Results-driven technology consultant with proven expertise in enterprise-class database solutions.

Founded Data Realized, LLC, to provide these services at the greatest possible value for Fortune 500 companies, universities, small businesses, and startups.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Reduced database support costs by 40% by implementing performance tuning and stability measures
• Maintained 99% uptime for core sales support systems during a 6-month period, resulting in two straight quarters of 120% sales to goal performance
• Provided analysis of system architecture and design that decreased load times by a factor of 6
• Implemented table partitioning (SQL Server 2000) on tables in excess of 500 GB, increasing load performance by more than 800% and report performance by more than 60%
• Developed roll-up procedures and custom reporting with direct client interface for top 10 clients
• Speaker on "SQL Server Internals" at Dev Connections in Las Vegas, NV, Fall 2008
• Speaker on "SQL 101 Track" for SSWUG's virtual conference, Spring 2009

EXPERIENCE

Database Architecture

• Specialize in RDBMS technologies on Windows platform
• VLDB design, architecture, development, and performance tuning, using agile and waterfall methodologies
• Create data warehouses through in-depth data discovery and transformation to a common platform
• Build revenue-generating backend/databases for various product lines

Design and Implementation

• Solutions in SQL Server versions 6.5 to 2005, and advanced prep and analysis of SQL Server 2008
• Enterprise solution using SSRS 2005 and OLAP to replace more than 400 Seagate reports
• Horizontal partitions on tables in excess of 500 million records in SQL Server 2000
• Insurance rating and pricing engine for corporate financial division
• Requirements to satisfy CISP compliance, including automated tracing and storing
• Logical and physical data models to support specific needs in SQL Server and Oracle
• Data-flow process, linking mechanisms such as call tracker to accounting record for NAS calls

Database Administration

• Provide system analysis and recommendations; propose solutions to executives, management, and staff
• Discover and resolve glitches in Microsoft software that have resulted the development of hot fixes
• Maintain databases in excess of 1TB for performance, backup times, san architecture, and archiving data
• Author procedures and standards for RDBMS technologies, including best practices, performance metrics, naming conventions and change control processes

Leadership

• Led team converting RDBMS solutions from Oracle, VAX and FoxPro to SQL Server
• Led team conceptualizing business needs and modeling software solutions
• Led significant database development projects including stored procedure development, DTS/SSIS development, data modeling, design, and architecture using various SQL Servers, Oracle 9i, and Oracle 10g

Operating Systems - Windows, ranging from NT 3.5 to Server 2008

PAST AND PRESENT CLIENTELE

TOOLS AND TERMINOLOGY

Tools

Relevant Technology

AFFILIATIONS

Participating Member on Standards Bodies
Participating Member on I2PADS Joint FSTC/OMG Project
Member of the Finance Domain Task Force
DevConnections Speaker - Fall 2008
SSWUG Virtual Conference Speaker – Spring 2009

REFERENCES

Available upon request.