Rick Lowe

Principal Consultant

About

Microsoft Certified Master (MCM) for SQL Server. Independent consultant. Performance DBA, Development DBA, Database Developer (including some BI).

Country

Canada

City

Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area

Industry

Information Technology & Services

Skill

C#, Python, MySQL, SSRS, SQL Server Management Studio, MCITP, Microsoft SQL Server, Java, Oracle, Software Development, Software Engineering, XML, SQL, Web Services, HTML, SSIS, Windows, Unix, Database Administration, Bash

Experience

Principal Consultant

Data FLowe Solutions LLC

2008 - Present · 18 yrs

SQL Server mentoring services. SQL Server performance analysis and turning. Remote DBA and database development services.

President

UK SQL Server User Group

2015-11 - 2016-11 · 1 yr 1 mo

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

Vice President of Promotions

UK SQL Server User Group

2015-1 - 2015-11 · 11 mos

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

Database Engineer

SIGNiX Digital Signature & eNotary Technology

2014-6 - 2016-11 · 2 yrs 6 mos

Oversee daily database operations. Work with development team to resolve performance issues in database code. Automate tasks using TSQL, SSIS, or PowerShell as appropriate. Some Java development. Additionally, served as an acting cloud engineer while waiting for that newly created role to be filled. Designed and deployed environments on Amazon Web Services using EC2, VPC, S3, Microsoft RAS, and Openswan

Staff Member

Los Alamos National Laboratory

2003-2 - 2014-6 · 11 yrs 5 mos

Currently advising a group of junior DBAs and dividing my time between SQL Server administration and business intelligence development (SSRS, SSIS). Past assignments include MySQL design and administration, C# development, and Microsoft Office automation.

Team Leader

Open Systems International

1999 - 2003 · 4 yrs

Supervised development of user interface and data archival products. Served as third-tier database administration support for customers using Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, and Sybase SQL Server.