SUMMARY

• Experienced database administrator (DBA) with extensive experience in designing, coding, testing and supporting next generation database solutions in Oracle RDBMS and Microsoft SQL Server environments on premise and on the cloud.
• Successfully managed a team of 12 DBA’s spread across the globe in a managed service environment.
• Proficient in an assortment of technologies, including Microsoft SQL Server 2000 - 2016, Oracle 8i - 12c, DB2 Access, Sybase, Informix, PostgresSQL, Apache HTTP Server, XML, Sharepoint, Windows, Linux an Unix. Top Secret Government clearance held in the past.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Entrepreneur

Responsibilities:

• Work on finding and secured profitable real-estate investments.
• Realized a long awaited dream of traveling to two countries and seventeen U.S. States. Learned to Kite Surf, spent much needed time with family and brainstormed and set up a friends brewing business in Guatemala
• Assisted individuals into realizing their goals and dreams through goal setting, time management and thought provoking conversations
• Assisted businesses with finding root cause of problems and then formulating an action plan for solving those problems
• Worked with businesses in finding ways to better manage employees and business practices through problem solving ideas, checklists, budgeting and procedures.
• Spend on average three hours a day reading books on business management, interpreting financial statements, psychology, economics and what makes great leaders great.

Confidential

Cloud Global Database Manager/Database Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Led a team of 12 database administrators across the Globe; supporting 1,600 database servers on Oracle, SQL Server and PostgreSQL.
• Successfully unified 4 isolated teams located in the United States, Canada, India and Philippines into one integrated team while increasing customer satisfaction
• Managed team in supporting all facets of day to day database operations in a Cloud Environment.
• Assisted in providing direction to team in the following areas: Replication, Disaster Recovery, Security, Performance Tuning, Migrations support, Installations support, documentation, automation and providing guidance to staff on day to day activities.
• Completed an initiative to document all facets of the team and worked towards automating day to day tasks
• Altered Database Support schedule in order to do away with grave yard shift while continuing to provide support around the clock.

Confidential

Senior Microsoft SQL Server Database Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Completed installs, administration maintenance, tuning, backups and recovery aspects of Microsoft SQL Server, including clustering and Oracle RDBMS.
• Successfully managed 22 SQL Server instances and 3 Oracle Database Servers. 1039 databases in total; 8 terabytes of data
• Improved availability of Oracle and Microsoft Database Server Systems to near 100%.
• Brought Government Database Systems to current database release for the first time ever.
• Set up and maintained SQL Reporting Services, Database Mail and SSIS; including troubleshooting and assisting customers with development.
• Managed and troubleshoot several HP-UX servers.
• Managed, maintained and troubleshot several Informix databases.
• Led initiative in creating reports using Crystal Reports XI connecting to Oracle and SQL Server databases
• Managed and created Microsoft Active Directory groups, users, computer accounts and permissions on folders.
• Maintained, created and removed Microsoft Outlook mail accounts.
• Led a team of two Database Administrator, including project management
• Aligned team to meet upper management and company requirements while maintaining customer satisfaction
• Implemented team process, procedures, works schedules and checklists
• Improved performance by 22% of overall team after four months of being a team lead
• Encourage cross training, enhancements and team cohesiveness on a daily basis.

Confidential

Software Solutions Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Assisted in becoming the only two-person team to reach 1.2 million dollars in services billed for a fiscal year within the company.
• Implemented, coordinate and lead client installation projects, keeping the customer informed and involved while providing the utmost attention to detail. Striving for customer satisfaction at all times.
• Accomplished database conversions, data clean up and data manipulation on a variety of database management system in a much faster, more efficient time than done before
• Assisted on installing, configuring and troubleshooting all aspects of Windows 2000 and 2003 Servers
• Managed installs, configuration and troubleshooting of proprietary 16Bit and 32Bit applications as well as third party applications including: Microsoft SQL Server, Crystal Reports and Sybase Databases.
• Assisted in developing, maintaining and troubleshooting custom Crystal reports accessing database objects through ODBC and ADO connections.
• Directed hands-on training on proprietary applications to customers and their customers.

Confidential

Database Sales Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Installed, configured and troubleshot the Oracle 8, 8i database, 9i Internet Application Server and Portal Architecture, including the Apache HTTP Web Server on Windows 2000/NT.
• Setup and configured the Oracle Portal product for customer demonstrations according to specified workflows. Created, modified and developed custom scripts using HTTP, SQL and PL/ SQL.
• Developed presentations utilizing a variety of attention getting tools and techniques
• Presented to customers on Oracle8 and 8i Database architecture, Oracle Enterprise Manager, 9iAS Portal benefits, architecture and instructed on how to build and manage a portal web site
• Learned all aspects of the Oracle 8, 8i & 9i database—including features, architecture, administration, backup and recovery, performance tuning, and the Oracle Enterprise Manager products

Infrastructure Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Maintained and supported all aspects of Windows 2000, NT 4.0 Server, Workstation & Windows 95 computers systems, including all Operating System applications for a community of 800 customers in four separate locations
• Installed, configured and maintain Primary and Backup Domain Controllers. Created & maintain accounts and directories on NT Server, ensuring access to only authorized personnel
• Performed routine backups and restored information on a need to basis using Veritas NetBackup server 3.02
• Maintain and support network print server’s and print devices
• Provided real-time technical support to clients on their day to day tasks
• Performed hardware repairs on laptops and Desktop systems
• Proficient use of UNIX systems and applications
• Configure and troubleshot network issues: Novell, TCP/IP, DHCP, PPP and static IP