Michael Sutherin
@michaelsutherin
Senior Database and BI architect specializing in ColdFusion, MSSQL, cloud migrations, and data warehousing.
What I'm looking for
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
Database Consultant
MacroTrenz Corp
Mar 2025 - Present (8 months)
Build and maintain Adobe ColdFusion and Microsoft SQL solutions for political, healthcare, automotive, and aerospace clients; improve software licensing workflows and mobile integrations while serving on the Board of Directors.
BI Consultant
MacroTrenz Corp
Dec 2021 - Aug 2022 (8 months)
Developed ColdFusion and MS SQL based BI solutions for multiple industries, enhanced mobile support and release improvements to boost client satisfaction and licensing outcomes.
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.
Software Engineer / SQL Developer
Cavulus LLC
Nov 2012 - May 2018 (5 years 6 months)
Architected data retention, destruction and archiving policies for HIPAA environments and rewrote SSIS integrations to enterprise standards to support ETL, logging, and data orchestration.
Software Architect
MidairUSA, Inc
Aug 2011 - Dec 2012 (1 year 4 months)
Designed aerospace MRO solutions combining FileMaker, ColdFusion and SQL Server to handle maintenance, inventory, purchasing and accounting workflows; achieved TSA SIDA clearance for facility access.
Software Engineer / DBA
ATSI Group
Aug 2012 - Nov 2012 (3 months)
Supported ColdFusion SaaS for healthcare with HIPAA compliance, architected complex data models, and mentored engineers on enterprise design, MVC and version control.
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.
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.
Database Architect
LPS
Nov 2010 - Aug 2011 (9 months)
Led data model design and BI integration using SSIS/SSRS/SSAS and Visual Studio/TFS, managed SAN/VMware environments and implemented advanced SQL automation and maintenance routines.
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.
SQL Developer
Vurv Technologies
Aug 2007 - Jul 2008 (11 months)
Managed mission-critical data migrations and versioning for Fortune 500 clients, authored extensive conversion scripts and performed post-conversion triage and buildsmithing.
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.
Software Engineer
RecruitMAX
Sep 2004 - Jan 2007 (2 years 4 months)
Developed ColdFusion-based web features, implemented enterprise reporting with Crystal/Cognos, and enforced compliance (EEOC, HIPAA, OFCCP) while maintaining large client applications.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Amazon Web Services
Certification (in-progress), Cloud Architecture
2025 -
In-progress AWS Solutions Architect (SAA-C03) certification.
Adobe
Professional Certification, ColdFusion Development
2020 - 2020
Achieved Adobe ColdFusion 2020 certification.
Adobe
Advanced Certification, ColdFusion Development
2009 - 2009
Earned Adobe ColdFusion MX 9 Advanced certification.
Microsoft
MCTS Certifications, Microsoft SQL Server
2008 - 2008
Completed MCTS 70-433 and MCTS 70-432 Microsoft SQL Server 2008 certifications.
Adobe
Certification, ColdFusion Development
2007 - 2007
Obtained Adobe ColdFusion MX 7 certification.
Microsoft
MCTS Certification, Microsoft SQL Server
2005 - 2005
Achieved MCTS 70-431 Microsoft SQL Server 2005 certification.
Allaire
Certification, ColdFusion Development
2001 - 2001
Completed Allaire ColdFusion 4.5 certification.
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
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
Associate of Arts, Fine Art
Earned an Associate of Arts in Fine Art from Brown University.
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