Business savvy and financially focused IT leader with expertise in formulating IT strategy, budget, global operations, implementation life cycles and methodologies for global manufacturing, telecommunication, financial and service industries.  Influential leader, able to encourage and energize a technical team and build collaborative relationships with business partners.

 

Committed Management, System Architect, Solution Architect and Integration Architect professional experience ensuring optimal operations: cementing client relationships, producing cohesive work environments’ maximizing human capital ROI; and troubleshooting with exceptional people skills; decision making abilities and trouble shooting and exceptional people skills; decision making abilities; trouble shooting skills and intelligent reasoning; offering to contribute above-standard work ethic in a management capacity with a focus on customer quality & care.

 

Key Strength

Customer Relations, Operations Management, Verbal Communications, Project Management, General Management, Profit & Loss, Problem Solving, Staff Training & Development, Staff Motivation, Operational Effectiveness, Budget control, Technology, Presentation Skills.

 

Myself an Oracle and SQL Server expert with a passion for driving enterprises to achieve new standards in operational efficiency and profitability.

 

Has extensive background in supply chain solutions, technology and operations improvement with emphasis on key business drivers to achieve valuable results and ROI. In-depth knowledge and experience in implementing application (ERP, SCM, CRM) ensuring successful business solutions across broad range of industries.

 

Has successfully managed large teams in delivering result-oriented projects and solutions with an effective management style and optimal economics.

 

Summary:

·               Accomplished Oracle/SQL Server database administrator and project manager with proven expertise in Oracle/SQL database & Application development and management, engineering application development, database integration, configuration management, Intranet application development, and Management Information Systems

·               Led identification and solutions enablement for enterprises for ERP, CRM, Supply Chain, Financial system, Systems Integration and Decision Support Systems.

·               Managing and directing onsite and offshore team for Project and operational support.

·               Oversaw and led architecture and implementation of Service oriented architecture ensuring data integrity between heterogeneous systems and applications.

·               Experienced in planning, evaluating, directing, architecting, and tracking, analyzing and coordinating multiple complex projects.

·               Ensured high availability of system with accrual cost without compromising on support.

·               Able to develop and execute complex technical tasks, Provide solution and governed, technical direction to support staff, interface with government and commercial contractor and effective allocate staff resources.

·               I use a scientific approach, using in-depth database experience coupled with extensive hands on experience on oracle E-business suite, in identifying and resolving problems that result in accurate, timely resolution of issues and efficient project implementation.

·               Knowledge about full life cycle projects. Implemented more than 11 Oracle e-Business Suite Application projects and 10 Data Warehouse Projects as Project Manager & Tech Lead on Oracle and SQL Server environment.

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

 

Oracle Performance Tuning DBA/AWS Architect   Nov 2014 – Feb 2016

(Lead Principal Consultant Oracle Technologies)

Environment: Oracle 11g, OEM, AWS, S3, RDS, Mango, Cassandra,

                                                                                

·               Oracle Database Performance tuning for multiple 4 TB Analytics database. (Create/Rebuild Indexes, Implement new explain plans, SQL Tuning)

·               End-to-End assessment of Mango and Cassandra DB on AWS Platform.

·               Install/configure and deploy Multi-node/Multi-AZ Mango/Cassandra Databases.

·               Complete End to End assessment of available Cloud Providers and Technologies (IBM, HP, Oracle, AWS, MS-Azure)

·               Migrate Mango and Cassandra infrastructure/Databases to AWS – EC2

·               Migrate Oracle Enterprise Database to AWS –EC2. (Multi AZ Dataguard)

·               Implement Backup solution for Oracle/Non Oracle databases (Datacenter/AWS)

·               SQL Performance tuning of Data acquisition and Data processing jobs.

 

Oracle Solutions Architect/Apps DBA   June 2012 – Nov 2014

(Lead Principal Consultant Oracle Technologies)

(12c, EBS 12.2.x, VCP, VCE, MDM, OEM 12C, WEBLOGIC, FMW, SOA, AWS, AZURE Cloud, Platform Migration and Upgrades) (Oil & Gas, Manufacturing, Auto, Finance)

(Assessment, Architecture Review, Road Map, Implementation, Support)                                                                                

Multiple Oracle Application Upgrade/Support Projects with a consulting firm.

(Completed 3 R12 Apps and Database Upgrades)

Oracle to Cloud Migration, AWS Hybrid Cloud technologies.

Environment: Oracle Application 11i/R12.1/12.2.3/12.2.4, OBIEE, FMW, Weblogic and Agile. OVM, Linux 5/HP-IA, DB 10.2/11.2, RAC 11.2, OEM 12c. Oracle Fusion Application, Oracle Exadata.

