Database Technology Consultant
Greater Chicago Area
- Current
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- Principal & Co-Owner at The Constant Group Inc
- Past
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- Database Administrator at Spectrum Global Fund Administration LLC
- Software Developer at Insignis Inc
- Adjunct Instructor at Wright State University
- Financial Analyst at NCR Corporation
- Education
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- DePaul University
- Purdue University - Krannert School of Management
- Wright State University
- Purdue University - Krannert School of Management
- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
- Connections
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- Industry
- Information Technology and Services
- Websites
Noel McKinney’s Summary
I am a database professional and entrepreneur with experience in technology, finance, accounting and education. My technology and business services are available through a firm which I co-own. Some of my specialty areas are listed below.
Noel McKinney’s Specialties:
- Database Management Systems (DBMS)
- Database Administration (DBA)
- Database Development & Design
- SQL Development
- Data Aggregation
- Data Modeling
- Business Intermediary & Related Services (Valuation, etc.)
Noel McKinney’s Experience
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Principal & Co-Owner
The Constant Group Inc
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Management Consulting industry)
August 2005 — Present (3 years)
The Constant Group is a professional services firm providing management & technology consulting services. Additionally, our firm is registered with the State of Illinois Securities Department as a business broker and offers related services such as business valuation and USPAP-compliant machinery & equipment appraisals.
The Constant Group is a member of the Industrial Council of Nearwest Chicago and the River North Association, plus its principals are members of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), Harvard Business School Club of Chicago, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), International Business Brokers Association (IBBA), Midwest Business Brokers and Intermediaries (MBBI), National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), National Equipment and Business Brokers Institute (NEBBI), Society of Business Analysts (SBA), Turnaround Management Association (TMA), and the Union League Club of Chicago. -
Database Administrator
Spectrum Global Fund Administration LLC
(Financial Services industry)
April 2005 — December 2005 (9 months)
Production DBA during period when Spectrum was named the fastest growing hedge fund administrator by Hedge Fund Manager magazine.
Duty List & Requirements:
Database administration & development
Optimization of code, normalization vs. optimization
Create and maintain maintenance scripts
Maintain DB servers (logins, connections, process monitoring, capacity)
Setting up and maintaining cross server communication
Creating and maintaining data warehouse environment
Creating DTS tasks
Working with system administrators to create, tune and maintain DB servers on current and future hardware
Monitoring performance of DB servers w/ performance monitoring tools
Working with management in planning, testing, and implementing disaster recovery systems
Intel based hardware – can set up, maintain and recommend solutions -
Software Developer
Insignis Inc
(Information Technology and Services industry)
June 2001 — April 2005 (3 years 11 months)
Formalize requirements for software components.
Propose technology solutions to best meet software requirements.
Design and document software components and frameworks.
Maintain detailed system specification at the software component level.
Train other developers in the use of software components and frameworks.
Code software components with framework tools.
Create software install scripts and install instructions.
Assist system integrators and system administrators during software installation.
Review code and system design efforts of peers.
Participate in project planning sessions.
Cited as company’s lead SQL developer.
Act as database administrator for development group.
Develop data model for financial investments.
Formulate data dictionary and business rules with other domain experts.
Specification and design of process for loading data warehouse.
Establish data quality guidelines and validation rules. -
Adjunct Instructor
Wright State University
(Higher Education industry)
January 1992 — June 1995 (3 years 6 months)
Taught courses in economic principles and financial markets.
Co-authored articles on Great Lakes regional economic issues. -
Financial Analyst
NCR Corporation
(Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)
June 1987 — December 1988 (1 year 7 months)
Maintained data quality in mainframe-based database of U.S. fixed assets.
Initiated and completed automation of asset accounting reporting process.
Audited inventory, property plant & equipment, and capital appropriation requests.
Assisted management and analysts with tax issues, forecasts and budget preparation.
Trained new employees and supervised some duties of clerical personnel.
Completed accounting, reporting, and data analysis tasks in the controller's division on both the income statement and balance sheet sides of U.S. operations.
Noel McKinney’s Education
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DePaul University
M.S., Computer Science, 1999 — 2001
Database Management Systems, Software Engineering, Data Communications
- Activities and Societies:
- IEEE, ACM, Grader for C++ Courses
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Purdue University - Krannert School of Management
No Degree, Doctoral Accounting Program, 1996 — 1998
Topic of interest: Modeling accounting/financial phenomena in absence of public information.
I completed two years of doctoral-level coursework in accounting, economics and quantitative methods. My doctoral thesis topic of interest required updating my computer programming skills, so I left (voluntarily and in very good academic standing) to take some computer science courses at DePaul. I enjoyed this so much that I entered graduate study at DePaul and earned my second advanced degree before becoming a software developer in the investments industry.- Activities and Societies:
- Research Assistantship
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Wright State University
M.S., Applied Economics, 1989 — 1991
Area of Specialization: Econometrics
- Activities and Societies:
- Research Assistantship
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Purdue University - Krannert School of Management
B.S., Management (Finance), 1983 — 1987
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Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
None, Engineering, 1982 — 1983
- Activities and Societies:
- U.S. Army ROTC Cadet
Additional Information
Noel McKinney’s Websites:
Noel McKinney’s Interests:
technology solutions, information systems, software development, workflow automation, data warehouse, data collection, SQL Server, mysql, linux, open source, TCP/IP, build my own computers, financial data analysis, entrepreneur, bootstrap
Noel McKinney’s Groups:
Computer Society of the IEEE,
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers),
International Business Brokers Association,
National Equipment & Business Brokers Institute,
Society of Business Analysts
Noel McKinney’s Honors:
- Certified Senior Business Analyst, Society of Business Analysts, November 2007
- Certified Machinery and Equipment Appraiser, NEBBI, September 2006
- Certified Database Administrator, Brainbench, May 2006
- Big Ten Accounting Doctoral Consortium Evanston IL, July 1998, attendance sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Doctoral Internationalization Consortium in Accounting Seattle WA, March 1998, attendance sponsored by U.S. Department of Education's Center for International Business Education and Research
- Omicron Delta Epsilon (International Economics Honor Society) Chapter Vice-President 1992
- Outstanding Economics Graduate Student Award, May 1991
- College of Business Outstanding Graduate Assistant Award, May 1991
Noel McKinney’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- consulting offers
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
