SQL Server & PostgreSQL Database Consulting

More than 15 years as a working database administrator and data platform engineer: tuning queries, planning disaster recovery, and keeping production systems fast. Not a generalist who also does databases; a DBA who also builds software.

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Sound familiar?

• Reports that took seconds last year now take minutes.
• The app times out at month-end when everyone runs the same screens.
• Backups exist, but nobody has ever actually restored one.
• One table keeps growing and nobody's sure what's safe to archive.
• You're paying for a bigger server every year instead of fixing the queries.

These are the problems I fix. Usually without new hardware.

What I do

• Query & index tuning: reading execution plans, fixing the queries that actually hurt, and designing indexes that pay for themselves. SQL Server and PostgreSQL.
• Disaster recovery & high availability: backup strategies that are tested, restore drills, failover plans, and honest answers about how much data you'd lose today if the server died.
• Cloud migrations: moving on-prem SQL Server and PostgreSQL workloads to AWS or Azure without surprises, or deciding when staying put is the right call.
• Reporting: SSRS and Crystal Reports development, and untangling the report that takes twenty minutes to run.
• Health checks: a structured review of configuration, performance, security, and recoverability with a prioritized fix list you can act on. Your first health check is free.

Why it matters for your software, too

Most slow applications are slow at the database. Because I both consult on databases and build custom software, the fix does not stop at the SQL layer. I follow the problem into the application code and repair it end to end. And if you are adding AI features, a clean, well-modeled database is the difference between AI that answers correctly and AI that guesses.

Local to South Florida, available anywhere

Based in Fort Lauderdale and available on-site across Broward, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach, or fully remote for teams anywhere in the U.S. Most engagements start with a health check or a single painful problem.