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Urecht

24 by 7 support MSSQL and related services such as SSRS, SSAS, SSIS, Logshipping, Mirroring, Always on, Azure. Some running on Windows core 2016. Part of two man team who support Sybase systems on Solaris and Linux.Over of MSSQL commissioning process. Revision of Greenbook standards on Sybase used internationally throughout the BANK.Management and execution of migrating Sybase to new hosts; including Solaris to Linux conversion and Sybase 15.7 to 16.Development of PostgreSQL as a Database Service.

After extensively being on-call, on shifts and overtime. I took an opportunity to pursue personal interests. Amongst these were renovating a property for rental purpose, travelling through Vietnam/Cambodia/Laos, exploring the Netherlands.

Brussels Area, Belgium

Migration of several Sybase environments from Belgium to USA. Upgrading of Adaptive, IQ and Replication to latest versions was carried out as part of the migration project.24 by 7 support of Sybase, Sybase IQ, Sybase Replication, MS-SQL, Weblogic and Business Objects. Assisting support of UNIX virtual machine environment and other aspects of the infrastructure.Assisting development team with identifying performance issues and making minor modifications to application code where required.

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Responsibilities include technical project management, performance monitoring, quality assurance and application release. First point of contact for the business regarding any Risk system issues and projects.24 by 7 support of large infrastructure of Sybase, Sybase IQ and MS SQL systems, part of a four-member DBA team. Environments include large 300+ GB systems, hot standby, virtual machines and server farms. Rewrote UNIX shell scripted maintenance processing to improve system performance. Performance tuning of tables, views and stored procedures.Migrated and upgraded a number of Risk systems due to splitting of bank, oversaw the migration from single support to dual support.Performed regular patch release and upgrades of Sybase, Sybase IQ, MS SQL and application across multiple systems.Maintained standards and procedures documentation for DBA team.

Utrecht Area, Netherlands

Responsibilities included MS-SQL log shipping, Sybase replication, applying patches, modifying systems to comply with London security standards.24 by 7 production and development support on systems, four-member DBA team split between Utrecht and London. Worked as sole Sybase/SQL DBA in the Netherlands, was managed remotely by UK manager and formed part of the UK team.Developed new build standards for Sybase to be implemented globally.

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

24 by 7 production and development sole support, recruited to troubleshoot extensive failures across multiple systems.Operated as sole DBA/UNIX admin, then recruited and trained replacement DBA support team which was based in UK and India.Project managed UNIX/Sybase aspects of implementing the Euro across all business systems and outsourcing of production systems to a hosting company.Designed and developed an automatic performance tuning and de-fragmenting software for Sybase servers.

London, United Kingdom

Provided Sybase DBA development support for a project developing extensions and interfaces for the London implementation of a global Summit project.SUN Unix and NT 4 administration was performed for the development team, Summit testers and Traders.Provided support for development of in house MS SQL systems.

Leicester, United Kingdom

Developed and documented standards for all areas of DBA work; Sybase was a new product for the organization.Trained staff in basic Sybase administration, and detailed training of replacement DBA.Provided technical assistance through all stages of project development including live implementation.Project manager for testing and performance aspects of new system.

London, United Kingdom

24 by 7 production and development support for Sybase and MS SQL system, part of a large team.Developed UNIX scripts capable of running against various server versions on multiple platforms covering all routine database support and monitoring.

Position: Permanent; Sybase and MS-SQL Production DBADates: Jan 1993 - Dec 1997Position: Permanent; SQL, APT, SQR, C DeveloperDates: Apr 1992 - Dec 1993Position: Permanent; Project ManagerDates: Sep 1990 - Apr 1992Position: Permanent; Computer Helpdesk, TesterDates: May 1989 - Sep 1990Position: Permanent; SSADM System AnalystDates: Sep 1987 - May 1989

Hnd, Computer Science

Ond, Computer Science

Gd, Business Studies

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