Summary
Michael Thomas is a seasoned IT professional with 16 years of hands-on experience in database and infrastructure engineering, specializing in Microsoft SQL, SSIS, SQL Agent, IIS, and disaster recovery. He has a long track record as a customer-facing Professional Services and Customer Success Engineer, translating complex financial and real-estate data aggregation requirements into reliable production systems. Comfortable working remotely for 14+ years, he excels as an independent contributor who brings practical troubleshooting, logical decision-making, and clear technical documentation to time-sensitive problems. Michael has led and mentored teams through large network integrations and data center builds, and has experience presenting and training staff on new application advances. Now semi-retired and based in Oregon, he remains available for focused consulting and short-term engagements that benefit from his pragmatic, systems-first approach.
16 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
West Valley College