13 years spent as a consultant and technical lead in telecom, energy and now non-profit, always on projects designing custom enterprise systems on huge, high-volume Oracle databases. I've also spent time designing and writing 2-tier, 3-tier and n-tier client server and web applications using C++, Java, HTML and so forth, so I understand application architecture from front to back. I've worked for Andersen Consulting, Pacific Bell (now SBC), US WEST (now Qwest), AT&T, New Global Telecom and The Structure Group. Skilled architect of data, large databases, application frameworks and custom enterprise systems. Experienced database analyst, designer, DBA and tuner. Team lead and mentor, published author, speaker, and industry contributor. Awarded for innovation and technical leadership, which generated and saved millions for clients and employers. Accomplished at translating business strategy into valuable systems, delivered on time and often under budget. Passionate about well-cr