Working with several development project teams to discuss the advantages of moving application to a virtualized environment. Technologies:Amazon AWSAzureDockerKubernettesTomcatWeb applicationsAutomationAs each team decides to move to the cloud, I assist with :Understanding virtualizationSoftware Development LifecycleVendor and resource selectionsBuilding migration plansVirtualization in developmentOpenSource database solutionsContinuous integrationDevOps concepts Automation

Working in startup and research space. Design end-to-end automation from conception to delivery on all platforms. Mentor employees in DevOps best practices with emphasis on cloud and local virtualization. Assistance in choosing a DBMS option to fit needs.AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure experienced. MySQL, Percona, MongoDB DBADocker, Kubernettes, Automation, DevOps

DevOps DBA and Systems Engineer. DBMS's ( mySQL, Percona, MongoDB, Cassandra, MariaDB )for various high-profile clients.Heavy cloud administration using Amazon Web Services( EC2, S3, RDS ), Google Cloud and Microsoft AzureCustom systems engineering -- work directly with client

Consultant on large scale big data migration project. AWS, Amazon RDS, Oracle, mySQL, Cassandra, DynamoDB. First project was FamilySearch which has 6.875 billion historic records on microfilm that are being digitized and eventually indexed. These records contain an estimated 20.6 billion names. FamilySearch has over 200 digital record preservation camera teams in 45 countries who produce more than 100 million new digital images for free online publication each year.I am working on the systems that collect, process and store these records in perpetuity.

Designed and managed clustered mysql environments for Development, QA, staging and production. These environments we completely sclable and built in a hybrid cloud/physical sever environment. Defined replication, backup and failure recover processes for entire enterprise application.Designed interface for accepting consumer publisher content and integrating into above systems.Technical management of mySQL and Oracle DBA, BI and ETL teams, including Offshore, operating in a 24x7 environment in accordance with all SLA’s and customer expectations.Led database activities necessary for PCI compliance on existing Sony US eBook platform.Assisted in the efforts of systems administration, integration and delivery in a cloud based environmentDirected team in proper escalation of internal tickets to both vendors and internal technical & service delivery team members.Managed and contributed to large scale platform and data migration effort from Oracle RDBMS to MySQL to support internationalization of Sony eBook reader store.DBA for localized and offshore development teams including some Linux system administration. Determined root causes and defined action plans to prevent future similar outagesBuilt web performance suites using SIlkPerformer 9 to assist SNEI QA team needing resources.Managed vendor interaction with Cloud provider in relation to server software and hardware.

Key member of a small focused software development team addressing scalability and automation to achieve 4 million+ shipments per day and upwards of 20,000,000 customers. This position reported directly to Chief Operating Officer and empowered me to form teams of developers, testers and production employees to achieve the shipping/scalability goals we had set.Oracle/MySQL DBA. Development, profiling, performance analysis/tuning. Provided 24x7 support for all aspects of distribution center operations. Built custom multiplatform (.NET and Linux ) software build and delivery system using Hudson to keep distribution centers up to date with latest software and to roll out new distribution centers easily. Worked with Amazon AWS and EC2 services and provided testing support to cloud development team focusing on putting a “hub in the cloud” ( distribution center ).Used TestComplete to automate GUI’s written in C#. Extensive backend testing and data analysis using Splunk and custom built data mining tools. Developed ETL scripts in PL/SQL for department data warehouse metrics. Designed and implemented system to alert developers on the status of various database jobs and the ability to define their own monitors using a standard interface.Managed and maintained build/release lab. Responsible for equipment purchases and deployment of several products across different environments. Customized version of Bugzilla to address Sarbanes-Oaxley compliance in defect reporting.Developed test plans and test cases using technical specs for client/server web-based network applications.Tested customized Oracle Applications for A/P and G/L pertaining to movie inventory and industry contracts.Wrote Perl and Unix shell scripts to automate testing of server side functionality.

Developed web based software for the PENT (The Positive Environments, Network of Trainers ) project which is a California Positive Behavior Initiative designed to provide information and resources throughout California for educators striving to achieve high educational outcomes through the use of proactive positive strategies.Technologies Used : ASP/ASP.NETJavascriptSQL ServerIISDreamweaver

Developed software and technologies to help motivate students to change their behavior and help families develop a better understanding of their children's needs. Research general aspects of technology and its impact upon children and adolescents with Autism spectrum disorders.Technologies Used :Windows ( Server 2003, XP )ASP/ASP.NETJavascriptMS AccessIISFront Page

Query service architect and Oracle 8,9ias DBA for 3 tier data warehousing project at BoeingTuxedo administrator for Boeing Commercial Airlines Group, system supported > 50,000 users.Implemented BEA Tuxedo services using Pro*C and Oracle PL/SQL Extensive use of OEM and other tools for benchmarking and process tuning for the BRIDGE data store.Participated heavily in SEI/CMM planning and deployment to streamline development process.Set up security guidelines for external users ( firewall rules ) and internal Tuxedo clients.Developed Java front end for automated Tuxedo service testing to interface with BEA libraries in Tuxedo.Managed 7x24x365 support effort for production systems.Unix shell scripting ( c, korn, bourne, perl, awk, sed, python )Career Manager for junior engineers in the firm. This includes, performance evaluations, mentoring and career guidanceBEA Certified Tuxedo ProgrammerBEA Certified Tuxedo Administrator

Principal member of development team to develop/Integrate specialized hardware and software to deploy Automated Fingerprint Identification Systems for various state and federal government agencies. Backend machinery includes IBM RS 6000 systems with AIX 4.2.1. Front end systems are Intel-based PCs with Windows NT 4.0 (Server and Workstation). Supervised deployment teams at each of the sites as necessary.Extensive use of FileNet Image Management software, libraries and tools.Developed front end components with Visual C++ and database components with PRO*C, Perl and PL/SQL.Oracle DBA, Windows NT 4.0, AIX 3.2 and 4.2 system administratorWrote custom applications, including bug tracking systems, using Visual Basic 5 and custom ActiveX controls.Provide 24 hour on call support to various police and other government agencies.Performed white box testing of fingerprint minutiae coding, matching and rendering software.Agencies Serviced:Texas Department of Human ServicesArizona Department of Economic SecurityArizona Department of Public SafetyGreat Britain AFC ProjectTribunal Nacional de Elecciones, Mexico DFRegistro Nacional de las Personas, HondurasFederal Bureau of Investigations - FICO projectTacoma Police DepartmentNew York Police Department (NYPD)AFIS DXL 3 CertifiedFingerprint Examiner Training

Technical member of Business Banking Group working on first iteration of Wells Fargo online banking systems focusing on backend database operations and legacy data transfer.

Manager of Software Quality Assurance dBASE for WindowsStaff SQA Engineer Paradox products.

Worked for Business Banking division. Helped build first online interface for personal banking.

QA Engineer for Clipper Summer '87 and 5.0. Built test automation. Tested language components.

Build, setup and test office network to facilitate order entry and processing.

Functional test engineer for Amdahl 470 and 570 class mainframe systems. Work directly with chip engineers to test designs before LSI chips reached manufacturing.