Grant Schulte Email & Phone Number

Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada

As the primary DBA in BCLC's Lottery line of business, I:- design and implement highly available, secure, and performant systems using Amazon Aurora MySQL and Microsoft SQL Server- support the operation of Kubernetes containers running in Red Hat OpenShift- use CloudFormation, Terraform, and git/Bitbucket/Jenkins to build and maintain infrastructure in AWS- am a certified AWS Solutions Architect- develop and document standards and best practices related to deploying and operating database platforms- automate routine tasks using PowerShell and python to increase personal and organizational efficiency- mentor other DBAs to ensure their individual and overall team's success- perform some of the Scrum Master duties in a cross-functional agile team that supports all systems related to BCLC's Lottery business- play a key role in making technology decisions- work directly with internal developers and 3rd party vendors on ways to improve their database solutions- am a continuous learner, attending annual training and conferences to keep my skills up to date- identify and effectively communicate issues to various audiences, providing options for potential solutions

Kamloops, Bc, Canada

Kamloops, Bc, Canada

- worked as a Development/Production DBA in a small team developing fleet and inventory management systems- led the conversion of the backend from PostgreSQL to SQL Server- was technical lead for all DBAs- developed the Enterprise Data Warehouse from scratch- designed and developed BI reports and dashboards from the EDW that was used by all C-suite, directors and managers- developed web-based employee time tracking system including GUI, database and reporting

Kamloops, Bc, Canada

- Worked with team of 10 peers developing data warehouse solutions for internal customers throughout the company- Reduced the amount of time business users spent to get needed information resulting in more efficient use of their time- Modified and enhanced existing data marts to achieve faster performance for both ETL and querying/reporting- Thoroughly tested new systems and changes to existing systems to ensure accuracy of data- Seamlessly took on support of 4 large production systems from 3 coworkers who left the company within a 1-month deadline- Developed LumberTrack and PeopleSoft data warehouses using SSIS/SSAS

Kamloops, Bc

- Worked independently with input from key users to develop an intranet web site for the Kamloops Pulp Mill- The site allowed users to create, post and manage their own content- Saved one employee several hours per week in time that had previously been spent designing, printing and distributing a weekly newsletter- Technologies used were ASP running on IIS with SQL Server 2000 as the database

Kelowna, Bc, Canada

- Developed backend (C++ code and MySQL database) for task management software that was used to improve time management of all employees in the office- Enhanced existing shopping cart code to fix many bugs and add new capabilities