Manager Oracle

Colin C. Fonmedig

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Ellicott City, MD. 21043

Cell: 240-***-****

Email: *********@*****.***

US CITIZEN WITH ACTIVE CLEARANCE

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

Certified Oracle Database 11g RAC administrator with over fifteen years of experience in the information technology industry. Possesses extensive hands on experience in Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC), Cluster ware, Cluster Ready Services (CRS), and Microsoft SQL Server on both Microsoft and UNIX based platforms.

Have worked and supported both Development and Production database environments with extensive experience utilizing the System Development Life Cycle SDLC.

Plan, construct and maintain databases for data storage manipulation and retrieval and database security.

Diagnose and resolve problems in response to customer reported incidents.

Installation, Configuration and administration of Oracle software and its components.

An in-depth understanding of the architecture of oracle including RAC, CRS and ASM.

Backup and Recovery using RMAN, Export data pump, cold backup technologies.

Monitoring and Performance Tuning of databases and front end applications.

Data Guard Implementation and administration and VLDB administration and maintenance.

Has extensive experience administering Oracle Golden Gate technology

Has performed extensive research, Training and Development in the IT industry and have trained and mentored several junior team members to be successful and skilled professionals.

Highly motivated professional, quick learner, skilled communicator and a team player/leader.

Result oriented, analytical and self-driven professional seasoned with years of working in a dual role of design/architecture and production support.

HARDWARE/SOFTWARE

Oracle 8i, 9i, 10g and 11g and 12C Oracle Enterprise Manager (Oracle Expert, Tuning and Diagnostics Pack), Oracle Internet Directory(OID), DELL Open manager Essentials, SQL Server 2008,2012 and 2000, Unix Shell Scripting (Korn shell ). Erwin3.5.2, Toad, spotlight on Oracle (Quest), RMAN, UNIX, Sunsparc Solaris version 2.6, 2.7 and 8 (64 – bit), Sun Solaris 9-10, Sun Ultra Sparc E 4500, HP 9000, HP-UX 10.2, 11.0, HP Tru 64, HP OpenVMS, Linux Red Hart, Legato, VERITAS, Netback up, Windows NT 4.0, Novell 4.1, Windows 2000, XP, AIX 5.3, Power 7 and Oracle 12C Cloud Control, Linux RHEL 7.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Baltimore Police Department (Information Technology Section) April 2015-Present

Principal Sr. Oracle Database Architect

Setup database appliance (ODA X5-2) on Linux platform

Upgraded 11.2.0.3 databases to 12c

Migrated large Oracle databases with size of about 3.1T from the legacy system over to the ODA

Setup RMAN JOBS to run on the new system

Integrated jobs from Access databases over to Oracle databases

Worked with Code America to set up Use of Force system to track Officers in the field

Applied critical patches on ODA

Troubleshoot problems with jobs

Tune sql statements with issues

Identified issues with PLSQL PROCEDURES and Recommend fixes

Participate in agency meetings to define strategic approach for a new Technology stack.

Plan resources to anticipate future growths

Ensure the smooth functioning of Oracle databases in a 24/7 environment.

Department of Justice – Office of Justice Programs (OJP) Feb 2015 – March 2016

Sr. Oracle Database Administrator

As a Sr. DBA with the Justice Department, I took part in technical meetings for the upgrade of Oracle RAC databases to 12C including the middle tier components.

Developed scripts to identify vulnerabilities in the databases and applied fixes (Hardening).

Mined logs using Oracle’s Log miner tool to identify culprit users responsible for deleting data within the database.

Set up an in house sand box and simulated the upgrade of Oracle 11Gr2 to 12C.

Created container databases (cdb’s), converted and plugged in pdb production databases in preparation for production upgrade

Monitor and add disks to disk groups as needed to mitigate space outages

Used Serena Business Mash up tool to retrieve and implement Data Change Requests to correct code in production databases.

Setup monitoring bash scripts for space outages and RMAN backup alerts

Mined archived logs to identify culprit users responsible for deleting data

Migrated and upgraded the sunflower RAC database from 10g to 11g

Upgraded Sunflower application from version 4.5 to 5.0 and applied patches 50000001,50000002,50000006 respectively

Converted Character Set to UTF8

Migration of database files from local file system to ASM

Training and mentoring of junior team members on RAC concepts and database administration methodologies.

Configure Linux Rhel 7 for 12c (version 12.1.0.2) databases in preparation for future migration to Linux platform

Defined a multilevel Data Access control system on OJP’s Grant Management System with the use of Oracle Label Security to provide access to data on a need to know basis.

