Dallas H. Snider
Verified Expert in Engineering
Data Mining Developer
Dallas has 22 years of database application development experience. He has worked with SQL servers and Oracle and he is comfortable with both Windows and Linux. He also has experience with data analytics on OLAP platforms and data mining. Furthermore, Dallas has extensive experience with ETL tools such as SSIS and IBM's DataStage. He also writes articles for the MSSQLTips.com website.
Portfolio
Experience
Availability
Preferred Environment
Oracle, SQL Server BI, Linux, Windows
The most amazing...
...project involved integrating and analyzing millions of rows of data collected by biosensors worn by high performance jet pilots.
Work Experience
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
University of West Florida
- Taught Java Programming, C++ Programming, Visual Basic, Data Mining, Data Warehousing, Database Administration, Database Security, and Software Engineering Process.
- Worked as the Principal Investigator on the Security and Software Engineering Research Center (S2ERC) research project, “Data Mining for Network Performance Assessment, Phase 2”, sponsored by Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, Jan. 2015–Dec. 2015, awarded $26,985.
- Worked as the Co-Investigator on the Santa Rosa County School District project, “Instructional Evaluation Application”, Jun. 2014–Aug. 2016, awarded $314,306.
- Acted as the Principal Investigator on the Security and Software Engineering Research Center (S2ERC) research project, “Data Mining for Network Performance Assessment”, sponsored by Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, Jan. 2014–Dec. 2014, awarded $26,985.
- Worked as the Principal Investigator on the Security and Software Engineering Research Center (S2ERC) research project, “A Knowledge Engineering, Team-Based Approach to Introducing Security Assurance Cases”, sponsored by Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, Jan.–Dec. 2013, awarded $22,050.
Software Development Analyst Level 4
Northrop Grumman Information Systems
- Developed and architected, as the lead architect, the creation and implementation of a data warehouse for the Arkansas Department of Human Services containing highly sensitive and confidential data following the Kimball dimensional design methodology.
- Developed ETL packages in SQL Server Integration Services to extract source system data from Oracle, SQL Server, and SharePoint and then transform and load the data into fact and dimension tables.
- Created dimensions and cubes in SQL Server Analysis Services for business intelligence applications.
- Designed and developed reports in SQL Server Reporting Services using SQL and MDX that followed guidelines set forth by the United States Department of Health and Human Services for reporting compliance and compiling statistics.
- Collaborated with DBA, testing, and logistics teams to deliver quality products.
Software Developer Level 4
Acxiom Corporation
- Provided Netezza/DataStage ETL consulting and software development for TransUnion, General Motors, State Farm, New York Life, and Nationwide Insurance client account teams.
- Worked as the lead developer for customer fulfillment processes in a large-scale, distributed database in DataStage on AIX for JP Morgan Chase.
- Provided on-call support, fulfillment processing consulting and programming for client account teams such as Time-Life, Sprint, AT&T Wireless, and Primedia.
- Developed a process on a UNIX server to reduce a 12-hour mainframe process to 25 minutes.
- Collaborated with DBA’s and system administrators to performance-tune hardware for optimum parallel processing, database, and DataStage flows.
Experience
MSSQLTips.com | Author
https://www.mssqltips.com/sqlserverauthor/98/dallas-snider/The link provided has a list of all of my articles.
Using Concept Maps to Introduce Software Security Assurance Cases | Research Paper
Creating Reports with SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services | Video Book
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Skills
Languages
SQL, Bash, C, R, C++, Java
Tools
Camtasia, Weka, Microsoft Visual Studio, MATLAB, SQL Server BI, Visual Studio
Paradigms
ETL Implementation & Design, ETL
Storage
SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS), Microsoft SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), Datastage, Apache Hive
Other
Machine Learning, Data Mining, IBM Watson Analytics
Platforms
Windows, Oracle, Linux, SharePoint
Frameworks
Hadoop
Education
Ph.D. in Integrated Computing
University of Arkansas at Little Rock - Little Rock, AR, USA
M.S. in Instrumental Sciences
University of Arkansas at Little Rock - Little Rock, AR, USA
B.A. in Physics
Hendrix College - Conway, AR, USA
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