Apr 2019 – Nov 2019 · 7 mos · Bracknell Berkshire

May 2016 – Apr 2019 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Luton, England, United Kingdom

Jul 2015 – Mar 2016 · 8 mos · Heathrow London

• Support of Oracle Databases 9i, 10g, 11g, Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC), Oracle Clusterware, Oracle Dataguard Oracle Automatic Storage Management (ASM), Oracle Enterprise Manager (Grid Control)
• Good knowledge of SQL, PL/SQL, and Shell scripting.
• Support of Oracle on multiple platforms – UNIX like HP-UX, Tru64, Solaris, AIX, Linux Red Hat, SuSe and Windows
• Support for Oracle in standalone, clustered (RAC)and virtualised environments
• Good knowledge of RMAN for both backup and recovery
• Disaster recovery design and support.
• Upgraded Databases from 9i to 10g and 10.2.0.3 to 11.2.0.3.
• Regularly get involved in PSU patching as well.
• Exposure to MS SQL Server 2008 and 2012
• Whilst in production support I investigate Clusterware, Grid Infrastructure and RAC database problems and make contact with Oracle Support on many occasions to get deep root analysis.
• Involved in the design of physical database schema, data modeling, analysis and performance tuning in an agile environment.
• Customer focused with a flexible approach to working hours.
• Able to work under pressure to tight timescales.
• Prepared to work out-of-hours and on-call as required.
• My UNIX, HP-UX, Tru64 and Linux Experience.
• Administrator Linux/AIX server using HPSIM (System Insight Manager), HP Management console, HP Integrated Lights Out and OP5.
• UNIX level creating system recovery tapes using Ignite-UX and system backup using fbackup.
• Troubleshooting hardware related problems storages HP EVA 5000 and SAN Box HP MA8000.
• Supported Surestore 4/40 and 6/60 DLT tape library.
• Managing the Data Center jobs like servers, equipment management and coordinating with technical support engineers, vendors for AMC support.
• Shell scripting in Linux/UNIX and DOS using PL/SQL codes (Developed scripts in MS DOS and bash, korn shell in UNIX for 9i, 10g and 11g for our clients).
• Monitor/Technical support using Nagios, OP5, Splunk, TeamCity, JMX and Java Console.

Oct 2013 – Jan 2015 · 1 yr 3 mos · London Area, United Kingdom

• An experienced Oracle DBA, HP-UX, Linux and UNIX offering 15 years of experience with a proven track record across architecture, design, implementation, development, testing, upgrades, migrations and support. Experience across the Banking, Stock Markets, Postal & Logistics Telecommunications, Consulting, Energy and Utilities domains. Areas of expertise include working on technical project which are time critical, high profile projects to deliver upgrades, migrations, installations, backup and recovery design and implementation, performance tuning, HA and DR capabilities, storage design for databases and providing high level production support to troubleshoot complex support tickets on high visibility environments.
• Key skills and achievements:
• DBA with Oracle 9i, 10g, and 11g on Window server, HP-UX/Linux platform including Redhat, Solaris, HPUX and AIX.
• Implementation, installation, configuration, upgrades, cloning and migrating Oracle databases including Oracle RAC for 9i, 10g, and 11g..
• Managed data centre relocation, consolidation, storage design, virtualization and clustering technologies for Oracle RAC databases with Data Guard.
• SME for database and application disaster recovery and business continuity using SAN replication and Data Guard.
• Implement database backups using RMAN,
• Support full software life cycle support, from design through to 24/7 3rd line production support.
• Excellent shell scripting skills coupled with prior experience as a Unix SA.
• Specialties: Oracle, RMAN, Data Guard, RAC, Grid Control, ASM, Oracle Grid Infrastructure, Database Performance Tuning, Technical team leading, Solaris, AIX, Linux, Clustering, HACMP, Sun Cluster, Veritas Cluster, SAN, BCV and SRDF replication technologies, Unix and Linux System Administration, Shell Scripting, Virtualization using VMWare, Solaris zones.

May 2013 – Sep 2013 · 4 mos · New Port South Wales

• Oracle Database Administration and Solaris Support.

Jan 2005 – Jan 2013 · 8 yrs

• I am an accomplished Oracle Technical Project Management Consultant with over 13 years of demonstrated expertise delivering business critical projects in finance, banking & energy and utilitie domains with stringent requirement on time. Have client facing skills and a focus on successful deliveries of large systems and software solutions as well as upgraded existing systems through exploiting a diverse range of skills from infrastructure builds to software development. Well organized, success driven individual with proven ability to implement standards, procedures, practice & processes that are core to business functionality
• Specialties:Skills:
• Oracle DBA Technical Support
• Service Transition - Release & Deployment Management
• Incident & Problem Management
• People Management
• Service Improvement
• Trainings & Certifications:
• IT IL V3 Foundation
• HP UX & Solaris, Linux, IBM AIX Systems Integration/Administration

Jan 2000 – Jan 2010 · 10 yrs

Feb 2004 – Nov 2005 · 1 yr 9 mos