John Goard
About John Goard
John Goard is a Software Support Engineer with over 13 years of experience at SSI Schaefer. He specializes in database management and has developed various tools for error analysis and data collection.
Work at SSI SCHÄFER
John Goard has been employed at SSI SCHÄFER as a Software Support Engineer since 2011. In this role, he is responsible for various software support tasks and has contributed significantly to the development and maintenance of internal tools. His work includes acting as the Database Administrator for the internal MySQL statistics collection database, where he focuses on troubleshooting, backup setup, and future planning.
Previous Experience at Carestream Health
Prior to his current role, John Goard worked at Carestream Health as an IT Co-Op from 2010 to 2011 for a duration of five months. During this time, he developed a query tool that monitored and analyzed height errors across the facility. This tool has been adopted team-wide for troubleshooting purposes, demonstrating his ability to create effective solutions in a collaborative environment.
Education and Expertise
John Goard studied at the Rochester Institute of Technology, where he earned a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Information Technology from 2006 to 2011. His educational background has provided him with a strong foundation in IT principles and practices, which he applies in his professional roles, particularly in software support and database management.
Technical Contributions
In his current position, John Goard has developed a MySQL data transfer script collection that functions as middleware for daily system-wide statistics collection and collation. He has also created the latest version of an error analysis query tool used team-wide in the shipping department, which includes updates to capture previously missed data, enhancing the team's ability to monitor errors effectively.