Christopher Walker Email & Phone Number

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Calgary, Canada Area

• Database Administration team lead for IGS database clients. Managing a team of 7 DBAs for over 100 clients that range from fully managed database services to initial assessments of database possibilities. Database.
• Database Administrator for all stages of Database implementations.
• Work with team members to build and grow their career
• Database administrator for both Oracle and MS SQL
• Database installations and configuration.
• Documenting DBA activities for reference to the team.

Calgary, Canada Area

• Database Administrator for all SQL servers. Perform the transition of the Database servers and data migration from the current SQL server to SQL 2014 including HA and clustering. Documentation for the transition of all.
• Database Administrator for all stages of Database implementations.
• Database performance tuning of TSQL and structures MS SQL
• Document and migrate SQL from SQL 2008R2 to SQL 2014.
• Documenting Database activities and structures.
• Responsible Coding of application interface in VB.

Edmonton And Calgary, Canada Area

• Manage SQL Database Administration assignments for Alberta Learning ATOMS client. Enhance database performance, perform backup/restores, implement recovery/upgrade procedures, Maintain replication, handle performance.
• Database Administrator for all stages of Database implementations.
• Current Database consists of 700 tables, 3000 stored procedures and contains 1TB of data.
• Maintain ten environments; each environment is an Enterprise solution environment that interacts with six to seven external databases that are all interrelated.
• Responsible for Quality Assurance of all Database related code submitted by developers for performance and enhanced functionality before being implemented into the solution.
• Migration of all database related changes to all of the environments

Edmonton, Canada Area

• Education Instructor in the Continuing Education department. Create labs and exams for various courses in the Computer System Technology Division of Continuing Education.
• Hired on four-month contracts with continuous renewals since 1999
• Compose all exams and labs for the Internet programming course as well as coordinating with the full time studies
• Taught and coordinated logic and problem solving, use case writing, SQL administration / PL SQL, C++ command line programming, business communications, and Windows programming using C++
• Coordinated 2-3 instructors in various courses to deliver a consistent Education course among multiple classes.

Edmonton, Canada Area

• Maintain and enhance enterprise-wide information application systems for both the External and Internal applications. Oversee application to identify and maintain all critical systems. Design and implement solutions on.
• Main contact for all application and database issues with Students Finance system for Alberta Learning
• Database administrator for the student loan online application system
• Sole administrator for all changes to the Student Finance system and Internet applications
• On call as a 24 by 7 contact to resolve issues with the Student Finance system
• Programmed in Microsoft Visual Studio.NET for the Student Finance redevelopment system