·               Complete end to end pre analysis of R12 Upgrade (Infrastructure/Licensing/Integration)

·               Provide Architecture insight on the Upgrade options/Path for EBS and Databases.

·               Patch and Upgrade Analysis for the project.

·               Responsible for Upgrading 11.5.10.2 Application to Release 12

·               Upgrade database from 10.2.0.4 to 11.2.

·               Migrate Database from Linux OS to OVM. Non-RAC to RAC.

·               Patching/cloning, OEM Setup for all the EBS instances.

·               Day-to-Day support for the project team. On Demand Cloning/Patching of EBS/DB for the project.

·               Provide Apps DBA support for all project/support instances.

 

ACCO Brands, Inc.                                                                                        Apr 2008 – June 2012

Office Product manufacturing company located throughout North America, Europe and Asia with revenue of $1.5B.

Lead Oracle Applications, DBA and SOA, OTM Architect

Environment: Oracle Application 11.5.10.2/R12, SOA 10G/11G Cluster(SOA/B2B/BAM), OTM 5.5, HP-UNIX, Hyperion, Oracle Database 10g/11 g R2 RAC, HP RIM, iStore, Weblogic, OEM 10G/11G, Cognos, OWB. Netapp, NetBackp.OEL 5, LINUX, OTM (5.5, 6.2.X)

·               Responsible for the database and application systems, project management, architecture, disaster recovery solutions, vendor management, budgeting and costing.

·               Responsible for building strategy, planning, project management, resource planning, infrastructure budget, implementation for various applications (CRM, ERP, Hyperion, Supply Chain, Transportation Management, Fusion middleware, Archiving) on R12/R11i in 11g/10g RAC environment. Lead tech stack standardization, project management, and roll out high profile different ACCO key projects.

·               Designed, implemented and managed a seamless, cost effective, 24x7 support process combined with traceable, measurable and actionable change management for all enterprise applications using internal IS team resulting in cost savings in project and production support.

·               Lead the design and implement Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)/Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)(Oracle EBS 11i & R12) tier, Oracle AIA/PIPS and implementation of Oracle Identity Manager (OIM), Oracle Access Manager (OAM), Oracle Internet Directory (OID), Oracle Application Frame Work (OAF).

·               Lead the design and development of and Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition OBIEE based enterprise business intelligence solution as well as design, implement and maintain the Business Model and presentation layers in OBIEE for enterprise reporting.

·               Upgraded oracle Transportation Management (OTM) 5.5 TO 6.2.X. Apply RU Patches for performance. Install OTM 6.2 APP/WEB servers. Install web logic 10.3.3 and database upgrade from 10g to 11 g R2.

·               Implemented Multi node Cluster implementation of Oracle FMW 11G(SOA/BPEL/BAM)

·               Oracle FMW 11g development and implementation, Oracle SOA Suite development including BPEL, OSB/Mediator. Data analysis and design – leading the areas of Data Architecture, BI, Data Migration and Data Integration.

·               Effectively interacted with multiple business departments and IT managements; Conducted Analysis of business requirements and identified enabling technology, developed Technical Strategy, Long and short term IS technology road-map. Standardized architecture & platform resulting in cost saving.

·               Transformed the organization to one of the high-performance team in the company by introducing processes and providing leadership and oversight.

·               Responsible for Managing Database, Application and Infrastructure including operation and architecture for ACCO Brands operation.

·               Responsible for vendor management, Outsource Management, departmental budget, making decisions for technology acquisitions, keeping the IT operation in line to assist business growth and optimal productivity.

·               Responsible for DR and Compliance. Managed the business planning and implementation of compliance monitoring, Business continuity solution.

·               Managed offshore and onsite team. Resolved and trouble-shooting day-day functional setup and technical problems.

·               Led internal IT initiative to provide business with appropriate solution with expediency as needed. Re-architected, optimized existing foot print and delivered enhancement as appropriate.

·               Executed and delivered successfully multiple projects in parallel, integrating various application areas, diverse technical platforms and various users.

·               Designed, Developed, Architected and Implemented 11g R2 RAC environment for R12 EBS environment. And saved $3.4M Support and Maintenance cost on Hardware and Software.

·               Upgraded 11.5.10.2 EBS to R12.

·               Implemented Extensive Monitoring with OEM management packs(Ebusiness, Database, SOA,OTM)

·               Implemented HP RIM for EBS data Archiving following modules based on history(OM,GL,AR,INV)

·               Implemented Multi Node Application Architecture to support new projects and Modules for EBS.

