Data Services ManagerManage the DBA team responsible for systems supporting assets worth $1.2T. Manage over 8,000 on-prem and AWS databases running MS SQL, Oracle, Postgres, Couchbase and RedShift. • Adopted an agile organization structure and processes which increased visibility, reduced time- consuming hand-offs and improved throughput. Played the role of Product Owner to drive this forward.• Developed a Data Modeling capability to assist Developers with indexing, partitioning and commit strategies and streamline the flow of data between systems.• Replaced many point-to-point database connections by implementing Informatica ETL to loosen the coupling between systems.Architecture Lead Founded and Chair the Infrastructure Architecture Review Board which facilitates the production and approval of scalable designs and interfaces before a project leaves the Planning and enters the Build phase. • Ensure that non-functional Infrastructure and Security requirements are captured and incorporated from the outset while nurturing a DevSecOps mindset.• Define and enforce standards, reference architectures and identify recurring patterns. • This grass roots endeavor leverages influencing skills to build consensus even where no direct line management authority or control over budgets exist.Enterprise Scheduling ManagerLeadership of our Batch Processing (Autosys) and Managed File Transfer (Axway) teams. • Focused on visualizing batch job dependencies and predictive monitoring to estimate completion times of critical job streams after issues/delays have occurred.• Generated Heat Maps showing manual interventions to help prioritize automation opportunities. • Leveraged the team’s development skills to fully automate the deployment process.• Work with teams to eliminate large nightly batches in favor of more frequent, incremental updates.

Relocated to Houston to manage the Global DBA Team supporting Oracle, MS SQL and Sybase.

Managed a team of two DBAs supporting our European and Asia Pac business.

Delivered data warehouses for a large home improvement retailer and a European tour operator. Wrote and Delivered a full suite of Oracle Database training materials including DBA, Advanced SQL and Performance Tuning, PL/SQL, Logical and Physical data modeling.

Oracle development and Pro*C

Mathematical Modeling in C

Modeled guided weapon systems, battlefield radar scenarios and explosive chemical reactions using C and Oracle