SUMMARY:

• Multifaceted career with wealth of technical and leadership success architecting, deploying and supporting enterprise multi - platform Oracle database systems.
• Accomplished guide, trainer and mentor, with capacity for expertly assembling and leading top-flight database technician / support teams.
• High-level technical savvy in leading database development, tuning, migration / integration and upgrade initiatives within production, QA and development environments.
• Proven talent for guiding technician staff in redesigning existing databases to maximize performance and storage capacity.
• Articulately convey sophisticated technical specifications and new-product recommendations to senior management, clients and stakeholders.

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE:

Platforms: Unix, Linux, Oracle Solaris/Linux Servers/NetApp Storage, Amazon AWS

Tools: Oracle 10g/11g/12c (RAC, Clusterware, Grid, Database, et al.), AWS EC2/RDS, EM 12c Cloud Control, RMAN, TOAD, SQL Developer, SecureCRT, Security/Firewall Tools, Siebel CRM, ITIL

Languages: Oracle PL/SQL, UNIX/Linux Shell Scripting, SQL, et al.

Competencies: Oracle RAC/Clusterware/GRID/Standalone Database Installation, Configuration, Troubleshooting, & Administration, Performance Tuning, SQL Tuning, Network Firewall Security, Host Firewall Security, DNS, Oracle Application Migration & Disaster Recovery, Data Security & Integrity, Database Backup, Database Recovery, Manual Cloning, Hot/Cold Backups, Data Pump Utilities, Physical Standby/Data Guard Configuration/Administration, EM 12c/13c Installation/Configuration

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Senior Oracle Database Administrator/Architect

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Provide 24/7 support for Oracle Databases and Infrastructure Support for CMS
• Senior member of Oracle DBA Team. Install, configure and administer various software, database and network / firewall systems.
• Configure and actively monitor Oracle Data Guard physical standby databases.
• Apply Quarterly database security patches, Manage Partitioning, RMAN backup/restore and database and application performance tuning activities.
• Manage Partitioning, Provide PL/SQL support, Help migrate applications from NoSQL databases to Oracle, Install and configure EM 13c.

Senior Oracle Database Architect

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Provide 24/7 support for DevOps and production AWS Oracle databases for Common Securitization Solutions
• Senior member of DevOps Team. Key role in the development of custom Oracle/Linux Confidential for spinning/provisioning a large number of Oracle and Linux servers using Amazon AWS EC2 instances.
• Administered and managed a large number of AWS EC2 and RDS databases.
• Performed database performance tuning, and RMAN backup/recovery activities for DevOps/Production environments.

Senior Oracle Database Administrator

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Provide 24/7 on-call support for production RAC/ Confidential /Standalone databases at Confidential .
• Senior member of DevOps Team. Install, configure and administer various software, database and network / firewall systems.
• Analyze, troubleshoot and resolve database, network, and firewall issues, including resource allocation, sizing, maintenance, performance tuning, backup / recovery and release / patch upgrades.
• Coordinate development, installation, integration, tuning, and load testing of mission-critical Oracle applications.
• Develop and debug PL/SQL code. Configure, maintain and support InterMedia /ConText search engines.
• Facilitate cross-platform database migrations of Oracle Solaris RAC database servers to Oracle Linux RAC database servers.
• Install, configure and actively monitor Oracle Data Guard physical standby databases. Apply Quarterly database security patches with zero downtime.
• Implement and administer Active Data Guard feature. Partner with UNIX / Linux system administrators in developing hardware and database file layouts, mount options and IP / network configurations for 2 or 3 node RAC database servers, and in addressing database connection / performance issues.
• Collaborate with network security administrators in configuring firewall rules / policies and troubleshooting connectivity issues, and with Web administrators in providing support for database / software configurations. Research and present recommendations to management on new-product purchases.
• Orchestrated planning and execution of first-ever installation of Oracle RAC Servers at key customer’s site, including installation and configuration of 2-node and 3-node production Oracle RAC databases on Solaris Servers, and upgrade / migration of all applications from 9i standalone databases to 10g Real Application Cluster (RAC) environments.
• Steered installation and configuration of 11gR2 Confidential Cluster Database systems on Linux, and converted all standalone databases to Confidential Cluster databases.
• Demonstrated expertise in Oracle database/data security requirements (dbms crypto etc.).
• Installed/Configured EM 12c Cloud Control OMS and deployed Agents for monitoring 40 databases spread over 15 database servers.

Confidential, Reston, Virginia

Senior Principle Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Delivered senior-level DBA support to various Confidential and other government agencies.
• Supervised, trained and mentored teams of junior database developers / administrators.
• Performed a wide range of DBA services, including database creation, performance tuning, application tuning, load testing, backup and recovery, monitoring, and upgrading.
• Contributed to strategic project management support for various mission-critical applications.
• Partnered with developers, designers and end users in planning and scheduling various database-related activities.
• Reported regularly to senior client leadership on status of operations.
• Architected and deployed Oracle business intelligence products for various federal clients.
• Played key role in preparing proposals for various business requirements.