CAREER OVERVIEW:

Multifaceted and driven technical professional seeks challenging position combining solid skills and 10+ years of combined experience in the following areas:

SUMMARY:

• Strong analytical skills
• Database design
• Vendor/Client relations
• Strong collaborative skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Windows and Linux
• Excellent problem - solving abilities
• Cross tier components implementation
• Computer applications
• System/Disk backups
• Enterprise-Wide solutions Data
• Fostering teamwork
• Hands-on and proactive
• Knowledge of web technologies, protocols and tools
• Database servers
• Resource/capacity planning
• Network/server maintenance
• System upgrades
• Patch management
• Backup/retrievalNetwork improvements/repairs/upgrades
• GUI and tools
• UNIX environment
• Used object - oriented design/programming to design new stand-alone application.
• Successfully trained 25 employees to use Oracle 10g Database system.
• Operational Management
• Identified, recommended and prioritized new Web features and applications in conjunction with business leaders and department managers.
• Developed, coded, installed, tested, debugged and documented Web applications using appropriate editors.
• Installation
• Installed appropriate database systems to meet enterprise needs.
• Strategy Implementation
• Injected high availability IT architectural governance strategy into full project lifecycle through well- defined engagement points for infrastructure team, guidance, facilitation, contribution, impact assessments, and alignment reviews.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Skills: Windows, Unix, Linux, Mac OSX, VMWare, Oracle Exadata version 1 and 2, Oracle Goldengate Version 10 and 11, RMAN Backup, Duplicate and Recovery

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Senior Oracle/DB2 DBA

Confidential, Washington, DC

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for implementing multiple DB2 versions 9x databases repository/data store supporting a Tivoli Storage Server, LDAP Tivoli Identity Manager Environment, responsible for backup, test recovery, LDAP level replication for high availability user-managed environment.
• Configured Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) for advanced backup tape storage for databases, gather technical specifics, considered monitoring tools (DB2 Data Studio, Control Center and Oracle Grid Control 11g) for proactive maintenance.

Senior Oracle DBA

Confidential, Columbus, OH

Responsibilities:

• Senior/lead Oracle DBA with a team of 21.
• Responsible for internal and external application architecture support for the global banking banking/mortgage sector.
• Leveraging a host of technologies such as Oracle Goldengate, Dataguard and RAC to gain high availability, zero downtime solutions.
• Streamlining installation, delegating operation of Oracle Cluster technology to ensure all tasks are immediately addressed and issues quickly resolved for a well managed, productive environment.
• Replication/High availability solution for large scale environment supporting internal and external application environments.

Senior Oracle DBA

Confidential, Seattle, WA

Responsibilities:

• Provide extensive/comprehensive database support to various and multi level environments.
• Exposure to Oracle, SQL Server 2008, DB2, Teradata and its architecture configuration.
• Managed Oracle 11g Active DataGuard as well Oracle Godlengate version 11.1 for high availability.
• Backup, support and collaborate with team of 200+ DBA's managing 4000 or more databases in a very diverse and global environment.
• Provides 24/7 on - call support on a rotating bases
• Managing large storage databases: lead backup strategy for 4TB highly visible environment
• Performance tuning of highly transactional OLTP databases to maintain access from users on a global scale across time zones and language/cultural differences.
• Install, upgrade, patch Oracle 11g Release 2 RDBMS

Oracle DBA

Confidential, Reston, VA

Responsibilities:

• Embraced large national and international companies with multi - user, multi tier environment.
• Maintained database instances with Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN) by utilizing command-land, Grid Control, Golden Gate, Dataguard, Enterprise Manager and other various tools to ensure high availability.
• Management of production databases for federal/private businesses.
• Tuning of databases and servers utilizing scripting and automation to ensure high availability
• Led DBA team to implement new backup/Change Data Capture plan for production environment
• Co-led DBA team of migration/consolidation of multiple/various Oracle (9i, 10g, 11g Windows, Linux) to support the goals of organization to reduce cost and maintain availability
• Tested and ensured database recoverability on a constant bases
• Directed all backups to Oracle suggested location (FRA) or any selected disk location
• Successfully configured backup, OGG plan/ environment
• Provided clear goals/procedures to technical staff for troubleshooting and maintenance

Database Administrator

Confidential, Ann Arbor, MI

Responsibilities:

• Provide extensive technical support to students, faculty, employers and others who use the online business transaction system.

Oracle DBA

Confidential, High Point, NC

Responsibilities:

• Management of production and Development databases using Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN).