Consultant’s Profile

Harish Gupta

Currently in US on L1 Visa and looking for new H1-b visa

Profile

  · A Principal Consultant with Global Database Services CoE in Pune with over 14 years of IT experience. I

have worked with Sybase Professional Services as Sybase Database Administrator for the last 9 and half

years. During his tenure with Sybase so far, I have served many global customers and has worked on

various mission – Critical 24x7 production support projects.

  · I have extensive experience in various aspects of database administration, design and development

including installation, support, upgrade and migration on SAP IQ, ASE, SRS (Replication), Rep Agent for

Oracle & MS-SQL (heterogeneous replication).

  · Have expertise in setting up replication from SAP SYBASE ASE to SAP SYBASE IQ, SAP

SYBASEASE to Oracle, Oracle to SAP SYBASE ASE, ASE to HANA, Oracle to HANA, and MSSQL

to HANA. Apart from this, am well versed with different flavors of SAP Sybase replication i.e.,

Regular replication, WSB (Warm Stand By) and MSA (Multisite Site Availability).

  · Experienced in Performance and Fine-tuning of SAP ASE Server/Replication & IQ Servers.

  · I am well experienced in day to day Production DBA tasks and effective troubleshooting of large

databases/production issues in SAP Sybase ASE/Replication & IQ servers.

  · I have lead projects to ensure adherence to customer SLAs and providing 100% uptime for production

servers.

  · Worked in various domains – Healthcare, Financial, Energy, and Publishing.

  · Have good experience in setting up the infrastructure (monitoring scripts, pager system, best practice

document, other standard support procedures etc.) to provide remote DBA support from offshore facility to

various customers in US/UK/ASIA/EUROPE.

  · Possesses excellent organizational, management, planning, communications and interpersonal skills,

strong teamwork skills and is able to present and communicate ideas with clarity.

  · Has delivered training in SAP ASE Database administration and Replication Server (SRS) Fast Track for

external customers and internal colleagues.

  · Attended training in SAP HANA Database, SAP Solution Manager. SAP certified technology consultant

Associate – SAP HANA 1.0. Knowledge in installation of HANA system and basic administration task.

Consultant’s Profile

Technical Skills

Area

Databases

Data warehouse

Middleware

Scripting

Operating System

Hardware

Data Modeling Tools

Tools & Utilities

Language Tools

Sybase ASE 15.x,12.5/11.x. Sybase SQL Anywhere 6/7, Oracle 8.x/9.x, MS-SQL 7.0/2000

Sybase IQ 15/12.6

(Replication Technologies) Sybase Replication Server 15.x and 12.x, Sybase SQL Remote

method of Replication, Enterprise Connect Data Access for Heterogeneous Replication, Golden

Gate Replication 9.x and 10.x

Unix Shell Scripting

Sun Solaris 8, Linux 6.2, 7.1, AIX 5.3, HP 11i Itanium, Mac OS 9.0, Windows 2000 Server,

Windows NT

Sun Enterprise Server 6500/3500, Sun E450/E250, HP A series,

Power Designer 16

IBM Netfinity 3000/5000

MS-Project, HP Open view, Remedy, ISQL, BMC Patrol , Export/import, SQL*Loader, Net8,

Enterprise Manager, TOAD, Sybase Central, DBArtisain, NetOp client, Tidal, Lumigent Tool for

data auditing, Autosys, Clear Case and Clear Request, Control-M

Experience/Project Work

Sybase, A SAP Company

July’ 04 – till date

Responsibilities:

• Extensive work on ASE Database Administration and Management, custom solutions for data storage and

data movement.

o Sybase ASE installation & Configuration.

o Sybase ASE upgrade/migration

• Expert in Sybase IQ Management and Administration.

o Installation, configuration and tuning Sybase IQ

o Apply patches on Sybase IQ

• Expert in implementing Data movement/DR solutions using Sybase Replication Server:

o Implementation of Data movement/DR solution

o Implementation of Replication to HANA for Data services solutions.

o Sybase Replication Server upgrade/migration

Project: SRS Implementation – Oracle/MS-SQL to HANA Replication

Environment: SunOS 5.10, SuSE Linux, Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Oracle Database 11g , Replication

Server 15.7 SP120, Rep Agent for Oracle 15.7 SP 120, Rep Agent MS-SQL 15.7 120, HANA 1.00

Responsibilities:

  · Gathering information on software/License availability RepAgent for MSSQL/Oracle, MSSQL Server

Instances & Oracle database.

