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We provide Brainstorming Software, along with touchscreen and magic pen. Ten Dollar Tutors provides software for teacher and students who have been directly affected by the COVID-19 crisis. We allow them to write notes and review homework on a shared virtual whiteboard. Currently seeking partnerships with Khan Academy, Educational Startups, and companies like GotoMeeting/Zoom that do not have a realtime whiteboard.

Design and implement strategies to optimize costs while maintaining performance and scalability, implement strategies to proactively monitor and manage services and provide a means of analysis, trending and forecasting metric reporting.

Designed web-based applications for remote access to databases. Became the lead R&D person for evaluating specs for database design and PHP/Perl scripts to directly interface with MYSQL and MSSQL databases. Designed new software modules in C# and .Net to deploy to multiple servers to gather information about server usage, TCP/IP access, concurrent usage by remote parties, and TCP/IP tunneling. Extracted XML data from VOIP devices to monitor packet usage and distribution. Designed an application to interface with VOIP devices through USB, Ethernet, and Wireless connections and disseminate network data. Created web-based dashboard programs to monitor and extract data to compile into automated reports that were utilized by staff. Performed data mining of thousands of records, specifically using perl and C language scripts to traverse data sets. Developed conversion software to transform data sets from one database specification to another. (Oracle to MySql, Mysql to IBM Informix, etc).

Designing web-based interfaces for Rapid Business Intelligence and Analytics. Desining and replicating database clusters and integrating data for bleeding-edge information retrieval.Projects cannot be disclosed online, but they involve over 6 multimillion dollar projects. For general expertise requests, please contact via linkedin only. Specific Apple requests are made via Apple headquarters in CA.

High Availability MySQL and Clustered Database Environments

1. Providing daily (24*7) operational support of IDS production database environment including on call after hour support. 2. Responsible for production MySQL/Oracle database installation, configuration, administration. 3. Providing troubleshooting skill for customer's problems and resolving of issues and reporting on all oracle related issues for both NT and Sun Unix/Linux systems. 4. Coding PERL, Shell (sh, bash, and ksh) scripts to maintain production oracle servers batch jobs. 5. Coding pl/sql to implement customers' requirement 6. Managing Mysql/Oracle objects including tables, indexes, views, constraints, jobs, snapshots etc. 7. Managing Mysql/Oracle Networking environment including JDBC or ODBC etc. 8. Providing data solution for customers and being able to dump/load data using mysqldump, sqlldr, imp, exp, RMAN etc. 9. Managing Mysql/Oracle full database backup, archive log backup and data restore. 10. Performing database user audit and accounts management. 11. Implementing data replication and clustering. 12. Providing documentation both automated and manual.

Worked with the National Quality Manager with webservices and website development for ecommerce. Recommended specific servers, such as AJAX, Apache, and XITAMI for multi-tiered financial ecommerce solutions. Helped implement an online customer database and reporting system that was customized to provide in-depth information to the client as well as the programmers. Performed data mining and data warehousing of critical information. Performed routine backups and implemented a database recovery plan to prepare for any unexpected issues within a database. Designed and implemented a statistical reporting website that keeps track of server access trends, database error logs, access logs, client requests, and server requests. Utilized Perl to develop scripts to automate security tasks. Utilized PL/SQL to query Oracle 9i SQL database and perform database tuning.

Product specialist: Creating new software products and conducting quality assurance testing for viability of growth and consumer interest.Software Engineer: Designed new GUIs and employed other object oriented paradigms to be used in the creation of new products. Utilized C, C++, Javascript, C#, WPF, Perl, HTML, and PHP.

Became the Lead Synergy web-based database administrator for Panasonic Automotive Systems (NYSE-Listed MC). Redesigned the Informix databases and added extended capabilities for over 672 users in Japan, the UK, and the U.S. Performed database tuning and back-end perl database programming on IBM Informix databases. Performed remote training for offshore employees and created 4 training manuals for different users of the database. Designed a new database scheme for tracking problems and Change Requests. Ensured data accuracy for $100 K and multi million dollar contracts that needed daily monitoring and delivery to Program Management. Developed Perl and CGI-Scripts to monitor, query, report errors, and generate dynamic information from the database. Created a new software development process (patent pending) that will reduce database load by over 50% and increase server response.

Worked as an IT Consultant for various companies. Core positions included:Database Administrator,IT Consultant for the State of Mississippi,C# SQL Application Developer/Microsoft SQL Server Database Administrator,C#/C/C++ Programmer,Unix/Linux Programmer