NATHAN SPARKS
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SUMMARY
AWS Systems Admin / Architect, Business Analyst
SKILLS PROFILE
-Migration of on-site and on-line systems to AWS architecture
-Solution architecture analysis and management.
-Strong understanding of AWS networking, security, and automation solutions.
-Organization of and leading of client workshops for the purpose of process analysis, project requirements, and UAT.
-Design of technical documents including functional documentation, gap/risk analysis, process flow, and solution specifications.
-Development of UAT scenarios based upon project requirements and management of UAT teams.
-Maintain high level of professional rapport with multiple clients.
-Highly capable of working independently, as part of a solution team, or managing small teams.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Business Solutions Developer, GuildOne
November 2016 – April 2020
Calgary, AB
-Architecture and administration of AWS cloud system environments with identification of areas for minimizing cost while providing required levels of service.
-Managed secure remote access for internal solutions.
-Designed and support custom PL/SQL reports through the Synergy toolset for client use and external application consumption.
-Performed data analysis on large Oracle datasets for pre-sales support.
-Designed database schemas and performed migrations on RDBMS (Oracle, PostgreSQL) and Graph (Neo4J) databases.
-Architected automated self-terminated environments for running test cases utilizing AWS CloudFormation, AWS API Gateway, AWS Lambda.
-Generated large data sets of geospatial data for asset identification analysis and consumption by mapping software.
-Worked in small teams to manage projects for allowing clients to identify potential areas of revenue through geospatial data analysis.
-Responsible for providing direct technical client support.
Business Analyst and Application Support, Crescent Point Energy
November 2014 – December 2015
Calgary, AB
-Provided support for FDC software for field and administrative staff including Avocet Capture (FieldView) and PVR.
-Provided end to end maintenance of FDC software data quality and attributes.
-Designed and support custom PL/SQL reports through the Synergy toolset.
-Performed data quality analysis on data sets within Access, Excel, and Oracle.
-Responsible for managing communications between third party vendors to maintain optimal data flow.
-Analyzed data collection processes for improvement of workflow.
-Performed data migration of large data sets.
-Provided training for field staff on usage of FDC software.
-Identified areas of redundancy of third-party data to provide cost savings.
Senior Analyst, ESTI Consulting Services
September 2008 – October 2014
Saskatoon, SK
-Designed UAT test cases for multiple-part system and lead UAT team of 20 through the testing process.
-Identified areas of critical risk for client’s proposed solution and proposed multiple failovers.
-Managed multiple client groups in capturing solution requirements and facilitated prioritization based upon project scope and organization needs.
-Quickly and efficiently investigated client reported issues and identified solutions.
-Identified areas of process failure in client systems and proposed optimal solutions.
-Identified areas of overlap within existing system architecture to determine efficient points of solution integration.
-Performed structure and quality analysis on data sets within Clipper DB, Microsoft Access, SQL Server, and Oracle databases.
-Developed process diagrams, use case, and test case documentation with traceability to requirements within project charter.
Certifications
Feb 2020-Feb 2023
-AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate (SAA)
EDUCATION
-Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems, DeVry University, 2004
TECHNICAL SKILL SET
-AWS Web Services (EC2, S3, Lambda, CloudFormation, Route53, RDS, IAM, CloudWatch)
-PL/SQL
-Docker Containers
-Node.JS
-PostgreSQL 9.6
-Neo4J 4.3
-Corda 4.3
-Node.js
-JIRA
-Microsoft Office 2003, 2007, 2010, 2013
-Microsoft Visio 2007
-Microsoft Access 2003, 2007, 2010
-Microsoft Project
-ER Studios
-Microsoft SQL Server 2003
-Oracle 10G, 11G
-Oracle Mobile Server
-Visual Studios 2003, 2008, 2012
-.NET Framework 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5
-C#, VBA
-XML
-Synergy Studio 4