Summary

A well-qualified database administrator with a variety of analytical skills and technical expertise in science, mathematics and instructional theory. Capable of planning projects from concept to successful completion. Demonstrated abilities to prioritize a broad range of responsibilities to achieve a maximum level of effectiveness. His multinational experience includes multiple projects in Malawi and Mozambique.


Skills : Program Supervision/ Development Project/Operations ;
Management, Computer Installer/Designer Policy ;

Development/Management ; Team Building/Staff Recruiting ; Grant Writing/Resource ; Media Affairs/Public Affairs ; Governmental Practices/Policies, Rules Regulations ; Customer Relationship Management ; Nonprofit Community Network Public Speaking 200+ speeches

Software/Languages : VB 1/2/3/4/5/A/S, BASIC SQL, SQL Server

6.5/7.0/8.0/9.0 or 10.0 PL SQL, JCL MS : Access, Word, Excel, Outlook, IE, Publisher, Project, Power Point, Front, Page, Exchange, Outlook, Analysis Services, DTS,. NET, Windows, Sybase, Quark Xpress, Oracle 8, 9i, 10,, UNIX, LINUX, DB/2, Lotus Notes, Aldus PageMaker Harvard Graphics, WordPerfect, QuickBooks, Adobe Photoshop Peachtree Accounts

Hardware : IBM 360 and 3600, AS 400 HP 8 and 9K Series ProLiant

servers, IBM 800 and 900 series servers, Unisys Burroughs, Various printers, faxes, scanners ; Voice, visual and image data ; Transmission devices ; Compilers, warehousing robots, wireless, Data transmission Immolators, digital imagers, GPS ; Magnetic Resonance Imagers, Chromatographs.



Employment

2006 -  Present
Telephone Customer Service Representative

Receive incoming calls from Sears credit card customers ; activate credit cards ; and provide other customer assistance as appropriate.

2003 -  2005

Taught secondary math and science to Malawian secondary students in remote, mountainous location ; trained Malawian secondary school teachers ; organized community agricultural development projects to increase food security and nutrition ; conducted AIDS awareness training for both adults and adolescents ; conducted orphan assistance programs, provided immigration and naturalization assistance.

2000 -  2002
Database Administrator

Managed large multi-server environment as 1 of 6 systems managers. 150+ windows servers, thirty SQL Server 2000 servers running in Windows 2003, 20+ application and business logic servers, 3 Oracle databases servers running in HP-UX, 3 mainframes utilizing a 17 terabyte SAN. Installed and configured SQL Server failover clusters, replication, access and security, backup and recovery, Performed daily database tuning and optimization. Assisted in database and OLAP design. Maintained data warehouse and information cubes. Assisted in development, quality assurance and testing of all application before taking ownership in the production environment.

1998 -  2000
Database Administrator

Installed SQL Server 7.0 database and systems.

Migrated corporate data from SQL Server 6.5 database to 7.0 ; Performed database maintenance, triggers, indexes, performance tuning, backup and recovery ; Configured connection to related applications, Lotus Notes and Visual Basic 3 ; Provided training of personnel in associated soft wares like Harvard Graphics, Crystal Reports ; Administered computerized data collection and repository system called LINKS which interfaced Lotus Notes with a SQL Server 7.0 database.

1997 -  1998
Project Manager

Converted primary corporate database from legacy system to DB/2 ; managed project budget, monitored and coordinated progress of project team in 5 different cities using Microsoft Project and ABT Project Workbench ; Communicated project plans and directions in person and in writing. Brought project to completion in time and under budget.

1997 -  1998
IT Consultant

Installed and configured various systems and conducted personnel training in Access and SQL Server 6.5 Database Administration. Served as Systems Manager ; and Project Manager on Y2K projects for Key Bank and British Petroleum.

1996 -  1997
Software Instructor

Education

Miscellaneous

Taught user skills and strategies for the following software packages both in class and at client sites : Microsoft : Word 95, Excel 95, PowerPoint 95, Publisher, FrontPage, Access 95, Windows NT and 95. Macintosh, Apple versions of MS Office and Mac OS Aldus PageMaker, Harvard Graphics Word Perfect Peachtree Accounting Quark Express Lotus Notes Quick Books Microsoft Project

Directions Training Centers MCTS : SQL Server 2005
Oak Brook, IL

Element K

SQL Server 2000 Database Administration

Online

New Horizons Computer Learning Center, MS Professional Certification, Randall Park, Ohio

Bill Strowder

DBA/Sr Programmer

Bill Strowder

DBA/Sr Programmer

1458 Chicago Avenue