Performance Integration · Large Systems · Database Tooling

I make large, complex systems perform.

Performance integrator for large-scale systems. 25+ years wiring databases, services, and data tooling into platforms that stay fast under real load — and proving it with the instruments your team already trusts.

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lighthouse — danwoodruffconsulting.com

$ lighthouse --only-categories=performance

✔ LCP0.6sLargest Contentful Paint

✔ INP<50msInteraction to Next Paint

✔ CLS0.00Cumulative Layout Shift

→ Core Web Vitals: PASS

In their words

“He helped unify all of our data into a single source of truth for forecasting and decision-making — a massive impact on the success of the project.”

Tracie Leafty · Operations & Continuous Improvement Executive

“Dan is especially good at data, analysis, troubleshooting, and making quick solutions to mission-critical problems while keeping a calm demeanor. I highly recommend Dan for any project.”

Darrin Freeman · Software Lead / Cloud Architect / MBA

“For the performance-heavy work he split the logic into smaller, self-defined functions for readability and ease of troubleshooting. When the BI team couldn't deliver, Dan saved us.”

David Rosskopf · Senior Software Engineer

What I do

Three problems I get hired to solve

Framed by the outcome, not the buzzword.

Performance Integration

Large systems that stay fast under real load.

I integrate and tune across the whole stack — databases, services, APIs, websites, and rendering — then find the real bottleneck, not the obvious one. Profiled with query plans, Chrome DevTools Performance, and load testing; measured, not guessed.

Database & Data Tooling

One source of truth your leaders actually trust.

Deep SQL Server work: query and index tuning, stored-procedure and function design, ETL, Snowflake, DataBricks, and cloud infrastructure (AWS & Azure). I unify scattered data into a clean model built for forecasting and fast decisions.

AI Strategy & Integration

Adopt AI with a plan, not a panic.

Practical AI integrated into existing products and data — where it pays off, where it doesn't, and how to ship it safely. Retrieval, agents, and automation grounded in solid architecture and real data tooling. Currently employed as an AI Systems Engineer.

Performance, demonstrated

This site is the proof.

The same rigor I bring to a database or a distributed system, applied to this page: no framework, no web fonts, no render-blocking scripts — hand-written, statically rendered, CDN-served. Run it yourself. The numbers are the pitch.

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Lighthouse Performance

100

Accessibility

100

Best Practices

100

SEO

Tools I work in

SQL Server ProfilerQuery & Execution PlansIndex TuningSSIS / SSRSApplication Insightsk6 load testingChrome DevTools · PerformanceCore Web VitalsLighthouseWebPageTest

Selected results

Outcomes, not job titles

Architected a proprietary software system from the ground up — unifying scattered data into a single source of truth for forecasting and decision-making.
Rescued at-risk projects under deadline pressure, removing difficult roadblocks and lifting overall quality and user experience.
Replaced monolithic stored procedures with composable, readable functions — faster troubleshooting and measurably better performance.
Delivered complex SSRS reporting when BI teams couldn't, de-risking project delivery.
Tuned high-traffic websites, APIs, and rendering paths — faster response times and cleaner Core Web Vitals end to end.

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