NATHAN SPARKS

** - *** **** *** ** Calgary, AB, T2J 0A3 403-***-**** adcezk@r.postjobfree.com

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

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