Experience

Enterprise Horizon Consulting Group
• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Oracle DBA

  • Oct 2022 - Present


GCE - Global Connections to Employment

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Oracle Database Administrator

  • Oct 2021 - Jul 2022

  Continuation of the same task with the previous employer - Oracle Applications DBA supporting Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) applications. This project entails dozens of Oracle 19c/12c databases on dozens of Solaris/Linux servers, some clustered, some using Symmetrics DS Replication, a few Exadata clusters as well. Continuation of the same task with the previous employer - Oracle Applications DBA supporting Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) applications. This project entails dozens of Oracle 19c/12c databases on dozens of Solaris/Linux servers, some clustered, some using Symmetrics DS Replication, a few Exadata clusters as well.



Aderas, Inc

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Oracle DBA

  • Jan 2018 - Sep 2021

  Continuation of the same task with the previous employer - Oracle Applications DBA supporting Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) applications. This project entails dozens of Oracle 11g/12c databases on dozens of Solaris/Linux servers, some clustered, some using Symmetrics DS Replication, a few Exadata clusters as well. Continuation of the same task with the previous employer - Oracle Applications DBA supporting Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) applications. This project entails dozens of Oracle 11g/12c databases on dozens of Solaris/Linux servers, some clustered, some using Symmetrics DS Replication, a few Exadata clusters as well.



DXC Technology

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Oracle DBA

  • Oct 2014 - Jan 2018

  Continuation of previous employment (converted to HP employee [now DXC Technology, formerly Hewlett Packard Enterprise]): Oracle Applications DBA for Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) Project, supporting Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) application. This project entails dozens of Oracle 11g databases on dozens of Solaris servers, some clustered, some using Oracle Advanced Replication. [] Perform CM-coordinated deployments across development/test/production environments. [] Writing/modifying scripts in SQL, PL/SQL, Pro*C, and unix shell for ad hoc queries and data quality processes as well as application triggers. [] Provide off-hours support to accommodate high availability of application that serves all military branches and their dependents worldwide 24*7. [] Adding e-mail alerts via both shell-scripting and database triggers. Show less



Softworld, Inc.

• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Oracle DBA

  • Jun 2013 - Oct 2014

  Oracle DBA supporting Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) application. This project entails support for dozens of Oracle 11g databases on dozens of Solaris servers, some clustered, some using Oracle Advanced Replication. - Perform CM-coordinated deployments across development/test/production environments. - Writing/modifying scripts in SQL, PL/SQL, shell, Pro*C for ad hoc queries and data quality processes. - Provide off-hours support to accommodate high availability of application that serves all military branches and their dependents worldwide. Show less



Sabre Systems, Inc.

• United States
• Information Technology & Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Oracle DBA

  • Jun 2011 - Mar 2013

  SABRE Systems, Inc., Alexandria, VA, June 2011 to March 2013. Oracle DBA supporting U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Databases typically contain massive schemas (100+GB) with spatial/topology data. - Designed/tested/produced the process for required Security Remediation for Geography Database instances in accordance with DISA STIG/SRR. - Designed/tested/produced the multi-phase process for MAFTIGER/Benchmark schema replication, to include status check and monitoring while the schema replication is in progress. This was accomplished mostly with shell scripts having embedded SQL and PL/SQL. - Attended to a variety of user requests assigned (DB-link creation, spatial schema copying, deployment of developed releases, topology schema maintenance, wallet creation/maintenance, provisioning, password resets, etc). - Contributed to the migration of mostly Oracle 10g databases on HP RHEL servers (both single-node and clusters) to Oracle 11g environment comprising Exadata clusters and x86_64 GNU/Linux servers (both single-node and clusters). Show less



SRA, a CSRA company

• United States
• Information Technology & Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• DBA

  • Nov 1998 - Jun 2011

  Principal supporting Homeland Secure Data Network (HSDN) for prime contractor Northrop Grumman (May 2004 through April 2011); National Capital Region Directorate of Information Management (NCR DOIM) at Fort Belvoir (part-time from September 2003 through May 2004); USDA Forest Service as a Database Administrator (July 2001 through May 2004); United States Army Force Management Support Activity (USAFMSA) as a Team Leader and Oracle Developer (October 1999 through June 2001); and Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) Electronic Document Management System (EDMS) as DBA and PL/SQL Programmer (November 1998 through October 1999). [] Seven years of SLA compliance Managing dozens of Oracle databases of releases 9i/10g/11g (including some RAC/ASM) on multiple platforms (Solaris, Win32, and Linux RHEL). [] Installation, patching, and managing backups using RMAN with Veritas NetBackup. [] Established a Security Readiness Review (SRR) process for successfully applying the DISA Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) hardening to Oracle servers. Show less



Regent Systems, Inc.

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Database Administrator

  • May 1996 - Nov 1998

  DBA for Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Administrative Support Center (DASC) applications. Oracle v7.1 / 7.3 databases residing mostly on HP-UX host platforms with Windows 3.1 / 95 clients connecting via SQL*Net v2.3. Wrote stored procedures, triggers using PL/SQL v2.3 for various back-end processes to include transaction invocation across databases via SQL*Net DB_Links. DBA for Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Administrative Support Center (DASC) applications. Oracle v7.1 / 7.3 databases residing mostly on HP-UX host platforms with Windows 3.1 / 95 clients connecting via SQL*Net v2.3. Wrote stored procedures, triggers using PL/SQL v2.3 for various back-end processes to include transaction invocation across databases via SQL*Net DB_Links.



Signal Corporation, Fairfax, VA (since sold to General Dynamics)

• Sr. Programmer/Analyst

  • Nov 1993 - May 1996

  [] Provided technical support for startup effort to automate classification tools for the Patent & Trademark Office - Search & Information Resources Administration (PTO-SIR). [] Provided database/automation support in establishing the Night-Vision and Electro-Sensors Directorate (NVESD) database in Oracle v7.1 on a SPARC 2000 Solaris host with PC Windows clients connecting via SQL*Net v2.1. Developed run-time modules in Oracle Forms v4.5 and Oracle Reports v2.5. [] Initiated automated nightly PL/SQL routines for application housekeeping, wrote many SQL*Plus script files and SQL*Loader routines to establish tables and initial data for personnel and related applications. Show less



Advanced Communications Systems, Inc. (ACS), Alexandria, VA (Since acquired by Titan Corp)

• Manager, Database Applications

  • May 1991 - Nov 1993

  [] System Administrator, DBA, and Lead Programmer for design, development, maintenance of Financial Management Information System (FMIS) using ORACLE v6 on a VAX/VMS platform with tools SQL*Forms v3, SQL*ReportWriter v1, PL/SQL, Pro*C, SQL*Menu v5, SQL*Net, SQL*Plus, & SQL*Report (RPT). [] Data transfers, Queries, and DB-Links to/from other nodes/SIDs using SQL*Loader, SQL*Net via TCP/IP, Kermit, FTP, and ProComm Plus. [] Supervised three other programmer/analysts who contributed to these same efforts. Show less



Unisys

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sr. Programmer/Analyst

  • Dec 1983 - May 1991

  [] Database Applications support using Oracle Forms and SQL*Plus; some CS/ADS development. [] VAX/VMS installation, upgrades, user provisioning [] Database Applications support using Oracle Forms and SQL*Plus; some CS/ADS development. [] VAX/VMS installation, upgrades, user provisioning