EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

• Over 14 years of IT experience in Managed Cloud Solutions, Database Management and Technical Services as well as bridging the gap between technical and non - technical personnel. Have extensive experience in managing multiple Global ERP implementations.
• Provide leadership of database technology team including prioritizing work, managing vendor relationships, procurement, change management, incident management, and problem management.
• I also provide high level of technical expertise in development and support of existing and future database technology strategies for technology projects in support of Best Western business initiatives.
• I partner closely with Internal and external stakeholders to communicate key project objectives and I take steps to ensure to get the buy-in from all the stakeholders.
• Proven expertise in managing large sized projects from end to end including Concept, Requirements, Design, Build/Test and Close. Consistent history of reducing costs, improving efficiency and increasing productivity of the entire team. Leading the team to strike the right balance between Operations and Projects. I have the ability to work as an individual team member and/or lead the team in a complex and cross-functional environments. Possess excellent communication and presentation skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Administration: Oracle Applications (ebusiness suite) 11.5.7/ 11.5.9/11.5.10 / 11.5.10.2/12.0.0/12.0.6 /12.1.1/ 12.1.3/12.2 /12.2.4 , Oracle ASCP 11.5.10.2/12.1.1 ,Oracle Database 8i/9i/10g/11g/12c, Oracle Data Guard 10g/11g, Oracle RAC, Oracle RMAN, Oracle ASM 10g/11g, Oracle Discoverer 3i/4i/10g/11g, Portal 10g, SSO/OID 10g, Weblogic Server 11g, SQL Server 2005/2008 R2/2012/2014, SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), Forms/Reports 11g, Oracle Identity and Access Management (OID/OAM) 11g, Oracle SOA Suite 11g, Oracle Enterprise Manager 11g/12c, Oracle Web Tier Utilities 11g, Tomcat 6.0.24/7.0.47 , Oracle Enterprise GRC 8.6.3/8.6.4/8.6.5/8.6.6 , MongoDB 3.0, Oracle In-Memory, MYSQL 5.6, DCRUM 12.3.5/ 12.4.2/12.4.11

Tools: Enterprise Manager 10g/11g,TOAD 7.6, Oracle Reports 6i, Oracle AD utilities, Right Fax Server 8.7, Data Migration Agent 1.0, Noetix Views 4.2/5.6, Logical Apps 6.5.8, Taxware 3.5.2, XML Publisher, Microsoft Project 2010, Microsoft OneNote 2010, MS Word/Excel/Powerpoint/Visio 2010, Snap Manager for Oracle (SMO) 3.1/3.3, Snap Manager for SQL Server (SMSQL), CommVault 10 R2

Operating Systems/Platform: RedHat Linux ES 3.0/6.3/6.5, Solaris 2.6/5.6/9.0, AIX 6.1, HPUX 11.0, DEC Unix, RedHat Linux AS 3.0, RedHat Linux AS 4.0, Windows Server 2003, 2008R2/2012, Windows Client 95/98/NT/2000/XP/7, VMWare

Hardware: HP N Class and K Class Servers, Sun Ultra SPARC 32/64-bit, Dell Servers, Cisco UCS Servers, NetApp 7-mode/CDOT Storage, Sun Storage

Languages/Web: C, C++, Java, UNIX shell scripting, Perl, HTML, XML, MS FrontPage, PL/SQL, Pro*C, SQLJ, HTML DB, APEX

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Technical Lead

Confidential

Santa Clara, CA

Responsibilities:

• Regional Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the DBA team Manage a team of global DBA s from the vendor team apart from being a individual contributor Keep the lights up in a fast paced environment Execute and support various Oracle Applications
• Oracle Database implementation and upgrade projects Collaborate with the business and technical teams across the globe Support continuous process improvement and innovation

Consultant

Confidential

Foster City, CA

Responsibilities:

• Part of a massive global team to migrate databases and applications on 2000 VM s from 7 - mode to CDOT Involved in setting up Oracle RAC databases and migrating from Oracle single instance database to RAC Migrate Oracle eBusiness Suite ERP and Planning database from VM to Physical servers and from non-RAC to RAC database Setup PCP for Oracle eBusiness Suite ERP
• Planning instances Strong experience in supporting Backup using RMAN and SMO, Recovery and Performance Tuning Setup SQL Server Reporting Services, develop several migration reports and automate report delivery via email to multiple people

