
Database Administrator at Pearson VUE
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Database Administrator at Pearson VUE
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
Long-time "jack of all trades" in I.T./development with experience in networking technologies, network security, web development (IIS & Apache, ASP w/VBScript & Javascript, PHP, HTML), Linux, Windows (NT4 MCSE), SQL Server (MCDBA), various email servers (Exchange, Exim, Sendmail). My focus since 2002 has been on SQL Server.
Good general knowledge of I.T., most recently specializing in SQL Server optimization and performance tuning.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; PSO; Computer Software industry)
January 2006 — Present (4 years )
Administration and support of 24x7 multi-server production environment. Development of new database objects (stored procedures, table, triggers, etc), performance optimization and troubleshooting of existing code as needed.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)
August 2002 — January 2006 (3 years 6 months)
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; NETP; Computer Software industry)
September 2000 — August 2002 (2 years )
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; CA; Computer Software industry)
March 2000 — September 2000 (7 months)
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; SSW; Computer Software industry)
July 1999 — March 2000 (9 months)
Stayed with company through acquisition by Computer Associates
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; IA; Computer Software industry)
April 1999 — July 1999 (4 months)
Stayed with company after acquisition by Sterling Software
(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)
November 1993 — April 1999 (5 years 6 months)
1986 — 1987
Gadgets, gizmos, model railroading, cars, auto racing
PASS (Professional Association for SQL Server)