Anthony Stephens Sr. Email & Phone Number

555 West Adams Street, Chicago, Il 60661

Demonstrate service delivery excellence expertise across several technology paradigms to establish a proven track record SQL incident management, database optimization, and performance tuning (starting with SQL 2012 to 2019). Contribute to driving revenue and client confidence making trust possible through technology through problem management and service disruption mitigation management. I Drive innovation though automation and collaboration as a thought leader collaborating with regional and… Show more Demonstrate service delivery excellence expertise across several technology paradigms to establish a proven track record SQL incident management, database optimization, and performance tuning (starting with SQL 2012 to 2019). Contribute to driving revenue and client confidence making trust possible through technology through problem management and service disruption mitigation management. I Drive innovation though automation and collaboration as a thought leader collaborating with regional and global colleagues focusing on SQL server solutions, AWS cloud EC2/RDS/Lambda services and CI/CD Pipeline with Ansible, Terraform and Jenkins. Provide technical leadership in root cause analysis and resolution procedures taking problem prevention initiative and leveraging automation example: HADR intervention to address SQL AlwaysOn HADR Sync Commit Waits.• SQL Server Administration, Migration, and Optimization:o Proposed and implemented strategic database optimizations, including index strategy modifications and SQL performance tuning, to prevent transaction failures and improve database transaction processing efficiency.o Led transition from SQL 2012 to 2016/2019 for business-critical applications, enhancing system performance and mitigating repeated I/O latency in VM abstraction layers.o Leveraged Quest Foglight and SQL Optimizer for SQL performance problem analysis, resolution, and query tuning, improving application performance and up time for business-critical applications within the US as well as India, LATAM, South Africa, Hong Kong, Philippines, Canada, and UK.o Globally introduced Quest SQL Optimizer tool to optimize database performance, reducing CPU utilization and enhancing system efficiency. This solution allowed development teams to quickly identified less than idea performing code and quickly identify options for optimization with zero impact to production activity. Show less

120 South Lasalle Street, Chicago, Il 60603

Senior Consultant at Project Leadership Associates (PLA) with over 10 years of experience in the area of SQL Server Database Management. Perform deep dive problem analysis and problem resolution for high visibility system/application addressing performance issues with Microsoft SQL Server 2000 2005 2008 / 2008 R2 and 2012 DBMS in collaboration with colleagues from other technical disciplines for numerous accounts utilizing highly-developed technical skills covering a broad range of IT… Show more Senior Consultant at Project Leadership Associates (PLA) with over 10 years of experience in the area of SQL Server Database Management. Perform deep dive problem analysis and problem resolution for high visibility system/application addressing performance issues with Microsoft SQL Server 2000 2005 2008 / 2008 R2 and 2012 DBMS in collaboration with colleagues from other technical disciplines for numerous accounts utilizing highly-developed technical skills covering a broad range of IT subject matters, excellent communication skills and strong work ethic. More recently performed numerous installation and configuration of SQL 2012 with HA/DR Always On configuration, Database Mirroring with Log Shipping for remote reporting and disaster recovery to remote data centers; Problem analysis and resolution for SQL 2012, 2008R2 and 2005; Leveraging SQL 2012 Extended Events technology for problem analysis work; Performance Optimization and Query Plan Analysis; Health Checks; and Migration of SQL based application into Microsoft Azure Infrastructure as a Service platform. Show less

Specialized in Wireless Network Implementation, SQL Database Management, Network Administration & Server Management for Small Business & Educational Institutions.

135 South Lasalle Street