profile: Enterprise Solution Architect

• More than 20 years of expertise guiding large teams of technical contributors in the design and implementation of technical systems and upgrades for multi-million dollar infrastructure and ERP projects.
• Superior technical acumen with experience leading the full project lifecycle including presales, licensing, analysis and design, implementation, and continued support of data centers, databases and IT systems.
• Drive continuous process improvement through the delivery of training and documentation for operational and support processes.
• Partner with executive leadership in the incorporation of technology infrastructure solutions that support corporate priorities, maximize efficiencies and position the company for future growth.

Technical skills

• Databases: Oracle Applications 10/11i/R12/ Oracle 7/8i/9i/10/11/12, SQL Server 7.0/2000 and DB2, OLAP, OLTP, Exadata 11
• Platforms: Windows 95/NT/2000, HP, AIX, Linux, Solaris and SAN Brocade/Cisco Storage. Citrix ERP: GL, AP, FA, MFG, Cash Management, HR, AR, 11.5.1 -11.5.8 Siebel, Hyperion, Retek RMS, RDW, SAP and 9iAS Backup and Recovery: RMAN, Veritas, Brbackup, Brarchive, RAC, TSM, EMC Clariion, Celerra, Symmetrix , Shark, Segate, Legato, HACMP, Netbackup, Oracle ASM, OCFS, Data Guard, Oracle RAC, Oracle Grid Control, Oracle Collaboration Suite Performance and Tuning: Statspack, Oracle Performance Tuning Pack, CCMS, SAP DBA, SAP Gui, Explain plan, OEM, utlbstat, utlestat, Toad, SQL Navigator, Erwin, BMC Patrol, Precise, SQLplus, Server Manager, ETL Cognos and Informatica , SQL Loader, RAC, OPS, SQL Bactrack, Developer 2000 and SQL Lab Languages: C/C , Cobol, Java, Visual Basic, JDBC, PL/SQL, UNIX Shell, HTML, Pro-C, Batch scripting, ODBC, OBIEE 10g/11g, Informatica 8/9, SOA 10g/116, Sabrix Misc: Oracle forms server, Workflow, Discoverer, ADI, 6i reports server, Apache, Cognos, PVCS, Replication and Parallel Server, Application Server, TOGAF 8.1/9.1, Salesforce 31.0, VM Ware ESX/Vsphere, Cloud, SaaS, IaaS, EMC, Netapps, Virtualization Project Roles: Lead Oracle Apps DBA, DBA Manager, Principal Consultant, Management Consultant, Solution Architect, Program Manager, IT Project Manager

Technical consulting experience

Confidential

Enterprise Solution Architect/Project Manager

• Deliver consultative expertise in infrastructure/ERP planning and design on behalf of an expanding health care system. Collaborate with internal IT organization to define infrastructure needs, attain appropriate support, set budgetary requirements and communicate the status and delivery of technical projects.
• Completed Oracle R12 implementations following the launch of 2 new healthcare buildings. Directed 12 DBAs and developers on the first 15.3 million Oracle implementation and a team of 16 on the 20.5 million Oracle implementation within the second office.
• Manage IT functions which include deployment, servers, data center, network equipment
• Assist functional team with Oracle Modules such as AP, AR, GL and FA.
• Responsible for Designing, Architecting, installing, patching, cloning, maintenance and backup of R12 Oracle Application which includes Test, CRP, DEV, SIT, UAT, Gold and Prod instances.
• Consults within the IT organization to develop appropriate support for IT centric projects from various technology and service departments integrate activities with business units, corporate departments, and IT departments to ensure the successful implementation and support of project efforts.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to map out an IT Project scope and vision
• Steer weekly meeting to gauge the timeline and the scope of the project
• Lead team of people who have responsibility for strategy and development, including systems and application development.

Confidential

Enterprise Solution Architect/Project Management

• In charge of database management and service delivery for 10 simultaneous projects throughout the Western Region. Directed the work of 25 Database Administrators, Architects and developers delivering database and Infrastructure architecture solutions to top tier corporations.
• Enterprise Solution Architect for R12 GL, AP, AR, FA, MFG , OBIEE, SOA Implementation and integration. Directed a team of SOA developers, technical architects and OBIEE developers on building solutions for global communication company.
• Created Release Management process for IaaS Cloud offering as well as participated in pre-sales, RFP, RFI, SOW which include detail presentations to client base and direct heads such as CIO and Directors. Budgeted, architect, scope and completed a scalable infrastructure for an ERP System which includes SAN, Cloud, Network and Virtualization
• Directed Database Administrators and Functional in an Oracle R12 implementation. This includes creating technical and functional specs, installing, patching and monitoring all R12 instances. Created best practices documentation for the Oracle R12 implementation as well as Oracle 11i upgrades to Oracle R12.
• Led Governance meeting to ensure that rules were enforce as it relates to the reuse of SOA services
• Created best practices documentation for Oracle R12 implementation as well as Oracle 11i upgrades to Oracle R12. This include modules such as AP, AR, GL, FA and MFG.

