Management Engineer
Resume:
ALEXANDER SHAINSKY
Glen Rock, NJ 07452
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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Accomplished IT professional with over 15 years experience in distributed
databases environment. Experience includes database administration, cross-
platform migration (e.g. Solaris to AIX), server virtualization and
consolidation in Solaris zone environment, ASE/Oracle/MSSQL database
integration, storage usage optimization, dataserver high
availability/disaster recovery, dataserver capacity planning, best
practices and standards development. Proven history of success in enabling
technical solutions that solve business problems, reduce costs and boost
productivity. Demonstrated exceptional analytical and presentation
abilities, effective communication skills, talent for clear and concise
formulation of IT-related strategies. Flexible and cooperative professional
who performs well in fast-paced environment.
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
PLATFORMS SUN Enterprise Server Architecture, SUN Zones, IBM eServer
Architecture, x86
SOFTWARE Operating Systems: Solaris 8 - 10, AIX, Linux RHEL 5.3, MS
Windows NT
DBMS: SYBASE ASE (12.5.x, 15.x), ASE Cluster Edition,
Replication Server 15.x, Mirror Activator, Sybase IQ, Enterprise
Connect Direct Access (ECDA) 15.x, ORACLE 9i-10g, MS SQL
Infrastructure/Tools: EMC DataDomain, EMC SRDF, BMC PATROL,
BMC SQLBackTrack, Bradmark Surveillance, Quest Foglight /
Benchmark Factory, Autosys
Programming: Shell, PERL, Transact-SQL
WORK EXPERIENCE
HAMILTON CAPITAL, Hackensack, NJ 2010 -
curr.
System Engineering Consultant
. Comprehensive database management
. Advising on company datacenter infrastructure enhancements
UBS WEALTH MANAGEMENT, Weehawken, NJ
1997 - 2009
IT Infrastructure / Distributed System Services Engineering
Database Engineer (2005 - 2009)
Recent major projects / accomplishments:
. Engineered and managed dataserver migration process for new datacenter.
This included cross-platform migration (AIX-to-Solaris, Solaris-to-
Linux), Sybase 12.5.x to 15.x upgrade, Sybase/Oracle dataserver
virtualization/placement/capacity planning in zone environment, high
availability/ disaster recovery utilizing VMC clustering and Replication
Server. Dataserver virtualization produced cost savings by significantly
decreasing a number of host machines
. Performed certification and user acceptance for Sybase ASE15.0.2,
Replication Server 15.1 and ECDA 15.0 on various platforms and OS.
Provided training for Service Delivery organizations and developed best
practices on upgrade processes and infrastructure unification
. Developed high availability replication solution with Sybase Replication
Server for Tier 1 applications in new data center
. Developed best practices for reclaiming space in Sybase storage domain
. Managed DataDomain data de-duplication technology early adoption project.
Full implementation is expected to result in cost savings by eliminating
Sybase backup storage capacity by over 25%
Enterprise Architecture
Database Architect (2000 - 2004)
. Researched Sybase-to-Oracle migration methodology and processes
. Managed RFP process for leading relational database management systems
(Oracle vs. Sybase ASE vs. IBM/UDB). Provided comparative analysis report
. Evaluated Sybase IQ 12.x product and managed product pilot emplementation
. Conducted Enterprise Database High Availability review (Sybase HA, Oracle
RAC)
. Developed Sybase 11.9.2-to-12.5 migration process with use of Replication
Server to provide for parallel failback environment
Capital Market Systems
Senior DBA, Team Lead (1997 - 1999)
Supervised Capital Market System DBA team. Maintained 100+ dataservers
(Sybase, Oracle) used in mission critical OLTP and DSS trading systems.
Provided 24/7 technical support to Fixed Income, Equities, Municipals and
PrimeBroker business areas.
Major projects / accomplishments:
. Conducted engineering, building and roll-out of the database aspect
infrastructure for two new trading floors (Fixed Income, Equities)
. Upgraded all dataservers to most recent release, optimized storage
utilization
. Introduced Autosys product to automate application and DBA maintenance
batch cycles
. Designed and implemented the DBA system management and monitoring
infrastructure
SMITH BARNEY, New York, NY 1994 -
1997
DBA/Unix SA
Provided 24/7 DBA and Unix support for 100+ developers and 600+ end-users
in Investment Banking, Research and Equities areas of the Capital Markets
organization:
Major accomplishments:
. As a principal technical specialist participated in building of new
infrastructure and rollout of five trading floors (200+ dataserver and
OpenServer nodes)
. As Unix SA installed and configured Sun SPARC Enterprise Server
dataserver host machines
. Implemented Capital Markets system management and monitoring
infrastructure
SALOMON BROTHERS, Rutherford, NJ 1989 -
1994
DBA
Provided 24/7 DBA support for multiple Sybase data servers used in core
post-trading applications. Conducted evaluation of Sybase Replication
Server, SQL Monitor and NetGateway. Participated in design, implementation
and support for a variety of UNIX network maintenance automation products
including batch job scheduler and problem reporting system. Implemented
Sybase-CICS gateway.
EDUCATION
M.S., Computer Science, State University of Informatics and
Telecommunication,
St. Petersburg, Russia
Graduated Magna Cum Laude
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