About
I'm an Oracle DBA and Banner systems administrator at the University of Tennessee at Martin, where I've spent the last five years keeping the university's Ellucian Banner ERP running, first as a programmer/analyst writing PL/SQL and integrations, and now administering the databases underneath it. I have a B.S. in Computer Science, and outside the database I still love full-stack work: this site is hand-built with vanilla JavaScript, SCSS, and a small Node build.
- years in university IT
- 8
- years on Banner and Oracle
- 5
- roles, help desk to DBA
- 4
Experience
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University of Tennessee at Martin
4 roles, 2018 to present
IT Administrator IV - Oracle DBA and Banner Systems Administrator
June 2025 - Present
- Administer the Oracle databases behind the university's Ellucian Banner ERP: installation, configuration, patching, backup and recovery, and user access management.
- Plan and apply Banner and Oracle upgrades and patch sets, coordinating testing and downtime with campus stakeholders and Ellucian support.
- Monitor and tune database performance, and automate routine administration with SQL, PL/SQL, and shell scripting on Linux.
- Oracle Database
- Ellucian Banner
- PL/SQL
- SQL
- Performance tuning
- Backup and recovery
- Linux
- Bash
Programmer/Analyst
July 2021 - June 2025
- Designed, built, and maintained software supporting university operations on the Ellucian Banner ERP system.
- Wrote and optimized SQL queries, PL/SQL packages, and stored procedures for complex data operations, with a focus on data integrity and performance.
- Maintained and extended Banner modules, including custom integrations with third-party applications and APIs.
- Gathered requirements with stakeholders across departments and delivered solutions that improved efficiency for staff and students.
- Ellucian Banner
- PL/SQL
- SQL
- Oracle Database
- SQL Developer
- Git / GitHub
IT Technician III
October 2020 - July 2021
- Resolved escalated hardware, software, and local network issues from the student help desk, and helped run the ticket queue and equipment inventory.
- Networking
Student Technician - IT Help Desk, Field Services, Config/Install
April 2018 - August 2020
- Deployed PC and Mac workstations for faculty and staff, provided in-person and phone support, and trained new student workers.
- Networking
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JointAccounts
Part-time App/Web Developer
January 2021 - July 2021
- Built front-end components from provided designs, and developed, tested, and documented back-end functionality.
- JavaScript
- HTML
- CSS / SCSS
- Git / GitHub
Skills
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Projects
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Fall 2019
WebDocker
First Place, Undergraduate Presentations, ACM Mid-Southeast Conference
Built with two teammates: a web application for managing virtualized services (Docker containers) from the browser. -
Fall 2019
DockerUI
Electron, Express.js
Built with two teammates: a desktop interface for managing local Docker containers. -
Spring 2019
Bipartite Graph Checker
A DFS algorithm that decides whether a graph is bipartite, implemented in four paradigms: procedural, object-oriented, functional, and logic. -
Fall 2018
Pseudo-Theremin
Python, Ruby, Raspberry Pi
Team-built theremin-like instrument using ultrasonic sensors on a Raspberry Pi, with sound from Sonic Pi. -
Fall 2017
Financial/Budgeting Application
C#, MS Access
Pair-programmed application for tracking spending and building budget plans.
Education
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May 2020
University of Tennessee at Martin
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science