Team Lead

Confidential

San Jose, CA

• Technical Lead for the region Hands - on experience with day in and day out database administration tasks person working directly on the technical related areas as well Performed the role of DBA Manager to balance the workload for a year Worked/Lead various projects that included Oracle Database installation
• Database Upgrades, Oracle ERP implementations and Fusion Middleware implementations Responsibilities include resource management, license management, vendor & VAR management Proficient in leading/working projects involving Database installation, database migrations in MS SQL Server Strong experience in supporting Production Database (24*7), Backup, Recovery, Performance Tuning and on-call support Project Managed medium sized to large sized projects from end to end including Concept, Requirements
• Design, Build/Test and Close Forecast Requirements, Plan, Manage budget, Generate and present Key Performance Metrics (KPI) for the entire team Adhere to Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) procedures and responsible for ensuring overall SOX compliance

Technical Lead

Confidential

Redwood Shores, CA

• Technical Lead for projects involving Oracle Applications upgrade/migration from SUN/AIX to LINUX platform Proficient in leading Oracle Applications 11i to R12 upgrade projects Involved in several fresh Oracle Applications R12 implementation projects Responsibilities include project analysis, customer interaction and overall management of the whole project Performed Post migration troubleshooting, understand and help resolve functional issues with different teams
• Upgraded multiple third party applications in conjunction with Oracle Applications 11i/R12 Experienced in managing and working with different teams in an onsite - offshore model

Senior Consultant

Confidential

San Jose, CA

• Member of varied projects with emphasis in database administration and development Responsibilities include Oracle Server Sizing, Installation & Configuration, Upgrade, in addition to performing Post Installation troubleshooting, Backup & Recovery and Performance
• Tuning Managed Oracle Applications and Database in 24X7 mission critical environments Performed Cloning
• Refresh of Oracle Applications & Oracle Database Integrated third party applications with Oracle Applications 11i and database Experienced in project monitoring & execution and the ability to support multiple clients simultaneously

Graduate Research Assistant

Confidential

Arlington, TX

• Conducted research in Graph Mining in association with databases Part of the team that designed the first database algorithm for Graph Mining which overcomes the scalability
•  Performance problems inherent in main memory algorithms Enhanced previous database algorithms to support subtle aspects of graph mining Conducted extensive performance evaluation for the database algorithms and compared with their Main memory counterpart
• Used an opportunity to innovate, learned to keep working harder in the face of failures

ILM Segmentation and Archiving of Oracle eBusiness Suite Manufacturing and Finance Modules

  Confidential

• The objective of this project is to do segmentation for Finance modules in Oracle eBusiness Suite using the Informatica ILM product
• My role in this project is to be technical lead as well as perform database related tasks including advanced compression
• Setup new tablespaces for the ILM segmented data to reside
• Perform advanced compression of tables that were compressed before the segmentation
• Work on archiving old partitions to archive database and setup database links for archive database access
• Refresh databases as part of the project
• Troubleshoot any issues or performance issues during the project

Data Center Real User Monitoring (DCRUM) upgrade from 12.4.2 to 12.4.11

Confidential

• The objective of this project is to upgrade Data Center Real User Monitoring Application from 12.4.2 to 12.4.11
• My role in this project is to be technical lead as well as perform the application upgrade
• Did design and requirements gathering of all the components to be upgraded including UNIX, Windows, Storage level requirements as well
• Upgraded the CSS, RUM Console, CAS, ADS, AMD components
• Applied serveral stability patches to the components on top of 12.4.11 upgrade
• Performed smoke tests for AMD, CAS and ADS components