Confidential

Principal Consultant/Oracle Apps DBA/Enterprise Solution Architect

• Contributed to pre-sales through the analysis of current infrastructure and the delivery of technical presentations highlighting proposed solutions to improve performance and productivity. Managed full project lifecycle, leading teams of DBAs, Developers and BA in 11g SOA implementations and OBIEE with EBS
• Led a 30million upgrade of Oracle 11.5.10.2 to 12.1.3 and the migration of Oracle applications and databases from HP to Linux and AIX.
• Assist functional and technical team in creating functional and technical specs as well as assist in AP, AR, GL, FA . Administer and tune 11i Application using tools such as DB Control, Grid, Oracle Enterprise Manager, AWR, Oracle Diagnostic utility and ADD.
• Solution Architect for a 50 million project encompassing the design and integration of SOA and Oracle R12 for a large Canadian oil and gas company. This resulted in saving the company over 4.2 million year in maintenance for their previous architecture and software.
• Reduce IT expenses and improve SLAs by implementing vCloud and streamline data center and incorporating new procedures and processes. The SLA compliance improve from 80 to 98 .
• Managed customer requirements for VMware-based solutions to the vCloud Suite to meet functional and business requirements of a range of clients
• Design, Architect, Install, Clone, patch and day-to-day maintenance of Oracle Apps R12 application, SOA and OBIEE.
• Led a team of DBA, Developers, Solution Architects and Business Analyst in 11g SOA implementation for pipeline and telecommunication Company.
• Created solutions for building SOA applications for communication company which includes working with the Business Analyst and developing System and Design requirements.
• Consult with managers and users on resolving issues. Architect and design hardware for E-Business Suite Dev, test and Production.
• Architect and design E-Business Suite and OBIEE on VMware. Report and assist Managers and IT staff regarding projects, assessments, State of Work and technical assignments

Confidential

Principal Consultant/Sr Oracle Apps DBA/ Enterprise Solution Architect

• Architect, plan and integrate ERP, SOA, OBIEE implementations solution for the Order-to-Cash system for a global technology company
• Oversaw up to 8 technical team members in technical project lifecycle on behalf of multiple Fortune 500 clients.
• Delivered a multi-million dollar SOA implementation. Restructured the client order-to-cash system, which included design, testing and integration of the Oracle 11i full development lifecycle and management of an offshore technical team. Architect, Integrate and design Oracle R12, Informatica, SOA and OBIEE on VMware.

• Collaborate and provide leadership, guidance, and supervision to direct reports, support staff, and other IT department staff regarding projects and/or technical tasks and assignments.
• Installed, built and upgrade 9i databases to 10g and Oracle Applications 11.5.9 to 11.5.10.
• Lead over eight DBA's and UNIX administrator. Led the strategy and integration for ERP implementation as well as a team of developers to build and web applications using Java/J2EE
• Architect, Design, Integrate, maintain and install SOA, Oracle Apps R12, OBIEE and Informatica Assist functional team with modules such as FA, AR, PA and GL.
• Architect and design RAC solution on AIX platforms backups as well as setup of RMAN.
• Work with cross functional team, business units such as users, managers, supervisors and team leads to understand the challenges and map out and implement a timely solution

Confidential

Sr Oracle Apps DBA Manager Hands-On

• Supervised a team of 8 database administrators and technical infrastructure team members. Created documentation on best practices for database performance tuning and Oracle application installation practices.
• Revitalized a struggling Oracle upgrade. Directed the upgrade of 9i databases to 10g as well as the upgrade of Oracle Applications 11.5.9 to 11.5.10 on behalf of this large client in the oil and gas industry.
• Create business use cases and transform them into ERP solution for the client Order-to-Cash system

• Work with business units such as users, managers, supervisors and team leads to understand the challenges and map out and implement a timely solution
• Work with the functional team on modules such as FA, AR, AP, HR and Asset Management
• Provide leadership, guidance, and supervision to direct reports, support staff, and other IT department staff regarding projects and/or technical tasks and assignments.
• Collaborate with business unit management, IT peers, and business unit/IT staff to develop, define, and implement process, business, and technical solutions

Confidential

Sr Oracle Apps DBA/Solution Architect

• Led a team of 3 database administrators in the management of a SAN storage infrastructure. Directed an Oracle upgrade and trained technical contributors in the maintenance and tuning of Oracle modules such as FA, GL, AR and HR. Supervised the migration of several 11i applications from Linux to AIX.
• Plan, architect and completed an in-depth infrastructure assessment within a large healthcare organization for the potential upgrade of 11.5.9 to 11.5.10. Following recommendations, selected to lead the Oracle upgrade.

• Provide contract services and assessment to client on upgrading from 11.5.9 to 11.5.10
• Created best practice document on performance and tuning of 11i with a focus on concurrent managers.
• Architect, design, plan and manage global Oil Gas ERP solution to restructure the Supply Chain
• Administer and tune 11i Application using tools such as DB Control, Grid and Oracle Diagnostic utility.
• Consult with managers and users on resolving issues and provide timeline of migration and upgrade

Confidential

Oracle Apps DBA

• Managed the Delinea data center while simultaneously directing an Oracle system implementation.
• Technical Lead for the implementation of Oracle 11.5.10. Completed extensive tuning of 11i application and created a standby database for 11i instances.

