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Austin, Tx, Us

Austin, Tx, Us

Charleston, South Carolina, Us

- Lead database engineering and operations teams supporting Blackbaud products and services in Azure, AWS and geographically dispersed co-located data centers

Costa Mesa, Ca, Us

· Managed the global delivery and support of SQL Server, DB2, Oracle, MongoDB, Hadoop and other emerging big data solutions utilizing both on premise servers, Amazon(AWS) cloud servers and hybrid cloud infrastructure solutions consisting of both on-premise and off premise servers· Saved Experian substantial money while decreasing incident response times by creating 3 new support teams in the APAC and EMEA regions to support Experian’s global credit bureau’s· Oversaw and enhanced the load performance of several multi-terabyte mission-critical data warehouses delivering credit research services and generating strong company revenue· Developed strong relationships with leaders of multiple business units within Experian to better understand each group’s unique needs to better support them· Analyzed and enhanced overall database security standing and created Experian’s new technical security baselines, governance policies and compliance requirements staying ahead of latest exploits· Tested, purchased and implemented IBM Guardium on key database systems to provide breach detection and dynamic blocking in addition to existing security enhancements

Dallas, Tx, Us

· Managed the global teams supporting all SQL Server, Oracle and MySQL database systems· Developed a hybrid database support team by approving 5 new offshore headcount and transitioning level I and II support offshore, which reduced budget requirements while increasing support capability· Managed multiple third-party vendor and service provider relationships while negotiating contracts and evaluating new technologies· Championed and drove effort to encrypt Oracle Peoplesoft database systems protecting personally identifiable information and passing audit 100%· Developed and strengthened internal relationships with other business teams to ensure service level agreements are met and database teams are providing exceptional value· Migrated hundreds of SQL Server environments to a converged infrastructure Vblock farm in an effort I spearheaded, saving the company millions and streamlining operations· Led the transition of global PeopleSoft systems to the Oracle Exadata platform

Dallas, Us

· Rebuilt the database team from the ground up including new processes, procedures, monitoring, alerting, audit compliance and supporting documentation· Interviewed, developed and managed database teams supporting SQL Server and Oracle· Managed relationships with multiple third-party vendors collaborating on architecture, support and negotiation of contracts· Collaborated with COTS application vendors on issues, upgrades and enhancements· Initiated a full Baylor database license audit and consolidated infrastructure based on the results to save the company 2 million dollars in licensing fees while avoiding penalties· Managed all capital and operational budgets for the database teams· Defined and maintained all SLA’s on a monthly basis while creating and providing backing metrics· Oversaw, assigned tasks and tracked the progress on all projects involving database work

· Led a multi-million dollar project to upgrade existing large Oracle database to the Oracle Exadata platform and was responsible for the service delivery management of external IT consultants· Managed Informatica ETL environments and Goldengate replication systems for ETL, high availability and disaster recovery· Directed the daily performance of team, assigned projects, tracked projects, maintained milestones and deadlines in order to meet or exceed all defined SLA’s· Prepared and facilitated 24/7 support and on call schedules for both employees and consultants· Created technology roadmaps and ensured they were communicated organization wide· Managed all vendor relationships and licensing negotiations related to database systems· Monitored the environment for improvement through technical direction, operational execution, and process management

Mclean, Va, Us

· Managed, mentored and provided technical leadership to a team of 35 DBA’s consisting of locally based employees and consultants in India· Accountable for all production SQL Server and Oracle instances including maintenance, security, performance tuning, capacity planning and monitoring of the environment· Developed and enforced database policies, procedures and operational guidelines around all aspects of enterprise database management· Provided technical design and architecture oversight for all production databases· Key member of Change Approval Board responsible for the approval or rejection of all proposed changes to the production environment· Designed and enforced database security controls and auditing processes to maintain compliance· Evaluated and identified database software needs, worked with vendors, managed licenses and created capital and operational budgets· Strategically planned and implemented high availability and disaster recovery solutions to ensure 24X7 uptime· Aligned departmental strategies in database administration with business strategies and corporate mission