Spent over a year sailing the southwest Pacific Ocean.

DB architecture and coding to support both legacy functionality and new features.

Worked to become a better, more proficient sailor. Sailed from Seattle to New Zealand aboard our 38' Bristol.

Enhancements to the existing SQL 2008 manufacturing database to improve performance and stability. Oracle (PL/SQL) development to add features to support business needs. Complete re-architecture and upgrade (SQL 2016) of the old manufacturing database to improve performance and add flexibility and scalability for future needs.

Provide integrated processes for ETL and web pages in a PostgreSQL/Python environment running on Linux utilizing Amazon Web Services. Primary responsibilities include database design and programming for loading data from partners and support of web page data input and manipulation using Python, Javascript, and HTML.

Managed Independent Software Vendor accounts as part of the Microsoft Global ISV team. Worked with external developers to analyze the database interactions of their enterprise-level applications, perform database tuning and optimization, benchmarking, and provide database design expertise.

Designed XML schema and ingest process for Local.Myspace.com featuring restaurant info and reviews in a large (500+) federated database system. Designed database architecture to ingest, update, and publish daily feeds from CitySearch through the enterprise database and to the front-end cache. Responsible for ongoing maintenance, enhancements of the Local database. Also assisted other internal redesign and enhancement projects by providing design, optimization, and coding in SQL 2005 and 2008R2.

Provided updates, new features, and bug fixes to existing ETL processes and I/O feeds in SQL Server 2000 for HR department. Created and supported production jobs involved with transmitting and retrieving data to vendors for HR and financial departments as well as internal data for various HR purposes. Lead ETL & database developer for data center migration to new facility.Performed data architecture design, data analysis, optimization/tuning, and SQL programming to improve fraud detection system for online transactions.

Designed, coded, maintained, and migrated several business-critical US & Canadian finance reporting databases in SQL Server 2000 & 2005 using Management Studio and Visual Studio 2005. Primary duties involved ETL work in the creation & maintenance of robust data imports & processing of business rules. Also responsible for database installation, configuration, and administration on 2000 & 2005.Development and support of logistics database supporting XBox life cycle: creating and debugging stored procedures, optimizing new and existing code, improving and upgrading old I/O procedures through metadata-driven processes in a SQL Server 2000 database.

Designed and administered SQL Server 2000 databases, performed data analysis, and created and maintained standard and ad hoc reports in Excel, Access, Business Objects, and text formats from both SQL Server and Oracle databases.

Responsible for design, programming and administration of 500 GB SQL Server 2000 data mart. Create stored procedures and DTS packages for import and export against Oracle as well as a variety of text file formats. Supported and taught users, performed hardware and software installation and configuration, optimized queries and indices, and created ad hoc SQL queries for financial reports and modeling.

Designed and coded Access databases, UI, and reports for clients such as Qwest, Seattle Times, Federal Home Loan Bank, and Spacelabs Medical. Interfaced Access with Excel, SQL Server, and Oracle.Gathered requirements, worked across departments and disciplines, performed tuning and troubleshooting of existing solutions.