  · Software/Hardware recommendation to customer.

  · Gathering Source/Target information, Naming convention for RepAgent instances.

  · Installation of two SRS 15.7 & applying patch SP120 on SunOS and Linux.

  · Configure SRS.

  · Install RepAgent for MSSQL/Oracle for QA / PROD / POC.

  · Configure RepAgent for MSSQL/Oracle instances.

o Implementation of Heterogeneous data consolidation solutions using Sybase Enterprise Connects

Data Access.

Consultant’s Profile

  · Setup HANA HDB client on SRS host.

  · Create communication link between RepAgent for MSSQL/Oracle & SRS.

  · Create definitions/subscriptions for MSSQL/Oracle to HANA replication.

  · Mark Tables on MSSQL/Oracle Server.

  · Performed Initial load for tables to be replicated to HANA

  · Complete MSSQL/Oracle to HANA replication, perform testing.

  · Troubles shoot issues.

Project: RDO

Customer: Health Care Domain (North America)

Sep’10 – Till Date

Sep’10 – April’14

This project is the intelligent solution for managing outpatient diagnostic imaging services.

Visited onsite (Chicago, Illinois) for knowledge transfer (Sep 21st 2010 to 22nd Nov 2010).

Environment: HP-UX RX6600, ASE 15.0.3, Sybase IQ 15.2, UNIX Shell Scripts,

BMC, Autosys Scheduler, Control-M, Brad Mark.

Replication: SAP Sybase Replication Server 15.2

Responsibilities:

  · Worked on Onsite/Offshore transition & KAP for Sybase DBA project. Successful transition of work from

onsite to offshore.

  · Providing 24x7 Production support for SAP ASE, Replication & IQ Production Servers and fixing issues

like space issues, deadlocks, backup related, replication threads down etc.

  · Installation, Configuration and Setting up heterogeneous Replication from Oracle to Sybase IQ for Real

Time Loading

  · Installation, Configuration and applying patches of Sybase IQ.

  · Manages IQ Servers, loads to IQ, troubleshooting Sybase IQ server’s issues.

  · IQ refresh from production to non-prod, space management, Code execution, versioning, user

management.

  · Import and Export data from Sybase IQ.

  · Creation of Multiplex Environment in Sybase IQ and monitoring.

  · Creation of Users, Groups and giving permissions on Database Objects in IQ.

  · Responsible for architectural planning & changes in SAP ASE/REP & IQ servers

  · Performance and Fine-Tuning of the servers using MDA tables and performance tuning of replication

servers.

  · Responsible for modifying replication system when application schema changes. Adding a new database

into replication, resync the target database, altering replication definition, customized error class etc.

  · Making data server configuration changes.

  · Participate & Co-ordinate IT events like DR Tests, Power downs, and Quarterly maintenances.

  · Managing day-to-day user tickets like database refreshes, data/table migration, code promotion, object

permission management and fixing other Sybase servers related issues.

  · Responsible for providing management reports like ASE/IQ Database Growth, Deadlock etc. on weekly

basis and Replication latency on daily basis.

  · Created many SOPs (standard operation procedure) for day to day tasks.

