Sql Server Manager

Bio

Thomas LaRock is a seasoned IT professional with over a decade of technical and management experience. Currently serving as a senior database administrator with Confio Software, Thomas has progressed through several roles including programmer, analyst, and DBA. Prior to that, he worked at several software and consulting companies, working at customer sites in the United States and abroad. Thomas holds a MS degree in Mathematics from Washington State University and is a member of the Usability Professional s Association. Thomas also currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS), is a SQL Server MCM and MVP, can be found blogging at http://thomaslarock.com, and is the author of DBA Survivor: Become a Rock Star DBA (http://dbasurvivor.com).Professional ExperienceSenior Database Administrator and Technical Evangelist

Confio Software

June 2010 to PresentWorked with Director of Marketing on various marketing campaigns designed to increase Confio’s reachEvangelize Confio in the marketplace via e-seminar presentations, white paper authorship, conference speaking, and user group volunteerism.Technical sales support of customers and prospects to ensure success during pre-sales effortsConsultation on database performance problems and solutions using Confio productsCreation and delivery of demonstrations to highlight benefits of Confio productsInformal training of customers on use of Confio productsSupport and resolution of installed prospect and customer issues

Check http://www.confio.com for more details on Confio Software.Director-at-large, Board of Directors

Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS)

January 2009 to PresentAlong with the Board of Directors, set the strategy and direction for PASS.Assist with the execution of strategy as set forth by the Board of Directors.Responsible for direction and leadership of the PASS Virtual Chapters, a collection of virtual communities spread throughout the world.Assist with the growth of the PASS Community Summit, PASS Chapters, and PASS membership.Build and manage relationships with members of the SQL community, including vendors.Lead and manage groups of volunteers to assist in execution of PASS mission.

Check http://www.sqlpass.org for more details on the association.

Member, SQL Server Customer Advisory Board

Quest Software

Aliso Viejo, CA

June 2008 to June 2010Participate in roundtable discussions regarding future direction for Quest products.Assist in the design of Quest products through group collaboration.Test and provide feedback for Alpha software releases.Assist in building a SQL community through participation at SQLServerPedia.

Database Administration Manager

ING Investment Management

May 2001 to June 2010

Currently lead a team of seven (7) individuals supporting over one hundred fifty (150) database instances that are used by in-house and third party applications. Major involvements were administering production, test, and development servers, optimizing queries for better performance, design and development of in-house monitoring solution for database servers, developing operational standards, and documentation of policies and procedures. Participated in Six Sigma Black Belt training, learning valuable project management skills. Other duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:Initiated and led weekly meetings to share knowledge with team members and to overcome technical hurdles as they arose pertaining to Microsoft SQL Server and server performance issues.Led the database server consolidation subproject as part of overall server consolidation efforts.Created databases, tables, stored procedures, triggers, indices, foreign keys and any other objects within the databases based on requirements from Developers.Guaranteed that Daily/Weekly/Monthly backups are running, and also ensure databases that had transactional backups for 24 7 support were operating properly.Designed and developed Sharepoint portal for team members to exchange information regarding procedures and troubleshooting documentation.Provided non-stop production support for a 24 7 environment across all sites.Performed database restore, refresh, and recover activities as needed.Initial installation and configuration of MSSQL 2000, 2005, 2008, and Sybase ASE 12.5 instances.Administration of Sybase ASE 12.0 and 12.5 server instances for UNIX and Windows NT platforms.Administration of security model for all applicable endpoints (users, databases, applications).Migrated Sybase databases to Microsoft SQL Server 2000 databases.Performance and tuning of Microsoft SQL Server instances.Administration of Crystal Enterprise and SQL Server Report Services (SSRS).Administration of Active Directory local resource security groups.Programmer/Analyst

AllPoints, Inc.

January 2000 to April 2001

Duties included the reviewing, analyzing, and modifying programming systems including encoding, testing, debugging and installing products to support the organization’s application systems; consulted with users to identify current operating procedures and to clarify program objectives; developed a strong knowledge of relational databases and client-server concepts; and relied on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goalsModified and maintained the AllPoints application using PowerBuilder 6.5.Interacted with Oracle 8/8i database instances, writing stored procedures and triggers.Used Oracle applications such as Instance Manager, Schema Manager, and Security Manager.Was responsible for the building of the AllPoints application executable.Created and maintained schemas for all team wide database projects using ERwin.Delivered releases to, and interacted with, clients on-site.Created new reports using PowerBuilder 6.5.Tested my own code for functionality and limits.Produced end user and development documentation.Verified the technical accuracy of documentation.Wrote new PL/SQL code to resolve specific problems.Software Engineer

Logica, Inc.

June 1998 to January 2000

Duties included the creation and maintenance of quality code according to design specifications; assisted senior team members with function design; learned and adhered to all project standards, procedures, guidelines, and methodologies when designing functions, creating code, performing testing, and creating documentation; increased technical knowledge, especially in the areas of client/server techniques, software development methodologies, and the software lifecycle, through internal and external professional development.Created and modified application code according to design specifications.Interacted with Oracle 6 database instances, mostly through SQL Plus.Verified the technical accuracy of documentation.Worked closely with the Clarify DBA to propose schema changes.Performed analysis of the business flow documentation.Used PVCS and MKS for source integrity.Tested code for functionality and limits.Created technical documentation for work activities, including training of associates.Verified the technical accuracy of documentation.Interacted with an Informix database through SQL and writing stored procedures.Produced end user documentation.Technical SkillsOperating SystemsWindows XP/2000/NT 4.0Windows Server 2008/2003/2000Hardware

LanguagesPL/SQLRDBMSMicrosoft SQL Server 2008/2005/2000/7.0Sybase ASE 12.5, 12.0, 11.0Oracle 8iDatabase Query ToolsMicrosoft SQL Server Query AnalyzerSQL*PlusDatabase ModelingData modeling / Database design (logical / physical) using ERwin, Visio, and SQL Server Management StudioETL Tools / Utilities Data Transformation Service (DTS), SSISOther ToolsSystems Center Operations Manager 2007Quest Foglight Performance AnalysisContacting Me

If you would like a copy of my resume, suitable for framing, drop me a line at ***********@************.***. I am not in the market but I can pass your request along to my social network. However, I do ask that you disclose the salary range for any position you ask me to forward. I do not want to waste anyone’s time and ask that you show the same respect. Thanks in advance.

Led the database server consolidation subproject as part of overall server consolidation efforts.

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