Brian Wix Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, CA, US

Bethesda, Maryland, US

Oakland, CA, US

Chicago, IL, US

I am responsible for the internal Groupon Database as a Service platform. And the associated Global Database Services team.

San Jose, CA, US

SENIOR DIRECTOR, PLATFORM OPERATIONS (December 2015 - February 2016)DIRECTOR OF PLATFORM OPERATIONS (June 2014 - December 2015)

I am responsible for all database and systems operations for Astrology.com and Gardenweb.com properties of NBC Universal, which have recently become part of the NBC News Digital family. We also provide support to other businesses within the NBCU organization where we operate as an independent center of excellence, allowing for quick implementation of.

New York City, NY, US

• Responsible for the Oracle-based email marketing system which sends tens of millions of messages per day across hundreds of mailings for the entire iVillage enterprise
• Responsible for data collection and data ETL processes between enterprise-wide iVillage data sources such as iVillage registration, NBC registration, Astrology customer and commerce databases, and application-specific.
• Responsible for administration of multiple 24x7x365 Oracle databases
• Responsible for administration of heterogeneous open source database environment (MySQL/PostgreSQL/Firebird)
• Managed on on-premise platform solution and provided Linux, Solaris, and Windows Server systems administration support for the entire iVillage enterprise
• In charge of infrastructure and operations for iVillage NBC Digital Properties based on the LAMP stack and Drupal and PHP Kohana framework

Implemented an in-house email marketing engine based on Annuncio Software, later acquired by PeopleSoft and then Oracle. This was powered by an Oracle-based email marketing database, for which I designed, built and manage. We migrated existing user data from the previous outsourced email vendor, designed custom subscription management interfaces, and built.

Austin, Texas, US

• Oracle database and applications administration consulting. Select client engagements below.
• Kaiser Permanente - Oakland, CA Worked with data modeling team to create logical model for The Clinical Inbox (TCIB) project, part of the National Clinical Information System (NCIS) initiative. Converted logical model.
• Cedars-Sinai - Beverly Hills, CA Installed Oracle software stack in Solaris environment. Built application schemas from data models for custom applications. Performed load testing and optimized performance on new.
• Michael Milkin Prostate Cancer Foundation - Santa Monica, CA Designed and implemented an Oracle-based clinical database and set up infrastructure for secure delegated access including firewall and VPN infrastructure.
• Beaumont Hospital - Troy, MI Implemented Oracle 11 full e-business suite in HP-UX environment. Installed entire Oracle Applications software stack. Applied patches and supported implementation team.
• State of Minnesota, Department of Transportation - Minneapolis, MN Aided client with creation of logical data model for custom application. Performed install of Oracle software stack in Windows environment. Converted.

• I was a member of the research and development group of the since-renamed Department of Technology and Information. We evaluated and implemented new technologies and provided IT expertise, consulting, and hosted.
• Implemented PeopleSoft HR payroll and pension on Oracle
• Implemented Oracle-based KPMG custom application for state budgeting and provided support to development team
• Developed the Oracle-based Legislative Information System to provide access to digitized bill information with full text search
• Implemented Secretary of State digitized document management system based on Lotus Notes and a highly available HP-UX server cluster
• Provided system adminstration and database consulting expertise for the Digital Drivers License project