Implemented encryption at tablespace level

Implemented Data Masking on prod when used for refresh of development environment

Install Grid Infrastructure 12c and configure it for RAC and Oracle Restart Environments

Configure disks and used asmca to create and launch ASM instance to be used for 12c databases

Create Multitenant databases and plug in pdb’s

Upgrade Oracle 11.2.0.3 databases to 12c (version 12.0.1.2) in production test environment

Apply GI PSU 12.0.1.2.4 to 12c databases.

Convert non pluggable databases to pluggable databases and plug them into a container database on a remote host.

Apply datapatch to CDB’s and PDB’s

Government of the District of Columbia

Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO)

Department: ECIS- Enterprise Cloud and Infrastructure Services June 2013 – Jan 2015.

Sr. Oracle Database Engineer

OCTO is the centralized IT Grid that provides Cloud and Infrastructure services to all District of Columbia Agencies IT operations.

I participated in meetings for capacity planning and the design of the enterprise system.

Worked on the migration of the Public Works Departments IT environment into the OCTO GRID.

Set up of the RAC environment from Development to Production that is currently serving as the DC Exchange insurance system called DC ACCESS SYSTEM (DCAS) and also stood up server for Disaster Recovery at ODC1 Data Center. Configured Oracle Cloud Enterprise Manager 12c to manage DCHBX installation & database, application at one of the data centers.

Prepared documentation and a plan of action (including time lines) is setting up the new environment .

Stood up a 12C Cloud Control system for OCTO new infrastructure.

Built an entirely new OCTO RAC Infrastructure at ODC1 Data Center and migrated all RAC databases from the Legacy Infrastructure to the new Environment, to support PeopleSoft applications.

Upgraded PeopleSoft applications.

Built a new 11g RAC environment at ODC3 Data Center and created standby databases.

Configured the new DELL R710 Servers in to open manager essentials for hardware monitoring.

Migrated 9i, 10g and 11g RAC databases over to a new Linux 6.5

Carried out yearly Disaster Recovery exercises by switching over to standby databases and testing application connections and switching back to the primary environments.

Provided day to day support on over 600 MS SQL databases

Migrated MS SQL databases from a cluster to VMware’s.

Refreshed MS SQL databases with back up data from production databases.

Worked with Oracle Corporation to set up rack Exa-data system to support the people soft application.

Managed the peoplesoft application on Oracle Exa-data on a day to day basis,

Apllied CPU patch on the Exa-data system.

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT)

Project: Development Effort and Consolidation Contract (DECC)

Client: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) June 2011 – June 2013.

Sr. Principal Analyst – Lead Database Adminstrator

Coming on board GDIT and working on the DECC project, I led the effort of upgrading all stand-alone, CRS and RAC databases from 10.2.0.3 to 11gR2 and applied all quarterly CPU patches. Led the effort of designing, installing, and supporting new 11gR2 Oracle RAC databases and related functionality for the new enterprise architecture for CMS, ensuring the highest possible performance, availability, and hardening the databases to ensure security and at the same time maintaining the legacy applications for CMS:

Installed and configured Oracle 11g Grid control

Upgraded RAC databases from 10.2.0.5 to 11.2.0.2 and patched to 11.2.0.3

Used 11g Oracle grid control to diagnose and fix performance issues

Migrated RAC databases from VERITAS SFRAC storage system to ASM

Configured new services for use in accessing RAC databases

Cloned Verification & Validation (V&V) stand-alone databases to Dev and configured them into RAC databases

Familiarity with the HIGLAS system.

Worked with Database Developers to tune stored PL/SQL CODES

Upgraded CRS 10g to 11g Grid Infrastructure including all RAC databases.

Created and managed RAC services.

Installation and configuration of Oracle Software on UNIX and Windows Servers.

Created from scripts, export dumps and cloned Oracle databases for development and test projects from production as needed for use by developers for new projects.

Performed database Refreshes to update data from production to the Development and test environments using Recovery Manger (RMAN) and cold copies.

Implemented Oracle Advance Security techniques to protect database integrity by masking data, hardening the databases.

Deploying enterprise user security techniques to minimize and eliminate security threats by implementing password verification functions and encryption.

Performed daily administration functions, including database management, monitoring, performance tuning, backup & recovery and also general troubleshooting on multiple UNIX platforms and Windows Servers.

Planned and implemented Oracle CPU patches as required / recommended by Oracle.

