SUMMARY

• Over 25 years of experience as an Oracle Applications Database Administrator covering both the applications and database. Installing, upgrading and patching of databases, EBS and Fusion Middleware applications. Worked in both federal and private arenas. Strong troubleshooting skills within complex environments. Effective communications, both written and verbal, with peers and stakeholders. Have worked in several capacities as individual contributor, team leader and manager.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Oracle eBusiness Suite 9.4.2 to R12.2
• Oracle Fusion Middleware - WebLogic, OBIEE, ODI, SOA, OAM, OID, SSO, WMS, ASCP, VCP, Demantra
• Oracle Database 8i to 12c RAC, ASM, RMAN, Dataguard
• VMWare, VirtualBox and Proxmox
• Linux sysadmin skills Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Oracle Linux (also Solaris, SuSE, Debian)
• Shell scripting, knowledge of python, SQL, SQL Developer and TOAD
• Atlassian Jira, Confluence and Bitbucket
• Disaster recovery setup, implementation and annual testing

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Application Administration Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Maintenance of Oracle EBS R12.1.3 including patching (one off, CPU and security patches), cloning and performance tuning, OBIEE, SOA, WebLogic
• Upgrade of Oracle DB used with EBS from 11.2.0.4 to 12.1.0.2 on Exadata
• Oracle Real User Experience Insight (RUEI) - this for monitoring end user performance
• Deploy custom code from git repository (Bitbucket) to non-production and production systems
• Piloted AppDynamics for monitoring company-wide IT environment
• Work with Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible
• Work issues in Jira and creating documentation in Confluence

Confidential

Oracle Apps DBA

Responsibilities:

• Maintenance of Oracle EBS R12.2.4 including patching, cloning and upgrade to R12.2.6
• Upgrade to R12.2.6 for implementation of ASCP
• Maintaining Oracle Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC)
• Utilize Oracle Application Testing Suite after deploying code to ensure correct functionality
• Migration of code from internal git repository to test, development and production systems

Confidential

DBA Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managing a team of DBA’s directing their day-to-day work
• Recruitment activities including hiring new team members
• Managed Oracle Licensing
• Implemented project to move from 5 physical servers to 4 node VMware cluster
• Migrate from RHEL 5.9 to RHEL 7.2

Senior Oracle Applications DBA

Responsibilities:

• Managing Oracle EBS R12.1.3 on 11gR2 RAC and ASM
• Backup and recovery using RMAN and NetBackup
• Cloning, performance tuning, patching BAU
• Financials, Manufacturing, VCP ASCP and WMS
• Migrate from Pillar Axiom SAN to HP 3PAR SAN

Confidential

Management Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Technical Architect & Oracle DBA
• Design phase of R12.2 project on Exadata
• Implementation of Oracle l EBS R12.2.4
• Global rollout of SAP R3
• Implementation of Netapp storage solution
• Post go-live Hypercare support for Honda Japan
• Performance tuning Oracle EBS Payroll R12.1.3

Confidential

Senior Oracle Applications DBA

Responsibilities:

• Install, configure, patching, cloning, database backups and performance tuning of Oracle R12 Applications
• Upgrade Oracle EBS to R12.1.3 from R12.0.6
• Upgrade databases from 10G to 11G
• Upgrade Enterprise Manager, OBIEE, OID, ODI, SOA all to 11G

Confidential

Senior Oracle Applications DBA

Responsibilities:

• Supporting Oracle eBusiness Suite R12.1.2 and DB 11.2.0.3 RAC, ASM, RMAN
• Migrated EBS from Confidential in an Confidential data center to NBN’s own data center
• Build 4-node RAC production clusters
• Protecting new cluster with Dataguard between Sydney and Brisbane data centers
• Rollout of new modules and custom code into the rapidly growing NBN business
• Dealing with offshore developers and support teams
• Working with SSO solution of Oracle Access Manager, Oracle Identity Management
• Supporting Business Intelligence/ETL - OBIEE, Informatica, Hyperion and Data Warehouse
• Supporting Primavera P6 project management and Contract Management

Confidential

Senior Oracle Applications DBA

Responsibilities:

• Install, configure, patching, cloning, database backups and performance tuning of Oracle R12 Applications
• Supporting concurrent instances of Oracle EBS R12, OBIEE and SOA
• Supporting 10g Grid Control, RMAN, Flashback, ASM, OEM and AMP packs
• Ensure Enterprise database environments are in optimal condition
• Manage production databases in client environment
• Support complex problem-solving challenges
• Working with Oracle Support Services to ensure Services Requests are worked expediently

Confidential - Orlando, FL

Principal Support Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Tested new releases of the product with the Software and Certification (SAC) team
• Provided technical support to applications clients for the Install and Techstack teams
• Performed installation, configuration and patch maintenance of current Oracle R11i and R12
• Performed technical presentations to colleagues for knowledge-based transfer
• Wrote shell scripts to aid setting up machines prior to installation of application software
• Wrote shell scripts to assist in the cloning process before there was an automated process
• Setup servers to install Red Hat and Oracle Applications from for engineers globally