INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE HELD
: Banking ( Mauritius Commercial Bank), Finance ( DCDMC, Representing
Andersen Worldwide ), Telecom ( British Telecom), Shipping ( P & O Nedlloyd Ltd) and Sugar Industry. node
SKILLS PROFILE
Relational Databases
Oracle 9i, Oracle 8i, Oracle 8.0.x, Oracle 7.x ( Administration of Oracle involving Installation, Configuration, Security Management, Performance Monitoring & Tuning, Backup and Recovery, Schema Manager, Storage Manager, Net8 Configuration Assistant, Database Assistant, Security Manager and other applications of Oracle’s Enterprise Manager. Also hands-on on Export and Import Utilities)
Thorough exposure on the Advanced OEM utilities for carrying out various DBA activities like Oracle Expert, Diagnostic Packs)
Middle Tier Tool
Internet Application Server 8i/9i ( iAS 9i Rel1/ Rel2)
along with necessary configuration to support multiple databases/Intermediate Servers with extensive Forms Server Configurations supporting socket and http modes.
Oracle Application Server (4.0.8.1, 4.0.8.2) installation and administration. Also Web-enabling Oracle Databases using PL/SQL following Argents Security for the web.
Deployment of Applications on the web using the combination of Oracle Portal, Single Sign-On and Oracle Login Server.
CASE TOOL
Designer 2000 / 6i (Repository Administration) mainly concerning imports, exports and managing workareas and containers.
Operating Systems
Compaq Tru64, IBM AIX, SUN SOLARIS, HP-UX, SCO UNIX Rel 5.0,
UNIX SVR4, Windows NT/2000, NOVELL NETWARE 4.x, Linux- SuSe, Red Hat, Jool.
Softwares
SQL *PLUS, Procedure Builder, Oracle supplied Database packages, Developer 2000 v2.1(Forms 5.0, Reports 3.0), Developer 2000 v1.5(Forms 4.5, Reports 2.5),
Developer 2000 v6.0( Forms 6.0, Reports 6.0), SQL forms 3.0, SQL Reportwriter 1.0, Forms 4.5 under UNIX., Jdeveloper 3.0.
Programming Languages
PL/SQL, Shell Programming
Oracle Utilities
SQL Loader
Miscellaneous
OMS installation and configurations to support management and administration of databases using OEM admin tool. Statspack Viewer, iFS Manager etc.
All of these coupled with
decent user interface skills
Experience Summary ( Onsite Clients)
United Kingdom - Senior Oracle DBA with P & O Nedlloyd Limited (Feb’01 – Till Date)
United Kingdom – Oracle DBA/ Web Administrator with British Telecom (2000- 2001)
Mauritius, Malawi, South Africa – Oracle Analyst (DBA/Developer) with DCDM Consultings Representing Andersen Worldwide, SC. (1999 – 2000)
Mauritus – Oracle Programmer/Analyst with State Informatics Limited, Partner Oracle Corporation (1998 – 1999)
Major
Assignments include
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Oracle DBA /Web Administration for PONL in a development cum 24/7 environment for mission critical OLTP databases. ( LONDON, United Kingdom)
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Database Administration and Web Security Administration for British Telecom Plc.
in
(SWINDON, LONDON –United Kingdom )
·
Application support and Database Administration
for Mauritius Commercial Bank(client) in MAURITIUS.
·
Sugar Estate Management Information System customization for the Cash Book Module of DCDM Consulting (Representing Andersen Worldwide, SC ) in MAURITIUS.
·
On-site administration and support
for
various modules of GRAMIS system in MALAWI.
·
Coding and Design of Project Control and Resource Management System for State Informatics Ltd ( Partner, Oracle Corporation ) in MAURITIUS
EXPERIENCE :
Crains Technology Limited ( Mauritius)
- Employer
Mahindra British Telecom ( INDIA/UK) - Employer
Birlasoft (UK) Ltd ( United Kingdom)
- Employer
EDUCATION (Academic and Professional ) & CERTIFICATION
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Bachelor of Computer Engineering(First Class throughout) from Bombay University , Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues Institute of Technology, INDIA
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Diploma in Computer Engineering from M.H.SS Polytechnic with Distinction throughout.
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Oracle Certified Database Administrator for 9i/ 8i ( OCP DBA 9i/8i).
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Sun Solaris 8 System Administration I course from Sun Microsystem’s Authorized Education
Centre .
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Brainbench Certified Master Oracle Developer 2000 Programmer
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Brainbench Certified Oracle 8 Database Administrator
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Instructor Led High Availability Course on ( Real Application Clusters, Data Guard
& Advanced Replication).
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OLN Course on Apps 11i DBA.
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Ranked Among Top One Percent Certified Professionals in the world on Oracle Developer 2000.( 1999-2001)
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Oracle Enterprise Certified Professional Course from Oracle Edn, India covering Oracle DBA, OAS Administration, Oracle Developer, Jdeveloper and Designer Case Tool for Oracle Application Developer and Web Deployment Master Program.
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Sun Solaris 8 System Administration I course from Sun Microsystem’s Authorized Education
Centre .
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NetG CBT Courses for OCP 7/8/8i/9i
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CBTS Systems Courses for OCP 8/8i
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Training on Advanced Oracle 8 DBA from DBA Consultants LTD, INDIA.