Maintained database backup and recovery infrastructure and performed backup tasks using RMAN

CareFirst Blue Cross BlueShield, Columbia Data center MD May 2009 to June 2011

Senior Database Administrator -

CareFirst Blue Cross BlueShield Columbia Data Center is a highly dynamic 24x7 Data Center that provides IT Technical and Operational Support to CareFirst Business needs. Supported over 30 databases across different projects and worked most weekends to support new deployments for HIPPA implementation:

Upgraded all environments from 10.2.0.2 to 10.2.0.5. All development databases are single nodes and all Tech Test and Production databases are Real application Clusters (RAC)

Worked with UNIX system administration to configure new AIX Power 7 server requirements for the installation and creation of Oracle version 11.2.0.1. RAC Databases.

Worked with developers, data architects through the entire process of SDLC to develop, test and deploy new critical CareFirst initiatives.

Provided day to day support for databases assigned to me.

Reorganizing and restructuring of existing Databases to meet the OFA standards and for optimizing the performance.

Created database objects Tables paces, Application Users, Database schemas, profiles, granting privileges and roles, and creating database links

Resizing, relocating and duplexing redo logs to either reduce log switching or eliminate contention

Scheduled daily exports of critical schemas in development stages

Used OEM and explain plans to diagnose and tune problem statements.

Installed and configured Oracle 10 and 11g Enterprise Manager (OEM) on UNIX

Resizing, cloning, moving, Partitioning and stripping table spaces, Tables, Indexes and rollback/undo segments as needed.

Set up monitoring scripts for alerts for space outages, alert log errors etc.

Configured and set up BMC Sqlbacktrack scripts for backup of newly created databases.

Upgraded sqlbacktrack tool from 7.1 to 7.3.

Super administrator of BMC Enterprise Policy Manager

Exceeded established IT Operation Service Level Agreements for system availability and IT Operation services for all established SLA’s.

Implemented Advance Compression techniques in Operational Data Store (ODS), Warehouse environment.

Planned and successfully executed commercial Disaster Recovery (DR) on all tier A databases from an offsite location.

Berean Technology, Silver Spring MD (July 2002 to May 2009)

Lead Senior Database Administrator/Data Architect. Principal Leader.

Berean’s Technology hosting facility in Silver Spring is a 24 x 7 data center that provides database services for multitudes and diversified companies. Always on call by phone, providing database administrative and application monitoring, performance tuning, backup and recovery and other database related issues. Managing over 60 databases (Oracle and some SQL Server instances) on Sun Solaris (UNIX) and NT/2000 platforms, with sizes ranging from 20M to about 1/2 terabyte including the following:

Collaborated with the UNIX system Administrator to configure any software and hardware requirements that will function with the Oracle Database.

Oracle RAC & ASM installation configuration and administration on AIX 5.3 and LINUX Red Hat 4.3

Installation and configuration maintenance of oracle 10g (RAC) in Development, Test and Production environments.

Documented and trained junior DBAs on the Architecture, administration, concepts and troubleshooting techniques of Oracle 10g RAC and ASM.

Played a supervisory/Lead role on all Database related tasks on the project.

Install and configure Oracle 9i and 10g on both Windows and UNIX platforms using OFA.

Create and configure Oracle Databases using Oracle Database Configuration Assistant or manually by using Oracle Database Dictionary, Table spaces, Indexes, Clusters, Tables, Constraints and Systems security using scripts such as CATALOG.SQL, CATPROC.SQL, CATAUDIT.SQL and the organization and easy identification of database files using the OFA database configuration method.

Set up, configuration and troubleshooting of SQL*Net files

Install and configure Oracle 9i and 10 Enterprise Manager (OEM) on UNIX and Windows NT platform.

Supported Programmers in the development, deployment and tuning of PL/SQL CODES, Stored Procedures and triggers.

Creating database objects Table spaces, Application Users, Database schemas, profiles, granting privileges and roles, and creating database links.

Reorganizing and restructuring of existing Databases to meet the OFA standards and for optimizing the performance.

Resizing, relocating and duplexing redo logs to either reduce log switching or eliminate contention.

Resizing, cloning, moving, Partitioning and stripping table spaces, Tables, Indexes and rollback/undo segments as the case might be.

Analyzing Tables, Indexes and Clusters against chained and migrated rows and providing solutions.

Primary Oracle DBA supporting three major projects from Development to Production via Tech-Test environments, involving daily configuration, administration, troubleshooting & tuning of 10 Oracle databases (all 10g, single instances as well as RAC) all running on IBM AIX 5.2 & 5.3. Database sizes range from 4GB to 2TB (in operational data store & operational data warehouse ODS & EDW environments).

