Ken Simmons

Current

• Author at Apress
• Client Server Software Analyst, Sr. at TSYS

Past

• Senior Database Developer at Synovus
• Product Development Engineer at HealthWare

Education

• Pensacola Junior College

Connections

45 connections

Industry

Financial Services

Websites

• MVP Profile

Ken Simmons’s Summary

Languages
VB .Net, VB6, VBA, C#, Transact SQL (SQL 2000 , SQL 2005 , SQL 2008 Oracle)

Web Skills
ASP .Net, .Net Web Services, XML, XSL/XSLT, HTML

SQL Skills
SQL 2000, 2005, and 2008 Development and Administration
ETL Processing Including DTS and SSIS
Oracle Development

Ken Simmons’s Specialties:

SQL Server Administration and Development

Ken Simmons’s Experience

• Author

  Apress

  (Privately Held; Publishing industry)

  2009 — Present (less than a year)

• Client Server Software Analyst, Sr.

  TSYS

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; TSS; Financial Services industry)

  September 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)

• Senior Database Developer

  Synovus

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; SNV; Financial Services industry)

  October 2003 — September 2008 (5 years )

• Product Development Engineer

  HealthWare

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

  November 2000 — October 2003 (3 years )

Ken Simmons’s Education

• Pensacola Junior College

  Associates in Applied Science , Computer Programming , 2000 — 2003

  Activities and Societies:

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  Summa Cum Laude,
  4.0 GPA,
  Phi Theta Kappa,
  Alpha Beta Gamma,
  Deans List,
  Academic Honors Society,
  Scholastic Achievement Award

Additional Information

Ken Simmons’s Websites:

• MVP Profile

Ken Simmons’s Interests:

Writing Technical Articles for SQL Server, Participating in SQL Forums

Ken Simmons’s Groups:

•    MCSD
•    MCAD
•    Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist
•    PASS Professional Association for SQL Server
•    SQLServerCentral
•    Phi Theta Kappa Alumni
•    PASS
•    Microsoft MVP - Professional Group
•    Orlando SQL Server Users Group (oPASS)
•    SQLSat Networking Group
•    SQL Bloggers

Ken Simmons’s Honors:

Microsoft SQL Server MVP

Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist for SQL Server 2005

Microsoft Certified Database Administrator for Microsoft SQL Server 2000

Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) for Microsoft .NET Early Achiever

Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD) for Microsoft .NET Charter Member

Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)

Ken Simmons’s Contact Settings

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• career opportunities
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
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