Database Designer/Developer/Tuning
Dallas/Fort Worth Area
- Current
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- Database Designer/Developer/Tuning at Independent Software Developer
- Past
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- Database Developer at Beal Bank
- Consultant at Riptide Worldwide
- Database Analyst at MeterMesh (Shea Development Corp)
- Database Analyst at Robert Half Technologies / Alliance Data Systems
- Managing Consultant at Portant Communication
- Applications Architect at Harwood Technologies
- Software Architect at Rock Digital Technology
- Independent Consultant at Matrix Resources
- Project Manager at StarBase Corporation
- Senior Systems Engineer at Computer Task Group (CTG)
- Programmer/Analyst at Aviation Office of America
- Programmer/Analyst at Gardner and Associates
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Martin Nickel’s Summary
My expertise is with data modeling and database design, drawing on over 20 years of software development experience in a variety of environments.
Though I'm 100% geek, I have strong communication skills. I can develop and present a fine PowerPoint, write a proposal or position paper, and carry on a conversation with almost anyone.
Martin Nickel’s Specialties:
I've designed and developed solutions for many different industries. In technical areas, my current experience is slanted heavily toward SQL Server and .NET, but I have a broad background including Oracle, DB2, and MySql with PHP.
Martin Nickel’s Experience
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Database Designer/Developer/Tuning
Independent Software Developer
(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)
February 2009 — Present (10 months)
Fixed-price independent contract work doing database design and development on SQL Server and MySql platforms. SSRS report development and SSIS ETL development.
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Database Developer
Beal Bank
(Privately Held; Banking industry)
August 2008 — February 2009 (7 months)
Beal Bank strategically leverages the negative markets by purchasing distressed loan packages and working them through to resolution. I worked with the loan servicing group to integrate data from their various systems, creating a cohesive model of the Bank's loan portfolio. Created SSRS reports to balance and validate data. Developed SSIS ETL routines for package integration and analytic/reporting system.
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Consultant
Riptide Worldwide
(Computer Software industry)
November 2007 — July 2008 (9 months)
Designing and developing database solutions in Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle.
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Database Analyst
MeterMesh (Shea Development Corp)
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; SDLP.OB; Utilities industry)
March 2007 — November 2007 (9 months)
Information Intellect is developing a radio-based automated meter reading system (AMR) which reads information from electric, water, and gas meters. The information is collected to a central database and is available through a web--based interface. I've done SQL Server 2005 database design and development for the project.
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Database Analyst
Robert Half Technologies / Alliance Data Systems
(Public Company; ADS; Computer Software industry)
July 2006 — March 2007 (9 months)
Alliance Data Systems Corporation provides network and transaction services for various card processing operations. I supported several software development teams with SQL Server database design, query optimization, and problem isolation.
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Managing Consultant
Portant Communication
(Computer Software industry)
September 2002 — 2007 (5 years )
Data modeling, database design and development with Microsoft SQL Server and other database platforms for a variety of clients.
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Applications Architect
Harwood Technologies
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
May 1999 — February 2002 (2 years 10 months)
Harwood provided software consulting for a variety of customers in the Dallas area. I managed the internal development team and had account management, software architecture, and database design responsibilities.
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Software Architect
Rock Digital Technology
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)
November 1996 — May 1999 (2 years 7 months)
Provided software architecture and database design for various clients, including: Harbinger International and CompUSA
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Independent Consultant
Matrix Resources
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Computer Software industry)
September 1995 — November 1996 (1 year 3 months)
Provided software architecture and database design for various clients, especially Harbinger International - an Electronic Document Interchange (EDI) software provider.
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Project Manager
StarBase Corporation
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)
January 1994 — August 1995 (1 year 8 months)
StarBase was a spinnoff of Borland, and was eventually re-aquired by them for their StarTeam product. I had account management, project management, and software architecture responsibilities (too many hats, really) for projects in Dallas, Montreal, and Los Angeles. Designed databases on Oracle and SQL Server.
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Senior Systems Engineer
Computer Task Group (CTG)
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; CTGX; Computer Software industry)
December 1988 — January 1994 (5 years 2 months)
Software development in C and C++, primarily for IBM at their Southlake, Texas, Toronto, Ontario, and RTP, North Carolina labs.
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Programmer/Analyst
Aviation Office of America
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Insurance industry)
March 1986 — December 1988 (2 years 10 months)
Software Developer using CICS Cobol in IBM VM/VSE environment and C in NCR Unix
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Programmer/Analyst
Gardner and Associates
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)
March 1985 — March 1986 (1 year 1 month)
Software Developer on Unix and NCR VRX Cobol
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