Manage and develop Data Engineering, Data Governance, Data Quality, Data Operations and Corporate DevOps teams.Oversee the build out and usage of the Inmar Intelligence Data Lake, which supports multiple business linesMonitor and work with all teams using the cloud for proper operational usage, cost management and architecture reviewsManage multiple vendors who work with Inmar Intelligence and provide SaaS or other servicesWork on cross functional team projects as needed in support of the Inmar Intelligence shared services goals and needs.Actively leading Inmar’s move to the cloud and changing the way that we approach our data platforms and data servicesCurrently working to build and implement a true Data Governance and Quality program providing confidence in the data that Inmar provides its clients and internal end users

Responsible for multiple Inmar teams including the Infrastructure, Database Services and Data Exchange teams.Controlled multiple team budgets and project plansLed Infrastructure and Data teams during the new data center build out and migration including consolidation toa single encompassing facilityWorked with hardware and software vendors to provide best in breed services for Inmar Intelligence Data Center and Shared Services teamsDeveloped policies and procedures for both managed teams and Inmar for data governance and how Inmar classifies its data

Responsible for team of 6 DBA’s supporting Inmar Intelligence data platformsOwned access management, business continuity planning, data recovery and general day to day operations of multiple data platformsWorked on standard operating procedures to ensure that service levels were achievedPushed team to automate daily tasks and repetitive issues so that team members could focus on more project work

Attended and led meetings on behalf of the Manager, Database Services as directedMentored junior database administrators on automation, general database administration practicesWorked on difficult support issues, projects and lead team projects as specifiedHelped with minor administrative activities such as teammate reviews

• Responsible for 200+ SQL Server Database server with databases as large as 4TB.• Worked as senior-level DBA’s responsible for database setup, job monitoring, replication, backups and performance tuning• Continued development of automated script to deploy SQL server to multiple environments via Powershell• Worked on converting Powervue application from Oracle PL/SQL application to Hadoop HDFS and Hive based model• Developed ELT process to load data from DPN MySQL databases to Hadoop HDFS and Hive based data lake for archival and further data analysis

Facilitated project to upgrade current SQL Server 2000 datbases to SQL Server 2008 R2Collaborate with developers and QA to define change management process including peer code review, performance tuning and scheduled releases into production environmentsWork with business partners to define requirements for tasks and projectsDocument current architecture and provide analysis to improve BCP and disaster recovery operationsSupport development, quality assurance, user acceptance and production change requestsProvide root cause analysis and issue resolution for follow up with business partners and upper managementDocument procedures, policies and issues for future resolution and new/current employee referenceProvide technical knowledge and systems experience to help design new applications, functions and processesManaged and lead the deployment and migration to Exchange 2010 from previous 3rd party email serviceCurrently administrator for Exchange 2010 including backups, maintenance and troubleshooting mail delivery issuesBackup SAN administrator responsible for overall operations and health of all SAN storage

Provided support, analysis and problem resolution for Wholesale Technologies Controls department for Intellimatch, NBalance, RIE and Snapshot applicationsWorked with business partners to define requirements for tasks and projectsDocumented current architecture and provide analysis to improve BCP and disaster recovery operationsSupported development, quality assurance, user acceptance and production change requestsProvided root cause analysis and issue resolution for follow up with business partners and upper managementDocumented procedures, policies and issues for future resolution and new/current employee referenceProvided technical knowledge and systems experience to help design new application functions and processes

Supervised Integrations and Application Support team responsible for client databases, applications and servers throughout Western Union EnterpriseCreated, maintained and supported new and 375 existing client databases ranging in size from 100MB to 980GB in an OLTP environmentWorked with development teams in performance tuning current application code as well as new code being developedResponsible for backup and maintenance plans for all MS SQL database serversCreated and fixed ETL packages via DTS/SSIS/T-SQL for loading client data files for data validationCreated replication sets via 3rd party software Doubletake for replication of data and log filesManaged, implemented and supported internal database and application projectsImplemented and drove security standards as well as industry best practices for internal applications using database connectivityEnabled issue resolution and internal application setup through documentation of policy and procedures for company useWorked with auditors and internal departments to identify PCI issues and implement fixes to meet PCI certification needsDefined, implemented and executed new internal change control policy with other IT managementEntered issue resolutions in HP ServiceDesk to use for reference for future problems and reportingDocumented key IT processes and standard operations for training of new employees and reference by existing employeesKey stakeholder in SDLC Implementation Operations and Maintenance stagesPossess strong knowledge of application development technologies, tools, and methodologies

• Managed, implemented and supported client applications including frontend (ASP .NET) and databases (SQL Server 2000/2005)• Worked as mid-level DBA’s responsible for database setup, job monitoring, replication, backups and performance tuning• Created ETL (extract, transform, load) jobs via DTS/SSIS and T-SQL based on client file specifications• Developed ad hoc reporting for clients and internal business units via T-SQL/DTS and troubleshooting SSRS reports• Responsible for monitoring and re-running failed database jobs via Enterprise Manager• Provided data analysis for client issue resolution and root cause analysis summaries

• Created complex PL/SQL packages, procedures, functions and triggers for Oracle 8i/9i/10g databases• Provided DBA support for all in house Oracle DB servers running 8i/9i/10g including backup, maintenance, performance tuning and installations• Developed disaster recovery plan and procedures for hosted client applications and databases• Collaborated with product managers to enhance current software offerings• Collaborated with client project managers on client implementation plans and post-implementation support for software

Developed ETL procedures to import data from mainframes into Oracle 8i/9i data warehouse using PL/SQL packages, procedures, functions and triggers, and SQL*LoaderAssisted with application and software upgrades for Oracle databases as well as operating system patching.Responsible for creating post project maintenance plans for data warehouse and client databases

Provided staff augmentation for VNU E-Media and Strategic Technologies Inc. in the form of DBA (PL/SQL tuning), Programmer (PL/SQL, VB/ASP scripting) and IT Project Manager Assisted clients and company with IT project development/management and product development life cycle timelinesDocumented and diagramed current and future operations and processes