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Fernando Gonzalez

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Senior SQL Server DBA at Koin Payments who cut a production financial calculation from 7 hours to 45–90 minutes.

El Salvador
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At Koin Payments, I operate SQL Server high-availability and disaster-recovery systems for payment-processing workloads. I also tuned a core financial calculation from approximately 7 hours to 45–90 minutes.

At Koin Payments, I manage database infrastructure across AWS RDS and EC2, using tools including Terraform, CloudWatch, and RDS Proxy. I also administer MySQL and MariaDB environments and led Aurora MySQL/MariaDB-to-MySQL 8.x migrations.

Previously, at epay, a Euronet Worldwide Company, I managed SQL Server production clusters for prepaid payment platforms. I designed and maintained Always On Availability Groups and Transactional Replication, and led database migrations and schema changes across development and production environments.

At GBM as a Service, I administered SQL Server environments for banking, retail, and telecommunications clients, working on high availability, disaster recovery, and performance tuning. I also supported other database platforms, authored root-cause analysis reports, and mentored junior DBAs.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

KW
Current

Senior Database Administrator

Koin Payments (Euronet Worldwide)

Aug 2025 - Present (1 year 3 months)

Architect and operate mission-critical SQL Server high-availability topologies using Always On Availability Groups and geographically distributed disaster recovery designs. Drive production performance engineering via Query Store, execution plans, and index redesign, cutting a core production financial calculation from approximately 7 hours to 45-90 minutes.

EC

Senior Database Administrator

epay, a Euronet Worldwide Company

Apr 2024 - Aug 2025 (1 year 4 months)

Managed enterprise Microsoft SQL Server production clusters and Windows Server environments processing continuous prepaid payment transactions. Designed and maintained Always On Availability Groups and Transactional Replication for high availability and disaster recovery compliance.

BC

Database Administrator (Internship)

Brightness Corp

Jan 2017 - Oct 2018 (1 year 9 months)

Supported production and development Microsoft SQL Server and MySQL instances, executing scheduled backup/restore validations, role and permission administration, routine performance monitoring, T-SQL stored procedure development, and database migration tasks.

Education

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US

Universidad Evangélica de El Salvador

Bachelor of Science, Systems Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Systems Engineering from Universidad Evangélica de El Salvador, completed in 2019.

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