SUMMARY

• An Oracle 10g Certified Database Administrator. Highly experienced in production, testing and development support experience cutting across various industries including Information Technology, Finance and Telecommunications.
• 7+ years experience in an Oracle database environment as a DBA, consultant and system analyst.
• Proficient in the support of Oracle Databases to ensure efficiency, security and high availability systems
• Exceptionally skilled in database creation
• Manage internal databases, from planning and testing stages through implementation and support
• In - depth understanding of security and backup procedures to ensure database integrity
• Extensive Knowledge in developing backup and disaster recovery plans
• Vast experience in working with off shore teams to understand critical business issues
• Advanced knowledge in the use of SQL and Unix to create, maintain and support IT systems and applications
• Extensive knowledge in technical and production support ( software, hardware and connectivity)
• Superior communication, presentation, analytical and problem solving skill.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Databases: Oracle

Programming: C, SQL, C++

Operating systems: Windows, MS-DOS, Linux (Red hat Enterprise server), Unix.

Utilities: Ghost, Backup, RMAN, ASM, Web logic, SQL, PL/SQL, Shell scripting

TOOLS: Oracle Migration Workbench, SQL-Backtrack, Platinum - Performance Monitor, OEM, Power Designer, Erwin, TOAD, SQL* Loader, Crystal reports 2.5

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Junior database administrator

Responsibilities:

• Configured OEM to monitor the databases.
• Planning and troubleshooting Rollback segments.
• Database Security Administration involving creation of users, managing their roles and privileges.
• Worked in backup and recovery group responsible for disaster recovery and standby database.
• Used RMAN for backup & Recovery and validated the backups.
• Developing and Tuning SQL, PL/SQL triggers.
• Used TOAD to run SQL and PL/SQL code to manipulate the databases in all environments.
• Worked extensively with shell Scripting.
• Administered Linux/Windows Systems
• Gained experience in loading data using SQL*Loader.
• Performed capacity planning and sizing of databases based on input from business.
• Partitioning of large tables.
• Part of team for Database design development, Testing & implementation.
• Maintaining the database availability and security
• Involved in maintenance & updating the database
• Manage several heterogeneous database instances
• Created Oracle tables in Oracle, Partitioned tables, Created Indexes.
• Recommend alterations/enhancements to improve database optimization.
• Troubleshoot, diagnose and resolve complex database problems; ensuring high performance operation and minimal disruption of business critical systems.
• Planning, designing and implementations of strategies for backup & recovery

Confidential

Junior Database Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Created and maintained new databases, involving importing and exporting.
• Provide technical support for database maintenance and disaster recovery
• Managed database configuration, schemas and table spaces
• Coordinate changes to computer databases, test and implement the database applying knowledge of database management systems
• Database performance tuning, problem research/resolution, code reviews and deployments, SQL support, and data movement
• Responsible for daily database backup and monitoring database health
• Plan, coordinate, and implement security measures to safeguard computer databases.
• Perform Production On call support on rotational basis
• Daily responsibility of trouble shooting database issues
• Managed database capacity, replication and performance issues
• Resolve and close user trouble tickets real time.
• Utilize Unix VI editor to transfer and manipulate and analyze data in database.
• Created weekly reports on database performance in weekly production meetings
• Responsible for analyzing trouble tickets to identify trends in database issues for general health and stability
• Conducted weekly meetings with offshore teams to discuss production activites and it effects
• Major liason between DBA team and development team to analyze how development activities will affect the database
• Design, support and administration of Applications databases
• Provide DBA services to support project and steady state day to day work
• Provide support to project type work and put together work plans and task management
• Provide expertise in Oracle RAC, DataGuard, SQL tuning, backup and recovery support, installation of Oracle software and configuration, apply patches, unix shell scripting, partitioning of tables and indexes, partition maintenances, archiving of data, capacity planning, complex security architectures and have basic unix administration skills.

Confidential

IT Integration Support / Junior Database Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Participate in weekly meetings with different groups to define and review requirements given by the business or client.
• Participated in the development test cases and reviewed scripts to execute positive and negative test conditions as they relate to the deployment of new products and services
• Participate in release meetings, assist production support and configuration managers to ensure a smooth deployment
• Install and configure proprietary software
• Provide all levels of IT data migration, integration and ongoing support
• Highly experienced in migrating customer data to and from test/staging to production seamlessly
• Able to deliver project deliverables according to set milestones
• Monitor database events and error logs
• Provide technical support for database maintenance and disaster recovery
• Managed database configuration, schemas and space
• Utilize advanced SQL skills to query database and extract issues
• Managed database capacity replication and performance issues
• Daily database backup
• Monitoring database health
• Perform Production On call support on rotational basis
• Resolve and close user trouble tickets real time.
• Utilize Unix VI editor to transfer and manipulate and analyze data in database.
• Maintain data consistency across platforms
• Experienced with Change and Deployment management activities as they relate to system availability
• Responsible for training end users on migrated data use in production environment
• Provide support for integration issues
• Liaise with clients to ensure SLA’s are being met
• Examine and decide on IT infrastructure purchases and vendor selection
• Responsible for management of all Operational issues and act as a first line of escalation

Confidential

Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Deployment and Configuration of Microsoft Sharepoint Server 2007.
• Providing IT SUPPORT services NLNG (a subsidiary of NNPC)
• Installing and Providing Software Solutions in Microsoft Office Share point NAMA (Nigerian Airspace Management Agency)
• Providing IT help desk assistance
• Deployment and configuration of windows workstations and printers

Confidential

Head of Help Desk/Technical Support)

Responsibilities:

• Install, configure and administer Windows servers and desktop workstations.
• Install and configure hardware and peripherals for Servers and Desktops as needed.
• Install, configure and administer network printers.
• Install, maintain, support and troubleshoot hardware peripherals and devices on local area network computers.
• Install and support a variety of applications including Microsoft Office suite, custom and legacy applications.
• Install and configure Remote Access Services and Windows Terminal Services.
• Troubleshoot various application and operating system problems
• Provide support to clients running Windows ME, 2000 and XP Professional.
• Provide phone support and remote troubleshooting for users and answer how to questions as needed and provide response to client inquiries regarding network, remote access applications, hardware configurations and how to questions.
• Provide support for connectivity issues for users including TCP/IP and DHCP issues.
• Active Directory administration including DHCP and DNS servers, Group policy administration.
• Check Windows Event Viewer for events and errors for troubleshooting and analysis.
• Configure protocols including TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS and WINS.
• McAfee anti-virus server installation and configuration, client side remote installation and updates.
• Symantec Ghost server installation and configuration for imaging of machines for deployment and user migrations.
• Remote user support for services to users in remote offices and users located in vendor sites and client sites.