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State: CO

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Most Recent Job Title: Senior Software Engineer

Most Recent Employer: Sprint

Career Level: Senior (Non-Manager)

Availability or Timeframe: Immediately

Authorized to work in the US: Yes

Security Clearance:

Do you have transportation: Yes

Over 18: Yes

Education: Bachelors

Languages Spoken: English

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Desired Salary: Open

Willing to Relocate: North Carolina, Virginia United States

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Desired Job Types: Contract, Employee

Work Status: Full Time

Desired Shifts:

Desired Travel: 25%

Category: Information Technology or Systems

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Name: Michael Pomphrey

Address: 15265 Steinbeck Lane

City: Colorado Springs

State: CO

Zip/Postal Code: 80921-3529

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E-mail: abpz8j@r.postjobfree.com

Primary Phone: 719-***-****

Background

Most Recent Job Title: Database Analyst, Finance Reports Consultant

Most Recent Employer: Robert Half Technology

Career Level: Senior (Non-Manager)

Availability or Timeframe: Within 2 weeks

Authorized to work in the US: Yes

Security Clearance: Top Secret

Do you have transportation: Yes

Over 18: Yes

Education: Masters

Languages Spoken:

Job Preferences

Desired Salary: Open

Willing to Relocate: United States

Desired Job Titles: Database Engineer

Database Analyst

Database Manager

Desired Job Types: Contract, Employee

Work Status: Full Time

Desired Shifts: 1st Shift, Overtime

Desired Travel: 25%

Category: Information Technology or Systems, Military/Government, Project Management

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Michael K. Pomphrey

719-***-****

(C)

abpz8j@r.postjobfree.com

www.linkedin.com/in/mpomphrey

Current Top Secret/SSBI Clearance

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:

Database Engineer/Manager with over 20 years experience in government and commercial

sectors. Provide strategic vision while offering practical solutions using proven

technology for effective tactical reaction. Project Manager, Data Analyst, Reports

Developer, and Application Developer. Effective communicator and facilitator with

subordinates, peers, and senior management, whether technical or non-technical. Innovative

architect, problem solver who approaches each project with dedication, integrity, and

attention to detail.

TECHNOLOGIES:

* Methodologies/CM: Agile, Scrum, Iterative, CMM, SDLC, Waterfall; PVCS, Visual Source

Safe, ClearCase/ClearQuest, Subversion

* Operating Systems: MS (DOS; Windows 9X, NT, 2000, XP), UNIX, Cygwin, Citrix, VMware

* Database Systems: Oracle RDBMS 7, 8, 8i, 9i, 10g, 11g; SQL Server 2000, 2005, 2008;

Paradox; Access

* Programming: SQL, T-SQL, SQL*Plus, PL/SQL, K-Shell, Crystal Reports, VBA, MS Visual

Studio, Delphi (Object Pascal)

* Software/Tools: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Project; WordPerfect Office; ERwin,

SQL Developer Data Modeling; TOAD

* Familiarity with: Solaris, HP-UX, SUSE Linux, Mac OS X, DB2, WebSphere MQ, BI

Publisher, JDeveloper, XML, .NET, VB, C#

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Database Analyst, Finance Reports Consultant; 2009

Robert Half Technology

; Colorado Springs, CO

* Database Analysis, Reports Development and Maintenance

* FrontRange Solutions contract: Maintained and troubleshot reports with Excel, Visual

Basic Script, T-SQL, and SQL Server 2005. Responded to aggressive client schedule in

debugging reports to meet Accounting & Finance closeout needs. Provided Visio workflow

diagram portraying what was required for reports to run "as is" and made recommendations

for a more robust, scalable approach using native database capabilities vs. cumbersome

Excel Workbooks to vastly simplify maintenance while making reports more responsive to

stakeholder and end user requirements. Created stored procedures and prepared ad hoc

queries to facilitate data validation/update. Quickly earned customer confidence in

professional approach to addressing issues. Personally commended by the CIO.

Consulting Software Engineer, Project Manager

; 2005-2008LexisNexis Special Services Inc

.; Colorado Springs, CO

* Database Analysis, Reports Development and Maintenance, Project Management

* Various Federal contracts on complex database research projects with LexisNexis

lexis.com and nexis.com business intelligence services and proprietary massively parallel

multi-terabyte data fusion (data warehouse) systems, as well as Oracle 9i/10g, and SQL

Server 2005. Updated and authored systems documentation. Developed/troubleshot stored

procedures with SQL*Plus, PL/SQL, and TOAD in Oracle and XML and Transact-SQL in SQL

Server. Operational environment included Cygwin, Citrix, VMware. Developed reports with

Crystal Reports. As a virtual DBA, researched data extract, transform, load (ETL) approach

options, coordinated with vendors, and employed ERwin to provide database architecture

input for more robust, normalized, maintainable database systems. Employed PGP Encryption

and Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) to safely pass data between database servers.

Managed project using a hybrid of Waterfall and Agile/Scrum processes to accommodate fluid

requirements and oversight constraints.

* Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

contract (continued): Coordinated ongoing data integration from disparate sources

typically via WebSphere MQ for the data ETL process. Explored requirements to migrate from

SQL Server on Windows to DB2 on AIX and to Oracle on Windows and/or Linux. Supervised

database administrators, database analysts, software engineers, subject matter experts,

and 24x7 operations personnel in support of $10M/year effort. During contract change

served as interim onsite Program Manager in the absence of Prime Contractor leadership.

Commended by customer management staff for providing a smooth transition with no loss in

operational capability. Upon leaving this project after two plus years, presented DHS/TSA

Certificate of Appreciation - the first such recognition given a contractor during that

period.

