SUMMARY:

• Technical Leadership, Database Infrastructure Engineering or Highest level Oracle Support DBA

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Oracle Expertise:  Oracle 7, 8, 8i, 9i, 10g, 11g, 12c Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) Real Application Clusters (RAC) Automatic Storage Management (ASM) Oracle Cluster Ready Services/ Oracle Clusterware (CRS) Veritas Database Edition Advanced Cluster Oracle Cluster Registry (OCR) Enterprise Manager (OEM or EM) Advanced replication Backup and Recovery, Standby Database, Data Guard Disaster Recovery (DR) Performance Tuning and Trending Database Capacity Planning and Forecasting Day - to-day DBA functions including installations, patches configuration, monitoring, tuning, troubleshooting, problem resolution, etc. SQL and PL/SQL script writing, packages, procedures, functions, triggers, etc.

Database Tools:  Spotlight on Oracle Toad Oracle Grid Control/ Enterprise Manager (EM)

Hardware:  SUN servers running Solaris including small 2 - CPU servers up through high-end 32 and 64 CPU servers Fujitsu servers running Solaris Intel-Base systems/ Windows AIX servers Linux servers DASD frame subsystem specialist (EMC, Hitachi) including Hardware and Software level RAID Internals.

Other Qualifications:  Mediator between non - technical management and technical client base Manage all aspects of Intel and UNIX based data center and Corporate PC s Perl, Korn, Bash, AWK Shell scripting SUN/ Solaris Design, Installation and Administration PC Hardware and Peripheral Maintenance Technical Trainer. Very capable of presenting technical information in a classroom setting or one on one.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Carmel, IN

Senior Oracle Database Administrator

• Hundreds of databases
• One to six node RAC databases as well as standalone databases
• AIX and Linux Platforms
• Worked incidents and change requests through KAR IT Service Desk
• SQL and database performance and tuning
• Oracle database installs, upgrades and patching
• Automation

Confidential, Houston, TX

Technical Consultant IV

• Production databases are 3 node RAC
• Test databases are 2 node RAC
• Linux Platforms
• Trouble ticketing systems using DAWN and HP Service Request Tool and HP OpenView ServiceCenter
• Quarterly Oracle security patch updates on all databases
• Numerous database upgrades from 1 version to another
• New database installs
• Grid Control monitoring and alert resolution
• RMAN Backup and Recovery
• Data Guard

Confidential, Cincinnati, OH 

Senior Database Administrator

• 3-Node RAC, 2-Node RAC. Several stand-alone databases using ASM, Several stand-alone database using file systems
• Designed and implemented Data Purging Effort Real-time
• Coordinated vendor relationships monitoring databases
• Performance Tuning databases
• Backup and Recovery
• Disaster Recovery using Quest Shareplex
• Set up and administered several MySQL databases
• Implemented process to minimize day-to-day potential problems such as file system space filling up, tablespace filling up and hardened several Batch scripts to minimize failure and send notifications upon completion or in the event of unrecoverable problems.

Confidential, Mason, OH

Technical Lead

• Coaching Group of experienced DBAs
• 6-node, 22TB RAC OLTP database
• Develop, implement and tune a reporting database of dozens of large materialized views
• EMC DASD refresh from DMX to VMAX
• Database server refresh
• Setting up DR site in Kansas
• Many release implementations,
• Backup and recovery exercises.

Confidential, Blue Ash, OH

Senior Production DBA

• Archiving and purging unneeded data from old and ever-growing databases
• Implementation of SOX Auditor recommendations
• UNIX shell scripts to automate processes
• Upgrading numerous databases to Oracle 10g and applying security patches

Confidential, Cincinnati, Ohio

Senior Production DBA

• Mentoring other DBAs
• Install, upgrade, patch Oracle binaries
• Interface with Oracle support
• Database performance and tuning
• RAC/ASM support
• Database Backup and Recovery
• Disaster recovery
• Hardware performance and tuning (Servers, DASD, RAID, Network bandwidth, etc.)
• Shell scripting using Korn, Bourn, AWK
• Perl scripting
• 24x7 database support
• Create Oracle packages, procedures, triggers and functions
• PL/SQL cartridge and JAVA scripting
• Sizing hardware and bandwidth for both old and new projects.
• Monitor and trending metrics for existing environments to stay 18-24 months ahead of growth
• Create formulas and software templates from this information to ameliorate forecasting decisions and to facilitate educated sizing computations for new projects
• SME on internals of various DASD frames
• SME for throughput optimization
• Hardware capacity planning
• Cost reduction
• Scalability planning
• Team lead and manager experience for small groups of 4-6 DBAs supporting databases in Cincinnati, OH, Lake Mary, FL, Jacksonville, FL and India.
• Various technical team lead responsibilities for projects such as server replacement, DASD replacement, RAC implementation
• Interface with other departments
• Developed a notable rapport with key personnel

Confidential, Evansville, Indiana

Director of Computer Operations

• Manage Corporate Data Center including open systems servers, Novell Netware servers and network infrastructure
• Manage a staff of 10 technical personnel
• Analyze corporate functions to determine hardware and software needs
• Evaluate, procure, install and maintain all Intel and UNIX Servers, workstations, peripherals, network devices and software
• Evaluate, procure, install and maintain Novell Netware servers and appliances
• Acquired Novell Certified Netware Engineer (CNE) credential
• Administrator for enterprise level SUN Solaris servers
• Evaluate, test and implement high volume printing solution for fulfillment operation
• Evaluate, test and implement high volume Optical Character Recognition (OCR) solution for questionnaire data entry
• Design and implement customer tracking system reports for a national consumer product trend analysis
• Experience configuring enterprise level raid devices
• Experience with various backup and recovery techniques utilizing tape backup units and tape libraries
• Acquired the Oracle Master DBA Certification from Oracle Education
• Perform design and DBA functions on Oracle instances
• Quantum tabulation programmer

Confidential, Cincinnati, Ohio

Manager of Bureau Services

• Managed the Quantum Service Bureau in the Cincinnati office
• Trained Quantum Tabulation specification writers.
• Provided Quantum support for U.S. clients.

Confidential, Fort Wright, Kentucky

Tabulation Programmer

• Wrote interface applications and utility functions for system users
• "C" programming language on a XENIX platform
• Advanced application included the use of termcap and curses library functions creating a "windows" environment. This application enabled the Quantum programmers to respond to a few questions and the computer built the Quantum code for them accurately and consistently every time.