SUMMARY:

Experienced Team Leader/Technical Lead with more than 30 years experience in the IT field with a concentration in database administration, data management and data architecture. Skilled in briefing clients to provide status and/or discuss technical options. Knowledgeable in writing status/after - action reports and creating documentation to technical solutions. Practiced in collaborating with all members of the organization to achieve mission objectives.

CORE COMPETENCIES INCLUDE:

• Database Design & Administration Database Performance Tuning
• Scripting using C & SQL Data Modeling & Design
• Database Migration Backup & Recovery Strategies
• Experienced with Confidential Database Administration residing on an Exadata platform

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Chantilly, VA

Database Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Serves as a technical advisor on all issues pertaining to full life-cycle of data/database administration from conception through implementation.
• Current duties include administration/monitoring/maintenance of multiple multi-terabyte databases using Confidential 11gR2 and 12c, while performing data extraction, transformation and loading (ETL) of data.
• The data, from multiple disparate sources, is loaded into a data warehouse to be used as a part of a risk analysis framework solution.
• Implements administrative policies and procedures and advises on the best technical methods of each.
• Currently working to migrate databases from 11g to 12c. Installed Confidential 12c Cloud Control, which will be used by both System and Database Administrators to perform maintenance duties.
• Advises on requirements for data warehousing and data mining . Performed line management corporate duties, managing a section of 7 people, including timesheet approvals and performance reviews.
• Participated in several proposal efforts - duties included meeting with vendors to determine viability/teaming arrangements and creating staffing plans.
• Participated in a pilot advising a government client on net-centric capabilities; semantic web technologies and information sharing.

Confidential, Chantilly, VA

Database Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Tasked with maintaining a legacy analysis and reporting application written in Pro*C, Perl and Unix shell scripts.
• Migrated a 300 Gigabyte HP Tru64 4.0F/ Confidential 7.3.3 database to an Confidential 9.2.0.5 database running on Tru64 5.1B. Served as System Administrator on 4 HP Servers and 3 Sun Servers.
• Gathered requirements to determine future software/hardware migration path for both the database and legacy application.
• Designed a new database schema to replace the legacy analysis system. Worked with team to implement a network modeling tool.

Confidential, Chantilly, VA

Deputy Lab Manager/Senior Database Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Acted as the Lab Manager’s proxy to perform all duties related lab daily operations.
• Performed installations, created/configured/administered databases on both Unix and Windows platforms and served as System Administrator on 8 HP ES40 and ES45 servers running HP Tru64.
• Assisted in a surge capacity to troubleshoot any manner of issues occurring on the client’s production network.
• Extensive coordination with customers, developers and testers to verify/validate requirements.
• Participated in client-run approval boards to ensure successful deployment of applications. Provided database design advice where needed.

Confidential, Herndon, VA

Principal Consultant/Database Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Performed conversions from SQL*Forms Version 3.0 to Confidential Forms Version 4.5 on several legacy applications residing on a DecAlpha running OpenVMS.
• During this conversion, Confidential modifications to date fields and to date computations were also being performed.
• Performed database administration duties in support of several vendor “down selects” to choose new COTS packages for Confidential .
• Duties included: installation of Confidential and other COTS products and creation of test databases.

Confidential, Oakton, VA

Software Engineer/Database Administrator/Team Lead

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for gathering requirements used for the installation and configuration of production and test databases, the creation of all database objects and the setup of backup/recovery strategies for a Data Warehousing Project to be used by the Patent and Trademark Office.
• Additionally responsible for gathering requirements for the purpose of design and development of a security system application written using Confidential v7.1.6 and NeXT NeXTSTEP O/S and application development tools .
• Coordinated integration of maintenance releases with configuration management staff, database administration staff and users.
• Participated in numerous system demonstrations and sessions in several cities.

Confidential, Oakton, VA

Senior Application Developer

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed data and database schema from an existing system and wrote PL/SQL scripts to convert data from an Confidential V6 to an OracleV7 system.
• Scripts were then optimized using Confidential 's Explain Plan.

Confidential, Fairfax, VA

Technical Team Lead

Responsibilities:

• Functioned as main point of contact with the client.
• Developed an application, containing SQL*Forms V3.0 screens, to track the approval process for foods, drugs, medical devices and veterinary medicines for the Confidential .
• . Also designed and implemented a database system to track problem calls to Confidential, which was a common data dictionary to be used by all Confidential Services.
• Maintained the Confidential custom application, written in Confidential V6 using SQL*Forms V3.0.

Confidential, McLean, VA

Associate Staff Member

Responsibilities:

• Provided maintenance support on two sub-systems for the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization.
• These systems ran on a VAX/VMS mainframe using Confidential V5.1 and SQL*Forms V2.3.

Confidential, Chantilly, VA

Programmer/Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Designed, developed and maintained internal procurement and inventory systems for Confidential, written using Confidential V5.1 and SQL*Forms 2.3, SQL*Plus and RPT, housed on a VAX/VMS cluster of mainframes.
• Served as technical point of contact and was responsible for new employees.