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Dallas H. Snider

Verified Expert in Engineering

Data Mining Developer

Pace, FL, United States

Toptal member since June 18, 2020

Expertise

Machine Learning Data Mining SQL SSIS Microsoft Development Oracle Development Linux MATLAB Windows Development

Bio

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

University of West Florida

Visual Studio, Oracle, Hadoop, Linux, Windows, SQL Server BI

Northrop Grumman Information Systems

Visual Studio, Oracle, Windows, SQL Server BI

Acxiom Corporation

Visual Studio, C++, Datastage, Oracle, Linux

Experience

Linux - 15 years
Data Mining - 11 years
MATLAB - 10 years
ETL Implementation & Design - 10 years
SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) - 8 years
SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) - 8 years
SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) - 8 years
Datastage - 6 years

Availability

Part-time

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

2012 - PRESENT

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.

Technologies: Visual Studio, Oracle, Hadoop, Linux, Windows, SQL Server BI

Software Development Analyst Level 4

2008 - 2012

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.

Technologies: Visual Studio, Oracle, Windows, SQL Server BI

Software Developer Level 4

1996 - 2008

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.

Technologies: Visual Studio, C++, Datastage, Oracle, Linux

Experience

MSSQLTips.com | Author

https://www.mssqltips.com/sqlserverauthor/98/dallas-snider/

I write articles for MSSQLTips.com that provide solutions to problems that I have encountered. The articles are also written to be supplemental material for my students in my data mining, database administration. and data warehousing classes.

The link provided has a list of all of my articles.

Using Concept Maps to Introduce Software Security Assurance Cases | Research Paper

I co-authored this paper on using concept maps to introduce software security assurance cases to new employees.

Creating Reports with SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services | Video Book

This video book will show you how to develop practical reports with an SQL server that utilize tables and matrices, along with bold objects such as pie charts and gauges that quickly gain the attention of the viewer and deliver your message.

With this course, you can acquire the essential skills you need to make an impression on your customers, your audience, or your boss.

Education

2005 - 2011

Ph.D. in Integrated Computing

University of Arkansas at Little Rock - Little Rock, AR, USA

1992 - 1994

M.S. in Instrumental Sciences

University of Arkansas at Little Rock - Little Rock, AR, USA

1988 - 1992

B.A. in Physics

Hendrix College - Conway, AR, USA

Skills

Tools

Camtasia, Weka, Microsoft Visual Studio, MATLAB, SQL Server BI, Visual Studio

Languages

SQL, Bash, C, R, C++, Java

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

Platforms

Windows, Oracle, Linux, SharePoint

Frameworks

Hadoop

Other

Machine Learning, Data Mining, IBM Watson Analytics

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