Subsequent to service as LT in the US Navy (Surface Warfare Officer), more than 20 years of database system development including creation of over 2 dozen systems. Involved everything from gathering requirements to designing the database structure, writing code, inputting the data, fixing bugs, and training the users. Early experience exclusively in the dBase world but subsequently worked as Sybase DBA, and Oracle developer and DBA. Most recently involved in the FAA's CRUX system (using Oracle) performing VB programming, ETL (moving data from one system to another), and data quality jobs along with providing after hours support fixing database problems. Also worked on a 3 person team upgrading approx 400 Oracle servers from 10g to 11g. Created data models and complete data dictionaries for 3 different systems.CA certified Logical Modeling Specialist using ERwin as the primary modeling tool and an advocate for shops to be model-centric.