City : Richmond
State : Virginia
Zip : 23228
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GOUTAM GHOSHAL
PROFILE
Accomplished information Technology offering around 14 years of demonstrated career and a wide range of skill set roles and industry verticals in IT Industries
Highly experienced database architect with experience designing, implementing, and managing enterprise relational and dimensional solutions
Involved with Microsoft SQL Server architecture and administration since the initial versions using Microsoft tools to implement relational and dimensional database solutions
Highly skilled using ERwin to design and implement database solutions
Strong problem solving and technical skills coupled with confident decision making for enabling effective solutions.
Extensive experience with analysis, design, development, customizations and implementation of applications software development and Database Management.
Experience in leading teams. Handled multiple roles - Project Lead, Database Architect, Database Administrator, Application Developer, Web Developer.
Have been associated with Media and Telecom industry (Virgin Media, NTL), Consumer Product and Distribution Sector (McCain, Phillip Morris), Financial (Standard n Poor’s) Logistic, Accounts and Payroll.
Good communication skills, interpersonal skills, self-motivated, quick learner, team player.
Skill Set
Designed relational databases to support several of the company’s core database system
Design Physical, conceptual and logical data modeling, Data Architect.
Designed and implemented much of the current corporate data warehouse,datamart.
Implemented ETL processes to load data warehouses and copies of reporting databases
Set the standards for database design and implementation
Heavily employed Microsoft database tools including SQL Server 2000-2012 Relational Engine, Integration Services and Computer Associate’s ERwin data modeling tools and some experience with Analysis Services
Design Physical and logical data modeling,
Education:
Master of Computer Applications (MCA)
Professional Qualification :
Designing, Optimizing and Maintaining a Database Administrative Solution Using MS SQL Server 2008
Microsoft Certified IT Professional Database Administrator
Microsoft Certified IT Professional Database Developer
Microsoft Certifies Technology Specialist SQL Server 2005
Microsoft Certified Professional
Undergone Certificate Course in Oracle 9i Data Warehousing from SQL Star International Limited.
Undergone Certificate Course on Client Server Computing Architecture with Oracle 8.0 from Software Technology Group International Ltd. (STG).
(Exposures: Client server concepts, Conceptual & Physical Schema, Internal Components of Oracle 8.0 kernel, SQL*Plus, PL/SQL, Developer/2000).
Professional Experience
March 2007 – Till date, Senior System Engineer IBM India Pvt. Ltd. Kolkata, India
As a Senior System Engineer in IBM, representing as Database Administrator and Team Lead for Philip Morris USA. Deputed on Client location.
Project: Altria ( Philip Morris USA)
Project Name : Altria AMS (Onsite)
Client – Philip Morris USA
Database Administrator and project lead in Altria. Senior Advisor for several other internal projects.
Highly involved with Data Requirement Analysis, Data Modeling and Data Architecture.
Apart from core capabilities involved in the following responsibilities.
Logical and physical data modeling and final database design for OLTP internet business to business communications and information system .
Day-to-day DBA responsibilities for backups, uptime, performance & optimization of code developed by developers.
Day-to-day production management and automation of all necessary and helpful reporting and of care-and-feeding of mission critical databases and applications.
Providing support for more than 1020 database instances.
Working on tickets generated across all environments related to DB modeling, Design.
Applying patches and upgrading DB’s.
Implementing various database alerts.
Stringent monitoring and checking the log files, and Space management.
Monitoring DTS/SSIS jobs and troubleshooting DTS/SSIS job issues.
Creating SQL jobs / Maintenance Plan / Maintenance Clean up task .
Involved in designing jobs for Database management as well as backup and restore strategy.
Establish Quality Procedure for the team and continuously monitor and audit to ensure team meets quality goals.
Established standards for SQL installations, maintenance, tuning and coding
Environment: Microsoft Windows XP, Windows 2003, SQL Server 2000,SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2008, MS SQL Server SSIS,Analysis Services and Reporting Services, Crystal Reports, Internet Information Server 4.0 and 5.0. IBM ManageNow, IBM Maximo,
As a senior SQL Server Database Administrator worked for McCain Food and NTL Leah Virgin Media as DBA and Data Architect.
Project: McCain Foods AMS
Project Name : McCain Foods AMS (Offshore)
Client – McCain Food
Responsibility as a Database Administrator and Data Architect .Designed Logical and Physical data modeling for OLTP module for the business apart from following were my day to day activities:
Designed a Data Warehouse (SQL Server) to be fed from sixteen legacy systems.
Installed and manages several Data Servers and hundreds of databases.
Supported Several OLTP, Reporting and Business Intelligence applications on MS SqlServer. 2005,2008
Performed day-to-day support, performance tuning and optimization..
Optimized the data Base Architecture, All data access programs and the business functions. Did Extensive tuning for performance and stability. This resulted in increasing the trade volume processed by 100 percent, without increasing the program support staff or computer and network hardware.
Maintaining other DBA activities, stringent monitoring and checking the log files, and Space management.
Monitoring SSIS jobs and troubleshooting SSIS job issues.
Creating SQL jobs / Maintenance Plan / Maintenance Clean up task .
