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Michael Sutherin

@michaelsutherin

Senior Database and BI architect specializing in ColdFusion, MSSQL, cloud migrations, and data warehousing.

United States
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What I'm looking for

I seek senior roles driving data architecture and cloud migrations in collaborative, security-focused teams where I can modernize BI, mentor engineers, and improve data governance.

I am a senior Database and Business Intelligence architect with 25+ years building enterprise data solutions across healthcare, automotive, aerospace, and political industries. I design and implement data models, ETL/SSIS, SSRS, SSAS, and BI visualizations to drive actionable insights.

I have led migrations to cloud platforms (AWS RDS, Aurora), upgraded MSSQL environments, and implemented monitoring and DevOps tooling to improve reliability and governance. I build APIs, asynchronous integrations, and sanitize sensitive HIPAA, PII, and PCI data for secure development pipelines.

My technical toolkit includes Adobe ColdFusion, Microsoft SQL Server, Visual Studio, C#, Sisense, PowerBI, and extensive experience with SSIS/SSRS, data warehousing, and version control systems. I have served in consulting, lead, and board-level roles and delivered high-impact architecture and migration projects.

I am pragmatic about standards, data retention/archiving policy, and operational excellence, and I seek opportunities where I can drive modernization, mentor teams, and deliver measurable improvements to software licensing, data governance, and BI outcomes.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

E

Database Administrator

e123

Aug 2022 - Mar 2025 (2 years 7 months)

Led migration to AWS RDS and implemented monitoring on AWS Linux, upgraded MSSQL to Enterprise 2022, and designed sanitized HIPAA/PII/PCI datasets and migration paths for single-tenant hosting.

DG

Business Intelligence Developer

Davidson Auto Group

Jul 2018 - Dec 2021 (3 years 5 months)

Led BI architecture and ETL for data warehouse migrations, built SSRS reports, SSIS packages, custom ColdFusion APIs and Sisense dashboards to improve sales, service, inventory, and commission reporting.

WI

Tech Lead, BI Development

Wipro

Jul 2012 - Aug 2012 (1 month)

Led BI team for automotive insurance requirements, defined SQL architecture and migrated legacy DTS to SQL Server 2008 standards while mentoring on OOD and best practices.

AS

SQL Database Developer Consultant

ASAP Staffing

Feb 2012 - Jun 2012 (4 months)

Built SSIS ETL packages and SSRS reporting for a healthcare data warehouse migration from iSeries to SQL Server, including SSAS cube population and metadata/error handling.

PC

SQL Developer

Payformance Corporation

Jul 2008 - Sep 2010 (2 years 2 months)

Engineered data models, translated legacy DTS to SSIS, optimized partitioning and indexing on 9TB+ databases, and integrated external vendor services for healthcare SaaS reporting.

RT

Data & Integration Developer

Robert Half Technologies

Feb 2007 - Aug 2007 (6 months)

Delivered ColdFusion and .NET integrations for web applications serving Fortune 500 clients, implementing secure data transports, SSO, and complex ETL and web service solutions.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Amazon Web Services logoAS

Amazon Web Services

Certification (in-progress), Cloud Architecture

2025 -

In-progress AWS Solutions Architect (SAA-C03) certification.

Adobe logoAD

Adobe

Professional Certification, ColdFusion Development

2020 - 2020

Achieved Adobe ColdFusion 2020 certification.

Adobe logoAD

Adobe

Advanced Certification, ColdFusion Development

2009 - 2009

Earned Adobe ColdFusion MX 9 Advanced certification.

MI

Microsoft

MCTS Certifications, Microsoft SQL Server

2008 - 2008

Completed MCTS 70-433 and MCTS 70-432 Microsoft SQL Server 2008 certifications.

Adobe logoAD

Adobe

Certification, ColdFusion Development

2007 - 2007

Obtained Adobe ColdFusion MX 7 certification.

Microsoft logoMI

Microsoft

MCTS Certification, Microsoft SQL Server

2005 - 2005

Achieved MCTS 70-431 Microsoft SQL Server 2005 certification.

AL

Allaire

Certification, ColdFusion Development

2001 - 2001

Completed Allaire ColdFusion 4.5 certification.

NF

National Education Center, Tampa, FL

Post-graduate coursework, Commercial Art and Graphic Design

Post-graduate coursework in Commercial Art and Graphic Design at the National Education Center in Tampa, FL.

United States Air Force Academy logoUA

United States Air Force Academy

Bachelor of Science, Business Administration and Management

Completed a Baccalaureate in Business Administration and Management (DFEM) at the United States Air Force Academy.

Brown University logoBU

Brown University

Associate of Arts, Fine Art

Earned an Associate of Arts in Fine Art from Brown University.

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