• Provided contract services which includes Install, upgrade, Clone 9i 11.5.9 Oracle applications to 10g 11.
• Provide day to day maintenance such as patch and tuning concurrent managers
• Assist functional team with forms and reports as well as functional setup of FA, AP, GL HR and AP.
• Install and configure Oracle Discoverer and Single Sign On.
• Provide extensive tuning of 11i Application utilizing the Oracle Diagnostic Tool and DB Control.
• Provide documentation for best practices when upgrading from 11.5.9 to 11.5.10

Confidential

Lead Oracle Application Database Administrator/Project Manager

• Directed a team of 13 in the upgrade and implementation of 9i 11.5.9 Oracle applications to 10g 11.5.10. Implemented RAC Real Application Clusters on production and test machine. Designed and tested backup and recovery strategy. Led functional team in the implementation of all modules such as GL, AP, AR, HR and Manufacturing.
• Mentored, trained and provided documentation on best practices for maintaining 11i instances for a team of internal technical contributors with minimal Oracle expertise.

• Install, upgrade, clone 9i 11.5.9 Oracle Apps to 10g 11.5.10. which include managing Business Analyst and technical design team during the implementation of E-Business Suite.
• Consult with management, users and technical leads on procedures and best practices for administering 11i databases
• Implement load balance and RAC Real Application Clusters on production and test machine
• Assist functional team in implementing all modules such as GL, AP, AR, HR and Manufacturing
• Led the effort with SAN architect to ensure optimization of the 11i instances
• Assist functional team in forms and reports using tools such as form builder, discoverer and ADI

Confidential

Sr Oracle Apps DBA Manager Hands-on

• Directed teams of up to 15 nationally dispersed technical contributors in the delivery of 15 database projects on behalf of JP Morgan's premier customers.
• Delivered multiple projects with a focus on Oracle 8i/9i Enterprise Database/Data Warehouse systems as well as 11i Application Server and Oracle Collaboration Suite.

• Project Manager and Technical Lead for the implementation of database best practices, policies and procedures for entire client base.
• Performs all roles related to analyzing, designing and implementing Oracle 8i/9i Enterprise Database/Data Warehouse systems for data mining as well as Implementing 11i Apps Server and Oracle Collaboration Suite includes Portal Server .
• Effective project management Technical skills for execution of activities such as estimating, planning, resourcing, communicating, engineering, measuring, tracking, reporting, and documenting.
• Effective Technical skills which includes SAN, performance tunning, installing 11i/8i/9i databases

• Work with Business Users, the Business Systems Analyst, and Project Manager to understand requirements, assisting with the technical solution, design and migration of data warehouse and implementing the solution

Confidential

Sr Oracle Apps DBA

• Lead Database Administrator overseeing a team of technical contributors in the implementation and management of new architecture for the current production system. Installed, upgraded, cloned and migrated Oracle 8i/9i/10g databases and Oracle applications GL, AP, AR and Cash Management .
• Gathered technical requirements for the design, implementation and migration of a data warehouse solution. Architected migration of data warehouse and data marts from HP to AIX. Deliverables included, installing Linux and Windows and migrating Oracle Apps from Windows to Linux, migrating SAP 4.6 from Solaris to AIX environment, provide database capacity plan, design backup methods and disaster recovery. Architect and document migration of data warehouse and datamarts from HP to AIX

• Install, upgrade, clone and migrate 8i/9i/10g databases, Oracle Applications GL, AP, AR and CM .
• Work with Business Users, the Business Systems Analyst, and Project Manager to understand requirements, assisting with the technical solution, design and migration of data warehouse and implementing the solution
• Migrate SAP 4.6 from Solaris to AIX environment.

Confidential

Senior Oracle Database Administrator

• Supervised a team of 3 Database Administrators in the installation, configuration and maintenance of Apache web server and 9iAS and Oracle databases. Developed and implemented maintenance plans for backups, 11i instances and other Oracle databases.
• Install, clone, configure, upgrade, backup, tune, capacity planning, patch and administer multiple 11i Instances on Solaris platform. Provide documentation on maintaining 11i instances.
• Assist functional and developer team with 11i modules FA, GL, AP, AR, Cash Management

Confidential

Technical Solutions Consultant

Provided expertise and leadership in a Oracle, SAP Data Warehouse and OLTP environment on behalf of 2 diverse clients, a large grocery store chain and the United States Navy.

Confidential

Technical Solutions Consultant

Administered 10 databases on UNIX and AIX platforms on behalf of key client, Apple Inc.

Confidential

Technical Solutions Consultant

Early career experience as an Oracle Database Consultant with McKesson HBOC Inc.,

GeoQuest Inc and British Borneo