Mel Lusk
650 W McClellan St.
Ponchatoula, LA 70454
+1 (985) 662-1625
melvinlusk@yahoo.com
A seasoned and dedicated IT professional
with experience and success creating, installing, and implementing enterprise
software, hardware and network systems,
providing technical support to software end-users, and managing system
engineers and developers.
Qualification
Highlights
- Expertise
in results-oriented client relations with government, academia,
healthcare, and businesses
- Experience
implementing most major software and hardware configurations
- Access
to new knowledge through membership in professional associations
- Proven
ability to work from outlined project goals and meet task deadlines
Software/Hardware Expertise
- Relational
Databases: SQL Server, Oracle,
MySQL, PostgreSQL
- NoSQL
Databases: CosmosDB,
MongoDB
- Windows: Windows Server/Clients, Active
Directory, Exchange, Clustering
- Linux: RedHat, Oracle, Ubuntu, Debian
- UNIX: HP-UX, AIX, Solaris
- Other
OS: OpenVMS, Netware, MacOS
- Programming: VB/C#/ASP.NET, Pascal, FORTRAN, Swift
- Scripting: BASH, DOS, PowerShell, Python, PERL
- Hardware: x86 (Dell, HP, IBM), HP Itanium, IBM
iSeries/pSeries/xSeries,
DEC Alpha/VAX, Apple Macintosh
- Reporting: SSRS, Crystal, ActiveReports
- ETL: SSIS, Tableau
- Cloud: Azure, AWS
Professional Experience
CCMSI,
Inc. (1/2018-Present)
Third-party administrator of
insurance claims
·
Manager of Data Team,
consisting of six direct reports
·
Primary architect of
relational DB management systems
·
Data platforms consist
of MS SQL Server, Azure, SSIS, SSRS, SSAS, CosmosDB,
and PowerBI
GCR, Inc. (10/2014-12/2017)
Software development firm for
state and local governments, airports, and the power industry
·
Manager of SQL Development Team, four direct
reports
·
Primary architect of relational DB management
systems
·
Data platforms consisted of MS SQL Server,
Oracle, SSIS, and SSRS
Baton Rouge General Hospital (2013-2014)
Medical hospital located in Baton
Rouge, LA
- Database
Administrator for healthcare information systems
- Administrator
of UNIX systems (RedHat Linux, HP-UX, IBM AIX)
- Data
platforms consist of Oracle, SQL Server, PostGres,
Sybase ASE, and MySQL
Equifax/CRIF Lending Solutions (2008-2012)
Credit Bureau and Loan Origination
Software
- Manage
a team of 6 tier-3 System Engineers
- Maintain
and administrate 250 SQL Server 2000/2005/2008 database servers.
- Manage
uptime of 1,200 servers at 99.9%
- Work
with customers and tier-3 support personnel on implementing solutions to
infrastructure projects.
- Develop
VB.NET applications for internal use by System Engineers.
- Designed
a custom disaster recovery/business continuity solution for one of the top
10 banks in the world.
- RDBMS
platforms included SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL
FAST Enterprises, LLC (2003-2008)
Produces quality tax
administration software systems for governments
- Designed,
installed, and maintained SQL Server databases and Windows servers
- Supervised
the conversion of data from legacy tax systems to the GenTax product
- Participated
as team member training government employees about GenTax
- Assigned
to four state and city projects
- Effectively
communicated with client representatives to reach compromises
- Fine-tuned
database systems and software to meet the needs of individual clients
Additional achievements by project include:
Louisiana Department of Revenue DELTA Project (2003-2005)
-Served as chief technical lead for successful end-user
tablet PC project
City of Scottsdale, Arizona ALARM Project (January 2005)
-Implemented and designed server architecture
State of Alabama RITS project (2005-2008)
-Technical Supervisor with 99.999% uptime for 1,000 end users
-Designed a custom disaster recovery solution
State of Arkansas AIRS project (2008)
-Team lead for both technical and data conversion teams
Extended Technologies, a division of Neill Corporation (2000-2003)
Produces SalonBiz,
a point-of-sale software package for the salon and spa industry
- Supported
end-users of SalonBiz by phone and
through remote access
- Primary
expert installing Windows 2000 Terminal Server environments
- Professionally
promoted to technical supervisory role
- Managed
an ASP environment with 600 users based on Oracle 8i
Southeastern Louisiana University (2000-2002)
A university with a nationally-recognized Industrial Technology Department
- Chosen
for graduate assistantship role in the SLU Robotics Lab
- Maintained
SLU Robotics Lab equipment
- Designed
training and curriculum material for courses in CAD/CAM and robotics
Education
Bachelor of Science degree in
Industrial Technology/Automated Systems (2001)
Southeastern Louisiana University;
Hammond, Louisiana
- Minor
fields of study included Computer Science and Music
- Post-baccalaureate
study in the SLU Integrated Science and Technology program
- Research
project chosen for publication in Journal of Computing in Small Colleges,
Louisiana Academy of Science, and American Society of Educational
Engineers
Certifications
- ITIL Foundations v3 (2012)
- Scrum Fundamentals (2021)
- Oracle 11g Certified Database Associate (2013)
- Oracle Certified MySQL 5.0 DBA (2010)
- Microsoft Certified IT Professional (2008)
- Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (2007)
- Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (2006)
- Microsoft Certified Professional (2005)
- NAIT/ATMAE Certified Industrial Technologist (2001)
- Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate, SQL Server 2012 (2016)
References
Professional and Personal References available
upon request