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Training on Administering MS Windows NT Server version 4.0 at Microsoft TEC.( 3 days )
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Training on MS Windows NT Core Technologies vercion 4.0 at Microsoft TEC.( 5 days )
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Techniques for an Empowered Workforce by DEVELOPMENT DIMENSIONS INTERNATIONAL(DDI)
EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
Feb 2001- Present : Birlasoft (UK) Limited (United Kingdom )
Position
: Oracle Database Administrator /Web Security Administrator
Client Site
: P & O Nedlloyd
Country
: United Kingdom
Employer
: Birlasoft (UK ) Limited ( United Kingdom)
Project
: FOCUS4 (OLTP System )
P&O Nedlloyd is world’s second largest shipping company. The company’s IT infrastructure is spread over two major hubs USA and Europe and has got 300+ production and development databases with 520+ sites world-wide. Company's complete IT related activities including development, testing and production support are centrally controlled from London Hub.
As an Oracle DBA main responsibilities are :
§ Manage production and development of distributed database environments (40+) meeting the service level requirements.
§ Setup multiple databases and web servers(iAS 8i/9i,Apache,Forms Server,portal) environment.
§ Keep 24*7 mission critical databases up and running.
§ Propose and Evaluate the use of RAC, Shareplex &
Dataguard for the existing systems.
§ Installation, configuration and upgrade/migrate
of Oracle and Web Servers.
§ Monitor database and application performance and perform tuning as required using Statspack and other utilities/tools like SQLLAB, I/Watch etc.
§ Implement replication techniques using snapshots.
§ Carry out extensive cloning of database environments injcluding databases making use of replication.
§ Setup Oracle Management Server for Remote Administration of multiple bases serving OEM clients.
§ Designer 6i repository management.
§ Make sure system resources are optimally used and load is evenly balanced.
§ Manage database backups and make sure a sound and fast disaster recovery is possible.
§ Prepare capacity plans for production databases.
§ Advise management on all issues concerning Oracle software.
§ Lead DBA in Design and Implementation of new Database and Applications systems.
§ Design Database backup and recovery procedures and strategies.
§ Help developers in tuning the application using efficient SQL techniques.
§ Installation and administration of Internet Application Server and monitor their performance
§ Liase with vendors, especially Oracle for Bugs fixes and TARs.
§ Analyze the infrastructure requirements for new projects and manage the environment build process.
§ Setting up technical standards and procedures and ensuring their implementation.
§ Streamlining the existing processes and writing scripts for automation of routine tasks.
§ Database enhancements
Install Oracle Software and patches – (Oracle 7, 8, 8i)
Install and configure Internet Application Server 8i /9i for Web Deployment.
Install and configure Oracle Management Server for administering remote nodes.
§ To investigate implementing new Oracle8i/9i features with in the database environment (Table partitioning, Resource Manager, Dynamic SQL etc.)
August
2000- February 2001 : British Telecom (United Kingdom )
Position
: Oracle DBA /Web Security Administrator
(Team Leader)
Client Site
: British Telecom
Country
: United Kingdom
Employer
: Mahindra British Telecom (INDIA)
Project
: Central Data Store (Warehousing Application)
British Telecom is the world’s third largest telecommunication company. The company’s IT infrastructure is spread all over United Kingdom and has got 600+ development and production bases in a shared as well as distributed environment. Company’s IT related activities including development, testing and production support are controlled from their various offices spread all over
Resposibilities:
§ Keep 24*7 mission critical databases up and running.
§ Install and configure Oracle software and database instances on Compaq Tru 64 and Sun Solaris.
§ Installation, configuration and upgrade of Oracle server software and related products.
§ Review requirements for new database objects for enhancement projects.
§ Maintain Production and Development environment bases consisting of multiple datamarts.
§ Setup Oracle Management Server for Remote Administration of multiple bases serving OEM clients.
§ Designer 6i repository management.
§ Lead the team of four DBA/technical specialists.
§ Make sure databases are tuned for best throughput.
§ Make sure system resources are optimally used and load is evenly balanced.
§ Manage database backups and make sure a sound and fast disaster recovery is possible.
§ Prepare capacity plans for production databases.
§ Lead junior DBAs and developers on all database issues and provide them necessary help and guidance.
§ Advise management on all issues concerning Oracle software.
§ Design Database backup and recovery procedures and strategies.
§ Help developers in tuning the application using efficient SQL techniques.
§ Installation and administration of Internet Application Server and monitor their performance
§ Liase with vendors, especially Oracle for Bugs fixes and TARs.
§ Analyze the existing environments and plan for upgrades and enhancements.
§ Database/MT enhancements
Install Oracle Software and patches – (Oracle 7, 8, 8i)
Install and configure Internet Application Server 8i /9i for Web Deployment.
Install and configure Oracle Management Server for administering remote nodes.
§ To investigate implementing new Oracle8i features with in the database environment (Table partitioning, Resource Manager)
June 1999- March 2000 and May 2000 -June 2000: De Chazal Du Mée Consulting, Mauritius ( Representing Andersen Worldwide SC)
Client Site
: Mauritius Commercial Bank.
Position
: Oracle DBA/ Business Analyst (Grade A)
Country
: Mauritius
Employer
: Crains Technolgies Ltd. (Mauritius)
Project
: Banking Information System – BEST2000.
DCDM Consulting represents Andersen Worldwide in Mauritius, Malawi and South Africa and is a leading institution in the field of Accounting and related consultancy. It is the leading IT solution provider in the region.
Resposibilities:
§ Keep 24*7 mission critical databases up and running.
§ Manage production and development database environments meeting the service level requirements.
§ Make sure databases are tuned for best throughput