Jason Fargason

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ABOUT JASON FARGASON

Looking for opportunities as a Production DBA or Team Lead in the Dallas or Waco area, or telecommuting is always preferred as well. Some travel is acceptable to client sites, etc.Currently training for the MCSE Data Platform certification exams.Database administration, support, performance tuning, troubleshooting, and installation, programming, design: SQL server 2016, 2014, 2012, 2008 R2, 2008, 2005, etc. DTS, SSAS, SSIS, SSRS (SQL Server Reporting Services), Clustering, Always On, Replication, mirroring, log shipping, Azure, data warehouse, cloud, virtual, also Oracle 9i, 10g, 11g, 12c. Also other database platforms that interacted with SQL and Oracle like DB2, MySQL, Ingress, and PostgreSQL.Database backup and recovery platforms: IBM Tivoli TSM and TDP, Commvault, Amerivault Venue.Database performance tuning: Solarwinds Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) and also SQL traces and other self-written scripts over the SQL DMVs to uncover missing indexes, poorly performing indexes, malformed queries, and other performance bottlenecks.Data Migration and upgrades, cross-platform migrations, design and architect database servers.Operating Systems: Windows 2016, 2012, 2008, 2003, etc. Advanced Server, Windows XP, Vista, ME, 7, OS/400 (AS/400), UNIX, AIX, and LinuxFor anything else, I find it on Google and train myself. Quickly.Other Interests/Hobbies/Passions:• I have a fascination with wireless connectivity, and so I built a 115-ft Rohn 25G wireless tower on my property earlier this year, engineered and secured my own complex network at my house, providing wifi and internet connectivity between all buildings utilizing Ubiquiti AirGrid HD M5\'s and Nano Stations.• With the recent increase in popularity of crypto currencies, I have become interested in encryption algorithms and all things encryption. I have started building GPU mining rigs as part of this interest.• I\'ve been a professional electric fiddle player for many years as well.