 

 

Forsythe Technology                                                                              Aug 2007 to Apr 2008

High Tech IT Solutions Company located throughout North America with revenue of $1B.

Sr. Oracle Applications DBA                                  

Environment: Oracle Application 11.5.10.2, SOA 10G, HP-UNIX, LINUX, Oracle Database 10g OEM 10G/11G,NetBackp.

 

 

·               Responsibly for Lead DBA, Apps DBA team, offshore team in Oracle/SQL Server environment.

·               Identify and evaluate business and technology risks, internal controls which mitigate risks, and related opportunities for internal control improvement.

·               Created cost analysis studies based on future growth and traffic analysis in order to generate budgets and yearly cost projections.

·               Design and manage network including domain, web, user, support, infrastructure, policy, procedures, security design and implementation as Lead.

·               Developed strategy and architect to implement SOA architect.

·               Responsible for study, analysis, gap analysis, complex and rigid architect, configure oracle 11i (11.5.10.2) application server for Oracle financials, HR, GL, Supply Chain,  Oracle Services, CRM modules, configurator.

·               Prepare and implement Instance management, Backup and Recovery strategy.

·               Involved in designing and architecting production and project EMC storage. 

·               Support different project applications and instances for upgrade and patching.

·               Developed, tested and implemented instance and oracle apps cloning through HP Time-finder (SNAP technology).

·               Developed, tested and implemented the testing strategy for Oracle 11i application through Load runner.

·               Upgrade stand alone 9i database in to 10g database.

·               Implemented 10g Grid to monitor production and project instances.

·               Implemented SOA Suite 10g.

·               Prepare problem analysis and its resolution to support team members.

·               Involved in managing vendors and technical discussion with vendors.

·               Mentor DBA and developers.

 

 

 

DARC Consulting IncFeb ’2006 to Aug 2007
Chicago IL (Multiple Clients with Oracle Partner Network)

Project Details: Responsible of designing Oracle Applications Infrastructure, best practices, Implementation Road Map. Working with deferent clients on the Project delivery side this includes several Technical Architecture proposals and workshops to help clients understand the Oracle Applications/Enterprise Identity Management/Security. Involved in several Integration projects with E-business suite (HRMS, Fin, iSupport)

 

Client1

Environment: E-Business Suite (11.5.10.2, 10g db).  10g AS Portal. SOA Suite Implementation, BEPL, OEM

 

§    Provide the high level technical Architecture plan and best practices.

§    Install and configure the Proof of Concept System and document the process for the client.

§    Help Client DBA install and configure 10g AS rel 2. Provide prerequisites for Oracle 11i.

§    Identify the required configurations Oracle 11i HR with OID for on-boarding/off-boarding different user communities at the time accommodating customer’s global regional information.

§    Integrate 11i EBS with Oracle Identity Management suite (OID, SSO, DIP, DAS)

§    Help client understand different components of 10g AS. (Portal, OC4j)

§    Configure and Deploy OC4j instances as per the request provide best practices.

§    Design Oracle applications Architecture for various clients. (Hardware/Software).

§    Install Configure Oracle Application Ebusiness Suite 11.5.10 on multiple Tiers

§    Currently working on different Fusion Middleware projects for different clients. Including IDM and OVD projects for Identity management.

§    Install configure SOA Suite for B2B and BPEL projects.(B2B Integration)

§    Multiple Apps Servers in Cluster environment supporting RAC and other Clustering technologies.

§    Configure Multiple Web Cache Servers in DMZ.

 

 

Client2: Oracle Portal , Oracle 10gAS, Oracle Identity Management, Oracle Single Sign-On, Microsoft Active Directory , Oracle 10g DB , Oracle 11i Applications 11.5.10, Red Hat Linux and HP, OAM, OIM, Accelerate, OVD.

Position: Enterprise Security Architect

 

 

§    Provide the high level technical Architecture plan. Lead a team of 6 to complete the project.

§    Collaborated directly with different groups (Systems, Applications, Security, SME, Portal, and Network) inside Information Technology department. Providing them a detailed work plan.

§    Implement Oracle Single-Sign-On from different systems to Microsoft Active Directory and Oracle Internet Directory.

§    Architecture plan includes of handling external and internal users.

§    Created different containers per business units in OID. Worked with development for Custom Plug-ins in OID.

§    Used DIP for AD to OID and E-Biz to OID Synchronization (Proposed and implemented synchronize employee data from HR Database with Oracle Internet Directory to drive the personalization and security on the portal)

§    Designed and managed the integration of Oracle E-Business Suite 11i with Oracle AS 10g infrastructure to leverage on the Single Sign-On functionality of Oracle Portal.

