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MSSQL Database Administrator

Location:
Houston, TX
Posted:
September 23, 2013

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Resume:

MUNI MOHAN

281-***-****

*********@*****.***

SKILLS/TOOLS:

Software:

MSSQL Server 2008R2/2008/2005/2000, SSRS, MSSQL Replication, Mirror and

Cluster, Sybase ASE System 15.5/12.5/11/10, Sybase Replication server, Oracle

11g/9i, RAC, ASM, OEM Grid Control, Oracle Application Server, Report Server,

DBArtisan, SQL back track, Patrol SQL (monitor tool), ECS/Control-

M(scheduling tool), Autosys(scheduling tool) and Bradmark(monitoring tool)

Operating Systems:

Cluster/Non-cluster, UNIX, Linux, Windows 2000/XP/7.0

Hardware:

Windows, RS6000/AIX, Sun Spark’s, HP9000’s

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Consolidated Graphics

December 2011 to Dec 2012

Database administrator

Duties include Installing, configuring, mirroring, replication, supporting,

maintaining and migrating MSSQL server instances and SSRS. Configured

SSRS with NLB and Netscaler. Have scripted and provide audit reports. Since I

joined this company I have installed dozen clustered instances and have

migrated databases as many as 1500+ databases/Instance. All of this was

performed using T-SQl scripts from end to end. Maintenance jobs were created

using maintenance plan as well as T-SQL scripts where required. Very proficient

with performance tuning and disaster recovery planning and implementation.

Oracle11g and RAC hands on training completed.

Persistent Technologies

August 2011 to December 2011

Database Administrator

Client: Wells Fargo/Wachio

Administered Sybase database servers in clustered, non-clustered, Replication

and warm standby on SUN Solaris environment. Supporting infrastructure around

the Sybase environment. This includes Autosys, Bradmark tool, DBartisan etc.

Currently involved with coordinating with SA team for by-annual OS patching

which involves in checking compatibility of OS patch with Sybase versions

installed. Have been performing unit testing for Sybase in clustered and non-

clustered environment. Some replication and warm standby servers are also

involved in this testing and then final upgrade. Resolved security and connectivity

issues. Setting up and scheduling jobs for some instance which did not have

transaction log dumps.

IBM Global Services

July 2004 to April 2010

Database Administrator

Client: American Express / Ameriprise

Administered multiple databases and servers in a worldwide Windows and UNIX

environment. Was part of a team for creating and supporting a mix of SQL,

Sybase servers; database sizes varied up to 300GB

Duties included installation, configuration, maintenance, deployment, and

recovery of corrupt instances and databases; also, did troubleshooting of

performance issues and creating and installing various monitoring and

measurement tools

Installed and configured Patrol on Sybase and SQL servers

Unix scripts were created and tested for backup/restore, update stats, and dbcc

and log shipping in HA environment and non HA environment

Installed, managed, configured, troubleshoot replication server for American

Express

Tested failovers twice a year from active to standby and vice versa

Provided support in separation project of Ameriprise Group from American

Express. That included recommendations, project management, and installations

of new Sybase and MSSQL instances in UNIX and Windows 2000 in clustered

and non-clustered environment. Migrated databases. Did configuring and trouble

shooting of connectivity issues of ODBC and Tivoli monitoring

Provided support for Disaster Recovery for Sybase and SQL

Server databases. Assisted with the creation, testing and monitoring of DBMS

Infrastructure at mirror sites

Provided 24/7 support

Home grown tool was used by IBM for problem management and change

management tickets

Set up auditing and provided Sybase and MSSQL instance reports to the

auditors

Instructed SA’s with the raw device availability using SMIT for AIX and VERITAS

for Sun Solaris to make sure logs and data are not placed on same device.

