Christopher Brown

Database Administrator

I have worked in IT for many years in several roles, including System Administrator and System Engineer. Most of my experience has been as a Database Administrator.

Work

DBA/Data Engineer

Aptum · Internet Hosting Company
Miami, FL

Worked as a Database Administrator managing multiple SQL Server virtual machines. Secondary duties as a Data Engineer using SSIS to pull data from multiple SAAS APIs into the BI servers.

  • Administration and maintenance of production SQL Server cluster and BI environment

  • Design and implement data migration between business SAAS APIs and the BI environment for reporting and analysis

  • Create and maintain ETL solutions migrating data from production systems into BI environment using SSIS

  • Migrate and archive data from legacy systems to long-term backups

  • Assist with platform modernization efforts migrating live virtual machines to a new platform and upgrading the OS on SQL Server machines

DBA

Cogeco Peer 1 · Internet Hosting Company
Miami, FL

Worked as a Database Administrator managing multiple SQL Server, PostgreSQL and MySQL virtual machines

  • Architect and implement platform migration for SQL Server environments from 2008r2 to 2012

  • Consult and assist IT department with implementing new internal SQL Server cluster using Always On Availability Groups

  • Implemente automated backup archive and testing solution for PostgreSQL and MySQL production systems

  • Day-to-day administration and performance monitoring of production database systems running SQL Server, PostgreSQL and MySQL

  • Consulting with developers and business users to optimize database design and query performance

  • Help create and test disaster recovery plans for production systems

Peer 1

Internet Hosting Company
DBA
Miami, FL

Worked as a Database Administrator managing multiple SQL Server, PostgreSQL and MySQL virtual machines

  • Creating and maintaining data models and ER diagrams representing various databases needed as part of operations

  • Design, installation and administration of SQL Server environments for Business Intelligence and other internal systems

  • Architect and implement data migration from a legacy platform on SQL Server to a new internal system built on PostgreSQL

  • Design and implement a migration from PostgreSQL 8.1 to 9.1 on production systems with minimal downtime

System Engineer
Miami, FL

System Engineer for the company's Product Development department. Responsible for developing and maintaining software solutions for customer Linux Systems.

  • Design and development of software solutions for corporate IT using custom code, off-the-shelf packages, and combinations of the two, taking into account business needs

  • Documentation, Maintenance and Support of developed solutions

  • Packaging and deployment of code using OS native packaging (RPM, Deb, etc.)

  • Maintaining PXE boot servers and internal software library mirrors for automated setup of

  • Learning and using Java to start implementing a work-a-like replacement for a legacy platform

System Administrator

Interland Inc. · Internet Hosting Company
Miami, FL

Tier 3 Support for both customer and internal systems running Linux.

  • Acted as final tier of escalation for customer Linux issues, including: iptables firewalls, LVS loadbalancing, hardware issues, performance problems, server compromises, and others

  • Developed a solution for automated scanning of the network for vulnerable ports which might indicate a compromised server

Certificates

MCITP: SQL Server 2008 Database Developer

Issued by Microsoft

Skills

Data Migration

  • Data Types
  • ETL
  • Data Models
  • SSIS

Database Administration

  • SQL Server
  • SQL
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • MariaDB

Linux Administration

  • RedHat
  • CentOS
  • Debian
  • Shell Scripting
  • RPM
  • Deb
  • Automation

Languages

English

Native speaker

Interests

Wildlife

  • Birds
  • Cephalopods

Gaming

  • Retro
  • RPG
  • Emulation

Bicycles

  • Building
  • Gravel
  • Maintenance

LEGO

  • Star Wars
  • NASA

References

Jorge Quintero