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Cary, Nc, Us

Iowa City, Iowa, Us

Iowa City, Iowa, Us

Raleigh, Nc, Us

Durham, North Carolina, Us

• Engineer, implement, and administer enterprise database architectures, leading initiatives to create database infrastructures, systems, processes required for the efficient operation of billing products and services.• Lead all aspects of data solution development lifecycles, including requirements gathering, system specification, development, implementation, and ongoing support.• Work as a subject matter expert and liaison with operational management teams, focusing on aligning data management efforts with the overall needs of the business and its customers.• Establish Agile/Scrum solution development processes in the data engineering organization, improving coordination with data engineering, business analyst, and software development efforts.• Develop relational and NoSQL databases running on AWS EC2 and RDS instances, ETL workflows using Airflow and Python scripts, and performance tuning on SQL and MongoDB databases.• Create new internal tools to enhance database insights and usage across business operations, including dashboards that improved visibility into billing and collections data.• Ensure that database infrastructures and external reporting platforms operate according to HIPAA and PCI compliance requirements.• Train and mentor junior database administrators, advising on best practices for handling complex database design and management issues across all product and service offerings.

Raleigh, Nc, Us

• Deployed enterprise MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, and Oracle databases using on-premises and AWS hosted infrastructures; performed database design, implementation, performance tuning, patches, and upgrades. • Leveraged Ansible to automate database administration tasks and also deploy new database clusters in multiple locations, enabling high availability clusters for MySQL, MariaDB and PostgreSQL databases.• Identified and resolved database issues to ensure that all data management architectures and processes were compliant with EU GDPR regulations.

• Analyzed existing database architectures and processes, identifying opportunities to improve database performance and security; coordinated with business units to identify operational areas where database automation and consolidation could be leveraged to improve team efficiencies.• Collaborated with multidisciplinary business stakeholders to gather operational requirements and translate business needs into new database solutions.• Developed documented standards for database design, implementation, and support efforts, providing a strong knowledgebase for current and future data management initiatives.• Monitored database design, functionality, and security to ensure HIPAA and PCI compliance.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

• Managed database engineering, database administration, application support, data analyst, and application administration teams in charge of analyzing, developing, and supporting development, test, and QA for databases operating in a high availability environment. • Led projects to implement new data management solutions, including data automation, system integration, database architectures, and application consolidation platforms.• Verified that all database and application changes passed QA testing processes, ensuring stable, secure database architectures throughout the business.• Designed databases and applications to operate in conformity to IBM’s ITC-104 security compliance standards.----------------EARLY CAREER----------------GENERAL PARTS INCORPORATED, Raleigh, NCSenior Database Administrator (2005 - 2006)UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, Raleigh, NCSenior Database Administrator (2004 - 2005) GLAXOSMITHKLINE, Research Triangle Park, NCSystem Database Administrator (2003 - 2004)BUSINESS TELECOM INCORPORATED, Raleigh, NCSenior Database Administrator (2000 - 2003)TANGRAM ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS, INC., Cary, NCDatabase Administrator (1997 - 2000)INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES (IBM), Research Triangle Park, NCTechnician / Team Leader (1995 - 1997)