Oracle GRC Application upgrade from 8.6.3.4000 to 8.6.6.1305

Confidential

• The objective of this project is to upgrade Enterprise GRC Application from 8.6.3.4000 to 8.6.6.1305
• My role in this project is to be technical lead as well as perform the application upgrade
• Since the GRC application could not be upgraded from 8.6.3.4000 to 8.6.6.1305 , there were 15 intermediate upgrades that were done before the final version of 8.6.6.1305 with major versions of 8.6.4 and 8.6.5
• As part of this project the underlying OS was upgraded from RedHat Linux 5.11 to 6.8
• The application upgrade had other upgrade dependencies and the Apache Tomcat Server was upgraded from 6.0.24 to 7.0.47 and JDK was upgraded from JDK 1.6.0.25 to 1.7.0.79
• The latest Oracle Database PSU patches were applied to the Oracle Database 11.2.0.4
• The Oracle Database was configured in Enterprise Manager 12c for monitoring
• Team size: ~30 (Team Member), Tools: Oracle Database 11.2.0.4, Oracle Enterprise GRC 8.6.3/8.6.4/8.6.5/8.6.6 , Apache Tomcat Application Server 6.0.24/7.0.47 , JDK 1.6.0.25/1.7.0.79 , Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c, Enterprise Linux 5.11/6.8

Databases migration across storage and move to Oracle RAC databases

Confidential, Foster City, CA

• This project is aimed at migrating 2000 VMs from Netapp 7-mode to CDOT and vmotioning the VM’s from Gilead data center to Equinix data center
• My role in this project is to create a efficient process for the database migration across the Netapp storage
• It also involves migration of some of the Oracle ebusinees suite as well as non ebusiness suite databases from single instance to 3 node RAC including grid/SCAN listeners configuration
• Convert from single instance to 3 node RAC Oracle databases for Hyperion and other applications along with storage migration from Netapp 7-mode to C-mode using Snapmirror technology
• Setup PCP on RAC instances for ebusiness Suite ERP and Planning instances
• Configuring monitoring for Host, Oracle Cluster, databases, listeners and SCAN listeners in OEM Grid Control 12c
• Setup RMAN backup jobs and test recovery on RAC databases
• Reviewed and recommended areas to improve the database maintenance
• Performed all other post tasks that are Gliead specific
• Debugged all the issues in the Dev environment and planning to replicate the same in Production
• Setup SQL Server Reporting Services, develop several migration reports and automate report delivery via email to multiple people
• Team size: ~100 (Team Member), Tools: Oracle Database 11.2.0.3/11.2.0.4 , Oracle 11.2.0.3/11.2.0.4 RAC, Oracle RMAN, Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c, Enterprise Linux 5,6.5, Netapp 7-mode/Cdot

Oracle Database 12c Upgrade with Characterset conversion

Confidential

• This project is aimed at upgrading from Oracle Database 11g to 12c instance and doing a characterset conversion from WE8MSWIN1252 to AL32UTF8
• My role in this project is to architect the Oracle database including storage requirements for the upgrade
• Looked at all the lossy data and worked with the functional team to mitigate the risks
• Performed export/import of the necessary schemas to migrate the data from 10g to 11g database
• Completed gathering stats for the schemas to improve performance
• Performed all other post tasks that are Xilinx specific
• Debugged all the issues in the Dev environment and replicated the same in Production
• Team size: ~10 (Team Member), Tools: Oracle 11.1.0.7/12.1.0.2 , Redhat Enterprise Linux 5.4/6.3

Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Fresh Installation & Configuration

Confidential

• This project is aimed at upgrading the OnGuard software used for Xilinx Badging system
• My role in this project is to architect the SQL Server database including storage requirements for the OnGuard application
• Interfaced with project manager, vendor, implementor,storage and sysadmin teams to get the database requirements and put together a spec plan
• Installed & Configured MS SQL Server 2014 on Windows 2008 Virtual Machine platform
• Configured SQL Server Backups using Snap Manager for SQL Server (SMSQL) and scheduled it on a frequent basis as a SQL Server job
• Setup monitoring for SQL Server in Oracle EM Grid Control
• Performed all other post tasks that are Xilinx specific
• Debugged all the issues in the Dev environment and replicated the same in Production

Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Fresh Installation & Configuration

