Roger J. Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Vic, Au

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, In

Currently leading the strategic expansion of 4i Apps Solutions in the ANZ region, driving growth and market penetration to strengthen brand presence.

Sydney, Nsw, Au

Head of the AP&T team within the DXC Practice for Oracle, I led a team of ~60 FTE professionals across APAC, overseeing the delivery of consulting, advisory, and managed services to a diverse clientele across various industries. My core focus was on driving innovation and optimizing costs, which involved shaping the Practice Strategy and guiding the team towards the continuous improvement and integration of industry best practices and operational excellence into our clients' solutions and service delivery.

- Established a Technology and Infrastructure Practice aimed at delivering Oracle-related technology solutions to customers in Victoria, South Australia, and Tasmania.- Led a team of consultants skilled in technology and infrastructure consulting, project leadership, and IT transformation support.

- Served as Technical Project Manager for various Red Rock Consulting customers across public and private sectors.- Performed these responsibilities alongside a contract role at Coles Group.

Melbourne, Vic, Au

- Re-architected and implemented a new backup and recovery approach for all Oracle databases across the business, enhancing data security, and backup and recovery efficiency across the organisation. - Undertook this initiative in conjunction with my responsibilities at Red Rock Consulting.

Melbourne, Vic, Au

- Reporting to the Technical Architecture Lead for the Supermarkets Transformation Project.- Responsible for delivering database and application server environments to support Oracle Retail products such as RMS, RPM, SIM, and AIP.- Collaborated closely with internal teams, Oracle/Oracle Retail vendors, and system integrator Accenture to ensure key milestones and deliverables were achieved.- Managed a $2M budget for the Execution Architecture Team.- Led a team of 30 professionals, including Oracle DBAs and experts in Oracle and IBM Middleware Technology.- Established and maintained standards for Oracle databases and Application Servers, ensuring project delivery within agreed service levels and timeframes.- Provided technical leadership and guidance to Oracle database administrators.- Oversaw the implementation of ITIL v3 practices and conducted code reviews.- Designed database solutions for integration with the Oracle Retail application suite.- Implemented application and database security, and deployed software and reports to head office and store team members.- Engaged in hands-on DBA activities across multiple development, test, training, and production OLTP environments.- Handled installation, configuration, and upgrading of Oracle software and database environments, including High Availability setups using HP Service Guard.- Performed Backup and Recovery, Performance Tuning, and Capacity Planning tasks.

Sydney, Nsw, Au

- Assisted the Oracle DBA team on a short-term basis for the Customer Ring Fencing Project.- Applied experience from previous transformation projects to support preparation and go-live database activities.- Contributed to successful database setup and implementation, ensuring timely project completion.

- Reported to the Database Support Manager, focusing on developing, implementing, and supporting database components for in-house and third-party software solutions within agreed service levels.- Led a medium-sized team of Oracle DBAs and Oracle Application Server specialists.- Maintained up-to-date industry-level database technical knowledge and established standards for database vendor products.- Provided guidance to technical teams on application and integration design from a database perspective.- Aligned production databases with strategic objectives and monitored their performance to drive improvements.- Ensured compliance with data backup and recovery protocols.- Installed and tested database and application upgrades.- Fostered continuous improvement within the team, enhancing specified application technology.

Performed various Oracle database administration activities in both a project and support capacity across different CML business groups.

Melbourne, Vic, Au

Performed various Oracle database administration activities for CPT Global clients after hours under the direction of the Managing Director, while undertaking my full-time role at Coles Myer.

Melbourne, Victoria, Au

Performed various Oracle database administration activities for both the waging and gaming businesses.

Melbourne, Victoria, Au

Performed various development activities using a range of technologies for the gaming business.