Joel Schmeltzer

Joel Schmeltzer has over three decades of experience in IT and database administration, currently serving as an Oracle Database Administrator and Sr. Systems Analyst at Banfield Pet Hospital since August 2011, focusing on small project management and PL/SQL design and maintenance. Prior roles include Senior IT Engineer and Database Administrator at Xerox, where responsibilities encompassed business requirement documentation, high-level design specifications, and database management. Earlier experience at Syntel Inc involved consulting for software implementation, while Joel's tenure at Christenson Electric Inc included managing cost-sensitive network infrastructure projects. Other roles include IT support at Intel and the University of Portland, emphasizing troubleshooting and technical support. Joel holds a BS in Applied Science with a focus on Engineering and Computer Science from George Fox University.