PROFESSIONAL PROFILE:

• Proven and certified Information Technology professional with over 14 years of demonstrated experience progressively directing, leading and managing projects and geographically - dispersed teams under incredibly tight deadlines
• Member of Oracle DBA 24x7 support team; monitored alerts and supported RAC, non-RAC, Data Guard databases on Unix and Linux servers using Oracle OEM; analyzed, created solutions for challenging performance-tuning situations; recovered databases; proactively patched and upgraded databases to latest release; performed database change requests; worked closely with Oracle support to debug issues and applied solution.
• In January 2014 I coordinated with Management and our Business team to Implement Enterprise Data warehouse; I was the primary contact for the whole project. To ensure the project’s success I single handedly took charge of SAP Business Objects administration that saved our company from hiring two Business Object Administrators. This has saved our organization about $1 million dollar in salaries to date.
• Proficient in DevOps, Pluggable Databases and Cloud computing.
• Configured ASM to manage storage for better performance and very familiar with the installation and implementation of Data Guard for real time disaster recovery.
• Well versed in diverse environments as well as in sustaining and administering operational and developmental database management systems which support both commercial and health systems and applications.
• Configured multiple node RAC clusters primarily for High Availability and Scalability to avoid unplanned downtime
• Expert in implementing business processes to drive optimum organizational performance, informed by industry standard best practices, including PMBoK, Microsoft and ITIL
• Possess a deep, insatiable intellectual curiosity along with an aptitude and propensity for developing measurable operational efficiencies that achieve maximum effectiveness
• Bring a unique and enthusiastic customer-focused perspective that bridges the business and technical sides of an organization, coupled with an incomparable work ethic honed by systematically rising through the ranks

SKILL:

• Oracle 10g, 11g and 12c
• Oracle RAC
• Oracle ASM technology
• Oracle RMAN
• Oracle Data Guard
• Oracle Grid Infrastructure
• Oracle Data Pump
• Oracle Grid Control
• SQL/NoSQL
• AWS RDS Console
• WebSphere Enterprise Architecture
• Commvault
• SAP Business Objects XI3, 4.1, 4.2
• UNIX Platforms - Solaris, AIX, HPUX
• Linux Platforms - RHEL, Fedora, Ent. Linux
• Windows Server - WS2008, WS2012, WS2016
• Storage - NAS, SAN, WAS
• NetApp
• Oracle Application Server
• SQL Server
• Cloud Computing
• Leadership

SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Norfolk, VA

Oracle Database Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Lead Database Service Reliability team providing tier one and tier two support for Confidential ’s high-paced, highly transactional, RAC production database infrastructure.
• Designed and implemented disaster recovery plan using standby databases with Data guard.
• Execute and provide ADDM, AWR and database health check reports to information owners and recommends solutions for improved performance.
• Develops solution roadmaps for diverse environments and architectures, consults on strategy and infrastructure practices.
• Partners with stakeholders to identify business problems and develop state-of-the-art solutions aligned with business objectives. Provide data warehouse & BI technology vision, roadmaps and blue prints and project plans
• Architecting and/or Assessment of Oracle and SQL Server Databases, databases Backup/Restore Infrastructure Application High Availability and Disaster Recovery readiness
• Owns and manages all changes to the data models. Creates data models, solution designs and data architecture documentation for complex information systems.
• Provides Architectural design for engineering data units and launch an ETL application for converting different data structures and mapping them to Oracle table structures for SAP and Cerner applications.
• Implemented Multi-Layer. ETL Data Extracts, Data Load Logic, Mapping, Work Flows, stored procedure.
• Leads and manages organizational change initiatives while leveraging technology solutions.
• Configured Amazon AWS EC2 to facilitate Database migration.
• Devise new strategies to carry out scheduled database refreshes of large databases to non-production environments utilizing technologies like Oracle snap clones and RMAN duplication using active databases to minimize outages and improve turnaround times for end users and developers

Confidential, Norfolk, VA

Oracle Database Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installed database software, create databases, performs database upgrades and apply patches when necessary. Also approves all production schema changes and allocates database storage structures.
• Automated database administration routines, e.g. backup and recovery, response files, data pump export/import activities, schema refresh from different sources, creation and disk usage monitoring
• Managed database security by creating new users, roles, profiles and privileges in development, test and production environments.
• Responsible for planning, designing and implementing backup and recovery program for database restoration and recovery for continuous operation. Also manages online redo log files, archive log files, control files and other oracle related files.
• Performed data editing, data performance tuning and monitoring using all available Oracle utilities through Oracle Enterprise Manager.
• Worked as a member of the technology team in providing maximum availability and support of information technology systems
• Managed all database performance monitoring and tuning through Oracle Enterprise Manager
• Planned and Implemented a Data Guard setup for disaster recovery.
• Identified performance bottleneck, storage issues and other Operating Systems related optimizations

Confidential, College Park, MD

General Manager/ Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed financial and operating information to adjust business plans, labor requirements and operating costs.
• Created and maintained architecture for business frameworks to ensure alignment with the organization's technology priorities.
• Identified and acted upon an opportunity to create better corporate communication and synergy by establishing a Process Review Board, a new organizational capability comprised of a group of department heads that met quarterly to voice pain points and collaboratively define solutions
• Managed human resources functions including recruiting, selection, orientation, training, performance planning and evaluation and pay/reward programs to maintain qualified workforce. Directed all aspects of daily administration of the corporation including creating and managing operating and capital budgets, oversee fund accounting, supervise contract staff and volunteers, prepare cash flow projections, prepare financial analyses for presentation to the Board of Directors.

Confidential, Landover Hills, MD

Guest Services Manager

Responsibilities:

• Created cohesive department through strategic staffing and use of collaborative process to build team mission, vision and values as part of ongoing professional development and coaching for the team.
• Captured 96% internal customer satisfaction rating via continuous improvement and frequent communication.
• Helped in the procurement of operating supplies and equipment as well as contracting with third-party vendors for essential and services.
• Handled complaints and oversaw the service recovery procedures.