§    Followed Oracle HR Best practices on user creation on all levels.

§    Sox and Audit Procedures were implemented.

 

AON, ChicagoOct ’2005 to Feb 2006

Oracle Applications Consultant/Apps DBA
 

Environment: Oracle 10g Application Server 10.1.2 (Oracle Identity Management, SSO, Forms, Reports), Oracle Portal, Oracle Database 9i/10g. 9ias.

 

 

§    Provided Architectural assistance in upgrading Oracle Applications.

§    Install Configure 10g Application Server Rel 2 on Multiple Platforms

§    Provided a step by step plan on moving Oracle Applications from one release to the next

§    Migrated 200 users from 9.2.0.4 OID to 10g Rel2 OID.

§    Configuring Oracle Forms/Oracle Reports Server

§    Install and configure webutil.

§    Install configure 10g OEM Database for scheduling and monitoring

§    Regular DBA and Apps Support for Development Teams.

§    On call Support.

 

SF Holdings, ChicagoAug ’2004 to Oct 2005

Lead Oracle Application DBA/10g AS/DBA

 

Environment: Oracle Applications 11.5.9(Financials), 10g OEM, Oracle 10g (Portal, J2EE, OID),

HRMS (Peoplesoft, ADP). Manugistics (OM), WMS. HP-UX 10.x, 11.x, Oracle DB 8i, 9i,.Business Objects, Data Integrator, Autosys, TOAD.

 

§    Regular DBA Support of all dev/test/uat/Prod environments.

§    Installed and configured 10g OEM Grid technology for the enterprise.

§    DB Support for Manugistics and Peoplesoft databases.

§    Configured RMAN for regular Backup Support and OEM for event monitoring.

§    Involved in Architecture, Design and Implementation of Oracle Applications

§    Extensive knowledge of Capacity Planning for Applications and Databases

§    Worked on Consolidation of 3 datacenters

§    Installing and configuring Oracle Application 11.5.9

§    Led the Design of AS10g applications deployment. Responsible for installing and configuring multi-tier pieces of Infrastructure and Mid-Tier of 10g on HP-UX 11.11.

§    Worked on Enterprise wide setup of OID for the organization (oracle and not oracle Applications integration for SSO).

§    Designed and implementing highly scalable software architecture for Oracle’s AS10g and Identity Management software utilizing multiple application servers, and Oracle LDAP servers and clustered databases front-ended

§    Worked on SOX project for implementing db/applications security/auditing.

§    Upgrading 7.x & 8i databases to 9i.

§    Created Development standards documentation for the company. Helped development groups to use the development standards.

 

 

Alcoa Inc, Pittsburgh             Mar’2002 to Aug 2004

Sr. Oracle Apps DBA

 

Environment: Oracle 9i, 11i, Oracle 10g as/10g db (9.2.X, OID, SSO, FORMS SERVER, REPORT SERVER, DISCOVERER, PORTAL, XML GATEWAY,OC4J, EM, INFRASTRUCTURE, MID TIER, ORACLE INTEGRATION TOOLS, Interconnect) Oracle 9ias(interconnect, portal, oc4j, EM) Oracle 8i (Oracle 8i, PL/SQL, SVRMGRL, ORADIM, OEM 2.2, OAI 4.1, DBA Studio, Oracle Performance Manager, Replication Manager, Export and Import Managers), JAVA, HP-UX 10.x, 11.x,Oracle Applications 11.5.3/11.5.6/11.5.7 with 8.1.4 and 11.5.8/11.5.9 with 9i. LINUX, Apache Server, RAC, RAW.Tibco, Kintana.

Alcoa Inc. is the world largest aluminum manufacturing industry. As an Oracle DBA I was supporting extranet, intranet, Internet, application integration and shop floor application development teams. My regular activities and responsibilities as a DBA are:

 

§    24/7 production support for Production database/applications.

§    Installing and configuring Oracle Application 11.5.3/11.5.7 on HP UNIX. Installing and configuring Oracle database 8.1.7.3 and 8.1.7.4.  Upgraded 8.1.7.3 to 8.1.7.4 (64bit) and upgraded 8.1.7.4 to 9.2.0.3 9(64bit).

§    Worked on Upgrading 11.5.6 to 11.5.7 Oracle Applications. Also worked on upgrading 11.5.7 to 11.5.8 Oracle Applications. The Oracle Applications and database both are running under UTF8

§    Extensive patching and cloning of Oracle Applications database. EMC BCV environment. Applying database patches. Maintaining RAW databases. Working with Unix Team for space issues etc. Converting Single instance Oracle Applications to multiple instance database for RAC

§    Designed, Installed and configured As10g applications, both mid-tier & infrastructure applications/database. The components, which I was responsible for configuring, are OID, Forms, Discoverer, Reports, Interconnect, EM and Portal.