Database Analyst

; 2004-2005CIBER, Inc

.; Colorado Springs, CO

* Database Analysis, Reports Development and Maintenance, Project Management

* Department of Homeland Security/Transportation Security Administration contract

(subcontract to LNSSI, above): Rapidly developed, maintained reports with Excel, Crystal

Reports, MS Visual Studio .NET, and SQL Server 2000 under Visual Source Safe configuration

control. Created stored procedures, prepared ad hoc queries to facilitate data mining and

debug data issues. Used SQL Server Data Transformation Services (DTS) to facilitate the

ETL process. As systems design documentation was produced after the fact, provided a major

part of the database documentation including ER and dataflow diagrams in Visio. Recognized

as the customer's "go-to" person when vital questions needed quick answers. Promoted to

lead the Data Team and subsequently hired by LNSSI as their Colorado line manager.

Software Systems Manager

; 2002-2003Rohmann Joint Venture; USAF Academy, CO

* Business Systems Analysis, Strategic Planning, Software Maintenance, Database

Management

* US Air Force Academy contract: Responsible for $2.8M operations budget. Provided

strategic direction for the Cadet Administrative Management Information System (CAMIS),

flight operations, and other software applications using Oracle Designer, Developer

(Forms/Reports), and Discoverer. Built team from scratch in weeks - reviewed countless

resumes, interviewed, hired, and supervised software staff of 19 - including systems

administrator, DBAs, developers, and support personnel. Coordinated developer training to

enhance skills baseline. Communicated with customers at all levels to ensure needs were

met and to explore innovative ways of circumventing problems. Efforts resulted in marked

improvement in both productivity and customer satisfaction.

Business Systems Engineer, Database Analyst

; 2001-2002Computer Task Group

; Denver, CO

* Business Systems Engineering, Database Analysis, Reports Development and Maintenance

* Qwest Communications contract: Developed and maintained data mining/business

intelligence reports to support USC 271 compliance with VI, Korn Shell, SQL*Plus, and

PL/SQL on Oracle 7.3.4, 8.0.6, 8.1.6/7 (8i) UNIX servers. Implemented a simplified,

modular approach that substantially reduced output file sizes and reduced a major

production report runtime from eight to two hours.

Consultant, Systems Analyst, Database Analyst, Adjunct Faculty

; 2000-2001

Various; Colorado Springs and Denver, CO

* Strategic Planning, Systems Analysis, Database Analysis, Reports Development and

Maintenance, Technology Instruction

* Strategic Planning, Systems Analysis, Database Analysis, Reports Development and

Maintenance, Technology Instruction

* Pikes Peak Community College: Provided instruction to students on database

fundamentals, SQL, and Oracle database architecture.

* Iconma LLC - LSI Logic contract: Reviewed and debugged PL/SQL code. Updated, modified,

and developed reports to monitor Work-in-Progress with Crystal Reports on Oracle.

* USA.NET: Researched, documented requirements supporting rapid company growth. Updated

Portal Infranet integrated billing and provisioning system on Oracle. Represented Business

Support Systems VP at design, development, and deployment meetings.

* Computer Task Group - US West (Qwest) Communications contract: Coordinated USC 271,

Local Number Portability compliance efforts with corporate, field offices. Supervised 12

data collectors/auditors to validate compliance. Documented data collection, worked with

IT to automate process.

Server Technologies

/Customer Care & Escalations Manager; 1997-2000Oracle Corporation

; Colorado Springs, CO

* Database Server Technical Support Management, Customer Escalation Management

* Recruited, interviewed, hired, and supervised over 20 support analysts doubling size of

the desktop database server team to handle the rapidly expanding call volume. Monitored

daily activities, identified trends, and worked with senior management to accommodate the

changing work environment. Ensured staff included analysts trained on Internals,

Replication, Enterprise Manager, and other specialty support areas. Closely monitored

Severity One issues through successful conclusion and personally engaged in customer

conflict resolution. Increased productivity resulted in improved customer survey results

and improved employee morale. Kept attrition rate below 5%.

* In response to commercial and federal/state/local government customer escalations

across the entire Oracle product line, coordinated efforts of multiple business units

including Technical and Field Support, Consulting, Development. Commended by Account

Manager for quick, satisfactory resolution of a high profile global customer's issues

resulting in successfully closing multi-million dollar deal.

CERTIFICATIONS:

* Certified Computing Professional (CCP) in IT Management and Systems Development;

recertified 2008

* Certified Systems Professional (CSP)

* Certified Data Processor (CDP)

EDUCATION/TRAINING:

* MS (pending): Database Technology, Regis University School of Computer and Information

Sciences (3.85

GPA); satisfied academic requirements for Graduate Certificates in both

Database Administration and Database Development in Oracle; participated in Database

Practicum as Change & Configuration Management Lead providing ITIL based Oracle 10g

support to faculty and students.

* MS: Human Resource Management

in Economics, University of Utah David Eccles School of

Business

* BS

: General Studies with Engineering, Mathematics, and Science emphasis, United States

Air Force Academy

Various vendor courses, seminars, conferences including: Software Engineering Institute

(SEI) Capability Maturity Model (CMM), Oracle (PL/SQL Programming, Designer, Business

Intelligence, SOA, JDeveloper, Data Integrator, ELT with Warehouse Builder, BPEL, BI

Publisher), Microsoft (SQL Server, Visual Studio, SharePoint), Business Objects, IBM

(Rational, Relationship Resolution)

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:

* Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP), past chapter president,

Individual Performance/Special Recognition Awards

* Institute for Certification of Computing Professionals (ICCP)

* Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Computer Society (IEEE-CS)

* Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

* Armed Forces Communications-Electronics Association (AFCEA)

* Rocky Mountain Oracle Users Group (RMOUG)