Hi, My Name is Rich Wallace!
As much as I would like you to be able to simply trust me because I have a website, I’m sure that you’d like to know a little bit about me before you start considering me as your next data integration or database modeling expert. With that, (unless you trust me already by now) please allow me to introduce myself and give you some background on who I am.
Life
I live in Phoenix, Arizona with my wonderful wife and four children. I’m a native to Arizona and although I’m still not used to the heat here, I’ve learned to tolerate. My wife and I met in 1998 while working together and got married in 2004 and have been blessed with some pretty awesome kids over our years together. We have three girls and one boy (yes, most times you can find my son and I hiding under the stairs when the girly stuff takes over the household).
Career
I am a Microsoft Certified Application Developer focused on data management and data integration using several products offered by Microsoft, including:
- Microsoft SQL Server
- Microsoft BizTalk Server
- Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
I also develop data warehousing solutions using the above products as well as designing and implementing solutions using Informtica’s PowerCenter and SQL Server Integration Services as effective data (E)xtraction, (T)ransformation and (L)oad solutions.
I started out in the Information Technology field in 1996 as a software support specialist working with a major hospitality company and was involved in the rolling out of their brand new Microsoft Windows based property management solution. After taking the lead as Senior Integration Analyst, I was responsible for assisting in the support and development efforts in enhancing the software that responsible for integrating the Central Reservation System with those properties that were running the new Windows Software.
In 1999, I joined up with a major homebuilder as their in-house Database Administrator, using my skills in database management and programming. My roles and responsibilities had branched, however, from performing as a database guy, from diving head first into the world of software development using the (then) newly released Microsoft .NET Framework.
Taking the dual role of being the divisional database administrator and software developer, I was moved to work with the corporate team and spearheaded a new project that would truly expand my interests on development and data integration by introducing Microsoft’s BizTalk Server as the catalyst behind the company’s newest venture.
After developing and deploying our new solution labeled, the “Global Data Framework”, I soon decided to pursue my Microsoft Certification and obtained “Microsoft Certified Application Developer” in 2004. Since then, I have expanded the company’s Enterprise Application Integration architecture and include near real-time data updates to all internal user applications, company wide business reporting via an Operational Data Store as well as maintain mission critical data within the company Data Warehouse with such technology.
As a freelance consultant, I have the opportunity to talk on many different projects that may include a very wide range on business requirements and expectations. This allows me to be very flexible, yet also offer some different perspective on new projects that are still in the planning phase, or offer a new paradigm on existing architectures to enhance not only the customer experience, but the results that today’s companies are looking for.
Thank you for reading up and I hope that I may have offered you some insight into what I do and enjoy, and if you have a project coming up that has availability where I may provide a good fit, feel free to contact me and let me know if I can help!