Neil Roberts **** OLD SHELL ROAD MOBILE AL ***** 251-***-**** ************@*****.***
Skills
Expert level Microsoft SQL Server in a mission-critical production environment of over 100 servers. Proficient in Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB. Experienced in clustered servers, replication, log shipping. Query tuning and advising developers on table structures and indexing. Cloud environments and virtual machines.
Experience
2006 - 2020
GTL (Mobile, AL) - Senior Database Administrator
●Modified existing databases to meet needs from development planning process.
●Created scripts and processes for data integration and maintenance.
●Administered, supported, monitored databases by proactively resolving database issues.
●Designed and implemented custom backup jobs to enable quick recovery to any point within two weeks for multiple database platforms.
●Managed multi-node clustered and high-availability environments including custom log-shipping
●Developed in-house replication jobs and real-time transaction loading to consolidated reporting servers.
●Automated many tasks including modifying schemas for new year, transaction exports for outside customers via email and XML.
●Managed multiple data center relocations including cutting database servers for zero down-time cutovers.
●Developed multi-platform querying and consolidation tool for California Consumer Privacy Act.
1998 - 2008
Axiom Services Company (Mobile, AL) - Owner
●A consulting business for contract work.
●Installed and maintained healthcare software and databases for over 150 customers.
●Developed custom reports and data exports in Crystal Reports and SQL Reporting Services.
●Upgraded and maintained SQL Server installations for multiple customers.
●Developed and maintained websites for multiple customers.
●Installed and maintained networks, video surveillance, and computers for small businesses.
1995-1998
Carevoyant (Schaumburg, IL) - Analyst / Consultant / Developer
●Assisted dev staff on customer requirements, custom modifications to software, and all database-issues.
●Developed customer modifications to add functionality for MAS90/200 and Dynamics accounting software
●Developed and implemented EDI module for accounting system.
●Handled all data conversions from various other software systems.
1990-1995
Child Health Systems (Lombard, IL) - Director of IT (Co-founder)
●Managed and directed all IT and software related work.
●Converted multiple third-party systems to a custom healthcare software.
●Developed a full healthcare information system, including extensive integration to electronic billing.
Education
University of South Alabama 1991 - Bachelor of Science, Information Systems (Business Minor)
Four-year Presidential Scholarship recipient, 3.57 GPA, Mortar Board Honor Society, intramural sports