Florian Popescu
***** ** ***** *** ****** Ground, WA 98604
*************@*******.***
Oracle 11g C ERTIFIED P rofessional/RAC certified expert
Professional Profile
Detail-focused database administrator with 20 years of experience. Oracle Certified Professional in
11g/10g/9i/8i/8/7, Oracle 10G RAC Certified Expert
Lead DBA on project development teams. Depth of experience in database design and management.
Excellent support skills, adept at pinpointing problems in early stages and recommending best options for
resolution.
Serve as Subject Matter Expert sharing knowledge; provide guidance and trends to other IT departments and
development teams. Mentor developers and other DBA’s concerning database issues.
Provides complete project and support documentation including design, conversion and maintenance plan.
Core Skills/Areas of Knowledge:
Database Administration Real Application Cluster Heterogeneous Services
Database Maintenance Testing & Troubleshooting NETEZZA Business Intelligence
Informatica User Training & Support
Disaster Recovery
Data Guard UNIX Administration
Streams and Advanced
replication AMAT
Technical Skills:
Software: Oracle Enterprise RDBMS versions 6.x, 7.x and 8.x, 9.2.0.7, 10.2.01,11g
Oracle WebServer, Oracle Application Release 11.0.3 & 11.5.x, VANTIVE
8.0, ERwin/ERX, Rational Rose, Veritas Volume Manger, IBM, Veritas
RAC, Veritas NetBackup, AMAT factory automation, Dec Message Queue
Languages: SQL*Plus, PL/SQL, SQL*Loader, DataPump, HTML, Java, Perl, CGI, UNIX Shell Scripts,
awk/grep/sed, C, ASSEMBLER, FORTRAN, BASIC, COBOL, FORTH
Platforms: SunOS, HPUX, United Linux 1.0, RedHat Linux 3.0, AIX3.5, Windows NT/2000/XP
Hardware: Sun Solaris 5.8, IBM Aix, NETEZZA Performance Server, HP 9000, RS6000, DG-AVIION,
mainframe
ORACLE DBA CONSULTANT
TEKsystems at Micron, Boise Sept 20, 2010 -present
Designed and implemented Maximum Availability Data Guard for factory automation databases
Developed processes to migrate Non-ASM 10 TB databases to ASM file system with less than 15 minutes down
time and with 0 data loss..Performance trouble shooting, tune, manage, and monitor multinational sites
databases using EM10G, ADDM, AWR, tuning advisor, execution plans, etc. Develop Data Compression
processes for side Data Warehouse and Central Data Warehouse.
Developed rman scripts for data guard standby and integrated backups with IBM Tivioli Backup Manager
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SR. Database Administrator
Con-way System Services, Portland, OR (Aug 2004– Sept 2010)
Follow established ITIL standard processes and procedure to provide day-to-day support of assigned
database environments. Help to improve standards, processes and procedures. Designed and
implemented following projects:
Real Application Cluster – installed cluster ready services (CRS), created, configured, and
managed ASM shared disk groups, and created a clustered database on AIX 3.5 IBM, Sun
Solaris. Support 4 TB 9i-11g four node RAC databases.
Enterprise Manager Grid Control – installed, configured, implemented Enterprise Manager
10.2.0.4 Grid Control Infrastructure and set up metrics to meet business requirements.
Performance Management - Use ADDM to analyze statistics and to identify performance
bottlenecks and fix them. Use the SQL Tuning Advisor, SQL Access Advisor, and interpret
execution plan
Collocation Project – Successfully implemented a high profile, cut cost project that
consolidated several database to one server.
Oracle Streams – Design data replication for data warehouse and web server services.
Data Warehouse – Data Warehouse space de-fragmentation and partitioning of tables and
indexes. Used custom scripts and Quest Space Manager Tool to accomplish these tasks in multi-
terabyte database environment. Implement Data Pump export and import jobs for data transfer
Oracle Financials 11.5.9 – Support 11i applications; perform database and middle tiers cloning
from production environment.
Disaster Recovery – Participate in planning, designing, and testing of Disaster Recovery
process that includes data guard.
