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Resume: Joseph Toscano, SQL Server DBA / Developer
Joseph Toscano
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Joseph J. Toscano
52 Centre Ave
Norristown, PA 19403
(H) 215-***-**** (W)
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Goals
To work in an environment where I can focus on Microsoft SQL Server
as a DBA/SQL developer specializing in administration, development,
mentoring and instructing.
Professional Summary
Over 17 years experience as a data processing professional
with strong experience in SQL Programming, Database Administration,
Performance and Tuning, Conversions/Migrations/Upgrades,
DB Disaster Recovery planning, SQL Server DTS, SQL Server
Replication, Microsoft OLAP Services, SQL Profiler,
SQL Current Activity and Performance Monitor.
Development experience using SQL, Visual Basic,
Visual Basic Scripting and UNIX/C Programming.
Professional Experience
Microsoft SQL Server DBA
4/2000 - Present
GMAC Commercial Mortgage Horsham, PA
Independent Database Administrator
. Responsible for planning and
implementing 6.5 to 7.0 upgrades on production servers.
Identified and resolved numerous upgrade issues dealing with
non-compliant 7.0 SQL code in numerous stored procedures and
triggers.
Duties include - Transact-SQL Programming (stored procedures),
installing/upgrading SQL Server, creating and managing databases,
integrating SQL Server and NT Security, continuously enhancing
backup and restoration plan and monitoring / troubleshooting and
tuning. Extensive use of data and object migration tools such as
DTS and DBArtisan.
SQL Server 2000 / SQL Server 7.
0 Certified Trainer
10/99 - PresentLearning Tree International
Reston, VA
Conducts Learning Tree curriculum -- SQL Server 2000 and
SQL Server 7.0 Administration and SQL Server Transact SQL
Programming courses. Dynamic presenter - consistently receives
outstanding reviews/comments from students - which has facilitated
significant repeat business.
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Database Consultant, Microsoft/Sybase Certified Trainer8/96
- 4/2000Actium / Idea Integration
Blue Bell, PA
Successfully implemented Transactional Replication under SQL
Server 7.0 for major PA utility company outlining both locking
issues and performance issues encountered. Outlined all locking
and performance issues using SQL Server 7.0 Current Activity and
SQL Profiler utilities.
Designed Data Transformation Packages and Transact SQL Stored
procedure that designated variances for Mutual Fund management
system in Malvern. DTS packages accepted custodian input files
and successfully staged the data into SQL Server tables for
investment analysts later review. Also setup security scheme
that utilized NT authentication along with a specialized
application role.
Successfully migrated Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise data
warehouse that ran under HP UNIX to SQL Server 7.0 on NT.
Redesigned and rewrote several in-house system level stored
procedures that cascaded the addition of SQL Server logins from
on server to another linked server.
Sybase SQL Server 11.5 consultant. Involved in numerous short-term
consulting engagements one of which included a database migration
task which involved reverse-engineering existing objects currently
in a production database such as tables, rules, defaults, indexes,
stored procedures and triggers. Very strong UNIX skills.
Rational SQA TeamTest certified consultant and instructor
. Involved
in numerous consulting engagements where I lead QA Teams in testing
effort utilizing Windows-based SQA TeamTest for System, Performance,
Volume and Stress testing applications.
Informix DBA / Document Management Specialist
3/94
- 8/96Astra / Merck Chesterbrook, PA
Responsible for maintaining Informix database on HP UNIX Server
that was used to store scanned in images for submission to the FDA.
Outlined storage capacity requirements and estimated future growth.
Managed optical juke box that stored scanned images (BLOBS).
UNIX/C Developer and Administrator
5/84 - 3/94Unisys Corporation
Blue Bell, PA
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Education
Villanova University
Master of Science
in Computer Science 1992
Pennsylvania State University
Bachelors of Science
in Computer Science 1984
Professional Courses:
Microsoft OLAP Services training by OLAP Train
Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 / 7.0 Administration & Implementing a
Database
Learning Tree International SQL Server 7.0 Administration and SQL
Programming
Designing and Implementing a Data Warehouse using Microsoft SQL
Server 7.0
Microsoft NT 4.0 Administration, Windows 2000 Administration
Sybase Transact-SQL Fundamentals System 11, Sybase Administration
System 11, Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise,
Sybase Performance Tuning and Optimization,
Sybase Advanced System Administration,
Logical and Physical Database Design,
Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise Instructor Workshop
SQA Process Primer, SQA Suite TeamTest, SQA Suite Advanced
TeamTest
SQA Certification (train the trainer)
FastTrack to PowerBuilder 5.0, Programming in Visual Basic 4.0
Informix OnLine Admin, Informix ESQL/C Programming,
OnLine Optimization
Recognition Application Design Programming, Recognition
StorageManager Admin
OSI Concepts, Open System Interconnect (ISO)
TCP/IP Concepts, UNIX TCP/IP Implementation
X.25 Packet Switched Concepts and Packet Assembler Disassembler (PAD)
C++ Programming, C Programming for experienced users
UNIX File System Internals, UNIX Kernel Tuning, UNIX System Admin
Leadership Training and Total Quality Management
Professional Certifications:
Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 Product Specialist,
Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 Certified Trainer,
Learning Tree International SQL Server 2000 / 7.0 Certified Trainer,
Sybase Certified DBA and certified trainer.
Rational SQA TeamTest certified trainer.
Member number:6331
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Copyright(c) 1995 - 2001 Joseph Toscano and Software Contractors' Guild,
Post Office Box 257,Nottingham, NH USA 03290-0257