Preferred OS mirroring OR RAID then Sybase Mirroring

Responsible for security and connectivity of the users

Client: Phillip Morris

Supported, installed and managed physical database instances for MSSQL

servers in clustered and non clustered environment

Created end to end solution for the conversion of Sybase to MSSQL

Created and performed Disaster Recovery exercise for MSSQL Instances at

Sterling Forest DR site

Installed, configured and managed Replication for PM account for MSSQL

instances

Provided 24/7 support

Williams Gas Pipeline, Houston, TX

April 1999 to June 2004

Senior Staff DBA

Supported and managed Common Financial System (CFS), Common Gas

Accounting (CGA) and O&E applications beyond the normal Sybase, Oracle and

MSSQL Server database support

Planned, developed and implemented disaster recovery for CFS (Sybase) and

CGA (Oracle) Systems in Denver Colorado IBM DR site

Scripted database downloads to refresh databases for Development, Test and

Training instances as needed using SQLbacktrack. Recovery was also done at

physical or logical level (database or individual table) if needed

Provided SA support for RS6000/AIX 4.3.3/5, SUN Solaris’s until Dec. 2004

Developed, implemented and supported security and critical data downloads to

history, data warehouse and non-production environments to reduce manual

security tasks

Developed and supported UNIX shell scripts for various DBA support functions

Conducted performance tuning - index analysis and implementation - lock

contention resolution - tempdb utilization

Installed, configured Sybase 12.5 on AIX Servers and migrated user databases

to new system

Installed, configured Oracle 9i on AIX and SUN Solaris’s

Supported the CFS Applications on Citrix Terminal Server Farm

Installed and configured Oracle Application Server, Report Server and migrated

web reports to upgraded version of Report Server for Gas Measurement System

Installed, configured, supported, and upgraded Control-M Enterprise and Control

Station.

Installed, configured, supported and upgraded SQL Backtrack for Sybase and

Oracle backups to TSM (Tivoli Storage Manager)

Installed, configured and deployed application tools and database administration

tools.

Installed, supported and managed Concur application (XMS, IIS, SQL Server

database)

Installed, supported and managed Document management application (Quillix

Imaging software, Panagon, IIS, SQL Server Database)

Maintained, enhanced and supported comprehensive migration tool for CFS,

CGA application and database objects

Developed and maintained the data interface from Common Financial system to

other systems, including XMS, Quillix, CGA, 1Line, Commodity Catalogue, Data

warehouse (for General Reporting System)

Developed and maintained the data interface for Common Gas Accounting

system to other systems, including CFS General Ledger, Accounts Receivables,

1Line and Gas Measurement Message Broker

Installed, supported, maintained and trouble-shoot CFS Job servers

Installed, supported and maintained mail Gateway on CFS Job servers

Communicated critical issues to vendors and work with support staff to determine

and implement problem resolutions

Supported and managed GEAC Smart Stream Job Scheduler, UNIX polls, and

ARPC poll on AIX

Remedy tool was used for problem tickets and change management

ENRON Capital and Trading, Houston, TX

March 1998 to Oct. 1998

Senior DBA

Responsible for administering Sybase, Oracle and MS SQL database for Capital

and Trading System

Installed, configured Sybase/Oracle servers, Sybase Replication Server and

replication agents for Oracle

Published and subscribed data from Oracle to Sybase and Sybase to Oracle

Installed and configured SQLbacktrack for backing up instances to Tivoli Storage

Manager

OXY/ MIDCO ENERGY, HOUSTON, TX

November 1996 to March 1998

Senior Database Administrator/ Technical Consultant

Responsible for overall administration of the Sybase Databases, SQL servers

and Replication servers for Midcon / NGPL

Migrated Sybase System 10 to System 11 on HP9000’s and RS6000/AIX 4.x, NT

and Sun Spark servers. Also, did new installation of Sybase System 11 and

Replication servers on HP9000’s, RS6000/AIX 4.x, NT and Sun Spark servers

Responsible for trouble-shooting problems with Sybase Server and Replication

Server. Created databases and logical devices and software mirroring. Also

responsible for backup/recovery of production (OLTP/DSS) servers

Created publication and subscriptions for data replication between Sybase on

UNIX servers and windows servers

Responsible for monitoring performance and tuning of Sybase Servers using

Sybase SQL-Monitor as well as replication servers

Implemented threshold procedures for logs and data to automatically monitor

databases and log space

I-NET / WANG TOOLKIT, HOUSTON, TX

April 1996 to November 1996

Database Administrator, Engineering Department

Responsible for installing/migrating, administering, managing, troubleshooting

Sybase Database servers for I-NET worldwide. Implemented thresholds

procedures and performed performance monitoring and tuning of Sybase

Servers using SQL-Monitor

Backup UNIX Administrator for the Sun Solaris System

CITY OF HOUSTON, HOUSTON, TX

September 1990 to March 1996

System Consultant, Controller Department

Responsible for Sybase Database Administration, Sun Solaris and Novell

Administration. Responsible for trouble shooting hardware/software problems

with servers and workstations. Also responsible for developing and maintaining

the overall Sybase Database including interface requirements to the mainframe

using SNA gateway to download the data. Developed and implemented data

backup strategies

Prior experience to 1990 available upon request

EDUCATION / CERTIFICATION:

M.S. Mathematics, University of Jammu, Jammu, India

B.S. Basic Sciences, Government College of Women, Kashmir, India

Certified Novell Administrator



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