James Skipwith
DBA at Marshall Wace
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolJames Skipwith is a seasoned SQL Server DBA and architect with a decade of experience delivering high-performance, scalable data platforms. Based in London, he has led production-grade SQL Server operations at Marshall Wace since 2015, ensuring 24/7 availability in high-volume environments. A Certified Master of SQL Server, he excels in designing end-to-end BI and data integration solutions (SSIS/SSRS/SSAS) and has guided migrations from legacy systems to modern architectures. He has a track record of empowering teams through training, pre-sales workshops, and mentoring, including leadership of MIS Development units and multi-audience training programs. Notably, at Optimum Credit he delivered a metadata-driven automated DWH workflow around the 6th normal form Anchor model, with the architecture ready for open-source release. He regularly shares knowledge as a speaker at SQL Server conferences nationwide, combining business acumen with hands-on delivery to produce practical, auditable results.
10 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
BA (Hons), Applied Social Science, BA (Hons), Applied Social Science at University of Lincoln
Github Skills (19)
migrations9
backup8
migration8
database-administration7
sql-server7
database7
powershell7
mssql6
sql5
mysql5
oracle4
postgresql4
automation4
sqlserver3
db23
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (3)
thesqlpimp/dbatools
May 2016 - May 2016
Contributions:1 push, 1 branch in 1 day
powershellpowershell-moduleproductive
stephlocke/MeDriAnchor
Jan 2015 - Jan 2015
Contributions:3 commits, 1 PR, 1 push in 1 day
pythonmachine-learninganchordata-science
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