1. DARREN SILSBURY
B.SC. (HON’S)
37 Wimborne Road  Colehill, Dorset, BH21 2RR  dlsilsbury@gmail.com  0794 1418072  01202 840780
SENIOR MS SQL SERVER DBA
Professional Senior MS SQL Server DBA, with skills including database application design implementation
and performance tuning on Windows and internet platforms in commercial environments. Currently
studying for MCSA SQL Server 2012.
FROM JUNE 2014
Having been unfit to work for the past year due to serious illness, I am currently working towards an
MCSA SQL Server 2012. I am now very much fit to work and ready to take on a fulltime role.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Solent NHS, Southampton, Hampshire Contract: Jan 2014 – June 2014
Database Migration, SSIS Developer
Administration, SSIS, SQL 2008, SQL 2008 R2
• Database Migration and Data
• Scheduled Job and SSIS Migration
• Migration of Internal and 3rd
party applications
Steria, Salisbury, Wiltshire Contract: Nov 2011 – June 2013
Database Administrator, Security Cleared
Transact-SQL, SQL 2000, SQL 2005, SQL 2008, SQL 2008 R2
• Daily Monitoring and Business As Usual tasks
• Database design, documenting low level designs
• Monitoring via automated alerts and SCOM
• Installing clustered SQL Servers
CAPITA, Chippenham, Wiltshire Contract: Jun 2010 – Nov 2011
Database Administrator, Security Cleared
Transact-SQL, SQL 2000, SQL 2005, SQL 2008, SQL 2008 R2
• Daily monitoring
• System Center Operations Manager (SCOM)
• Clustering, Transaction Log Shipping, Mirroring
• 3rd
party database application support (e.g. Merido, SharePoint)
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE CONTINUED
HEALTH PROTECTION AGENCY, NHS, Wiltshire Contract: Jun 2009 – Jun 2010
Database Administrator, Security Cleared
Transact-SQL, DTS, SQL 2000, 2005
• Daily monitoring
• Backups and Disaster Recovery planning and monitoring
• Consulting in high availability architecture
• 3rd
party database application support
• Daily/Weekly administrator duties
• DTS, SSIS, SSRS
BARCLAYS, Poole, Dorset Contract: May 2008 – Jun 2009
Database Administrator
Transact-SQL, DTS, SQL 2000
• Consulting on DR architecture and installations
• Performance analysis/monitoring
• Daily/Weekly administrator duties
• Maintenance of database and release of database application patches
• SQL Server Installations
NATS, Whiteley, Hampshire Contract: Jun 2007 – May 2008
Database Administrator / Systems Analyst, Security Cleared
Transact-SQL, DTS, SQL 2000/2005
• Investigating and resolving issues on a number of enterprise applications including DOORS,
ShiftLogic,Livelink
FITNESS FIRST, Poole, Dorset Permanent: Oct 2005 – Jun 2007
Database Administrator
Transact-SQL, DTS, SQL 2000/2005
• Maintenance and Administration of over 180 SQL Servers nationwide.
• Maintenance and Development of billing database for over 500,000 customers.
• Development and Administration of HQ Members Accounts Data Feeds.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE CONTINUED
UNISYS, Bournemouth, Dorset Permanent: Jan 2005 – Oct 2005
Senior Systems Developer
GMAC-RFC (General Motors), Berkshire Contract: Aug 2004 – Oct 2004
Development Database Administrator
AMADEUS SCANDINAVIA, Stockholm, Sweden Permanent: Aug 2000 – Apr 2004
Development Database Administrator
MCI WorldCom, London Permanent: Jun 1999 – Aug 2000
Production Database Administrator
TARP EUROPE LTD, London Jun 1998 – Jun 1999
Business Analyst
DESCISION WORKS LTD, London Permanent: Oct 1995 – Jan 1998
Software Engineer
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science, Honours Degree in Computer Science
SOUTHBANK UNIVERSITY, LONDON