Spokane, Washington Area
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- Data Architect and Sales Engineer, OPTIM Brand at IBM
- Past
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- Database Architect at Next IT
- Senior Data Architect, Information Services Practice at IBM
- Oracle Database Administrator at Eastern Washington University
- Database Architect at Getronics
- Systems Engineer -- Applications at Bank of America
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Beth Breidenbach’s Summary
Database Architect, with over 12 years' experience assessing corporate data requirements and selecting appropriate architecture to meet tactical and strategic needs. I bring a diverse industry background including Retail Banking, Education, Medical Equipment, and Consumer Packaged Goods.
Developer, emphasizing Microsoft SQL Server, Integration Services, Service Broker, and an XML-enabled middle tier. As an Oracle Database Administrator (DBA), I established database infrastructure (including backup policies and ongoing performance monitoring) for enterprise systems. Rounding out the technical picture, I bring a data integration skillset including IBM's DataStage, QualityStage, and Information Analyzer.
Author, having published several articles for trade journals regarding secure coding practices for database-driven systems. I also manage the Information Quality Aggregator, an RSS feed of data quality-related blogs throughout the Internet.
Beth Breidenbach’s Specialties:
Data Architecture, Integration Architecture, Database Development and Administration, Data Quality Assessment, Master Data Integration
Certifications:
Oracle 10g OCP,
IBM Certified Solution Developer, Information Analyzer
Beth Breidenbach’s Experience
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Data Architect and Sales Engineer, OPTIM Brand
IBM
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)
September 2008 — Present (11 months)
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Database Architect
Next IT
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)
April 2008 — September 2008 (6 months)
Re-architected core product's data design, delivering over 2.5x increase in throughput under load. Employed SQL Server Service Broker to enable queued asynchronous writes of high-latency messages. Evaluated asynchronous processing approaches for upcoming Oracle implementation.
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Senior Data Architect, Information Services Practice
IBM
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)
July 2006 — April 2008 (1 year 10 months)
Served as a database architect and data quality specialist, with responsibility for designing and directing data solutions for Master Data Management and Enterprise Data Quality Assessments. Clients included Fortune 100 companies in the consumer packaged goods, medical equipment, and utilities industries involved in ERP implementations and consolidations. Prepared pre-sale materials for presentation to customers. Presented project updates to project sponsors at customer headquarters.
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Oracle Database Administrator
Eastern Washington University
(Government Agency; 501-1000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
October 2003 — July 2006 (2 years 10 months)
Facilitated development of enterprise data security policy. Coordinated with vendors and user community to establish data access best practices.
Introduced source control software to enterprise application development. Coordinated with system administrators to establish developer servers and define developer access requirements.
Established backup and retention policies for enterprise database application. Implemented RMAN backup/duplication processes.
Secured enterprise application (above and beyond delivered application security) via Oracle Advanced Security (transport encryption), user resource limits, password validation, and user auditing.
Audit databases for compliance with Center for Internet Security (CIS) standards for databases.
Manage 12 Oracle databases, 4 Oracle App. Server installations, one Discoverer server, a Oracle Warehouse Builder installation, and a Grid Control management console. -
Database Architect
Getronics
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Computer Software industry)
1998 — 2003 (5 years)
Within product group targeting Financial Services industry:
Presented products' technical architecture to current and potential customers. Facilitated discussions of products' ability to meet clients' strategic objectives.
Led development of database-driven rules engine. Guided new product through beta site implementation process.
Architected database schema for New Accounts banking application. Integrated product with data services of CRM and Call Center applications.
Researched coding patterns to protect compromise of database-driven web applications. Tracked SQL Server coding and configuration issues.
Developed data-bound .NET Winform treeview control. Specialized .NET intrinsic and 3rd-party controls to meet application requirements.
Developed queries, stored procedures, data transformation packages, and database replication plans. -
Systems Engineer -- Applications
Bank of America
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Banking industry)
April 1997 — October 1998 (1 year 7 months)
Directed design of multi-site, database-driven Intranet application to process security requests. Designed and Implemented Microsoft Access management reporting systems.
Led interactions with external neural net provider, serving as primary technical contact for joint data mining project.
Shadowed (as student intern) Data Warehouse Administrator during implementation of an enterprise data warehouse. Assisted Warehouse Administrator with data cleansing and data dictionary.
Utilized Sybase, Access, SQLServer, Redbrick, BrioQuery, Apache, Perl, Visual Basic, and SAS.
Additional Information
Beth Breidenbach’s Honors:
Graduated: Summa Cum Laude from Eastern Washington University
Recipient: Microsoft Hoppers Scholarship