Consultant’s Profile

Project: Financial Trading Domain

Aug’07 – Sep’10

The customer is an investment management arm of one of the largest financial institutions in North America

Environment: Solaris 8, True64, ASE 12.5.4, 15.0.3, IQ 15.0.3,Unix Shell Scripts, Direct Connect, RAO,

MS-SQL Server, Golden Gate 9.5, 10.4, Remedy, Autosys Scheduler, BMC patrol, Clear Case and Clear

Quest, DBArtisian 8.1

Replication: SAP Sybase Replication Server 12.6, 15.2

Responsibilities:

  · Managing a team of 8 people which covers Sybase, MS-SQL & Oracle servers

  · Organized several ASE upgrade (from Ver. 12.0 to 12.5.4 and then to ASE 15.0.3) and Replication Server

(Replication, DCO) upgrade from version 12.6 to version 15.2

  · EBF upgrades

  · Implementation of Sybase products, setting up of replication from Sybase to Oracle using ECDA server

and replication from Oracle to ASE using RAO.

  · Implemented Golden Gate 9.5 replication and upgrade from version 9.5 to 10.4.

  · Installation, Configuration and upgrade of IQ servers.

  · Monitoring, Performance Tuning, and Troubleshooting of Sybase IQ

  · Day to day trouble shooting in IQ servers.

  · Setup Warm Standby and MSA and maintained that. Proficient in WSB sync etc.

  · Migrating database structures, such as tables, indexes, stored procedures from the Development/UAT to

the production environment

  · Day-to-day database Schema changes according to the developers' requests (new SPs, tables, indexes, etc.)

  · Providing users management support.

  · Involved in Disaster Recovery/Power Down/Patch Update Activities

  · Developing UNIX shell scripts.

  · Performance and Fine-Tuning of the servers and strong understanding of MDA tables.

  · Taking care of SUN VCS issues related with DBA scope.

  · Responsible for Weekly Status Report to the Customer and effective communication with customer on a

daily basis.

Project: Health Care Domain

June’ 05 – Aug’ 07

The customer is a healthcare technology solutions provider which manages application platform several of US

based clients.

Environment: AIX 4.1, 5.3 ASE 12.0, 12.5, DBArtisian 8.1, HP Open View, Tidal scheduler, K-Shell Scripts,

Sybase Data Connect, MS-SQL Server, IM

Replication: SAP Sybase Replication Server 12.0/12.5/12.6

Responsibilities:

  · Worked on Onsite/Offshore transition & KAP for Sybase DBA project. Successful transition of work from

onsite to offshore.

  · Undergone environment study in US for setting up DBA support out of India.

  · Supported 70+ Servers including Production/QA/UAT/DEV, Replication Severs & IQ Servers.

Consultant’s Profile

  · Installations, upgrades and configuration of Sybase ASE, Replication Server, and IQ

  · Designing and planning of physical allocation of database devices and other objects.

  · Performance and Tuning of SAP ASE, Replication & IQ servers.

  · Troubleshooting Sybase Server-based applications and environments.

  · Writing different utility stored procedures for Scheduled DBCC, Index Rebuild, Backups, threshold alerts.

  · Design and implement Warm Standby/Table level setups to replicate data as per the requirement.

  · Setup Database auditing.

  · Ensure proper database/log dump schedule for all databases Running dbcc checks, and follows up any

corruption problems found

  · 24x7 Support to Client.

Project: REMOGold

July’ 04 – May’05

Joined Sybase Inc. as a Team Lead managing team of size 4.

Environment: HP UX, Windows NT, ASE 11.9.2, 12.5, MS-SQL 2000, Cygwin Software (UNIX interface on

Windows OS), Shell scripts

Replication: SAP Sybase Replication Server 12.5

Responsibilities:

  · 24x7 Support to all 4 major clients along with major problem resolution.

  · Weekly Status Conf. Calls with clients.

  · Sybase ASE, RS installation, Configuration and periodic upgrades

  · Performance trouble shooting of ASE servers.

  · Installation of Sybase patches.

  · Daily Maintenance Activity - Database/log dump, Running DBCC checks, Log backups, Monitor data and

log space usage, server process monitoring and scheduled job status etc.

  · Capacity planning

  · Weekly status Reports and Project Status Reports for management.

MATCHTEK INFOTEK PVT. LTD.

