Summary

• Oracle Exadata Database Machine Certified Specialist
• 19 years experience as an Oracle DBA/Architect and 23 years of IT experience
• 23 years in UNIX Solaris/Linux/HP/AIX/SCO
• Excellent experience in Designing, implementing and supporting Exadata, Oracle RAC, Data Guard and ASM
• Excellent experience in database design, implementation, performance tuning, EM Grid Control , backup and recovery
• Extensive experience in designing and implementing Disaster Recovery plans for Oracle databases
• Expertise in designing very large database systems with high availability and scalability needs
• Have strong inter-personal skills, good written/verbal communication and logical thinking
• Adept at crisis management, trouble shooting, problem solving and negotiating
• Deep understanding of Technology with focus on delivering business solutions

Experience

Confidential

Database Architect

• Responsible for providing Exadata Database Machine support for many Managed Services clients at BIAS. Currently working with Home Depot on providing support on their Exadata Machines.
• Responsible for managing Managed Services clients at BIAS including interacting with executives and resolving issues/escalations.
• Provided database maintenance and support to 250 PROD/QA/TEST/DEV RAC / non-RAC and Exadata / non-Exadata running mission critical applications on Oracle 10g/Oracle 11g for all Managed Services clients.
• Designed and implemented solutions for cross platform database migrations for various Managed Services clients
• Responsible for recommending and implementing new database technologies for all Managed Services clients
• Designed and implemented many Oracle 11g/Oracle10g RAC clusters Real Application Clusters for mission critical applications for Managed Services clients
• Designed and implemented solutions for PSU/CPU Critical Patch Updates and Patch Set Updates patching and11g upgrades for around 300 databases at various Managed Services clients
• Designed and implemented Data Guard solutions for Managed Services clients
• Designed and implemented Grid Control solutions for Managed Services clients
• Designed and implemented backup and recovery strategies using Grid Control/RMAN for various Managed Services clients
• Designed and implemented Disaster Recovery plans for Oracle databases for our Managed Services clients
• Provided database tuning for various Managed Services clients
• Provided Remote DBA service reports to all our Managed Services clients on a weekly/monthly/quarterly basis
• Recommended and influenced Managed Services clients to apply security updates Critical Patch updates and Patch Set Updates PSU on Oracle infrastructure

Confidential

Senior Database Administrator Oracle

• Designed and implemented Oracle RAC Real Application Clusters and Data Guard databases for many mission critical applications at Delta Airlines
• Responsible for setting database standards, recommending/ implementing new database technologies within Delta Airlines
• Lead Architect on the Database architecture team which is responsible for setting database standards, recommending/ implementing new database technologies within Delta Airlines
• Designed and implemented Disaster Recovery plans for all Oracle databases within Delta Airlines
• Designed and implemented Enterprise level backup and recovery strategies using Netbackup/RMAN
• Responsible for setting service level agreements for the DBA department
• Primary/Lead DBA on many mission critical databases for Delta Airlines including delta.com database, Data Warehouse database for Network Revenue Management, Flight schedule database and Customer Notification System database
• Provided database maintenance and support for 150 PROD, TEST and DEV databases running on Oracle 8i, 9i and 10g.
• Created new databases/schema's as required by new applications that are implemented at Delta Airlines
• Implemented Oracle databases on NetApp Filers, using NetApp snapshots as backup methods for databases
• Responsible for tuning Oracle databases and teaching developers in writing efficient SQL statements
• Implemented Oracle Internet Directory within Delta Airlines
• Upgraded databases from Oracle 9i to Oracle 10g and from Oracle 8i to Oracle 9i
• Provided 24X7 production support for high availability and mission critical airline systems
• Team Lead for one of the Oracle teams consisting of 8 DBA's

Confidential

Senior Database Administrator - Oracle

• Support and maintenance of PeopleSoft HR and PeopleSoft Financials databases running on Oracle 8.0.5 and Oracle 7.3.4
• Designing the logical and physical layouts for databases
• Converting MS SQL Server databases to Oracle 8.0.5
• Reorganization of databases at regular intervals to keep the database healthy
• Designing and implementing of backup and recovery strategies
• Performance tuning of databases
• Capacity planning for new and existing databases
• Administering security for the databases
• Development of stored procedures and database triggers
• Providing support for installation and upgrade of FLS software on the PeopleSoft Human Resources database
• Providing database support for PeopleSoft Upgrade from 4.0 to 6.0

Confidential

Member Technical Staff

• Database maintenance and support to PROD/QA/DEV databases running on Oracle 7.x
• Creating new databases as and when required and handling refreshes on DEV and QA databases from production database
• Designing the Logical and Physical Layouts for databases
• Administering security for the database
• Proper sizing of SGA and Reducing Row chaining
• Backup and Recovery of the database
• Tuning the application SQL using Plan Analyzer
• Reorganization of the Database at regular intervals to keep the database healthy
• Development of stored procedures and database triggers for application

Confidential

Database Administrator

• Support and maintenance of databases running on Oracle 7.x and Ingres 6.x
• Defining all entities and attributes using Designer/2000 to form the logical design
• Physical database design using Database wizard of Designer/2000
• Estimating and Defining Table/Index sizes and defining all storage parameters
• Database creation and maintenance
• Backup and Recovery of the database
• Tuning the database and the application SQL
• Reorganization of the Database at regular intervals to keep the database healthy
• Writing database triggers and stored procedures as required by the application
• Installing Oracle and Ingres executables on Solaris, HP and SCO UNIX environments