Project NTS Dating.com optimization and e-Commerce Development
Organization Network Telephone Services, Woodland Hills, California
Project Type On/Off-site Consultant and project development
Duration Jan 2001 – Dec 2003
Platform/OS Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000
Position SQL Server DBA and Technical Support Analyst.
Software SQL Server 7.0/2000, ASP, Cold Fusion, IIS 4.0/5.0
Description The project updates existing Dating.com site for better performance and makes the site an e-commerce application with credit card processing on the internet. The site is getting 5-6 million hits a day.
Key Features
  • Instant, simple, and advanced search for matching people
  • Who is online
  • Credit card payment
  • Payment Administration
My Tasks 
  • Install SQL Server 2000 and convert 7.0 databases and rewrite some stored procedures for utilizing new features of SQL Server 2000.
  • Apply SQL Server 7.0 Service Packs, archive old data, optimize SQL Server configuration, and create maintenance plans.
  • Create or modify indexes, stored procedures, and views for better database performance and new features.
  • Support network administrators for SQL Server problems.
  • Transfer data into new databases and fix database corruption, rewrite stored procedures, and triggers.