Sr. Oracle DBA

KURT NGUYEN

**** ******** ******, ***** *****, CA 95054 408-***-****

*********@*****.*** ( www.linkedin.com/in/kurt1070

Results-minded Senior-Level Oracle Database Administrator deeply versed in

Oracle 11g, 10g, and 9i. Routinely delivers qualitative DEV/QA/Production

support through seamless collaboration with internal staff. Assisted with

24/7 on-call support as well as database installation, configuration,

maintenance, and upgrade. Excels in General and SQL tuning, continually

optimizing data warehouse performance. Definitive understanding of standby

DB setup and Golden Gate support. Versatile communicator equally proficient

in proactive and emergent problem resolution. Fluent in English and

Vietnamese. Select Core Competencies:

Database Migrations . Database Installation, Configuration . Database

Management, Upgrade

Data Warehouse Performance . SQL Tuning . General Performance Tuning .

Backup/Recovery . Disaster Planning

Database/OS Capacity Planning, Maintenance . Standby DataGuard . Golden

Gate Replication

UNIX Shell Scripting . NetApp Snap Shot/Clone Support . Veritas Cluster

(VCS) . RAC Support

Career History

PayPal, San Jose, CA

03/2010 - 04/2015

Sr. Oracle DBA

o Delivered qualitative support to development, quality assurance, and

production databases on 9i/10g/11g.

o Configured, implemented, and supported an Oracle GoldenGate solution.

o Installed and validated Oracle DataGuard as a high availability and

disaster recovery solution.

o Employed manual, NetApp Snap shot, and clone methods to perform

database backup and refresh.

o Created maintenance and automation scripts using Unix Shell.

o Migrated data using datapump and SQL Loader.

o Tested and execute critical change requests codes from development to

production phases in direct assistance to developers and in

collaboration with the Production DBA team.

o Strengthened SQL and overall performance. Coordinated SQL Trace,

statspack, AWR, and custom tuning scripts.

NetApp, Sunnyvale, CA 07/2009

- 03/2010

Sr. Oracle DBA

(Unemployment gap due to outsourcing of Symantec IT dept to EDS)

o Demonstrated flexibility through support of EBI data warehouse, Oracle

production, and DEV/QA databases on IBM AIX servers. Database sizes

spanned 2.4 TB with tables as high 30M rows.

o Leveraged NetApp Snap Mirroring and Sync Mirroring to perform database

backups and refreshes.

o Facilitated implementation of corporate security, policies, and

procedures as a key resource to developers during code testing and

migration.

o Employed parallel hints to handle SQL and performance tuning,

additionally coordinating append no logging and AIX 'topas' and 'sar'

commands.

o Contributed to database and OS capacity planning and maintenance.

o Created maintenance and automation scripts using Unix Shell.

o Strengthened SQL and overall performance. Coordinated SQL Trace,

statspack, and custom tuning scripts.

Symantec Corporation/EDS Corporation, Mountain View, CA

07/2006 - 11/2008

Sr. Oracle DBA

o Performed wide-ranging tasks in relation to databases, including

maintenance of PeopleSoft databases, applications, and web servers.

Upgraded E-Biz and sales application databases. Refreshed RAC systems.

o Supplied 24x7 Oracle production support, additionally working with Dev,

QA, UAT databases under Sun Solaris and Linux servers.

o Tasked with weekday and weekend on-call support of DBA.

o Installed, maintained, and troubleshoot Shareplex.

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Career History (continued)

Sr. Oracle DBA CONT...

o Diagnosed and remedied issues with Titan Oracle Advance Replication

systems. Managed Oracle Stand standby databases on Brightmail

application.

o Advanced post-production release load testing through DBA support to the

application team.

o Refreshed, migrated, and upgraded databases in Oracle 8i, 9i, and 10g

settings through hot/cold/RMAN/snap backup restore and export/import.

o Produced new databases and server layouts on stand-alone and cluster

environments in conjunction with the application and UNIX teams.

o Reviewed backup strategy, I/O balancing, and database parameters.

o Performed data migrations through export/import and SQL Loader functions

and handled account administration of iSQLPlus.

Veritas Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA

03/2001 - 07/2006

Sr. Oracle DBA

o Refreshed, migrated, and upgraded databases in oracle 8i, 9i, and 10g

environment through hot/cold backup restore and export/import.

o Originated unix cronjob scripts for VCS environments.

o Completed patching, cloning, system administrator operations on an ERP

application/database.

o Produced, maintained, and pinpointed issues with standby databases in 9i.

o Heightened application performance and cemented data integrity and

consistency through database tuning and software installation and

maintenance.

o Assisted with database patches and releases.

Additional work history includes Oracle DBA, Amdahl Corporation and Jr. DBA

Intern, Nasa Ames (06/1998 - 03/2001).

Education & Professional Development

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

University of California, Riverside, California

Oracle Training:

o RAC for 10g

o Oracle Performance Tuning for 10g

o SQL Server 2000 Administration

o 10g New Features

Technical Skills

o Databases: 8x/8i/9i /10g

o Applications: Peoplesoft 8.3/8.9, Shareplex 4/5/9 & 5.3, Brightmail,

Security 2.0, Titan replication, iSQLPlus, Toad, GoldenGate 10.4.0.19,

DataGuard, Saba, Microsoft NT, Solaris 2.5/2.6, 10.7/11i, E-Biz, Sales

o OS: Solaris 10 and Linux, IBM AIX, Solaris 5.8/5.9, SQL Server 2000

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