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 SKILLS:

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, Columbia, MD

• 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 Bethesda, MD

• Senior member of DevOps Team. Key role in the development of custom Oracle/Linux AMIs 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, Bethesda, MD

• 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 RACONE Cluster Database systems on Linux, and converted all standalone databases to RACONE 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

• Delivered senior-level DBA support to various National Institutes of Health ( 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.