§    Extensively involvement in systems design and development. In this capacity I have worked closely with UNIX, Storage Management and network teams.

§    I have managed, installed, configured and troubleshoot 50 production, UAT, CRP, QA & DEV databases. The production databases and some QA were supported 24/7

§    Defined and created Disaster recovery methodology. Also performed real time testing.

§    Wrote packages & scripts to fail over the applications from one system to other if primary system becomes unavailable due to maintenance or system crash.

§    Responsible for installing, configuring & maintaining Interconnect/Tibco applications and databases for international users.

§    Wrote OEM events and Jobs to monitor Interconnect adapters, repository and Java process. Also integrated OEM with HP’s OVO

§    Installed, Patched and maintained 1.0.2.2.2 Oracle Intelligence Portal.

§    Applying patches (Including Latest Patch sets) to applications and databases.

§    Installing/creating/configuring Oracle databases and 9iAS.

§    Installation/Configuration/Maintenance/Tuning/Administration all Oracle Databases.

§    Tune Applications, Databases & Operating systems to get maximum performance.

§    Tuned SQL statements by tracing sessions using SQL Trace and converting trace files using TKPROF. Prepared / scheduled Analyze scripts for computing statistics on heavily used tables. Database monitoring / performance tuning through OEM, performance tuning Pack & Precise.

§    Worked on setting up 9i RAC environment for Oracle Manufacturing.

 

 

NBS Consulting            May 1999 to Jan 2002

Project/Support DBA
 

Environment: Oracle 8i (Oracle 8i, PL/SQL, SVRMGRL, ORADIM, OEM 2.1, DBA Studio, Oracle Performance Manager, Replication Manager, Export and Import Managers), Windows NT/2000,UNIX, LINUX, Apache Server

Description: KDI Inc. is a data and content provider. I was involved in the following roles and successfully carried out various tasks for the company.

 

§    Responsibilities Include providing 24x7 production database support.

§    Performing day-to-day monitoring on existing production, testing and development databases.

§    Designing and implementing multiple utilities using PL/SQL, SQL and scripts to enable database administration automation, introducing environment standards and created tools to enforce them, created scripts that permit speedy troubleshooting of database problems.

§    Replicated databases from development to test and production environments and ensured consistency between the databases.

§    Designing and developing plans for database backup and disaster recovery of the database using RMAN.

§    Performance tuning of databases and web servers.

§    Tuning of Database and OS, Memory Tuning, I/O Tuning and contention for best performance using tools such as EXPAINPLAN, TKPROF, UTLBSTAT, and UTLESTAT.

§    PL/SQL, SVRMGR/SQL*DBA, SQL*PLUS, SQL* Loader. Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM), NET 8,DBA Studio, Export/Import Manager.

 

 

 

 

 

ALTEC Pvt.Ltd. Jan 1997 to Feb 1999

Developer/DBA

 

Environment: Intel Pentium based HCL HP machine, PL/SQL 2.1, SQL*Plus 3.1, SQL*Loader 7.1, Oracle 7 Server Release 7.3.

 

§    Installed and upgraded the ORACLE Server and application tools for a network of 12.

§    Allocated system storage and planned future storage requirements for the multiple databases.

§    Created primary database storage structures.

§    Enrolled users and maintained system security.

§    Developed & customized Startup/Shutdown kit to enhance the manageability and performance of the database.            

§    Database design in Oracle

§    Stored procedures, Triggers and SQL, PL/SQL

 

ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES

Oracle E-Business Suite  11i/R12/R12.2.3 Oracle SOA Suite 10/11gR1 Oracle Database 8i/9i/10g/11gR1/11gR2 Oracle Grid Infrastructure 11gR2 Oracle Real Applications cluster HP Archiving EBS(RIM)(OM,AR,GL,INV) Net Apps storage Oracle Transportation Management of Application and Database Oracle Enterprise Grid Control 10g/11g(Management Packs)

Training/Certification/Education

 

Oracle Fusion Applications

Oracle Exadata.

11 g R2 Administration

11 g R2 Accelerated RAC

HP RIM (HP)

10g overview session –, 9i RAC – ORACLE CORP

9iAs Interconnect Implementation – ORACLE CORP

10g Application Server ORACLE CORP

Oracle Certified Professional (DBA).

Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD)

Advance Diploma in Systems Management

BS