Don Bridges

Experience

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  State Bar of Texas

  Aug 2003 - Jun 2011

  Senior Software Developer

  Application development, analysis, design, and technical support of departmental and enterprise-wide software applications; business report development using SQL Server Reporting Services. Automated reporting system used by accounting department using SQL Server Reporting Services. Upgraded several department applications from Access to more efficient SQL Server databases. Worked with HR and Accounting department to implement SharePoint based online timecards replacing paper timecards increasing productivity for both HR and Accounting departments. Coordinated effort to solve complex technical problems with upgrade of online timecard system with both Express Information Systems and Microsoft. Migrated HR system from old Abra FoxPro application into new Great Plains/Dynamics environment. Show less

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  Texas Department of Information Resources

  Jun 2011 - Dec 2015

  Sharepoint Administrator/Programmer V

  SQL Server ETL development; SQL Server Reporting Services development; SharePoint Online/On Premise development and administration; ASP.NET application development. Served as technical lead for agency on a very large 1-year enterprise project with contractors to develop new content management system using SharePoint and .NET web application. Created Texas DIR Portal using SharePoint extranet along with a document management application to allow 78 other agencies to submit and manage contract files which consolidated document management from 156 different locations to one central location. Integrated Salesforce and SharePoint so Salesforce data could be edited from within SharePoint. Developed enterprise-wide document repository records management system using SharePoint. Developed new data process that was 20 times faster than old process to integrate Salesforce data into SharePoint web site. Show less

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  Wayne Fueling Systems

  Dec 2015 - Apr 2017

  Sharepoint Architect

  SharePoint architecture and development for a large multi-server farm servicing a global company. Responsible for SQL Server administration for 12 total servers used in SharePoint farm. Helped develop single sign on solution with 3rd party Identity Provider (SailPoint) to allow access to highly customized SharePoint Online site used by over 5,000 external users, replacing older less secure forms-based authentication. Redesigned look and feel for entire intranet to match new company branding requirements. Migrated several on premise SharePoint sites to SharePoint Online (Office 365). Resolved several issues with SSRS reports. Configured SharePoint Online sites for secure collaboration between several global companies. Show less

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  Public Consulting Group

  May 2017 - Dec 2018

  Senior Software Engineer (Solution Architect/supervisor)

  Setup 1st time use of Microsoft’s Power BI On Premise Data Gateway cluster which allowed Power BI and Power Automate to connect to on premise data sources like SQL Server and file shares. Advanced support for Power Platform including Power BI, Power Automate and Power Apps. Architect for company’s 1st intranet plus over 50 client facing sites using SharePoint Online. Architected 1st time use of external users in SharePoint Online using Azure B2B functionality. Lead effort for SharePoint Online and One Drive for Business company wide deployment. Worked with security team and created limited access policies in Azure to prevent downloads on non-company computers as well as conditional access policy to enforce multi-factor authentication for external users. Supervision of Lead Data Analyst. Show less

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  Public Partnerships | PPL

  Dec 2018 - Feb 2024

  Data Architect

  Public Partnerships | PPL helps aging adults and individuals managing chronic illness or a disability in their choice to remain in their homes and communities and self-direct their own long-term care.Responsible for development and administration for all ETL processes and data engineering for analytics and data science teams including additions to current SQL Server based Data warehouse as well as design and development of new Data Warehouse and Data Lakehouses using Microsoft Fabric.Technical lead for Analytics dept migration to Azure from on premise resources. Technical SME and advanced support for Power BI, Power Automate, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Fabric, SQL Server and SSRS reporting solutions. Helped develop Power BI embedded functionality with row level security into custom application. Introduced new multi-dimensional database design for more advanced reporting capabilities. Installed and configured new CData Sync to pull in Dynamics CRM data into data warehouse. Installed and configured 1st time use of SQL Server Database Email for alerts. Installed, configured, and developed 1st time use of SQL Server Integration Services packages. Built new development environment to incorporate best practice of dividing development and production environments in SQL Server. Supervision of Lead Data Analyst Show less

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  Launch Consulting Group

  Oct 2024 - now

  Data Architect