• Lead a global database administration team with a diverse staff across three continents while remaining extremely hands-on to ensure the team provides superior customer and application support 24/7.• Lead the company’s Azure migration efforts. Evaluating options deployment options, analyzing cost vs performance considerations, and performing migrations. A recent project is going to allow for the closure of the on-site UK data center. • Support 12,000+ databases running across Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, MongoDB, and Cosmos DB, totaling over 1 PB of data. Supporting on-site, COLO, Azure, and remote office infrastructure for companies such as Amazon, Walmart, Kroger, Target, and many others.• Responsible for full data life-cycle management of the online databases and several PB of archived databases.• Assess company database-related requests, prioritize, and assign tasks to the team members, and assist with completing tasks.• Collaborate with development, DevOps, TechOps, system engineers, and client success teams on various software development initiatives.• Managed the disaster recovery of our entire database environment after a Ransomware attack in April 2022 with zero data loss.• Led numerous Azure migration projects, upgrade projects, database compression, and server consolidation efforts.

• Led the software development of an automated database delivery solution that reduced manual processing of database tasks by 90%.• Led the deployment of MongoDB and PostgreSQL.• Developed database security standards.• Implemented Role Based Access Control across all databases.

• Migrated databases from several remote offices to the corporate office COLO.• Focused on large organization projects with the necessity for close attention to detail. Consulted on several development initiatives.• Drove the implementation of MSSQL table compression and reduced the overall database storage requirements by 65%.• Received "Living our Values" award in 2016.

• Began employment working in the Bentonville, AR office performing all database tasks for the local office.• Led the entire infrastructure migration and hardware upgrade during office relocation. Relocated to corporate office in May 2011.

• Led a software development team coding custom applications for international manufacturing sites.• Implemented an ERP application at international sites.• Played an integral role in Y2K readiness code updates and software upgrades.