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Gabriel Hall

Systems Architect

A systems architect of considerable range, Gabriel Hall — Chicago-born, Los Angeles-raised, and New York-educated. Drawing from a wealth of knowledge in technology and culture, I live at the intersection of both to create

I have all sorts of hobbies like photography, motorcycles, astronomy, reading, gardening, cooking what I grow, and woodwork. I try to introduce technology every step of the way.

I'm always reachable at gabriel@westla.dev


EDUCATION

CERTIFICATION

Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate [Cert ID: 989747016]
MSDN - Administering MS SQL Server 2012 (70-462)

SKILLS

Leadership: Developer Supervisor, Professional Development Leadership Training, Committee Chair

Languages:
TSQL  ●   C#  ●   VB.NET  ●   Powershell  ●   JS  ●   VBA  ●   Groovy  ●   Python  ●   JAVA  ●   bash  ●   perl  ●   Classic ASP  ●  

Platforms: Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, Windows Servers

Databases: SQL Server 2005-2022, Azure SQL, SQLite, DynamoDB, Access, Mongo, JSON, XML

Business Intelligence: Power BI, SQL Reporting Svcs (SSRS), Tableau, ChartJS

Development Tools: Visual Studio, Git, Azure, Jenkins, SSIS, JIRA/Confluence, Cron, Postman, React, MaterialUI

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
End to end system developer with 15+ years IT experience spanning support, data analytics, database design, cost monitoring, system integrations, and web app development. Emphasis in backend, data admin, and visualizations
  • Experienced administering and coding in all versions of SQL Server
  • Experienced migrating and integrating data from Excel, JSON, XML, and CSVs between fileshares, web services, and databases (ETL)
  • Experienced automating deployment and testing with continuous integration and continuous delivery platforms
  • Experienced translating software requirements into technical spec

EXPERIENCE

UCLA, Office of Research Administration (ORA/ORIS) - Los Angeles CA

DATA AND ANALYTICS MANAGER
MAR 2015 - PRESENT
Research Information Systems (RIS) provides IT and business analysis services to the departments within UCLA's ORA and maintains critical research enterprise systems utilized campus-wide.
  • Managing team for creation, development, maintenance of reports and reporting platforms
  • Design, creation, and maintenance of automated email notification system
  • Design, creation, and maintenance of data ETLs and migrations for SQL server using SSIS
  • Designed and maintained SSRS Reports and tools, PowerBI Reports, and MS Fabric Data Integration
  • Query Tuning, Data Sanitizing, Data ETL monitoring for backend systems
  • Installation, configuration, setup and scripting for a Jenkins Build Server + Automated Web/Unit Tests
  • Technical Presentation and Instructional of core business technologies
  • Committee member for ORCA EDI, Campuswide Github Initiative, Flexwork
  • Technologies: MS Azure, ASP.NET, MVC, Git, SQL 2K8R2-2016, SSMS, SSRS, SSIS, SSAS
  • Accolades and Distinctions: UCLA Star Awd, ORA Excellence Awd, UCLA PDP Alum

Dignota - London, England

CO-FOUNDER
OCT 2024 - PRESENT
Dignota is a startup for storing and notarizing identifying documents for immigrant, refugee, and foreign travelers.

Purposer - San Diego, CA

SYS ARCHITECT AND LEAD ENGINEER
MAY 2020 - JUN 2022
Purposer is a startup in the development phase for an ecommerce platform with purpose driven and altruistic shopping.

UCLA Health, MyLife Research Project - Los Angeles CA

DATA ARCHITECT/TECHNOLOGY ADVISOR
AUG 2016 - AUG 2018
The MyLife project is designed to mobilize and train our nation's future physicians to transform chronic disease prevention and management using wearable device data.

Simetra Systems - El Segundo CA

DEVELOPER/ JR SQL DEVELOPER
AUG 2013 - MAR 2015
Simetra Systems is a computer consulting company specializing in database programming and design, Access, SQL, ASP, and many other technologies.

Law Office of Andrews & Thornton - Irvine CA

LEGAL ASST/DATA QUALITY
DEC 2011 - AUG 2013
The law firm of Andrews & Thornton focuses its practice on the areas of serious injury cases resulting from dietary supplements and pharmaceuticals.

Columbia University Information Technology - New York NY

HELP DESK COMPUTER SUPPORT
SEPT 2009 - SEPT 2011
Help desk support is the first line of technical support for the university.