Paul Anderson is a freelance consultant with over 20 years of experience in software design, database administration, and project management. He has extensive skills in SQL Server, database migration, and application development. His most recent role was as a Project Manager at Arrow Global plc where he led a large database migration project.

1. Paul Anderson
10 Louise Gardens  Westhoughton,Bolton, BL5 2HH  07725 956127  paul@andeavour.com
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Personal Information
 Current Availability – available immediately
 Target Salary - £65K + (or £400 per day contract)
 SC Security Clearance (probably expired – last used in 2001)
 MCP, MCTS SQL Server 2008
Profile
A freelance consultant since 2000.
Motivated, personable business professionalwith an over 20-year track record of software design and database
administration/design. Talent for quickly mastering technology.Diplomatic and tactful with professionals and non-
professionals at all levels. Accustomed to handling sensitive,confidential data. Demonstrable history of systems
administration and development on time and underbudget.
Flexible and versatile – able to maintain a sense ofhumor underpressure.Poised and competent with demonstrated
ability. Thrive in deadline-driven environments. Excellent team-building skills. Highly skilled in database performance
profiling for SAN based environments (especially NetApp).
Skills Summary
 SQL Server 2012 & 2014
 SQL Server 2008 & 2008
R2
 SQL Server 2005
 SQL Server 2000
 SQL Server
2005/2008,2012
Reporting Services
(SSRS)
 SQL Server
2005/2008
Integration Services
(SSIS)
 SQL Server 6.5
 SQL Server
Analysis Services
(SSAS)
 C# & VB.NET
 MySQL
 SSADM
 Visual Studio
2005/2008/2010/2013
 Windows Server
2000/2003/2008/2012
 ESX VMWare
 Cognos TM1
 PRINCE2
Professional Experience
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
 PRINCE2 Foundation
 Currently studying for PRINCE2 Practitioner
DATABASE ADMINISTRATION AND DESIGN
 Designed and implemented database solutions for Libyan Government News Agency
 Designed and implemented database solutions for Esso and Elf
 Design and implementation of SQL Server 2005 & 2008 High Availablity solutions including Replication, Log-
Shipping, Mirroring and Failover Clustering
 Managed teams of DBA’s, including designing and overseeing staff training programs
 Designed DTS and SSIS based ETL systems.
 Designed and implemented Data Warehousing solutions in SQL Server 2000, 2005, 2008 and 2012.
 Administered estates containing over 300 servers and 1400+ databases.
 Designed and implemented Disaster Recovery solutions for VLDBs
 Designed Data Warehouse,reporting and Disaster Recovery solutions for Integrated Dental Holdings

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Professional Experience, continued
APPLICATION DESIGN
 Designed and coded C# and VB.NET applications for interface with SQL Server databases :
 Built a networked scanning application to allow multiple users to convert a paper news archive into
electronic format.
 Built a networked application to record satellite radio and pass the information to transcription programs
 Programmed SQL Server Stored Procedures and DTS/SSIS packages to interface with C# applications
 Develop Web based solutions in APS, ASP.NET and PHP
 Launched a small web design business supplying web solutions to small businesses including e-
commerce systems using SQL Server and MySQL backends
 Deployed IIS in both Windows 2000 and 2003 environments
 Developed web based MI application to link to SQL 2005/2008/2012 data warehouses,supplying
Management Reports.
DATABASE MIGRATION
 Managed all aspects ofdatabase migrations:
 Migrated SQL Server 2005 to SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 and SQL 2012
 Handled multiple migrations of SQL Server 2000 databases to SQL Server 2005.
 Handled migration of Access databases to both SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2005 Express.
 Migrated SQL Server databases to MySQL and vice versa.
 Migration of SQL Server systems from physicalservers to VMWare virtual machines.
Employment History
ARROW GLOBAL plc
Project Manager, April 2015 to January 2016
Brought in to take over an extensive migration project, dealing with the merging of Capquest Investments Ltd into
the Arrow Global Group, migrating the Arrow data to a new, industry recognised software platform used by t he
newly acquired Capquest.
Responsibilities include planning the 4 linked projects that form part of the overall migration, ensuring resource
availability, timescales and workloads. I have also worked closely with the development team (due to my SQL
skills) to assist with design and coding where needed, and have taken over management of their work schedule to
ensure resource availabilty. I work with a number of other Project Managers to ensure business critical projects
get access to resource, and also make weekly presentations to the IT & Change Director, as well as weekly
Highlight and Status reports. I also co-ordinate resource across two sites in Manchester and Farnborough as well
as working with Interactive Intelligence (the software supplier) in the U.S.
INTEGRATED DENTAL HOLDINGS LTD.
Head of M.I., June 2012 to March 2015
Originally brought in to design a Data Warehouse solution, this has rapidly evolved into heading up the MI Team,
as well as being responsible for Production and Development DBA duties and designing hardware and DR
solutions to suit the largest Dental Holdings company in the UK.
I designed their initial Data Marts, and designed the finished Warehouse (based on Kimball methodologies), as
well as designing their reporting solutions. I was involved in the decision to implement SAS solutions for ETL
and Data Cleansing, and designed a number of Disaster Recovery solutions for them. I also designed and
prototyped their Alternative ETL using SSIS and Transactional Replication from over 650 satellite sites.
I also developed training strategies for the MI & DBA teams and worked closely with the Application Developers
to ensure the two teams worked cohesively. I introduced Agile methodologies to the Team, including Daily
Standups, Scrum and elements of Extreme Programming, and helped the Finance department implement Cognos
TM1 for forecasting, as well as producing the SQL views used to build the Cognos reporting cubes.
The result was an industry leading M.I. systemgiving IDH a lead on it's competitors.
Responsibilities included co-ordinating the MI & DBA activities of my team, ensuring the smooth running of
current production systems, working closely with other department heads and regular presentations to the