  Confidential

• This project is aimed at implementing McAfee Vulnerability Management product
• My role in this project is to architect the SQL Server database including storage requirements for the MVM application
• Interfaced with project manager, vendor, implementor, storage and sysadmin teams to get the database requirements and put together a spec plan
• Installed & Configured MS SQL Server 2012 on Windows 2008 Virtual Machine platform
• Configured SQL Server Backups using Snap Manager for SQL Server (SMSQL) and scheduled it on a frequent basis as a SQL Server job
• Setup monitoring for SQL Server in Oracle EM Grid Control
• Performed all other post tasks that are Xilinx specific
• Debugged all the issues in the Dev environment and replicated the same in Production

Oracle Applications Upgrade from 12.1.3 to 12.2 & DB Upgrade from 11.2.0.2 to 11.2.0.3

Confidential, Houston, TX

• This is a beta upgrade program to migrate to 12.2 which will be the new Oracle ebusiness suite Release
• Completed successfully the 12.1.3 to 12.2 upgrade for the first time with complete hands on
• As part of the upgrade the database was moved from one server to another, so staged APPL TOP method was used and also the source to target database could be synched ahead of time using Sun filer replication technology and this enabled to reduce the downtime by performing a lot of activities ahead of time
• As part of the applications upgrade the database was also upgraded from 11.2.0.2 to 11.2.0.3
• Reduced the overall downtime with creative ideas by performing tasks ahead of time/parallel tasks and scripting

Oracle Applications EBSO Upgrade from 11.5.10.2 to R12.1.3 & DB Upgrade from 10g to 11g

Confidential, Bethlehem, PA

• Technical Lead as well as hand-on, managing EBSO upgrade team to perform the upgrade after performing multiple Test upgrades.
• Oracle Applications was upgraded from 11.5.10.2 to 12.1.1 and then to 12.1.3 for the EBSO instance
• As part of the upgrade the database was moved from one server to another, so staged APPL TOP method was used and also the source to target database could be synched ahead of time using Netapp/Sun filer technology and this enabled to reduce the downtime by performing a lot of activities ahead of time
• As part of the applications upgrade the database was also upgraded from 10.2.0.4 to 11.1.0.7 for both the instances
• The database was a 2 node RAC, converted from Non RAC to RAC as part of preupgrade tasks and then converted again to RAC as part of the post upgrade process
• Enabled Parallel Concurrent Managers (PCP) on 2 concurrent manager nodes
• Reduced the overall downtime with creative ideas by performing tasks ahead of time/parallel tasks and scripting
• Involved in various post upgrade tasks including the several defects and fixes got from UAT testing
• Performed the Production assessment tasks to make the customer PA compliant
• Provided support to Demantra upgrade which was integrated with the ASCP Oracle Applications instance

SUN to LINUX Migration and Oracle Applications Upgrade from 11.5.9 to 11.5.10.2

 Confidential, Chelmsford, MA

• Ran several initial scripts, analyzed the data and came up with a technical project plan for the customer
• Lead a technical team to perform a successful Production instance migration after performing multiple Test/Dev migrations to resolve all the migration issues
• Reduced the database size by cleaning up all backup tables in the database and thereby improved the Export performance
• Export/Import was performed using Oracle Data Migration Agent to run both of them in parallel and in turn reduce the time taken for the entire export and import
• Encountered and resolved new queue issues during export
• Oracle Applications was upgraded from 11.5.9 to 11.5.10.2 and database from 9.2.0.6 to 10.2.0.2
• Optimized the upgrade steps in the second iteration and reduced the overall time taken
• Discoverer 4i (4.1.48.08) was upgraded to Discoverer 10g (10.1.2.45.20 ) as part of the migration
• Involved Involved in Post Upgrade tasks including Production assessments

Oracle Applications Upgrade from 11.5.9 to 11.5.10 and Production DBA

Confidential, Sunnyvale, CA

• Applied patches using adpatch and debugged problems during the upgrade
• Maintained the Client’s Production Applications & database of size 150GB including backups
• Involved in the Migration of database and applications to SAN partitions & backup using snapshots
• Made modifications to several custom reports like Pick Slip, Pack Slip, Commercial Invoice etc.
• Team size: ~20(Team member), Tools: Oracle Applications 11.5.9/11.5.10 , Oracle Database 9.2.0.5, Oracle Reports 6i, Shell Scripting, TOAD 7.6.0.11, Solaris 9.0