⁘ Architect / Development Team Lead / Product Owner for Cigna’s Next Generation client-facing business reporting system (Platform modernization).⁘ Product Owner for ‘productization’ work effort including product documentation, Git Flow, Release Process, Support Process, and UAT Process ⁘ Designed and built strategic cloud security implementation.⁘ Delivered E2E Testing Framework (Cypress) for the Platform⁘ Delivered system usage monitoring via embedded Divolte software⁘ Delivered API Gateway interface for Angular front end ⁘ Python, Terraform, Spark/PySpark, AWS (Lambda, Glue, Step Functions, Aurora/PostgreSQL, Redshift, DynamoDB), Angular, SAS, Snowflake Data Lake/Delta Lake, Teradata Vantage, Databricks, Angular, ETL Pipelines

⁘ Led Platform Modernization effort and Kafka infrastructure.⁘ Migrated Hadoop infrastructure (HBase, Hive, Ranger, Atlas) to Openshift/Kubernetes and Elasticsearch. ⁘ Reduced AWS costs by infrastructure scaling based on load and datetime. Airflow.⁘ Delivered Secure Elasticsearch and Camunda Business Process Management ⁘ AWS EC2, OpenShift, Ansible, Jenkins, Docker, Openshift, Kubernetes, Python.

(Startup) Responsible for the Data, Databases, and Reporting/Business Intelligence for a casino floor management system. This included the data pipeline from the multi-node in-memory operational database (Voltdb) into Kafka and transformed into Reporting/Historical Postgres server accessed through Jasper and Tableau reporting. Led 2 scrum teams (infrastructure and reporting teams) for a casino floor management system. Direct CIO report. ⁘ API Architect: Designed Java API & REST microservice architecture for high-performance streaming Internet of Things based on Kafka and Voltdb⁘ Architected, designed, and built real-time high-speed multi-host in-memory database system and reporting data warehouse ⁘ Built a product suite of over 200 historical operational reports for casino managers, floor operations, and marketing using skinned Jaspersoft.⁘ Kafka, Python, PostgreSQL, Java, Jenkins, Docker/Kubernetes, Tableau, Elasticsearch (ELK), Jasper Reports, Crystal Reports, Bash, Angular.

Evaluated and recommended new workflow, process, and technologies. Designed full asset life cycle workflow to drive technology purchasing and deployment. Led Platform Modernization efforts and was responsible for the tools and processes used by a new Production Management department.• Designed process and developed ITIL tools for incident and change management• Defined ITIL service catalog to categorize people/systems/incidents/changes • Developed help desk tools that enable technicians to view person or computer details• Developed and managed internal corporate CMDB for over 15000 CIs - including discovery, reconciliation (data quality), ETL engine, customized reporting plus search, bill back, and end-of-life reporting.• Set Up and Managed 3rd party tool for help desk ticketing (remedy on demand)

Directly responsible for all aspects of a large database infrastructure. Lead database administrator and architect for 150+ Sybase, Mysql, Oracle, Sybase/IQ, and Sql Server Systems. Hands on technical team lead managing international team of developers and administrators. Worked on or directly managed any and all communications, issues, planning, projects, and audits that impacted any corporate database systems. Technical knowledge at the expert level for all aspects of these systems. Primary ‘go to’ person for all database infrastructure and architecture in a high volume organization.Highlights Include• Several Multi-Terabyte Sybase & Sql Servers• High volume replication environment(s)• High volume clearing, risk analytics, and p&l systems• 24x6 Operation with international dba team• Developed standard builds, processes, and procedures• Sole Mysql and Oracle administrator• Proactively managed environment with high reliability and performance• Big Data Expertise with Teradata Aster (both development and administration)In addition to my database infrastructure responsibilities, I proposed, developed, and delivered significant solutions to infrastructure, compliance, and internal-audit including:• A database management & monitoring infrastructure for the database administrators• Compliance infrastructure – Certifications, Personal Trading, and Restricted List• A Credential Approval System allowing the business to review user access • Historical analytics package for high volume real time position management system (big data)

Independent Consulting & Contracting - training classes - performance tuning - design & development - server administrationSybase, Sybase/IQ, Microsoft Sql Server, Oracle, Unix, C++, Shell, Powerbuilder, Perl/CGI, ErwinIndependent Database Consulting. Long term consults with Time Magazine, Pawws, Bankers Trust. Shorter-term consulting with the US Navy, Chase Manhattan Bank, Tempest Reinsurance, Argus, Saloogee, Lehman Bros., and Turkey’s Ministry of Finance. Developed Ed Barlow's Sybase Stuff, a popular non-commercial Sybase web site (http://www.edbarlow.com) to distribute free software for Sybase and Microsoft Sql Server including a Database Backup/Maintenance Package and the popular Extended Stored Procedure Library (voted as the "best Sybase add on package"). Developed 2 web based applications that allow end customers to manage backups, restores, and to perform system maintenance on turnkey systems. Published several articles in database journals. Spoke at several user group meetings (London, Toronto, New Jersey) and at several Sybase Conferences. Developed and taught Advanced Database Administration and Sybase Security classes for the U.S. Navy.

Lead system architect for new data center in Delaware to manage the J.P. Morgan ‘Cage’. Work involved training, installing, and developing policies & procedures. Defined data replication to migrate data from mainframe systems to Sybase and move real time data between servers. Lead Database Architect for security master data warehouse cluster. Senior consultant for the Central Sybase Operations Group. Role involved cost analysis, server setup, support definition, and application roll out. Published key architecture documents. Managed team of consultants

SQL Development Using SybaseDeveloped Order Routing System For Main Trading DeskPrimary developer and systems analyst for system which managed order routing for the primary trading desk at a large New York money manager. Responsible for all aspects of the project, including analysis, coding, maintenance, and end user support.

Systems Engineer in Unix PC BusinessC Developer - Developed program to optimize data lines for customer