Aaron Sentell

Current

Senior Database Administrator at Compass Group

Past

Sr. Database Administrator at The Newport Group
Database Administrator at Global Compliance
Database Administrator at City of Tempe

Database Administrator at Camelback Research Alliance
Database Analyst at American Express

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Education

Maryville College

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Connections

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

Aaron Sentell’s Summary

Accomplished database professional with strong interpersonal, analytical, organizational, communication and problem-solving skills and the experience and knowledge required to:
• Successfully design and put into place cost-effective database solutions.
• Secure, protect, and ensure reliable and efficient access to data.
• Resolve performance problems and implement solutions to prevent future ones.
• Research and correct data inconsistency issues.
• Ensure data safety and recoverability.

Aaron Sentell’s Specialties:

Database Systems: Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 / 7.0 / 2000 / 2005; Oracle 8 / 8i / 9i; Sybase ASE 10 / 11.5 / 11.9.2.

Platforms: Windows NT / 2000 / 2003; HP-UX, AIX, Solaris, SCO, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server.

Languages: T-SQL, VBScript, Windows batch files, PL/SQL, Unix shell scripting, C.

Tools: SQL Server Management Studio and Enterprise Manager, Data Transformation Services (DTS), Query Analyzer, Profiler, Perfmon, Red Gate SQL Compare, Idera SQLscaler, Visual Source Safe, vi.

Aaron Sentell’s Experience

Senior Database Administrator

Compass Group

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Food & Beverages industry)

July 2007 — Present (2 years 8 months)

Lead database administrator for the Canteen Technology Group (CTG) of this large-size food services company. Responsible for development and administration of numerous SQL Server databases including an enterprise-level 24x7 OLTP database, a reporting database, and a full historical archive database.
Sr. Database Administrator

The Newport Group

(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Financial Services industry)

September 2006 — July 2007 (11 months)

Member of the database administration team for this mid-size retirement services company. Responsible for development and administration of numerous SQL Server databases including backend source systems, an enterprise-level 24x7 OLTP web database, and the company’s enterprise data warehouse.
Database Administrator

Global Compliance

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Security and Investigations industry)

2005 — 2006 (1 year )

Sole database developer and administrator for this mid-size corporate ethical compliance services provider. Responsible for development and administration of the company’s high-profile 24x7 web compliance-reporting SQL Server database.
Database Administrator

City of Tempe

(Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Government Administration industry)

2000 — 2005 (5 years )

Key member of the database administration team for this thriving and growing municipality. Responsible for administration and operational efficiency of numerous critical Oracle and SQL Server databases including tax collection (Tata TaxMantra), utility billing (SCT Banner CIS), and human resources and financial services (Peoplesoft HR and Financial).
Database Administrator

Camelback Research Alliance

(Partnership; 51-200 employees; Information Services industry)

1999 — 2000 (1 year )

Sole database administrator for this mid-size financial analysis company. Responsible for development and administration of the company’s ratings database for inside trades and stock analyst recommendations.
Database Analyst

American Express

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Financial Services industry)

1996 — 1999 (3 years )

Integral member of the database administration team for this large financial services company. Responsible for development and administration of numerous highly visible 24x7 web Sybase and SQL Server databases.