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Proven senior Oracle database administrator, published author of Oracle performance tuning and database management books and papers, experience in leading information system organizations across different market sectors including energy, waste management, financial and real estate management and public data acquisition/dissemination.

Technical and business background includes:

  • Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) and Grid database design and implementation
  • Advance Database Tuning and Recovery techniques
  • Oracle Data Guard and Standby Databases
  • Extensive SQL Tuning and Analysis
  • Oracle Streams and Advanced Replication
  • Oracle Parallel Server (SP2)
  • All versions of Oracle from Oracle5 to Oracle10gV2
  • Extensive experience with Very Large Databases (VLDB) greater than 30 terabytes
  • Database management and development tools including OEM, Quest, Erwin, et al.
  • Strategic and tactical planning for Oracle database environments, infrastructure and administrator teams
  • Implementations on Solaris, HPUX, AIX, Linux and MS Windows
  • Extensive shell scripting, e.g. KSH, BASH, CSH, TCSH, ZSH and limited PERL
  • Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, HIPPA and other legal information management requirements
  • Additional experience in curriculum development and delivery, systems analysis and design, development, system integration, financial system design and installation, customer service, administration, and sales.
  • Proven record of hands-on results in critical database performance and recovery scenarios as well as database team management and training
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    EXPERIENCE

    Current Employer

    Chameleon Technology, Inc. Houston, TX March 1997 - Present

    Principal Consultant - Oracle Database Administration

    Clients as follows:

    Devon Energy, Inc. Oklahoma City, OK June 2007 - Present

    Database Analyst/Engineer/Architect/Administrator

    Responsibilities/Accomplishments: Participate in designing and implementing a data warehose and data mart solution, primary responsibility for query and application tuning and performance problem resolution.

    ExxonMobil Houston, TX July 2006 - Present

    Database Analyst/Engineer/Architect/Administrator

    Responsibilities/Accomplishments: Review existing Oracle Database and Oracle Streams configuration, review host and IO subsystem configuration and provide recommendations to enhance performance. Provide support to DBA team for problem resolution.

    ChoicePoint PRG Boca Raton, FL June 2005 - June 2006

    Database Analyst/Engineer/Architect/Administrator

    Responsibilities/Accomplishments: Design and implementation of three - 4 node Linux clusters supporting Oracle 10g RAC to manage several VLDB (30TB+, detailed system review of several 30+ TB data warehouses for tuning, review and tuning of problem queries and reports, testing and comparison of Oracle JDBC drivers and Data Direct JDBC drivers, planning and implementation of upgrades from 8i to 10g planning; redesign of data warehouses to facilitate ease of management and optimize performance; technical screening of employee candidates; training and support of existing employees.

    Waste Management Houston, TX August 2002 - June 2005

    Senior Database Administrator/Data Warehouse Administrator

    Responsibilities/Accomplishments: design and implement Oracle RAC on Linux and AIX, analyze and evaluate database environment, tune as needed, develop and implement 'best practices' plans, support and design of an 8 TB data warehouse and associated data marts; review, verify and document IT system compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley; provide formal training courses to database team as well as individual mentoring.

    Oracle Press - Osborne/MacGraw-Hill May 2001

    Author

    Responsibilities/Accomplishments: Co-authored Oracle Performance Tuning published May 2001

    Dynegy Corporation Houston, TX May 1999 - August 2002

    Senior Database Administrator/Database Infrastructure Designer

    Responsibilities/Accomplishments: analyze and evaluate database environment, tune as needed, develop and implement 'best practices' plans, support of various Oracle7 and Oracle8i databases, provide support for Lawson HR product and PeopleSoft Financials, Nucleus trading system; lead for team of 10 database administrators; implement business continuance strategy for databases including fail-over protection.

    Oracle Corporation Houston, TX March 1997 - 2005

    Consulting Senior Principal Instructor

    Responsibilities/Accomplishments: teaching advanced Oracle database topics, e.g. Oracle Performance and Tuning, Oracle Backup and Recovery as well as Oracle 10g Database Administration and Oracle 10g new Features.

    Enron Capital and Trade Houston, TX Feb. 1998 - May 1999

    Senior Oracle Replication Database Administrator

    Responsibilities/Accomplishments: manage 20+ 7x24 Oracle databases including advanced replication systems, advise on development of energy trading and financial systems, provide support to SAP implementation; provide support and advice on Oracle Parallel Server; create and modify scripts to manage databases; work with third party software vendor to integrate their work into Enron’s.

    Compaq Computer Corporation Houston, TX March 1997 - March 1998

    Curriculum Developer; Enterprise Training Group/Database Technology

    Responsibilities/Accomplishments: develop, implement and maintain database integration courseware with focus on Oracle and MS SQLServer.

    Prior Employers

    Oracle Corporation Irving, TX Oct. 1995 - March 1997

    Education Manager/Senior Instructor; Core Technologies/Database Administration

    Responsibilities/Accomplishments: managing 15 instructors, teaching ORACLE database administration to classes of varying skill levels, single point of contact (SPOC) for Performance Tuning, Dallas Education Center, and assistant SPOC for DBA II, 100% quality rating for 1996/7, Gold club for 1996, highest number of "perfect teach days", contributed to Education Manager training, reviewed and developed 7.3 DBA curriculum, CTT exam completion.

    Paragon Group, Inc. Dallas, TX May 1995 - Oct. 1995

    Oracle Database Administrator; Oracle database and financial systems administration

    Responsibilities/Accomplishments: database and financial systems administration including PeopleSoft and Oracle Financial Applications, Sun system administration, backup Novell 3.X administration, some systems development, instituted tuning and maintenance procedures on multiple Oracle instances, initiated additional backup and recovery processes, developed methodology for better financial reporting.

    Wedge Wireline, Inc. Grand Prairie, TX Jan. 1994 - May 1995

    Manager, Information Services

    Responsibilities/Accomplishments: Novell 3.X administrator, database administration, detailed process analysis and system selection for corporate offices and twenty districts including Mexico, user support, recruiting and managing systems development personnel, hardware acquisitions and systems design, conversion to Oracle applications.

    Kestrel Records Management Irving, TX Sept. 1991 - Dec. 1993

    Manager, Information Technology

    Responsibilities/Accomplishments: data processing systems analysis, C and SQL development, SCO UNIX administration, network development and maintenance, Oracle6 database administration, help desk maintenance, user support and asset inventory maintenance information technology support for users in both Dallas and Houston, develop bar code inventory system, user training.

    Arcus Data Security, Inc. Dallas, TX June 1983 - Aug. 1991

    Branch Manager; Customer Service Supervisor; Sales Representative

    Responsibilities/Accomplishments: customer service and P&L accountability for offices in Grand Prairie and Lewisville, TX, disaster recovery planning for clients, customer care and satisfaction; personnel management; financial planning; cost control; fleet maintenance; facility management; route planning, grew business 85% while increasing labor costs only 8%, 1988 and 1990 Manager Achievement award.

    EDUCATION

    Oracle Database Administration OCP

    Compaq ASE Training Program

    Microsoft MCSE Training

    Certified Technical Trainer

    Oracle Financial Systems Certification

    Oracle Masters Database Administration

    Oracle Education Application Development

    University of Texas at Arlington German/French