Sep’ 03 – July’ 04

Project Name: REMOGold (Remote Management Outsourcing)

Worked with Sybase Inc. as a consultant supporting clients on 24x7 basis remotely.

Environment: Win NT 4, Win 2000, ASE 11.9.2 and MS-SQL 2000, Sybase Central and Enterprise Manager,

Cygwin Software (UNIX interface on windows system), Shell scripts.

Responsibilities:

  · 24x7 Support along with major problem resolution.

  · Weekly Status Conf. Calls with clients.

  · Sybase ASE, RS installation, Configuration and periodic upgrades

  · Daily Maintenance Activity - Database/log dump, Running DBCC checks, Log backups, Monitor data and

log space usage, server process monitoring and scheduled job status etc.

  · Capacity planning

  · Weekly status Reports and Project Status Reports for management.

Consultant’s Profile

SATYAM COMPUTERS SERVICES LTD.

Responsibilities:

  · Responsibilities included Database and User Support. Day-to-day activities included

  · Ensuring databases consistency and integrity and that database is available on all production servers. Data

Management, Import/Export.

  · User ID Admin, Security, Managing Backup, DB (stored procedures and triggers) objects, Performance

and Fine-tuning of the users query, troubleshooting user’s problem, Connectivity between servers and

clients, Monitoring server error logs and Monitor/Tune the resource usage.

ABHIKALAK CONSULTANTS

Role: Technical Support Consultant

Abhikalak is a Sybase Support Partner and Resellers for North India.

Responsibilities:

  · Support Sybase Database and Replication Servers on Windows and Unix/Linux, Enterprise Connect Data

Access (ECDA, Cross database connectivity solution) and SQL Remote

  · Education Services – Delivered corporate courses covering Fast Track to Sybase ASE, System &

DBA, and Fast track to Replication server Administration.

  · Professional Services - Sybase ASE installation, Upgrade/Migration & Configuration. DR Solution,

Heterogeneous data consolidation solutions using Sybase Enterprise Connect Data Access, Maintenance

Tasks.

ICC INDIA PVT. LTD, NEW DELHI

July 96 – June 00

Project: Unix/Macintoshes Assistant

Environment: Solaris 2.6, Linux 6.2, Apple Macintosh, Windows NT 4.0, Apache Server, Sybase ASE 11.9.2

Responsibilities:

  · Supported existing UNIX operations and automated various administrative operations using scripts.

  · Backup and Recovery of UNIX systems using Tar/Dump.

  · Server Management, User ID Admin,

  · Installation and Support of Samba Server and Apple Macintosh Operating System and Software’s

troubleshooting and Reds

Web server - Deployment and management of the Apache WebServers on Linux machines. Automated Art

department (graphics section) operations using macros.

  · End User Training

Education/Trainings/Certifications

  · SAP HANA Certified, June 2013

  · Certified Sybase IQ Administrator Professional 15.2, Oct’10.

  · Certified Sybase IQ Administrator Professional 12.6, Nov’09.

  · Server Administrator Professional (Version 15.0.1) certification, April’08

  · Certified Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise 15.0 Administrator Associate Exam, July’07

July 00 – June 02

July’02 - Sep’03

Client: Computer Science Corporation (CSC)

Environment: Solaris2.7, 8, DBArtisain, Sybase Central, SQL Advantage Sybase 11.0 and 12.5

Consultant’s Profile

  · Certified Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise SQL Developer Professional (Version 15.0, April 2007)

  · Certified Sybase Replication Server 12.5 Administrator, Nov’05

  · Certified Professional DBA/Administrator for ASE version 12.5, May’04

  · Certified SQL Developer for Sybase ASE version 11.0, Apr’02

  · Certified Professional DBA/Administrator for SAP Sybase ASE version 11.0, Aug’01

  · Attended training in SAP HANA Database, SAP Solution Manager

  · Bachelor in commerce from Delhi University (1996).

  · Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications (PGDCA – 2001)