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Louisville, Kentucky, United States

• Maintain, upgrade, and performance-tune large multi-terabyte databases across 3-5 different environments (DEV, QA, PR, UT, SP) to ensure maximum efficiency, high availability, and disaster recovery• Provide on-call support through various communication channels and monitoring platforms• Work code deployments to migrate data and SQL server objects into production environments• Automate processes through use of Powershell and advanced t-SQL scripting• Work with development teams… Show more • Maintain, upgrade, and performance-tune large multi-terabyte databases across 3-5 different environments (DEV, QA, PR, UT, SP) to ensure maximum efficiency, high availability, and disaster recovery• Provide on-call support through various communication channels and monitoring platforms• Work code deployments to migrate data and SQL server objects into production environments• Automate processes through use of Powershell and advanced t-SQL scripting• Work with development teams in a liaison role to provide input on database optimization best practices including extensive indexing strategies – use SQLSentry Plan Explorer, Solarwinds DPA, and Redgate Toolbelt• Document complex processes and create dashboards as needed Show less

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

• Led a team of data integrity specialists, focusing on process improvement through automation of repetitive tasks, cross-functional training, support documentation, and adherence to best practices• Identified key metrics for determining levels of engagement, and built queries to gather that data• Researched possible locations for campus expansion initiatives pulling in data from multiple sources• Built executive dashboards and reports using Power BI – capacity planning, KPIs… Show more • Led a team of data integrity specialists, focusing on process improvement through automation of repetitive tasks, cross-functional training, support documentation, and adherence to best practices• Identified key metrics for determining levels of engagement, and built queries to gather that data• Researched possible locations for campus expansion initiatives pulling in data from multiple sources• Built executive dashboards and reports using Power BI – capacity planning, KPIs, historical trends, rolling averages, budgeting and forecasting• Used third party APIs to pull in supporting information like weather data, zip code, and county demographics• Identified and fixed database issues using Solarwinds Database Performance Analyzer, SQL Profiler, and SQL Database Tuning Advisor• Responsible for database tuning, maintenance, backups, restores, and high availability of SQL Server• Optimized SQL Server databases with millions of records to support thousands of concurrent users• Served as a technical resource for agile development, software upgrades, and on-call support as needed Show less

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

• Provided technical leadership and managerial support to a team of software developers• Served as a liaison between IT and ministries for determining application development needs• Created and maintained intranet, internet, mobile, and client/server applications including event/room scheduling, missions trip management, point of sale, professional counseling, check-in, groups management, scrolling calendar, card badge, e-commerce bookstore, event registration, and church/affiliate… Show more • Provided technical leadership and managerial support to a team of software developers• Served as a liaison between IT and ministries for determining application development needs• Created and maintained intranet, internet, mobile, and client/server applications including event/room scheduling, missions trip management, point of sale, professional counseling, check-in, groups management, scrolling calendar, card badge, e-commerce bookstore, event registration, and church/affiliate websites with back-end content management functionality• Ensured maximum uptime, reliability, and scalability of several church systems• Administrated, optimized, and secured various SQL databases (SQL 7 – SQL 2016)• Championed use and standardization of development technologies – Jira, Agile, Scrum, Git, Visual Studio, C#• Led the implementation of three different church management system migration projects – wrote many of the export/import/automation scripts using t-SQL with views, stored procedures, triggers, and CTEs• Wrote hundreds of queries and reports that help ministries make informed choices and ensure data integrity standards are met – using Lava (variant of Shopify Liquid), SSRS, parameterized stored procedures, SQL jobs• Spoke for IT on issues of cybersecurity, PCI compliance, IT and Financial Audits• Automated and streamlined processes including Purchasing Order System and Financial Reconciliation Process that have saved the church thousands of person hours• Facilitated the use of volunteers and contractors for short-term development projects• Helped other churches as needed and an active champion, conference speaker, and authority on open and closed source software Show less

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

• Responsible for admissions and enrollment process using RenWeb student information system• Authored and maintained school website using WordPress technologies• Served as computer systems administrator over client/server/wireless infrastructure• Volunteered hundreds of hours between 2011 and 2014 as technical resource

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

• Co-led the design and implementation of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, based on Microsoft Dynamics NAV, for multi-state supply chain and third-party logistics (assembly, packaging, warehousing, distribution) company• Focused on process improvement, industry best practices, cost reduction, and systems integration with companies such as General Electric and Nestle• Built robust .NET and C/AL applications for RF scanning, bar-coding, printing, reporting, and workflow… Show more • Co-led the design and implementation of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, based on Microsoft Dynamics NAV, for multi-state supply chain and third-party logistics (assembly, packaging, warehousing, distribution) company• Focused on process improvement, industry best practices, cost reduction, and systems integration with companies such as General Electric and Nestle• Built robust .NET and C/AL applications for RF scanning, bar-coding, printing, reporting, and workflow automation• Maintained hundreds of database objects across multiple SQL Server instances using self-imposed change management procedures• Worked with third-party consultants on custom programming efforts and performed regression testing• Provided training, documentation, and tier-one helpdesk support as needed Show less

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

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Louisville, Kentucky, United States

• Built IT Learning Services’ intranet website for corporate-wide training purposes• Chaired Humana’s Learning Portal Initiative and participant on Release Management and Software Configuration Management teams• Developed n-tier applications using various technologies and database systems for several Humana IT departments and for the Humana Military Services’ Training and Education Group• Supported numerous business applications and databases used in the Humana Software Improvement… Show more • Built IT Learning Services’ intranet website for corporate-wide training purposes• Chaired Humana’s Learning Portal Initiative and participant on Release Management and Software Configuration Management teams• Developed n-tier applications using various technologies and database systems for several Humana IT departments and for the Humana Military Services’ Training and Education Group• Supported numerous business applications and databases used in the Humana Software Improvement training effort Show less

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

• Taught Systems Architecture, Information Processing, and Basic Math classes to undergraduate students

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

• Contracted as a Microsoft Access developer and database specialist for the Metro United Way• Implemented a high-speed OCR-based scanning solution for an optimal document archiving process

St Ignatius, Montana, United States

• Taught high school Bible, English, Math, Science, Social Studies, Desktop/Computer Applications, Physical Education, and Typing classes

Lexington, Kentucky, United States

• Worked as a statistical consultant and programmer for academic community, primarily composed of University faculty/staff/PhD-seeking graduate students. Used SAS, SPSS, and Fortran with IBM Mainframe and Unix-based systems to analyze millions of healthcare and demographic records• Authored statistics research lab website

Georgetown, Kentucky, United States

• Analyzed part/quantity statistics to determine an optimal packing and routing schedule for JIT usage• Formulated an algorithm for a plant-wide shipping performance index – based on Japanese “heijunka”

Master Of Science, Operations Research, 4.0 / 4.0

Activities and Societies: Christian Student Fellowship, Intramurals, Community Involvement • Sponsored by the Mathematics Department, this.

Bachelor Of Arts, Math And Physics, 3.8 / 4.0

Activities and Societies: Tennis team, Sigma Pi Sigma, Baptist Collegiate Ministry, Intramurals • Berea is a liberal arts college that.