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Bio
Buck (blog
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Specialist for Microsoft, working with
enterprise-level clients to develop data
platform architecture solutions within their
organizations. He has over twenty years
professional and practical experience in
computer technology in general and database
design and implementation in specific. He is a
popular speaker at TechEd, PASS and many other
conferences; the author of over 400 articles and
five books on SQL Server; and he teaches a
Database Design course at the University of
Washington.
Employment History
2006 - Present
Microsoft
Redmond, WA 98052
SQL
Server Senior Technical Specialist
Works with enterprise-level clients to develop data platform
architecture solutions within their
organizations.
Program Manager, SQL Server
Provide leadership on a feature set within SQL
Server, lead a team of developers, testers,
documentation, user-experience, legal and
marketing for the feature sets.
Senior
Technical Content Developer, SQL Server.
Responsible for security and engine
documentation and presentation.
2008 - Fall Semester
University of Washington Seattle, WA 98052
Instructor, Database Essentials class. Take
students from general relational database
concepts through proper database design, ERD
creation, DDL statements, DML, Stored Procedure
and other programming construct design,
optimization, security, and general maintenance
by creating a database project from requirements
to operation.
2003 - 2006
Jabil Circuit
St. Petersburg, FL 34695 Senior Data Architect,
Global Systems. Provide Processes, Policies and
Procedures for data management for the global
architects team.
Project Manager of an Enterprise Data
Warehouse installation, coordinate all
reporting design for enterprise level strategic
analysis for a worldwide, 36,000-seat company.
1998 - 2003
BST
Consultants Tampa, FL 34569
Product Manager, Business Intelligence
Manage all aspects of product development and
distribution of the Business Intelligence
products for the company including OLAP (Using
Analysis Services), Reporting, Data Automation
and Portal technologies. Create technical
specifications, marketing plans and other
business processes for an Internet-tier
enterprise system.
Technical Lead
Technical lead for design and support of
development environment for an N-Tiered product
involving Windows Web Services, Microsoft SQL
Server, Microsoft Component Services, Internet
Information Server, Crystal Enterprise Server
and a Dot Net Web product.
Project Manager
Application Hosting on Internet site.
Internet Page Designer
Provide ASPX page designs for SQL management and
data access.
Project Manager
Siebel implementation for enterprise including
installation of pilot, management of
implementation, and preparation and delivery of
end-user training.
Microsoft Exchange (5.5/2000) administrator
Including dial up and Internet connectors and
forms design.
DBA
Provide client and on-site DBA support for
installed base of BST Enterprise product
including SQL Server, COM+, IIS and Seagate.
Provide formal classroom training for client
DBA's, and provide on-site technical
installations and support.
Software Designer
Code (C# and VB using an XML Control File) all
installation, patch and upgrade programs for the
main product used worldwide.
Training Instructor
Training, install and SDK documentation creation
on the above platforms.
1996 - 1998
Lincare, Inc.
Clearwater, Florida
Manager, Information Systems
Performed duties as DBA for MS SQL Project
involving replication to over 360 remote servers
and the headquarters AS/400 system.
Previous two years as manager and technical lead
of eight MCSE's which planned, implemented and
maintained Windows Back Office networks at over
360 sites around the country.
Managed six major projects involving Microsoft
products and a custom designed Visual basic
application against a SQL server.
Integrated electronic mail communications and
file replication across T1, RAS and Frame relay
circuits.
Submitted formal schedules, performed employee
evaluations and hired personnel.
Designed and managed Microsoft Exchange servers
with over 250 local and 120 dial in users, and
3000 users on over 350 other MS Exchange
servers, connected via SMTP and X.400
connectors.
Developed and managed the TCP/IP private network
at corporate headquarters.
Connected the enterprise to the Internet using a
T1 line, Microsoft Internet Information server,
and Microsoft Proxy server. Created and
maintained an ongoing Intranet.
Served as technical advisor to several
specialists.
1995 - 1996
PRC, Inc.
Patrick
Air Force Base, Florida
Manager, Information Technology
DBA for Microsoft SQL Server, including backups,
security, and design. Responsible for World Wide
Web page interface for SQL forms on the Intranet
server.
Managed the information technology department
for the US Air Force SMC/CWP detachment at
Patrick Air Force Base.
Served as technical lead of programming,
training, user hardware support and system
administrators. Network management of 16 Windows
NT servers and workstations, interconnected to
Novell 3.12 networks.
Systems administrator for HP 9000 Server running
HP-UX and Oracle. Responsible for Internet
Server and World Wide Web HTML, JAVA and ActiveX
development.
Microsoft Beta Tester.
Responsible for workstation configuration,
clients consisting of Windows 95 and X Server
software.
Mail Administrator for Microsoft Mail and
Microsoft Exchange, as well as Sendmail
configuration on the HP-UX server.
1995 - 1995
ExecuSys,
Incorporated Melbourne, Florida
Manager, Networking Systems Division
Managed networking division, served as lead
technical representative.
Obtained contracts for local and wide area
computer network installations, computer
training, and large to middle scale database
products.
Primary trainer on a one year contract in
Microsoft Office products.
Microsoft Solution Provider.
Windows NT, Novell 3.x, 4.x and LANtastic
network administrator.
Programming experience in Visual Basic and
Microsoft Access.
1992 - 1995
Computer Sciences Raytheon Patrick Air Force
Base, Florida
Senior Computer Systems Analyst
Managed Technical Projects and developed
database designs in Oracle for Air Force client
needs. MIS
Manager for Resource Management Office.
Designed and implemented a Microsoft Windows NT
Wide Area Network.
System Administrator on SUN, Hewlett Packard HP
9000, and interfaced with VAX Cluster servers.
Developed and implemented training department.
Performed diagnostic troubleshooting and repair
of IBM compatible micro and mini computer
systems.
Performed installation and troubleshooting of
Ethernet-based Novell network. Also wrote, set
up and maintained a computerized tracking
system.
1989 - 1992
Lockheed Space Operations (NASA Division)
Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Computer Network Technician
Repair and maintenance of Token Ring
workstations and terminals, connected to an IBM
3090 mainframe system.
Project Management of the computer network
hardware inventory control system.
Served as Novell network system administrator
for the 1171 NASA support group.
Previous dates
US Air Force, bases worldwide.
Learned and implemented government Project
Management on various technical rollouts large
and small. Also worked at various computer
stores, and an IBM reseller office. |
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