[jacksondeane]

I would be very careful and obviously refer to any Employment Agreement you may be under, specifically sections outlining work assignment and disclosure terms.

If your boss is not supportive of your graduate program, I would take that as a sign to not use anything (schemas, data, code, logic, research) in your graduate project for fear of legal repercussions.

If you still want to pursue the idea, I would develop something similar to what you want to pitch at work, but don't directly copy/use anything from your current job.