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Freelance SQL Consultant

Thank you for your interest in the work I do as a SQL consultant. I have been working with SQL for over 25 years, and solely as a freelancer since 2010. My entire business was literally built upon my skills with SQL.

Usually the work I do in SQL is part of an encompassing effort, such as building a data warehouse or developing a report. Still, I’m more than comfortable with a set of data, writing queries at a SQL command prompt. It is pretty normal for me to share my screen while my client asks questions of their data that I answer by writing T-SQL and running queries in real-time. Of course the real value in my skills comes from building solutions, and that is the basis of my freelance practice.

Incidentally, when you hire a freelancer you need assurance they will be available when you need them. So it’s good to know that this is all I do. I haven’t been anyone’s employee since 2002.

Many freelancers are actually somebody else’s full-time employee. Your work is their side hustle.
Not so with me — freelancing is my job!

More Than a SQL Developer

When I started freelancing, it was common just to call me a SQL developer. That’s because SQL was at the center of everything I did. The term business intelligence was more nascent, and software like Tableau and Power BI either didn’t exist, or hadn’t yet caught on.

That has changed. SQL is still part of my work, but companies are now dependent upon business intelligence just to remain competitive. I’ve kept up with the trends, and the demand for my skills has never been greater. Consequently, the depth of my work has increased along with it. Now it is more common to call me a BI developer.

The Entire BI Platform

Sometimes the SQL database is called the back-end, and work is categorized as being “front end” or “back end.” This is for good reason. The front end is the part of the solution that faces the end user, such as reports and dashboards. Consequently, the back end is the part that works behind the scenes. It provides data and analytical processing when requested by the reports and dashboards.

I offer more than just SQL skills, and more than just back-end development. Here is a list of BI technologies I use to develop solutions. They are divided by category, listed front to back…

Front End BI Development

Back End SQL/BI Development

  • SQL coding
  • ETL, SSIS development
  • Data Prep
  • Data Warehouse development
  • SSAS Tabular modeling
  • DAX coding

Hire Me as Your SQL Developer

If you need a SQL expert, but don’t want the burden of adding another employee, you can assign the work to me. I work on an hourly basis, and I do everything remotely without ever coming onsite. I can work with your existing databases and reports, or I can develop new solutions from the ground up.

If you aren’t even sure what you need, I can help with that, too. I will collaborate with you to design a practical approach that fits your needs, your budget, and your timeline.

Get the Info You Need to Decide

I realize people don’t go directly from searching Google to assigning critical company work to a freelancer. That’s asking too much. You don’t know me, and you might not even know enough about SQL/BI to make the right choices. Therefore, I created this website around a simple, two-pronged agenda: inform and evaluate.

  1. Inform non-technical people about business intelligence topics.
  2. Enable potential clients to evaluate my fit as a freelancer they would want to work with.

#1. Inform: BI Development Topics

To help you get up to speed I wrote a few general articles on business intelligence. They are intended to introduce a few concepts that might be good to know. Of course that depends on your requirements; each topic won’t be meaningful to everyone. You are welcome to request a topic you’d like for me to explain.

General Articles on Business Intelligence

In addition to those general articles, there are also some pages that correspond to the specific BI technologies I focus upon. These are centered on the work that I do, but they also inform about business intelligence in a general sense.

Specific BI Technologies I Focus Upon

#2. Evaluate: My Qualifications

To help you determine whether I am the right fit for your company, I have assembled some collaterals to support my qualifications as a trustworthy consultant. Some of the usual items you’d expect are here, such as a resume and references. In addition to that, you’ll find deeper, applicable evaluative data such as Myers & Briggs, and the DiSC personality profile types. Please use all of this information to consider my qualifications not only in terms of hands-on skills, but also my professionalism and overall fit.

Next Steps, How to Get Started

Please take your time looking through the information on my website. Use it to evaluate my qualifications, and if there is anything you need to be informed about in terms of general BI, let me know what that is. Whether or not you’re ready to make a decision, please do not hesitate to contact me and open a discussion. It will be my pleasure to help you out.

Email: chris@majorleaguereports.com
Phone: 407-865-4940