James Bond (really :)

James Bond (really :)

Sr MSSQL DBA / Entrepreneur

Greater Los Angeles Area

Current
  • Sr Consultant at Universal Music Group
  • Consultant - Sr DBA at Modis IT
  • Sole Proprietor at J Bond Consulting
Past

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Education
  • Vanderbilt University
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James Bond (really :)’s Summary

Professionally I have made mastering all the ins and outs of the behemoth that is SQL Server my primary career niche. English is a second language right after T-SQL and I tend to think in 3rd normal form. :P

I also enjoy programming and seeing applications through to fruition. My career started with VB,COM, and classic ASP and I have upgraded my skill set over the past year or so to include C# and ASP.NET. I'm also no stranger to PHP/mySQL development. A case statement is a switch statement is a case statement I always say.

I love startups and keeping up with all the web 2.0 fever. I'm entrepreneurial by nature and enjoy the pace and passion of young business.

If you know me or if you think you know me... there are lots of James Bond's out there mind you, I'd love to get back in touch.

In any event, feel free... avantbond@gxxxx.com -- replace x's with mail. :)

James Bond (really :)’s Specialties:

SQL Server DBA, Database design, SQL development, technical writing, sales, casting, entrepreneurship, indie film, Web2.0,startups, remote DBA, database tuning, query tuning, index tuning, Data Architect, data modeling, ASP,.NET,OpenSocial,Facebook apps, FBML

James Bond (really :)’s Experience

  • Sr Consultant

    Universal Music Group

    (Music industry)

    June 2007 — Present (2 years 6 months)

  • Consultant - Sr DBA

    Modis IT

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

    June 2007 — Present (2 years 6 months)

    Consulting currently as Sr DBA/Programmer to Universal Music Group's Global Digital Initiatives division via Modis, Inc.

  • Sole Proprietor

    J Bond Consulting

    (Internet industry)

    2005 — Present (4 years )

    SQL Sever optimization / design to .NET and even a little PHP/mySQL to boot.

  • Sr DBA

    Walt Disney Pictures & Television

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; DIS; Internet industry)

    September 2003 — June 2007 (3 years 10 months)

    Full time employee of the Studio IT division of Disney. Performing all the duties of a Sr. SQL Server DBA and SQL programmer for the length of my tenure as the lone database pro. The project is a highly customizable and diverse proprietary web-based media asset management application (MAM system). I came on board during its infancy. It now acts both as an internal asset/project management tool and a b2b digital asset delivery engine. New database development and performance enhancement were my primary focus. While there we supported an active user base of 35,000 users.

  • Sr Web Programmer

    Metlife

    (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Internet industry)

    April 2002 — June 2003 (1 year 3 months)

    Hired as Sr. Web Developer, although somewhat of a misnomer for the job done. Joined a team of 5 developers as a co-lead. We were tasked with upgrading and maintaining an in-house developed web-based annuity sales application. Affectionately billed as "SmartApp", the solution was built on ASP, COM, and SQL Server.

    My greatest responsibilities included SQL Server Admin/development (Stored Procs, triggers, new tables, maintenance, reports, etc.) and some ASP/COM development of new functionality. I also was instrumental in a several months long hardening effort designed to improve the scalability and stability of the product to keep track of new lines of business coming online.

    There were also shared database admin responsibilities as well as a great deal of client management and interaction.

  • Sr Consultant

    Wells Fargo Equity Direct

    (Public Company; 201-500 employees; Internet industry)

    September 2001 — April 2002 (8 months)

    Consulted via TekSystems for one client: Wells Fargo Equity Direct. Brought on board to develop a unique real-time dashboard that provides critical numbers and reports impacting how this financial institution's resources are allocated on a minute-to minute basis

  • Sr Consultant

    Opuswave

    (Public Company; 51-200 employees; Telecommunications industry)

    February 2001 — August 2001 (7 months)

    The main project at hand was delivery of a customized eCommerce solution developed from scratch to meet Opuswave's unique business requirements as a subsidiary of Siemens. The solution required a complicated data structure, intelligent hierarchical authentication tool, and B2B integration with a SAP system in Austin using custom and available COM components and XML.

    Opuswave was building a corporate VOIP network telecommunications solution.

    This project demanded real-time exchange and display of data between the Opuswave web-based eCommerce piece and the SAP system with intelligent synchronization, error handling, and reporting.

    Consulted via Siemens Business Services. Opuswave was dropped by Siemens and was not able to acquire a buyer before burn out.

  • Sr Consultant

    eCollege.com

    (Public Company; 51-200 employees; ECLG; E-Learning industry)

    January 2000 — February 2001 (1 year 2 months)

    Worked via Software Architects (SARK). ASP/SQL Server development. Focused on complex hierarchical search feature.

  • Consultant

    Software Architects

    (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Computer Software industry)

    January 2000 — February 2001 (1 year 2 months)

    Denver, CO SARK during eCollege.com days.

  • Consultant

    Mount Carmel Health

    (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)

    September 1998 — December 1999 (1 year 4 months)

    Served as VB programmer, Jr. DBA, and technical support to about 30 users running Windows 98 at a MediCare focused HMO in Columbus.

    Created dozens of complex T-SQL stored procs to return result-sets to be imported into Crystal Reports.

    Designed distributed application to allow users ability to choose, manipulate, and schedule generation of report requests.

    Was also responsible for maintenance of IIS website, continually updating web graphics, and automated report application development.

    Performed several business analyst tasks.

James Bond (really :)’s Education

  • Vanderbilt University

    1990 — 1995

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James Bond (really :)’s Interests:

SQL Server, Body-for-Life, Web 2.0, C#, ASP..NET,, Filmmaking, Indie Film, Startups, fitness, entrepreneurship, SQL Server DBA

James Bond (really :)’s Groups:

  •    SQLServerCentral
  •    Sark
  •    Vandy Alumni
  •    Fans of Digsby

James Bond (really :)’s Honors:

2005 FitRx.com Body-For-Life Champion
Microsoft Certified Database Administrator - MCDBA
Microsoft Certified Solution Developer - MCSD

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