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Cambridge, Ma, Us

Tulsa, Ok, Us

- Served as the technical lead and primary developer for a project to migrate and upgrade over 300 production SSIS packages and SQL Agent jobs (source code in TFS) from SQL Server 2016 on Azure to SQL Server 2019 on AWS. - Reviewed, enhanced, and updated a large variety of SSIS packages and jobs that: imported/exported a variety of file types (delimited, JSON, Excel, etc.), pulled Website data via APIs, utilized Python, SFTP, PowerShell, and KingswaySoft, sent email notifications via SMTP and Database Mail, and moved data between servers. - Developed SQL code (deployed from TFS) for database objects for Change Request tickets. - Provided technical guidance to other developers.

Manchester, New Hampshire, Us

- Worked with Project Managers to design and develop systems for data ingestion, transformation, normalization, and reporting. - Provided technical guidance and oversight for a development team that resided in another geographic location. This included developing coding standards and code templates and performing code reviews. - Designed and developed (as part of a team of developers) a data pipeline consisting of SQL Server databases, varied inputs (flat files, database tables, SSIS packages/jobs, and Dell Boomi processes), and varied outputs (Power BI reports, flat files, database tables, and Dell Boomi processes). - Developed and maintained a PowerShell project to automate the deployment of a data pipeline’s Database projects, SSIS packages, environment variables, and SQL Agent jobs. - Developed the ETL process that populates fact/dimension tables for monthly financial PowerBI reports. - Built a proof-of-concept project for the Actuary department utilizing the Azure platform (Azure SQL Database and Azure Data Factory) and Power BI Reports.

Acton, Ma, Us

Designed, developed, and maintained an Earned Income Tax processing system consisting of databases, front-end application, and reporting system. The cloud-based system is used daily by 70+ end users (in two Tax Collection Districts in Pennsylvania) to process more than 500 million dollars in tax withholdings per year. Designed, developed, and maintained a multi-client Tax Lien Servicing system consisting of databases, front-end application, and reporting system. This system is used by multiple clients to process and manage more than 600 million dollars in tax lien investments and redemptions. Designed and developed a prototype mobile app for Android and iPhone utilizing Xamarin and Visual Studio (C#, JSON, XAML) with cloud-based RESTful Web Services (Windows WCF) and SQL Server 2014 backend. Highlights: - Designed and developed schemas, tables, views, procedures, functions, jobs, SSIS packages, and SSRS reports for 100+ GB database systems- Designed and developed the front-end "LienApp" application (.NET/Windows Forms)- Developed various database import/export processes including processes to generate ACH files and to generate EFW2 files- Designed and developed the "EIT Processor" front-end application - Developed processes to securely transfer (via SFTP) files to financial institutions and transfer (via FTPS) files/reports to external client servers (such as ShareFile)- Provided ongoing releases to databases, packages, and reports with scripted build processes - Responsible for ongoing, after-hours releases, critical production support, user security, database backup and restore, and troubleshooting job failures- Responsible for setting up and maintaining projects with Team Foundation Server (TFS), source control, and bug-tracking systems

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

The Standish Mellon “Fixed Income and Cash Asset Management Service Company” (FICAM) SQL Server environment consists of both operational databases and data warehouses that connect with AS/400, Oracle, and DB2 systems. The environment includes 300+ SSIS packages, 200+ SQL Agent jobs, and 30+ databases. Databases range in size up to 125 Gigabytes and tables range in size up to 140 million records and up to 35 Gigabytes. General Tasks: - Develop SSIS Packages and SQL Agent Jobs to extract, transform, and load data - Develop database objects including tables, views, indexes, stored procedures, and functions - Participate in the off-hours on-call rotation and troubleshoot overnight SQL Agent Job failures - Monitor and perform database maintenance operations and administer access for 250+ users - Deploy developers’ code from source control both manually and with NAnt build scripts - Deploy SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) Cubes Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) Project: Designed, developed, and deployed a system consisting of database objects, SSIS packages, and SQL Agent Jobs to process more than 2.5 million trade records a month. The system retrieves files via FTP from MSRB, imports and processes data, and FTPs an extract to Standard and Poor’s. Fiserv CheckFree Heliograph: Primary DBA supporting the clearance and settlement system that produces more than 6000 SWIFT messages a day. Troubleshoot problems by fixing invalid SWIFT messages, examining Heliograph databases, restarting the Heliograph application and server, and FTPing message files. Also develop code in support of Heliograph, set up new Fiserv Message Workstation users, and test and maintain the Heliograph databases. Fiserv CheckFree Frontier: Primary DBA supporting the matching and reconciliation system database. Work with the system administrator to load new accounts, monitor and perform database maintenance, and troubleshoot problems.

