Senior SQL Server DBA (team lead)

who?

Laura Prowicz, located on the northwest side of Chicago, Illinois, is an experienced database administrator with a strong background in Windows Server 2000/2003 and extensive programming experience in several web-friendly languages.

what?

  • A polished, professional Microsoft SQL Server database administrator with excellent communication and presentation skills.

    • SQL Server security (expert) - NSA standards, C2 standards, SOX and Hippa compliance
    • SQL server replication (expert) - SQL-to-SQL as well as Oracle to SQL
    • (ODBC, ADO, DTS) data transfer, extractions, loads, exports - SQL-to-SQL as well as Oracle to SQL, AS/400 to SQL and mainframe to SQL
    • VLDB experience - maintenance strategies (reindexing, updates, purging), backup\restore strategies
    • Performance tuning - system and database level
    • Monitoring and alerting strategy - development and implementation
    • Please see my skills matrix for an overview of my DBA abilities

  • A retail systems specialist with four years of point-of-sale (POS) DBA architecture, supporting up to 1,000 remote nodes of SQL Server 2000.

  • A Microsoft certified professional and Windows 2000/2003 systems administrator with an exceptional background and ability with microsoft windows NT/2000 servers (configuration, administration, security, and ongoing management).

  • A server hardware expert with extensive hands-on data center experience with Compaq Proliant (including cluster solutions), IBM Netfinity and Unisys 64-bit Data Center server equipment. Also well-versed in the technology and application of SAN and RAID for high-transaction database environments.

  • A proven application developer with experience in T-SQL, Cold Fusion/ASP, CGI/Perl, windows scripting host (WSH, WMI) and all types of internet servers including email, web, and ftp.

  • I am looking for a contract or permanent senior SQL Server DBA position that may or may not require all of the talents that I have detailed here

  • Please review my resume for all of the critical information!

where?

Chicago loop (near metra train station), city northwest side or northwest suburbs preferred. no relocation, no travel.

when?

I am immediately available...(November 10, 2005)

why?

My hands-on background in hardware (especially high-availability server clustering solutions and SAN technology) and data center 24 x 7 production Windows 2000 and 2003 server administration, combined with my DBA experience in several different highly volatile SQL server environments provide numerous benefits to your company.

I have a unique ability to turn client requirements into working technical systems that are solidly based on proven design techniques and best practices. My projects always come in on time and under budget.

During my career in IT I have participated in almost every aspect of a typical database project:

  • specifying and purchasing the servers
  • installing, configuring and launching the servers in a secure networked environment
  • installing the database system software
  • engineering, designing and implementing the database architecture
  • developing the SQL and business logic (SQL, Transact-SQL and PL/SQL)
  • developing the user interface and programming the web front-end logic (cold fusion, perl cgi, javascript and HTML)
  • daily 24 x 7 maintenance of entire environments, including hardware, OS, database and application
  • handling backups, restores and disaster recovery procedures
  • handling database optimization and tuning
  • development of standards, policies and procedures for clients, other administrators and operations personnel
  • development and maintenance of complete system documentation
  • setup, troubleshooting, repairing and verifying SQL replication tasks (I am an EXPERT in SQL replication)
  • please see my skills matrix for an overview of my DBA abilities


A company that requires and values all or many of these skills will find me a compelling candidate. In turn, a company that requires and values all or many of these skills will have the broadly-focused opportunity that I am looking for.



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