created PHP scripts for display dynamic data retrieved from MySQL database, account creation and management, data input into database, to upload files onto server and into database.
- Managed user and data security which includes login, user and role creation.
- Created procedures and functions to manage the data and triggers for data automation.
- Normalized database tables and performed extensive query optimization.
- Design pattern driven by MVC (Model-View-Controller).
- Created the Indexed Views for better performance.
- Based on the business needs created replication models on applications.
- Detailed documentation of code and maintenance of all changes made to system.
- Generated reports on weekly and monthly basis as per the client requirements.
- Maintained consistency in programming to support proper testing and maintenance.
- Followed code standards as per requirement.
Environment: HTML, CSS, XML, OOP, JavaScript, Apache 2.2, PHP 5.3, PHPDesigner 7.0, MYSQL 5.1, WAMPSERVER 2.0.
Confidential, Hartford, CT
Sr.SQL Server Developer/DBA
Responsibilities:
- Consult and mentor technical resources concerning standards to be used.
- Developed SSIS packages to transfer data from heterogeneous databases & different files format (Text File, Spread Sheet, and XML) to SQL Server 2005.
- Designed and mapped using SSIS Transformations like OLEDB Command, Conditional Split, Multicast and Derived Column.
- Distributed data from one database to another and then synchronizing between databases to maintain consistency.
- Developed stored procedures, triggers to handle complex business rules.
- Defined Check constraints, Business Rules, Indexes, and Views.
- Scheduled and monitored all maintenance activities of SQL Server 2005 including database consistency check and index defragmentation.
- Planning for backup and recovery of SQL database information.
- Automated process to ship transaction log backups to another server.
- Deployed database objects from development to testing environment and to production environment.
- Developing database policies and ensuring that databases are maintained in accordance with these policies.
- Refreshing database from production to various environments (Test, Dev) as per request.
- Managed user and data security which includes login, user and role creation.
- Partitioned tables, which have frequent insert, delete and update to improve performance.
- Monitor SQL Server Error Log, space usage.
- Ensuring that SQL database problems are investigated, diagnosed and resolved.
- Used Visual Source Safe (VSS) tool for Version Control.
Environment: SQL Server 2005, Windows Server 2003, SSIS, SSMS, T-SQL, IIS 6.0, Profiler, DTA, VSS.
Confidential, Hartford, CT
Sr.SQL Server Developer/DBA
Responsibilities:
- Work together with business analysts, team members for requirement gathering.
- Defined database upgrade strategy to relocate database to new servers.
- Involved in installation and configuration of SQL server 2000 on servers.
- Applied patches and service packs to keep the database at current patch level.
- Upgrade the SQL Server 2000 databases to SQL Server 2005.
- Developed, deployed and monitored SSIS Packages including upgrading DTS to SSIS.
- Based on the business needs created replication models on applications.
- Implementing Log Shipping standby servers.
- Performed back-ups, restores, scheduled SQL jobs and maintained SQL Server databases.
- Created clustered index & performed index tuning for optimization.
- Developed triggers to enforce data and referential integrity.
- Wrote SSIS Packages to migrate logins, stored procedures and functions.
- Troubleshoot system issues, monitored scheduled jobs and set up maintenance plans for proactively monitoring the performance of SQL Server databases.
- Generated script files of the databases whenever changes are made to stored procedures or views.
- Periodically check all databases with DBCC commands for maintaining data consistency and integrity.
- Creating and reviewing trace file using SQL Profiler to troubleshoot issues, as required.
- Used Visual Source Safe (VSS) tool for Version Control.
Environment: MS SQL Server 2005/2000, Windows Server 2003, T-SQL, DTS, SSIS, SSMS, BIDS, EM, IIS 6.0, VISIO 2003, VSS, SQL Query Analyzer.
Confidential
Sr.SQL Server Developer/DBA
Responsibilities:
- Automated and scheduled SFTP to transfer data from other systems.
- Created DTS packages to load data from Source like CSV, Excel, ORACLE, SQL 2000 and MS Access.
- Developed and modified stored procedures, triggers to handle complex business rules.
- Managed databases including performance tuning, database consistency checks.
- Developing guidelines for database activity with the view to ensure access to data.
- Creating roles and managing user permissions, resolved deadlocks.
- Created alerts, notifications and emails for system errors, insufficient resources, fatal database errors, hardware errors and security breach.
- Used SQL Profiler for troubleshooting and monitoring SQL Server.
- Tested and implemented Log Shipping and Replication for HA solution for databases.
- Setting standards for SQL database objects (e.g. naming conventions, index creation etc.) and ensuring compliance to these standards.
- Writing ad-hoc queries and stored procedures for custom reporting needs.
- Maintain all the SQL documents include installation and data transfer procedures documents.
- Worked closely with the team to create and modify functionalities to modules as per business rules.
Environment: MS SQL Server 2000, Windows Server 2000, DTS, T-SQL, IIS 6.0, ASP.NET, Crystal Reports 10, SFTP, SQL Query Analyzer, .NET Framework.
Confidential
SQL Server Developer/ DBA
Responsibilities:
- Data Transfer from other systems to master tables using DTS-Import/Export wizard.
- Manage Database environments including trouble shooting, performance and backup/recovery.
- Proactive monitoring of databases including database optimization and health checking.
- Performed daily tasks including check for failed processes, analyze errors and validate disk space.
- Developed SQL scripts for maintaining administration tasks.
- Proactively monitoring the database including daily backup check, performance, server disk space, logs etc.
- Applied patches and service packs to keep the database at current patch level.
- Troubleshoot and resolve database and/or application problems encountered by end users.
- Collaboratively work with team to ensure the issues don’t crop up.
- Used PVCS tool for revision control of files, in particular source code files.
Environment: MS SQL Server 2000, Windows Server 2000, T-SQL, DTS, .NET Framework, ASP.NET, PVCS.
Confidential
SQL Server Developer
Responsibilities:
- Created VBCOM Components for transferring data from the front-end to the database.
- Developed Help file for OFA module (Order Fulfillment & Advanced Shipping Notification) with index and searches.
- Involved in OFA, VMI (Vendor Managed Inventory) and SSI (Self Service Invoicing) modules.
- Designed VB forms and view reports in VB form using Crystal Reports.
- Created Triggers to enforce data and referential integrity.
Environment: Windows NT 4.0, ASP 2.0, VB 6.0, VB Script, XML, SQL Server 7.0, Crystal Reports 8.0.
Confidential
SQL Server Developer
Responsibilities:
- Created VBCOM Components for transferring data from the frontend to the database.
- Coded Stored Procedures, functions and triggers at high level.
- Developing RFQ (Request For Quotation) module and was responsible for developing COM/XML components and developed ASP Pages.
- Designed VB forms and view reports in VB form using Crystal Reports.
Environment: Windows NT 4.0, ASP 2.0, VB 6.0, VB Script, XML, SQL Server 7.0, Crystal Reports 8.0.
Confidential
Programmer
Responsibilities:
- Involved in screen designs, development and testing of the programs.
- Created procedures for calculation and database triggers to validate the data into the database.
Environment: Windows NT 4.0, ASP 2.0, VB 6.0, VB Script, HTML, XML, SQL Server 7.0.