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Collaborate with management and application teams to develop database strategies to support organizational initiatives. Ensure high levels of data availability, allowing accurate monitoring and reporting of company resources through good administration practices for all SQL Server and Oracle databases across Production, Test, and Development regions. Ensure the security, integrity and availability of databases and their accompanying software by developing, implementing and overseeing database policies and procedures. Improve timely information delivery by directly assisting line of business users in the resolution of data conflicts, performance tuning, and troubleshooting database related events. Plan and implement database software upgrades and decommissions to prevent support and security vulnerabilities, Manage business continuity through disaster recovery planning and implementation of best practice backup strategies.

Senior Database Administrator with IDR on contract at Ingram Barge. Collaborate with business units and applications developers to design new and upgraded database systems that meet company initiatives. Ensure high levels of data availability through good administration practices for all SQL Server and Oracle database environments across Production, Development, and Test regions. Deliver support, backup, and disaster recovery planning for SQL Server and Oracle database environments. Provide performance tuning assistance and troubleshooting on database related events. Plan and implement database software upgrades and decommissioning.

Act as a technical consultants to clients, IBM sales teams and/or IBM Business Partners. Provide technical support and collaboration to sales teams to define, design, and detail the technical aspects and feasibility of proposed solutions; delivering Proof of Technology/Proof of Concept; develop and deliver technical education; support critical situations; design solutions; and answer technical questions. Help drive revenue by understanding the client's business requirements, technical requirements and/or competitive landscape insuring the technical accuracy of the proposed solution.

Supervised team with responsibility for infrastructure security requirements. Oversaw business continuity and security programs for all company locations.

Supervised team with responsibility over all enterprise database systems. Recruited employees, interviewed, and evaluated qualified applicants. Coached and motivated team members. Oversight and administration for all relational database management systems including DB2 on z/OS, DB2 for iSeries, DB2 LUW, SQL Server, and Oracle. Administered and maintained database replication between production sources and data warehouse targets. Served as project manager for RDBMS and replication software upgrades.