Randy Abel
@randyabel
Senior solution architect and database leader specializing in enterprise data platforms, ETL pipelines, and cloud integrations.
What I'm looking for
I’m a senior database architect, technical team lead, and solution architect with 30+ years designing enterprise systems across insurance, healthcare, and government. I bring deep expertise in database design/administration, ETL/ELT pipelines, cloud service integration, and leading distributed technical teams, backed by Microsoft MCSA and Oracle OCP certifications.
In my current role, I lead a 10-person Business Operations team supporting finance, HR, billing, and project management, including hiring, onboarding, and performance reviews. I architected an in-house data extraction platform integrating Salesforce, Jira, UKG, Intacct, Jobvite, and multiple databases—eliminating the need for third-party ELT tooling. I also migrated a heavily customized OpenText PPM environment to the cloud, administer 100+ Oracle and SQL Server instances, and built an AI-powered integrations platform that consolidated automation workflows and delivered $250,000+ in annual licensing savings using custom Python services.
Earlier, I led a globally distributed Oracle DBA team managing hundreds of Oracle instances in 24/7 environments supporting enterprise HP PPM deployments. I’ve also designed data warehouse schemas and ETL processes using Informatica, advised agencies on database conversions to Oracle, and supported HIPAA-compliance-focused data management and retention work—always with a focus on practical delivery and team growth.
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Architected integrations and data extraction across Salesforce, Jira, UKG, Intacct, and databases to enable billing analytics and operational reporting without third-party ELT tooling. Led database operations for 100+ Oracle and SQL Server environments, migrated an OpenText PPM platform to the cloud, and delivered an AI-powered integrations platform that generated $250,000+ in annual licensing sav
Joined as a contractor and led a 10-person Business Operations team of cloud service administrators and application developers supporting finance, HR, billing, and project management. Managed hiring, onboarding, and performance reviews and directed the team transition from the US to India.
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Sheshunoff, Inc.
Developed financial reporting systems for banks using Delphi, Visual FoxPro, and Oracle/SQL Server database technologies.
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Texas Education Agency / Texas Ethics Commission
Performed multi-platform database and application development using Delphi, Visual FoxPro, and Clipper.
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Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corp
Built custom reporting applications using Delphi and Oracle Forms and developed database solutions with Oracle, Sybase, and SQL Server.
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