Tom Powers
Senior Specialist DBA at Waystar
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolTom Powers is a Senior Specialist DBA with over a decade of experience optimizing multi-terabyte SQL Server environments, automating processes with PowerShell and advanced T-SQL, and supporting high-availability production systems. He combines hands-on database engineering with leadership roles in BI, data integrity, and application teams across nonprofit, healthcare, logistics, and education sectors. Tom builds actionable executive dashboards and Power BI integrations, and has contributed back-end and database improvements to the popular open-source Rock church management system. He is experienced in performance tuning with tools like SQLSentry Plan Explorer, SolarWinds DPA, and the Redgate toolbelt, and routinely moves complex deployments through DEV→PROD safely. A former applications team manager who led CMS migrations and wrote hundreds of automation scripts, he brings a practical blend of systems thinking and developer empathy. Based in Louisville, KY, he pairs an operations-research academic background with a knack for turning messy, cross-system data into reliable, queryable assets.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts, Math and Physics, 3.8 / 4.0, Bachelor of Arts, Math and Physics, 3.8 / 4.0 at Berea CollegeMaster of Science, Operations Research, 4.0 / 4.0, Master of Science, Operations Research, 4.0 / 4.0 at University of Kentucky
Github Skills (7)
csharp10
sql10
dotnet-core10
database-design9
asp-net9
net9
dotnet9
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (4)
SparkDevNetwork/Rock
Nov 2016 - Oct 2019
An open source CMS, Relationship Management System (RMS) and Church Management System (ChMS) all rolled into one.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & Database Engineer
Back-end Developer & Database EngineerContributions:6 commits, 6 PRs, 10 comments in 2 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Tom primarily contributed to the back-end of the "rock" CMS, as evidenced by changes to database procedures and block settings. They focused on enhancing the system's data handling, including adding transaction code and improving attendance count accuracy. Their work also included modifying database functions and making formatting changes. Additionally, the user implemented block settings related to the Power BI report viewer.
cmsc-sharpchmsrock-rms
secc/Rock
Jul 2016 - Oct 2019
An open source CMS, Relationship Management System (RMS) and Church Management System (ChMS) all rolled into one.
Contributions:14 pushes, 8 branches in 3 years 3 months
cms
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