New York, Ny, Us

Developed code for and supported the “ABSNet Loan” production environment which: - Consists of more than 60 databases, the largest ones reaching up to 250 GB in size - Has several thousand tables, the largest of which has more than 800 million records - Imports data from more than 2400 files each month, the largest reaching up to 4 GB in size Database Development:Conceived and developed a “Process Status” database (procedures, functions, tables, views, etc.) and associated SSIS packages to provide visibility into the processing of data from more than 2400 files each month. Intranet Web pages connected to the database and T-SQL functions provide team members detailed and summary information about the data at various stages in the processing pipeline. Data Import Automation:Automated the import of more than 2000 monthly files using a .NET (C#) console application and more than a dozen SSIS packages. Production Process Automation:Developed a set of QA databases and SSIS packages to automate the execution of more than 800 quality assurance SQL queries and generate detailed and summary result tables for more than a dozen normalized databases each month. Production Scripts:Developed a "LoanPeriodNoDynamic" script (T-SQL) used in the monthly production process that finds gaps in a table with 700 million records and generates more than 800 million records to populate another table. Developed scripts (batch and T-SQL) that enable extract users to create and load database tables with more than 150 GB of monthly extract data. Windows Forms and Console Applications:Maintained, developed, and deployed Windows Forms applications (C#/ClickOnce) used by Analysts to review and modify data. Developed and enhanced production and ad hoc console applications used to process back-end data. Other Activities:Regularly met with Managers and Analysts to discuss requirements, provided internal production support, and occasionally helped with testing.

New York, New York, Us

- Developed the back-end Oracle databases for a 529 Fund Analysis ASP.NET application and a Client Configuration ASP.NET application. - Developed scripts for tables, views, stored procedures, functions, and packages, schema build scripts and ANT scripts for new releases, PERL scripts for data load/unload, and PL/SQL code to transform relational data into XML format. - Created technical specifications, E-R diagrams, and release notes, implemented consistent coding and naming conventions, and maintained versions of scripts in source control (VSS). - Maintained daily communication and resolved complex issues with the development team in New Delhi, India, and worked closely with the US development team (which utilized Visual Studio Entity Framework, Devart dotConnect, C#, and LINQ) to connect the front-end ASP.NET applications to Oracle. - Worked closely with DBAs in the US and in India to coordinate schemas, materialized views, permissions, synonyms, etc. on multiple Oracle servers. - Met regularly with Business Users, Product Managers, and QA personnel to gather requirements, discuss technical issues, and provide explanations of complex issues.

Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, Us

UHealthSolutions is a consulting and service delivery organization affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Medical School.- Designed, developed, and deployed an Oracle application that generates approximately $7 million annually in payment transactions to approximately 30 Insurance carriers. Also built the front-end for configuring & scheduling Remittance processing jobs, and for generating extracts, wire transfer files, & Error Reports.- Designed, developed, and deployed an Oracle ETL application that produces a nightly Payment Discrepancy Report which has been used to recover (in its initial 15 months) more than $600,000 in adjustments from Insurance carriers and to “close” the first seven quarters of the Medicare Part D premium subsidy program.- Designed, developed, and deployed a call center database (used to record approximately 80,000 phone calls in its first eleven months) for Massachusetts’ “Health Safety Net” program.

Framingham, Ma, Us

Second Project:- Migrated the Change Management intranet site to an ASP.NET front-end (from classic ASP) and an MS SQL Server 2000 back-end (from MS Access).- Developed scheduled SQL Server DTS jobs to import Remedy/Brio flat-file data feeds, stored procedures, and the new ASP.NET 2.0 intranet site project.First Project:- Enhanced Staples’ New Item Setup Form used by more than 1200 vendors and more than 275 product managers/specialists to supply product data for the purpose of new item setup.- Analyzed the existing system architecture in which data flowed to and from three MS Access databases and an Excel workbook, and designed an enhanced system that integrated a Visual Basic form and functionality and maintained backwards compatibility.

Boston, Ma, Us

- Served as Database Developer and Admin for the auto damage appraiser database system (590 MS Access databases supporting 400+ appraisers) and a claims adjuster database system (22 databases and one management database) containing data for 1400+ appraisers.- Using VBA, automated the importing, processing, and reporting on data from mainframe exports (in CSV flat file format) for the Catastrophe Reporting (MS Access) database system.- Designed and modified complex MS Access reports for management to evaluate performance at the employee, office, regional, and company-wide levels, and variance points reports to assess and compare independent repair shop costs.