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ALEXIA CLARKE
WORK OF EXPERIENCE
June 2008 – July 2010 Koyt Staffing Midway, Georgia
Senior Unix DBA
Supported business development teams.
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Main resource for data management functions.
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Provided guidance and best practices solutions.
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Implemented data models and designs.
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Developed prototypes to demonstrate proposed functionality.
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Database administration:
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Perform benchmarking analysis to properly size hardware
platforms;
Planned, sized, and coordinated the necessary hardware and
software infrastructure for local and global databases;
Install and configure software and maintain upgrades and
patches;
Created database tables, indexes, triggers and views to support
new and existing applications;
Monitored database size and performance, tuning of SQL
queries;
Designed and implemented database backup policies and
procedures;
Planned, management and support of all database applications.
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Technologies.
High availability solutions (RAC, partitioning, etc).
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Strong knowledge of PL/SQL.
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Backup/restore & Disaster recovery solutions & tools.
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Strong technical knowledge of Storage technologies (SAN, NAS,
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etc).
Strong technical knowledge of OS platforms such as Windows and
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Linux.
Strong technical knowledge of Oracle and MS SQL.
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Good knowledge of Web technologies (Jboss, Java, AJAX, XML,
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etc).
November 2007 – March 2008 Prestige Staffing Atlanta, Georgia
Unix DBA
Troubleshooting production and development database problems,
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including performance, minimizing system downtime, and
developing a permanent solution.
Proactive monitoring of all production and QA databases to
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ensure sufficient database space for all production jobs.
Ensuring completeness and timeliness of database
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backups/exports via Veritas in order to ensure recovery
capabilities in the event of rerun requests, equipment failure and
declared disasters.
Responding to and acting on inquiries from different business
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teams regarding status and delivery of application promotions
according to defined procedure.
Oracle and Jboss provisioning for new Development Hires.
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Providing consultation and acting as liaison to application support
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teams with respect to troubleshooting and tuning of database
procedures and processes.
On going monitoring of database performance, fine tuning
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analysis and implementation using NetCool.
Preparing and maintaining database documentation.
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February 2006 – September 2007 Verizon Business Security Solutions (formerly
known as Cybertrust) Norcross, Georgia
Customer Care Manager
Provided technical tupport using troubleshooting and technical
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knowledge to Clients for package and patch updates, Account
Information, User Authentication, and Hardware through
knowledge of Linux, UNIX, Proprietary Software, and Microsoft
Windows Operating Systems.
Directed the support desk function and provides daily supervision
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and direction to staff who are responsible for phone and electronic
support to customers for a wide variety of issues related to
hardware, including desktop, laptops, infrastructure (LAN, WAN,
telecommunication), and software, including all proprietary
business and production systems.
Assisted Development by documenting and reporting
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vulnerabilities, defects, and enhancement requests, using the CRM
tool.
Managed call tracking system and ticketing system.
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Ensured the continual training and education of support personnel.
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Developed and implemented procedures to train and coach
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customer support on troubleshooting, customer service skills and
proper incident escalation using CRM tools.
Enforced policies and procedures regarding the support process –
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from event and error notification through final resolution.
Developed and maintained knowledge base to be used by the
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support center as well as other members of the support team
throughout the organization.
Assessed impact of new systems and develop support models and
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proposals.
Performed remote support for troubleshooting, interpretation of
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customers’ issue(s), identified and documented root causes,
provided follow up on resolution practices and procedures to
ensure correction of the issue, through implementation of
technical resolutions in testing environments and confirmation of
production environments.
Establish strong working relationships with internal IT support
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units to optimize customer service in cross area activities
Managed service level agreements to ensure that resolution times
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fall within service level parameters.
Managed notification plans for scheduled and unscheduled
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outages.
Identified problem trends and recommended proper remediation
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plans.
Performed Error Resolution at Database and Software Levels.
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Effectively translated support issues to technical support teams
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and implement support protocol for Web Based Applications.
Provided scanning engine troubleshooting (internal and external).
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Provided Support for the Payment Card Industry (PCI)
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Questionnaire and Scanning Dashboards.
Identified client support needs and gaps, including developing and
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documenting high level descriptions, workflows, and
requirements to assist in the Product Development, Management,
and Launch of new products.
Provided Support for website certifications questions (HIPAA,
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ISO, etc).
Demonstrated extensive familiarity with the TCP/IP protocol.
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Demonstrated competence in administering the following UNIX
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applications and services: MySQL, SSH, sendmail, pop/imap,
DNS.
August 2001 September 2005 Koy Commerce Austell, Georgia
Level III Technical Support Manager
Implemented file system readers for ext2 and NTFS.
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Debugged and enhanced FAT32 and NTFS file system code,
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adding features to:
Undelete files on FAT, NTFS, and ext2
Recover deleted partitions on NTFS
Decompressed and compressed NTFS files on the fly
Collected and displayed file ownership and access rights.
Provisioned user accounts, security protocols and services on a
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SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 (SLES 8), UNIX, Microsoft
Windows Operating System.
Configured FTP and file sharing services for anonymous and
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authenticated clients.
Migrated and configured multi user relational database system
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(FileMaker Pro Server) from temporary Windows server.
Installed and tested other applications and services as needed
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(Qmail or Postfix).
Tested and verified services from Mac and PC platforms
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Operated computer systems and performed data processing
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support and services to Clients (Functions requiring knowledge of
data processing sequences, procedures, users, and programming
languages).
Performed Error Resolution at Database and Software Levels.
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Assisted Clients with Password Changes and Login Procedures.
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Demonstrated competence in Perl and bash scripting.
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Demonstrated competence in UNIX security concepts and
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practices.
Implemented support protocol for Web Base Applications.
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Proficiently used Apache in support role to Development
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Demonstrated knowledge of DNS and Implemented support
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protocol for Web Base Applications.
Proficiently used Apache in support role to Development.
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February 2001 July 2001 Staffmark Fayetteville, North Carolina
Customer Service Representative
• Provided Customer Care to existing and potential customers.
• Assisted Customers with Account Information and Updates.
Assisted Customers with billing concerns.
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Assisted Customers with technical difficulties.
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November 1999 January 2001 United States Army Ft. Bragg, N.C.
Personnel Information Systems Management Specialist
• Provided Support to PAC offices using a work order system.
Provided coverage on the Help Desk.
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Performed clerical and technical program support to Users in the
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line of the Department of the Army at the Pentagon.
Operated computer systems and data processing support and
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service (Functions requiring knowledge of data processing
sequences, procedures, users, and programming languages).
Performed Error Resolution for database, hardware, and software.
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Prepared and processed defective equipment items for return to
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manufacturers, logged, documented, and tracked trouble tickets for
future references.
Initiated SIDPERS 3 user accounts for Fort Bragg and Analyst
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Domain.
Assisted with password changes and login procedures.
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Implemented file system readers for ext2 and NTFS.
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Debugged and enhanced FAT32 and NTFS file system code,
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adding features to:
*Undelete files on FAT, NTFS, and ext2
*Recover deleted partitions
*Decompressed and compressed NTFS files on the fly
*Collected and displayed file ownership and access rights.
June 1996 September 1996 US DOJ INS Sunny Isle, St. Croix
Clerk/Typist
Provided Clerical Support to the Adjudications Officer
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Maintained office correspondence and postal operations
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Performed secretarial duties
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Performed Immigration Status investigations using various
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field and technical services
EDUCATION
May 1999 University of the Virgin Islands Frederiksted, St. Croix, USVI
Computer Science
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
R EFERENCES
Ahmad Hamilton
Shift Security Analyst Manager
Lydia Haynes
Customer Support Manager