Nik Player
Senior Technical Consultant at DXC Red Rock- Claim this Profile
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Paul Kang
I've worked with Nik for only a short time but in those few months Nik has impressed with his technical expertise as an Oracle DBA. His confidence and knowledge was clear where we worked together at a customer site, IRD, where he was able to confidently and competently provide the information and skills/experience required on a complex replatforming project. Having him as my technical sidekick when working with the customer as well as with other vendors, was most reassuring and Nik created a very good impression with the customer. He is a valuable asset in a technical role and also where leadership and initiative is required.
LinkedIn User
Nik Player is on of the top Oracle Professionals I have worked with. I always trusted Nik to get on with his job and go the extra mile to sort an issue out. He is a true professional at work, who is always looking at improving himself and concentrates on challenging himself within his roles. His drive to grow and critically review all of his actions is a true blessing in our industry. He is a true perfectionist at work and very detail oriented and provided a perfect counter balance to my own character. From a personal level I thoroughly enjoyed working with him and will miss his personable and thorough ways.
Paul Kang
I've worked with Nik for only a short time but in those few months Nik has impressed with his technical expertise as an Oracle DBA. His confidence and knowledge was clear where we worked together at a customer site, IRD, where he was able to confidently and competently provide the information and skills/experience required on a complex replatforming project. Having him as my technical sidekick when working with the customer as well as with other vendors, was most reassuring and Nik created a very good impression with the customer. He is a valuable asset in a technical role and also where leadership and initiative is required.
LinkedIn User
Nik Player is on of the top Oracle Professionals I have worked with. I always trusted Nik to get on with his job and go the extra mile to sort an issue out. He is a true professional at work, who is always looking at improving himself and concentrates on challenging himself within his roles. His drive to grow and critically review all of his actions is a true blessing in our industry. He is a true perfectionist at work and very detail oriented and provided a perfect counter balance to my own character. From a personal level I thoroughly enjoyed working with him and will miss his personable and thorough ways.
Paul Kang
I've worked with Nik for only a short time but in those few months Nik has impressed with his technical expertise as an Oracle DBA. His confidence and knowledge was clear where we worked together at a customer site, IRD, where he was able to confidently and competently provide the information and skills/experience required on a complex replatforming project. Having him as my technical sidekick when working with the customer as well as with other vendors, was most reassuring and Nik created a very good impression with the customer. He is a valuable asset in a technical role and also where leadership and initiative is required.
LinkedIn User
Nik Player is on of the top Oracle Professionals I have worked with. I always trusted Nik to get on with his job and go the extra mile to sort an issue out. He is a true professional at work, who is always looking at improving himself and concentrates on challenging himself within his roles. His drive to grow and critically review all of his actions is a true blessing in our industry. He is a true perfectionist at work and very detail oriented and provided a perfect counter balance to my own character. From a personal level I thoroughly enjoyed working with him and will miss his personable and thorough ways.
Paul Kang
I've worked with Nik for only a short time but in those few months Nik has impressed with his technical expertise as an Oracle DBA. His confidence and knowledge was clear where we worked together at a customer site, IRD, where he was able to confidently and competently provide the information and skills/experience required on a complex replatforming project. Having him as my technical sidekick when working with the customer as well as with other vendors, was most reassuring and Nik created a very good impression with the customer. He is a valuable asset in a technical role and also where leadership and initiative is required.
LinkedIn User
Nik Player is on of the top Oracle Professionals I have worked with. I always trusted Nik to get on with his job and go the extra mile to sort an issue out. He is a true professional at work, who is always looking at improving himself and concentrates on challenging himself within his roles. His drive to grow and critically review all of his actions is a true blessing in our industry. He is a true perfectionist at work and very detail oriented and provided a perfect counter balance to my own character. From a personal level I thoroughly enjoyed working with him and will miss his personable and thorough ways.
Credentials
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AWS Academy Graduate - AWS Academy Cloud Architecting
Amazon Web Services (AWS)Jul, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Oracle Security Cloud Platform Solution Engineer Specialist
OracleJun, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Oracle Database 11g Administrator Certified Associate
OracleMar, 2013- Nov, 2024 -
Oracle 7.3 Database Administrator Certified Professional
Oracle CorporationFeb, 2000- Nov, 2024 -
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
Amazon Web Services (AWS)Aug, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Oracle Autonomous Database Cloud 2019 Certified Specialist
OracleAug, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2018 Certified Architect Associate
OracleAug, 2019- Nov, 2024
Experience
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DXC Practice for Oracle
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Australia
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Information Technology & Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Senior Technical Consultant
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May 2019 - Present
Oracle Technologies, Cloud Infrastructure, Architecture & Lead Engineer.
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Practice Lead, Digital Platforms
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Dec 2017 - May 2019
Digital Platforms Practice Lead at DXC Red Rock New Zealand. Leading and building a team to provide Oracle PaaS, Integration & Bespoke Development services throughout NZ.
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Senior Oracle DBA
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Aug 2015 - Dec 2017
Technical consultancy for Oracle Database, EBS, Hyperion, Essbase, Fusion Middleware, Linux, OVM.
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Bank of New Zealand
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New Zealand
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Banking
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Oracle Database Administrator
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Sep 2008 - Aug 2015
Senior Technical Specialist providing design, development and production support for all BNZ Oracle and PostgreSQL database systems.
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Team Leader
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Dec 2006 - Sep 2008
Team Leader for the Data Management Team - 8 Staff
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Oracle
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Technical Specialist
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2005 - 2006
Provided onsite customer technical support. Specialised in HA & RAC.
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Senior Database Consultant
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May 1998 - Mar 2005
Oracle world wide support centre UK. Provided customer technical support for Oracle Enterprise Edition RDBMS. Specialised in HA & RAC.
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AWE
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United Kingdom
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Defense and Space Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Oracle DBA
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May 1997 - May 1998
Oracle database administration for the nuclear weapons industry.
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Electronic Design Engineer
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Sep 1986 - May 1997
Electronic instrumentation design and servicing for the nuclear weapons industry.
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Education
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Basingstoke College of Technology
HNC, Electronic Engineering -
Photography Institute New Zealand
Photography, Diploma -
Reading College
City & Guilds, Electrical Safety Regulations & Procedures -
Basingstoke College of Technology
ONC, Electronic Engineering -
Basingstoke College of Technology
City & Guilds Level II, Electronic Engineering