Sr. Database Resume

SUMMARY

Database Administrator/Engineer with solid production support experience, knowledge of the server platform and Windows Server clustering. Excellent troubleshooting skills. Strong knowledge of database and server security, particularly with regards to privacy and regulatory concerns. Excellent ability to prioritize and manage workflow for both team directed and external activities. Good communication skills, team oriented, with a strong dedication to customer satisfaction. Works well in a technically complex environment, readily adapts to change, and thinks clearly under fire.

Technology
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 2005, and 2008 on clustered and standalone Windows 2003 servers; Quest Litespeed, EMC Symmetrix, and VMWare ESX 3.1.

Areas of Expertise:

Clustering
Backup and recovery
High availability
Disaster Recovery
Performance tuning
Monitoring
Troubleshooting
Vendor interface
Virtualization
Server consolidation
Capacity planning and delivery
Process engineering

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Long Island City, NY

Sr. Database Engineer, Database & Middleware Engineering (2004-2009)
Senior member of team that maintained over 400 SQL Server instances on forty 32 & 64 bit Windows Datacenter clusters. Served as technical interface with Windows and Storage Engineering teams. Coordinated maintenance for Datacenter clusters, which included Windows and SQL Server service packs and hotfixes, new instance builds, SAN storage presentation. Configured company-standard maintenance routines and disaster recovery procedures. Provided Level II and III support for troubleshooting and problem resolution. Opened support cases with Microsoft as necessary.

Major accomplishments

Developed enhanced performance monitoring/problem methodology as workloads on Datacenter clusters increased. Created standard Perfmon template for proactive monitoring or for data collection prior to opening Microsoft support issues. Leveraged Perfmon data on BMC Perceive portal to identify CPU, disk, and memory bottlenecks. Implemented Windows System Resource Monitor (WSRM) on Datacenter clusters to manage resource utilization.
Performed capacity analysis for all new SQL Server requests. Provided recommendations for shared or standalone capacity. Identified target clusters for shared workloads to reduce TCO. Determined appropriate RAID level for database storage. Achieved approximately 75% reduction in server footprint by running multiple workloads in the clustered environment.
Directed initial hardware refresh for Datacenter clusters. Achieved $750,000 in cost savings for new servers by consolidating workloads onto existing hardware.
Conducted POC for moving SQL Server workloads to VMWare, and developed standards for use in production environment. Created operational model that significantly increased availability and reduced maintenance costs.

Confidential, Long Island City, NY cont.

Sr. Database Engineer, Database & Middleware Engineering, cont.

Directed offshore activities for team. Identified lower value activities suitable for offshore staff, which amounted to over 40% of team’s workload. Documented processes deemed suitable for offshoring.
Managed SQL Server license inventory, to remain in compliance with Enterprise Licensing Agreement. Achieved over 50% cost avoidance for new licenses by aggressively re-using licenses from older servers.

Database Administrator, Enterprise Data Management (1999-2004)

Application DBA for Anti-Money laundering/OFAC application mandated by Patriot Act
Application DBA for several other SQL Server 7.0 applications.
Managed SQL Server 6.5 to 7.0 upgrade effort, including servers located in sales offices.
Installed initial group of SQL Server 7.0 clusters
Worked on rollout for Data Utility environment, running multiple SQL Server instances on Windows Datacenter clusters.

Systems Engineer, Enterprise Systems Software (1987-2001)
IDMS systems support thru Release 14.1

Prior Experience
Confidential. New York, NY

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science

Certification
Microsoft exam 70-028

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