I am a competent Oracle DBA, with 20 years of proven experience with installation, configuration, upgrade & administration of development and production databases, utilising Oracle Database solutions in Linux and Windows environments on physical and virtual servers. I confidently engaging with offshore teams and project vendors to configure hardware, storage, server and networks to ensure maximum performance. I participate in project meetings to provide regular reports to project management, and I am competent acting as single point of contact for all database matters during on-boarding projects to provide continuity of service. Furthermore, I implement and maintain database backup and recovery solutions to support business requirements. I am highly experienced at producing Oracle documentation and procedures to assist database management teams; I also provide problem-solving and root cause analysis to prevent re-occurrence and maintain application performance. During my career, I have worked closely with many top-tier organisations such as Capgemini, Ikano Bank and Bechtel. My achievements to date include:👉 Capgemini: Successfully de-commissioned old database hosts in Danish and German data centres, migrated 300+ Oracle databases (on physical & virtual hosts) resulting in savings of €4.2m.👉 Ikano Bank: Repaired query problem, reducing query time from ~6 hours to 90 seconds, & delivered the ability to produce timely reports, both internally to business & clients.👉 Bechtel: Implemented Quest’s SharePlex & realised concurrent engineering in Australian & Indian offices, resulting in saving of ~AU$4m. My Specialities:• Oracle Database Administration• Oracle on Linux x86_64 Platform• Data Guard• Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid & Cloud Control• WebLogic• SQL & PL/SQL• Backup & Recovery (RMAN)• Red Hat Linux• Bash Scripting• Solutions Architecture• DB Cloning• Financial / Banking Sector• NetApp Filer & Hitachi Data Storage• Patching & Upgrades