Involved in designing jobs for Database management as well as backup and restore strategy.
Environment: Microsoft Windows XP, Windows 2000,2003, SQL Server 2005,SQL Server 2008, MS SQL Server SSIS,Analysis Services and Reporting Servises, Crystal Reports, Internet Information Server 4.0 and 5.0. ErWin
Project: Virgin Media Leah Internet System
Project Name : NTL Leah Virgin Media (Offshore and Onsite)
Client - Virgin Media
Performed a role of Senior Database Administrator and Data modeler.
Primarily involved in Data Architect, Conceptual Data Modeling, Enterprise Data Modeling designing Physical and logical Data modeling and then final database of various new modules and applications. Performed Extensive Data Analysis & Modeling. Apart from following were my day-to-day responsibilities.
Database Performance Tuning, and Disaster Recovery
Setting up Base lining and Capacity Planning
SQL Server Hardware sizing and bottleneck tuning
Auditing SQL Server Security
Data Transfer / Transformation
Plan, Design and Scheduled Database Maintenance & Administrative Tasks
Configuring Replication / Data Synchronization
Installing & Configuring SQL Server Analysis Services on clustered environment
Memory Management for SQL Server Analysis Services
Cube Deployment using BIDS, deployment wizard, XLMA Script
OLAP / CUBE database (s) synchronization
Database Backup Restore Strategy design and Implementations for OLAP Databases
Logging, Monitoring, and Optimizing an Analysis Services Solution
Backing Up and Restoring an Analysis Services Database (OLAP)
Installing and Configuring Integration Services on Clustered Environment for High Availability
Troubleshooting and Optimizing SSIS package performance
Deployed and Scheduled DTS SSIS Packages
Environment: Microsoft Windows XP, Windows 2000, SQL Server 2005,SQL Server 2005 Internet Information Server 4.0.
October 2005 – February 2007,Database Administrator ELECOM SOFTWARE PVT LTD, Kolkata, India
As a Senior SQL Server DBA, Involved in building physical and logical data model design Enterprise Data Warehouse Design, Operational Datastore and Datamart Design.
Responsibilities included typical DBA activities, Management of DBA group, Performance Measurement, Tuning & Optimization and the following day to day activities.
Performed Business Requirement Analysis, Data Analysis and Modeling.
Performed Several Server installations, upgrades, maintenance, day-to-day operation, and optimization and tuning.
Collaboration in the design of databases emphasizing performance, integrity and usability
Taking care of backup/Storage management through out the organization.
Creation and maintenance of highly available, secure, and reliable production database environment
Creating, maintaining and monitoring scheduled applications and events
Developing, implementing and maintaining scheduled production extract-transform-load processes within and across database environments
Supporting and, when possible, participating in the development of all applications leveraging the databases including both desktop applications and web applications.
Developing data analysis and reporting for business users. Working directly with the business to gather and interpret requirements, test and certify results, and deploy solutions
Responsible for evaluating new software/Hardware/Tools & Technology and providing recommendations to the Head of IT regarding its role and potential benefits to the firm.
Involved in migration of SQL SERVER 2000 databases to SQL SERVER 2005 databases.
Work with Business Analyst in translating business requirements into Functional Requirements Document and to Detailed Design Documents
Coordinate and communicate tasks with developers
Established standards for SQL installations, maintenance, tuning and coding
Ensure that development is performed as per requirements
Work with QA to create test scripts and scenarios for enhancements and customizations to the core product
Environment: Microsoft Windows XP, Windows 2000, SQL Server 2000,SQL Server 2005, MS SQL Server 2005- SSIS,Analysis Services and Reporting Services, Crystal Reports, Internet Information Server 4.0 and 5.0
March 2005 – October 2005, Database Administrator DEBENO INDIA INFOTECH PVT LTD, Kolkata, India
DEBONO is a Product Development and Outsourcing company, Here I worked for a Client: STANDARD & POOR’S
As a Database Administrator, I was involved in Upgrading, and configuration of SQL Server database software, MS SQL Server Installation.
Managed acquisition of Bond market data, created models and global indices for Mutual, pension and sovereign funds benchmark their performances.
Responsibilities included day-to-day DBA activities (SQLServers), Management of DBA group, Performance Measurement, Tuning & Optimization for throughput and response time,
Database creation, configuration, optimization and migration, Database re-engineering,
Backup, Recovery and Disaster Planning,
Database performance monitoring, troubleshooting,
Database related documentation.
Environment: Windows2000, SQL Server 7, SQL Server 2000, Crystal Reports.
April 2003 – February 2005, Database Administrator ZODIAC EXPRESS PVT LTD, Kolkata, India
Performed multiple role a Senior Programmer and Database Administrator and tech lead, Performed typical DBA role and involved in designing Data-warehouse and datamart.
Led small team (8 SQL developers).
Tech lead role on development of interfaces to trading (front-office) logistic and financial systems.
Designed and implemented application architecture. Logical and Physical Database design for front end application. User and subject matter expert interfacing. Infrastructure design and documentation.
Environment: Windows2000, SQL Server 7,SQL Server 2000, Crystal Reports. Visual Basic 6,
References: Available upon request
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Goutam Ghoshal.