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Don B.

IT Consultant, DBA, Developer and System Administrator

Consultant with over 26 years’ experience providing DBA, systems analysis, server administration, web application design and development, and training both onsite and remotely for a variety of clients. I have developed database systems with Oracle, MySQL and SQL Server, and websites and web applications using various platforms and infrastructures, along with bottom-up web development using a variety of programming languages. I am experienced with Linux system administration, IBM Cloud and Classic Infrastructure services, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, database optimization, quality assurance and business continuity planning. I view the transfer of knowledge to clients as an important part of projects to promote my clients’ continued success. I am seeking opportunities to utilize these skills to provide creative, effective solutions for my clients. Skills include database design (schema and index planning), administration and performance optimization involving physical and logical elements, such as table partitioning, database replication and application logic to fully utilize the database capabilities and limitations. In addition, I have skills in Linux system administration, application programming, website development and training. Tools and systems used include, but are not limited to, IBM Cloud services, Microsoft Azure, SQL, Oracle PL/SQL, MySQL, Visual Basic, C#, Python, Unix scripting, HTML, CSS, PHP, CakePHP, CodeIgniter, Concrete5, WordPress, Ajax, JavaScript, and Java.

🇨🇦Harrowsmith, Canada$125/hr100% JSS4.98 (38)Since Jul 2009

Earnings and projects

MRR
$13k

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#738 / 412k
🇨🇦Country#37 / 7,133
Revenue, last 30 days
$11k

Last 6 months: $75k

World#1,111 / 412k
🇨🇦Country#45 / 7,133
Total earnings
$1.90M

Billed in all: $1.96M

World#110 / 412k
🇨🇦Country#2 / 7,133
Per project
$35k

$75k in the last 6 months

World#2,058 / 412k
🇨🇦Country#47 / 7,133
Projects, last 6 months
1
0% fixed100% hourly
World#128,092 / 412k
🇨🇦Country#1,897 / 7,133
Projects in all
54

Across 62 contracts

37% fixed63% hourly
World#56,667 / 412k
🇨🇦Country#1,063 / 7,133

Earnings, last 30 days

$1.96M+$11.3k earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$1.95M$1.96M$1.97MOct 8Oct 23Nov 7

Skill rankings: #1 in 2 skills of 13

Rarest: top 0.12% in CakePHP, of 809. Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.

  1. 1CakePHP809 freelancers · 🇨🇦 #1Top 0.12%
  2. 1Database Modeling156 freelancers · 🇨🇦 #1Top 0.64%
  3. 2Database Administration797 freelancers · 🇨🇦 #1Top 0.25%
  4. 2Database Programming363 freelancers · 🇨🇦 #1Top 0.55%
  5. 3Database Management1,655 freelancers · 🇨🇦 #1Top 0.18%
  6. #5AJAX2,006 freelancers · 🇨🇦 #1Top 0.25%
  7. #10Database Design2,161 freelancers · 🇨🇦 #1Top 0.46%
  8. #12Linux System Administration2,578 freelancers · 🇨🇦 #2Top 0.47%