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Executive Board, and mentoring the junior members of the team to bring on their skills. I reported directly to the
IT Director.
CALLCREDIT INFORMATION GROUP LTD
SQL Server Database Consultant, November 2010 to May 2012
Designing and implementing an organisation wide Disaster Recovery solution for one of the world's leading credit
check agencies. I was responsible for the design of the system using SQL Server Mirroring in combination with
NetApp filer technologies, using SQL Server 2005, OnTap 8.1, SnapDrive and SnapManager for SQL.
Also responsible for creating the Powershell scripts to automatically initiate the mirroring sessions and control the
database backup and restore for several OLTP systems with databases in excess of 2 Terabytes and a total
mirrored data size in excess of 30 Terabytes.
After a successful completion of this project I have moved on to work with their DataCentre migration, moving
their online systems and databases to a new, purpose built datacenter, upgrading the databases to SQL Server
2008 R2 and implementing a customized Mirroring solution, before moving on to GEO-Cluster in Phase 2, again
working with total data sizes in excess of 20 Terabytes.
SWINTON INSURANCE LTD
SQL Server Database Migration Consultant, July 2009 to November 2010
Dealing with the workload profiling and migration of Swinton’s largest SQl Server systems from Direct Attached
Storage to NetApp SAN. Conversion of databases from SQL Server 2000 to SQL Server 2008 (including DTS
packages to SSIS). Consulting on implementation of corporate reporting solution using SSRS 2008. Working on
SQL Server consolidation projects to migrate database systems from outlying servers to a centralized virtual
environment using VMWare and Windows 2008 Server.
CHESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
SQL Server Database Administrator, May 2008 to July 2009
Administration of over 1400 databases spread across 350+ servers. Using SQL Server 2000, 2005 & 2008, as well
as SSRS 2005, SSIS 2005 and conversion of databases from 2000 to 2005, and 2005 to 2008. Using Log shipping,
Replication and Failover clustering. Also responsible for staff training of in house DBAs.
MERLIN IT LTD
Senior SQL Server DBA & Software Designer, July 2007 to May 2008
Design and implementation of SQL Server 2005 database systems (including merge and transactional replication).
Design, coding and installation of C# windows application to front the database system. Installation of Windows
2003 domain network. Migration of SQL Server 2000 to 2005.
LBM LTD
Senior SQL Server DBA, January 2005 to July 2007
Administration of over 200 Call Centre databases in SQL Server 2000 & 2005. Management reporting using
SSRS 2005 and SSAS 2005. Real time OLAP processing of call centre data. Designed and built data warehouse
solution. Designed failover cluster behind online data sales solution. Migrated SQL Server 2000 to 2005.
ANDEAVOUR WEB DESIGN LTD
Independent SQL Server and Web Design Consultant, January 2004 to December 2004
Designed and implemented a number of database and Web solutions using SQL Server 2000, MySQL, ASP,
ASP.NET and PHP
MERLIN IT LTD
Senior SQL Server DBA & Software Designer, June 2002 to December 2003
Design and implementation of SQL Server 2000 database to handle conversion of paper archive to electronic
storage, including full text indexing of documents and transfer of documents to OCR software. Design, coding
and implematation of scanning applications in VB.NET

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KSS PLC
Senior SQL Server DBA, January 2002 to June 2002
Development of extensive retail database solution (including stored procedures, triggers etc) using Beta release of
SQL Server 2005, working in close conjunction with Microsoft testing laboratories.
RAF BRAMPTON
Web Design & database consultancy, October 2001 to December 2001
Design and coding of intranet solution using PHP and MySQL
GLOBAL CROSSING (UK)
Database administration and Consultancy, March 2000 to August 2001
Administration of several comms databases including Ingres and SQL Server 2000
Employment History (permanent)
ATOS UK LTD
Senior Systems Analyst/Team Leader, Jan 1999 to March 2000
Systems analysis and design using Unixand Ingres. Unix systems administrator.
EK WILLIAMS LTD
IT Department Supervisor, Jan 1996 to Jan 1999
Designed and implemented a data warehousing solution using SQL Server 6.5 and Ingres on Unix and Windows
platforms
CO-OPERATIVE RETAIL SOCIETY
Senior Analyst Programmer, 1990 to 1996
Worked on major computerization of dairy plants using Ingres and COBOL
PROMAN ACCSYS LTD
Analyst Programmer, 1987 to 1990
Wrote payroll and asset management systems in COBOL on Unix platforms
Prior to 1987 I worked as a self –employed financial consultant and was a partner in a small brokerage

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Education
1976–1982 Bolton School (Boys Division).
 GCE ‘O’ Levels: Maths,Physics, Chemistry, Biology, English, French,
Russian, Geography
 GCE ‘OA’ Levels: Pure Maths & Stats
1983–1985 Wigan & Leigh College (Marshall Street Campus).
 GCE ‘A’ Levels: Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Pure & Applied Maths