Kevin E. Arden
PO Box **** . White Marsh, Virginia 23183
********@*****.*** . 804-***-****
Qualifications Profile
Diligent and focused professional with a commitment to making an impact as
an Oracle Database Administrator.
Proficient in Oracle Database 10g and 11g, Oracle Enterprise Manager,
Oracle Grid Control, Oracle Application Express, Oracle Weblogic Server
administration, and Oracle Application Express administration. Microsoft
Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).
Strategic thinker and analyst with a talent for compiling, interpreting and
summarizing complex information systems problems into real time operational
solutions.
Self-motivated, responsible and reliable team player with excellent written
and interpersonal communication skills.
Education
Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Government and International Politics, 2010
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY - Fairfax, Virginia
Member of the George Mason Rugby Team ~ Dean's List
Additional Training
Oracle Database 11g: Administration Workshop II, 2/14/2011 - 2/18/2011
Certifications
Oracle Database 11g Administrator Certified Professional
Software
Oracle RDMS 10g and 11g, Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control, Oracle
Application Express, Oracle JDeveloper, Oracle WebLogic Server, Oracle
Sqlplus, Quest Toad.
Experience Highlights
Automation Engineering Services - Gloucester, Virginia
05/2010 - 03/2011
Oracle Database Administrator
Installed, configured, and Administered Red Hat Linux 5, Windows 2003 and
Windows 2008
Installed, configured, and Administered Oracle 10g and Oracle 11g
Installed, configured, and Administered Enterprise Manger Grid Control
Installed, configured, and Administered Oracle Application Express
Installed, configured, and Administered Oracle JDeveloper 11g
Installed, configured, and Administered Oracle WebLogic Server 11g
Upgraded Oracle database 10.2 to 11.1.0.7
Kevin E. Arden
Performed maintenance activities such as patching, quarterly patch updates,
backup and recovery, monitoring disk usage and performance.
Performed trouble shooting and problem resolutions working with Oracle
support and Oracle Metalink.
Performed Database tuning using Automatic Workload Repository (AWR),
Automatic Database Diagnostic Monitor (ADDM), SQL Tuning Advisor (STA),
Automatic Tuning Optimizer (ATO).
Monitored system storage and planned future storage requirements for the
database system.
Used RMAN to perform database backups and recovery.
Created and reorganized application data, indexes and tablespaces.
Set up and monitored Grid Control Alerts.
Commonwealth H20 Services, Inc. - Gloucester, Virginia 05/2006 - 06/2010
System Administrator / Database Administrator Intern
Networked and configured office computers to business server
Configured and maintained virtual private network between Ashland VA office
and Gloucester County VA Office
Configured and patched Windows Server 2003
Installed, configured, and administered Windows XP
Installed, configured, and administered QuickBooks financial software
Replaced defective hard drives, routers and other hardware as needed
Performed backups of company information to separate disks
Maintained Microsoft SqlServer.
Professional references will be provided on request.