NETEZZA BI – Netezza BI implementation, implement ORACLE HS that connect oracle with
NZ system, use NZLOAD, NZSQL to transfer data from ORACLE to NETEZZA
SR. Database Administrator
NEW EDGE NETWORKS, Vancouver, WA (2000 – 2004)
Plan, design, and set up all Oracle databases in telecommunications start-up environment. Create back-
up/recovery procedures and migration processes, design and code schema objects, and implemented CRM, Oracle
Financial, Billing, EDI, and web-enabled applications.
Database Maintenance – Maintained 99.999% database availability and preserved integrity of production
data for Oracle’s interaction with web, Portal billing, CRM, EBI, and API applications.
Back-Up/OEM/Shell scripts – Developed and tested new rman procedures, shell scripts for monitoring
Start-Up Development – Functioned as key member of IT team that built infrastructure, development
standards, and 24x7 support backbones to ensure successful beginning for start-up operations.
Oracle Database/UNIX Administrator
PACCESS, Portland, OR (1999 – 2000)
Installed, configured, and maintained Oracle eBusiness suite 1103 ERP, UNIX system for all Sun Solaris
and IBM AIX computers, and Veritas software. Maintained Oracle and UNIX security and user
administration, performed testing and tuning for Oracle DBs, and created/implemented disaster recovery
procedures.
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Systems Performance – Sustained excellent uptimes and fixed problems quickly for systems used by
employees on 3 continents. Pinpointed system problems in early stages of development to avoid time/cost
expenditures.
Teamwork & Support – Worked jointly with consultants to facilitate ERP implementation and maintained
RBDMS and UNIX systems post-integration. Provided global technical support.
Strategic Planning – Teamed with Director of IT to develop and implement business plan and strategic
initiatives.
Consultant
UDP, Portland, OR (1997 – 1999)
COMPUTER TASK GROUP, Salem, OR (1995 – 1997)
Performed a broad range of design, management, implementation, and support tasks for Oracle databases within
projects for industry-leading client companies. Specific projects and achievements included:
HP – Used modeling tools and manual processes to produce and implement data definition language on
development and production machines. Installed and maintained RDBMS, supported 3 rd party software, and
performed data warehouse extraction, transformation, and transportation functions.
Electric Lightwave – Introduced new gateway strategy in Sybase/Image gateway distributed environment.
Improved database performance through monitoring and tuning, developing cloning procedure, and
implementing Oracle Parallel Server. Consulted with client company to provide recommendations on
specific DB capabilities.
Mitsubishi – Designed, tuned, managed, and monitored Oracle database, administered HP-UX, and set up
OMNIBACKUP and Oracle Enterprise Backup Utility integration. Provided 24x7 support and performed data
extraction, transport, and transformation for manufacturing specifications using POSIX shell script and SQL
tools.
Oracle Database Manager / UNIX Administrator / System Programmer
LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY, Loma Linda, CA (1984 – 1995)
Built consistent 11-year record of achievement within higher education environment requiring comprehensive
support. Administered Oracle DB and UNIX on Data General AVIION servers, installed and troubleshot SCT-
BANNER, and designed/implemented Oracle/UNIX backup and recovery procedures.
Time Management & Attendance System – Oversaw all aspects of system development, from initial
concept to customer delivery. Programmed various system components, set up communication parameters,
and updated TMT configuration, time, and Attendance System and Payroll, Accounting, and Personal
Systems online.
SPSS Converter – Held full accountability for planning and executing conversion for all statistical software
packages. Designed and coded series of programs that extended user capabilities with SPSS. Provided in-
depth consulting and support for SPSS users.
Education & certifications
UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST, Bucharest, Romania
Master of Science (MS) in Computer Science
ORACLE UNIVERSITY, Portland, OR
Oracle Performance Tuning Oracle Real Application Cluster Oracle 10g New Feature Oracle 9i New
Features/OLN – 11i: Concurrent Processing, Custom Library, Flex fields, Oracle Application
Architecture, System Administration
Oracle Certified Professional DBA 11g, 10g, 9i, 8i, 8, 7 ; Oracle RAC 10g Certified Expert