Design database schemas Improving existing database design Bench marking and optimizing queries Developing high performance stored procedures Managing and developing clustered/replicated database system using MySQL Supporting tests as a database expert Troubleshooting database related problems Monitoring database performance Writing documentation to describe program development, logic, coding, and correction Staying in line with current changes in technology by reading journals and other pertinent publication and parcipating in professional organizations, meeting, and seminar Designing and implementing backup, migration, and upgrade strategies