Ismail Meethal

Product Manager

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India26 yrs 4 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in Oracle and NoSQL database management.
Proven track record in performance tuning and high availability.
Extensive experience in database migrations and administration.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Database Management Expert with extensive experience in high-availability systems and performance optimization.

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Skills

Core Skills

Database ManagementPerformance TuningProject ManagementDatabase AdministrationDatabase Migration

Other Skills

AIXCollaborationCommunicationContent MarketingData GuardData MigrationData ModelingData WarehousingDatabase DesignDatabasesE-LearningETLHigh AvailabilityLearning Management SystemsLinux

About

Database Expert, Relational and NoSQL Databases

Experience

26 yrs 4 mos

Total Experience

4 yrs 1 mo

Average Tenure

1 yr 10 mos

Current Experience

Kotak mahindra bank

Principal Engineer

Aug 2024 – Present · 1 yr 10 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

Staff SRE

Sep 2017 – Aug 2024 · 6 yrs 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Implemented performance tuning strategies for Oracle and MySQL databases, ensuring high availability and optimal performance for critical applications.
Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop and deploy innovative solutions for database management, leading to increased efficiency and reliability.
Conducted regular monitoring and troubleshooting to identify and resolve issues, minimizing downtime and enhancing user experience.

Performance TuningOracleMySQLHigh AvailabilityDatabase Management

Capgemini

Program Manager

Jan 2017 – Sep 2017 · 8 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Managed databases for DreamWorks Animation at Capgemini
Implemented strategic initiatives to optimize production processes and enhance project efficiency.

Database ManagementProduction Processes OptimizationProject Management

Dreamworks animation

Level 4 Senior DBA@Technicolor

Nov 2012 – Jan 2017 · 4 yrs 2 mos · Bangalore

Managed all database systems across three studios worldwide, including Oracle, PostgreSQL, Vertica, MongoDB, and Cassandra.
Owned all databases within the India Studio and data centre, ensuring seamless operations.
Set up, administered, and maintained database replication between all three studios globally.
Handled database migrations between Oracle, PostgreSQL, and other platforms.

Database ManagementReplicationDatabase MigrationDatabase Administration

Intuit

Senior Database administrator

Apr 2010 – Nov 2012 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Bangalore

Collaborated with application architects and product teams to ensure database capacity for future load requirements.
Managed migration of production databases from Solaris to RHEL using Oracle GoldenGate with zero downtime.

Database MigrationOracle GoldenGateCollaborationDatabase Administration

Yahoo!

Lead Database Administrator

Feb 2007 – Apr 2010 · 3 yrs 2 mos · Bangalore

Served as the primary database administrator (DBA) for the EDWARD database, operating on a 12-node RAC
infrastructure hosted across 8 NetApp Filers totalling 300TB in size. Managing this extensive database poses
challenges, particularly in optimizing performance for ETL jobs and numerous reporting queries, as well as ensuring
the stability of the RAC environment and maintaining database availability.
Collaborated closely with ETL architects, engineering, development, QA, and operations teams to maintain the
stability of the database environment. Conducted thorough code reviews with the engineering team post-QA to ensure
that only stable code is deployed into production.
Troubleshooted SQL jobs to ensure they receive

Database AdministrationPerformance OptimizationCollaborationPerformance Tuning