Data migrating using Import/Export and import/export data pump, SQL*Loader either interactively or batch mode.

Set up and configure block change tracking used with RMAN Merged incremental backups.

Standby/Failover Administration.

Configure and administer standby databases(data guard),

Experience with Oracle virtual private databases, partitioning, and replication.

Configure Flashback recovery area for database, table flashback as needed.

Make use of the Automatic Work load Repository and Automatic Database Diagnostic Monitor,

Experience working with versioning tool rational suite clear-case

Use SQL tuning advisor to run top sql statements for tuning,

Use SQL access advisor to gather statistics on tables for tuning as needed.

Providing performance tuning activities to improve performance of the Oracle database. Tune database through initialization parameter, SQL statement, and memory by performing routine checks of the SGA, CPU, logical and physical I/Os and contention.

Trouble shooting, restructuring, tuning, and tracking database load, fragmentation, contention, and overall performance for optimal performance of the existing database.

Conducting load balancing procedures to reduce I/O and contention.

Monitored database growth, created objects, administered users and tuned expensive SQL statements using EXPLAIN PLAN and SQL TUNING ADISOR.

Identified space-bound objects including reviewing of CPU contention, memory, network or disk resources.

Upgrade existing databases by applying Patches, Oracle Diagnostics and Tuning Packs to various versions of Oracle.

Analyze data growth trends for capacity and resource planning.

Designed, tested, implemented and documented database migration procedures including export/import, migration utility.

Reorganize databases: Defragmenting, turning Archive on/off, rebuilding and/or relocating indexes, and rollback/undo segments, etc.

Supported Banner applications using Oracle database 10g as the repository.

Monitoring/managing database space utilization and growth, table space usage and extents, to include allocating and planning disc storage, modifying database structure.

Designed, tested and implemented backup and recovery solutions including automated daily hot backups and cold backups depending on criticality of the Database. Established backup and recovery procedures and maintenance including hot and cold backups to support point-in-time recovery of the database which includes (Using RMAN and shell scripts.

Documented the infrastructure of existing and new databases using Erwin 3.5.2 to generate ER diagrams.

Responsible for overall strategic planning & redesign of databases: Requirements gathering and Analysis, Design, Test and Implementation through the phases of System Development Life Cycle.

Capacity planning of tables, indexes, table spaces and databases to allow for growth potential.

As Database Technical Lead, trained and mentored junior team members on the project and communicated to the project manager’s techniques to set client expectations regarding the efforts necessary to achieve change.

Worked with application developers to address and clarify data requirements to resolve technical and functional issues.

Enforced corporate business rules through adequate user/resource/object management.

Security implementation through basic and advance security techniques like applying recent patches and upgrades, appropriate user grants, permissions and profile management.

Commerce one, Inc. (May 2000 - June 2002)

Senior Oracle Database Administrator.

Installation and configuration of Oracle Software on UNIX and Windows Servers.

Created from scripts, export dumps and cloned Oracle databases for development and test projects from production as needed for use by developers for new projects.

Performed database Refreshes to update data from production to the Development and test environments.

Plan software release changes and upgrades and implemented across development, test and production environments.

Participated in Change Control meetings and reviews and suggestions to database changes.

Performed daily administration functions, including database management, monitoring, performance tuning, backup & recovery and also general troubleshooting on multiple UNIX platforms and Windows Servers.

Database technical support and guidance to application and project teams.

Plan and implement Oracle CPU patches as required / recommended by Oracle.

Maintain database backup and recovery infrastructure and perform backup tasks using RMAN.

Monitor, troubleshoot and tuned Oracle databases for optimal performance.

Performed database Upgrades from Oracle 8i, 9i databases on Unix and Windows Platforms

Planned for growth of database objects for annual budget capacity planning.

Implemented database moves from Unix server to Server as requested

EDUCATION:

-TRAINING.

BS Computer Science

Oracle Database 12c Admin, Install and upgrade Accelerated (Oracle University, March 2015)

Oracle Database 12c Cluster ware Administration Certificate (Oracle University OCT. 2015)

Oracle Database Administration Workshops (Oracle University, 2009,2010,2012,2015)

Exadata Training and support

Oracle 9i, 10g, 11g,12c RAC Concepts and Architecture

-CERTIFICATIONS:

Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) – Versions 10g,11g & 12

OCP- 11g Admin II Hands-on Certificate

Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) certification - Versions 10g and 11g and Grid

Oracle Real application Clusters Certified and Grid Infrastructure Admin Certified

Oracle Database 12c Administrator Certified Professional

LANGUAGES:

English & French

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