In 2013, As a family we decided to relocate to Seattle. The experience so far has been very positive, while my wife had a job transfer to Seattle within the company it gave me a chance to help settle our young family in new country. At this point I have learned a lot about the culture and all the routines of life and I feel I am now ready to enter the working world again.

Led DBA Operations support lead for EMEA region, successfully implemented SQL server 2000, 2005 implementation initiatives on 2000+ systems for worldwide IT applications. Responsible for all aspects of database support conducting security audits, disaster recovery tests, upgrades, data migrations, health check remediation, database synchronization.Managed recruitment, selection and training of competent vendor team in new geo-regional operations group; developed curriculum and training for support teams and management. Collaborated with global support and engineering teams regarding prioritizing code fixes to meet designated timelines for managed quarterly releases.• Supported application teams by building and maintaining robust database infrastructure, utilizing logical and physical data models.• Provided production support for backup and recovery and participated and supported initiatives for disaster recovery planning, and problem resolution utilizing root cause analysis.• Identified and administered security requirements in support of applications through test and production environments.• Managed projects across multiple server/client configurations.• Liaison with product software support, as well as premier technical support on product upgrades and resolution of problems• Designed, developed, and deployed the Disaster Recovery (DR) strategy for all business core-critical databases consistent with customer SLA's.