High level IT professional with demonstrated project experience from start to finish. Repeatedly deliver products to add to the business' bottom line by increasing revenue or cutting cost. Quick learner with a breadth of IT knowledge and a focus on Microsoft technologies. Pragmatic, self-motivated problem solver with an M.O. of automation and efficiency.
Architecture:Experience gathering requirements from stakeholders.
Document and analyze business process flow to look for opportunities to streamline, automate and digitize.
SDLC: Knowledgeable of project scope, iterative development,
milestones, deliverables, change control, etc.
MS SQL: Proficient with physical and logical design, data modeling,
T-SQL stored procedure development, administration (backups, restores, index tuning),
DTS packages, etc. Most experience with SQL 2000, but now working in a mixed 2000 / 2005 environment.
Web Development:Proficient with ASP.Net (1.1, 2.0), C#/VB.Net, HTML, JavaScript, CSS.
Sysadmin: Good general hardware and sysadmin knowledge (WinNT 4.0 / 2000 / 2003).
Experience using VBScript and WMI to automate administrative tasks.
Miscellaneous: Proficient with: Access (+VBA), Excel (+VBA), Visio, Photoshop.
Working knowledge of Visual Source Safe (VSS) and Subversion (SVN) repositories.
Some knowledge of: Linux, Apache, PHP, MySql.
Work Experience
Senior Systems Architect: National Renal Alliance – Aug. 2007 – present.
Created company Intranet from start to finish. Designed and developed process flow, user interface and data model for asset tracking, shipment tracking and purchase orders.
Senior Programmer/DBA: RealTracs Solutions - April 2003 – Aug. 2007
Designed and developed the flagship application. Redesigned the SQL Server database to run more efficiently and have better data integrity. Redesigned the custom search and email application to run 3x more efficiently. Successfully converted 10,000+ mailboxes from MBox to MailDir format for a new mail application. This allowed us to scale up and greatly reduced the required backup window. Designed and developed an Intranet fax handling application which virtually eliminated paper for incoming faxes and made them searchable.
Senior Consultant: Quilogy (formerly Solutech Inc.) - June 1998 - April 2003.
Served as architect and project manager of a development team to implement an eCommerce website for clients utilizing SQL Server, XML, COM+, ASP and JavaScript.
Business Systems Coordinator: PENCO - Nov 1996 - June 1998.
Developed and maintained company website and company intranet. Helped plan, purchase, configure, and deploy over 200 PC's to replace VT terminals. Supported over 150 end users with network and PC support.
Associate Financial Analyst: Allstate Insurance Company. - Nov. 1995 - Oct. 1996.
Analyzed and Forecasted premiums and losses. Tracked production of agents in 5 states.
Education
M.A. in Economics with minor in Statistics from University of Alabama. GPA=3.30 / 4.00.
B.A. in Economics and Philosophy with minor in Mathematics from Mississippi State University. GPA=3.43 / 4.00.
Miscellaneous
Hobbies
Music (guitar and keyboards), MIDI, programming, gaming, graphics.
References
Available upon request.
Favorite Quote
"The problem with quick and dirty is that the dirty remains long after the quick has been forgotten"
- Steve McConnell
