PATRICK DAMISA
Cell: 501-***-**** *********@*****.***
Highly skilled database administration professional with over 5 years hands on experience in SQL Server 2008 through 2016. My key strengths are performance tuning, capacity planning, high availability and disaster recovery solution. Offering support in a 24/7 production environment and handling project for database technology in designing, developing and implementing databases.
Translating business requirements into conceptual, logical and physical data models
Administering, Managing, Developing and configuring SQL Server database design
Performance tuning, Query Optimization and Performance
Production level support for onsite and offshore - On Call 24/7 Environment
SQL Server Performance Dashboard Reports for Monitoring
Handling Locks, Deadlocks, Detect CPU, I/O, Memory Bottlenecks
High Availability Solution - Clustering, Database
Mirroring and Log Shipping
Disaster Recovery Strategy
Performed Data Transfer/Migration using Export/Import and
Azure migration/Deployment of virtual machines and configuring Alwayson.
Managing complex add-ons in (SQL Server 2000- 2016)
Query Store, SSMS, SQL Profiler, Extended Events, etc.
Replication Models (Snapshot/Transactional/Merge)
Clustering Setup in Azure and Onpremises, Troubleshooting and Management
Good T-SQL Writing skills
Configuring Virtual machines scale set
Diagnosing Job Errors and implementing solutions
OMNI HOTELS & RESORT DALLAS, TX January 2020- September 2020
SQL SERVER
Installed SQL Server 2008 on advanced servers, applied security fixes,
Upgrade SQL Server 2005 Servers to SQL Server 2008
Use of wherescape for Data Warehouse and Automation
ETL packages from load, stage, and target tables
Capacity Planning and resource allocation
Monitoring standby databases to ensure high availability
Experience with Transparent Data Encryption (TDE).
Monitoring databases and troubleshooting SQL Server performance issues
Managing Server and database security and identity
SQL Auditing/ solving 'sa' user password issues
Server restart
Troubleshoot and Modify stored procedure in wherescape
Troubleshoot failed/long running SQL Server and wherescape jobs.
SQL Server Profiler, Extended Events, Query Store and Database Engine Tuning Advisor (DTA) for performance
Support in server Production maintenance windows
Automate maintenance jobs in SQL Server Agents and Task scheduler such as back up database, index rebuilding, index.
Power BI backend admin/User (in charge of data refresh and workspaces)
Server Health Check: space. Memory, and performance
MPIT GROUP HOUSTON, TX
SQL SERVER DBA/ PRODUCTION SUPPORT February 2019 – November 2019
Production, Development, and project Support
Replication Analysis and implantation
Clustering maintenance and troubleshooting.
Security compliance and management
User/Group/role management for relevant database instances.
Responsible for HA and Backup/restoration strategies for database environment
Controlling access permissions and privileges
Different levels of encryption
Plan and implement best migration strategy from on premises to Cloud.
Worked on Side-by-Side migration from SQL Server 2000/2005/2008 to SQL Server 2012
Automation Implementation
Managing Virtual machines scale sets and permissions in Azure
SQL Installation, troubleshooting complex Installation issues, SQL Server Upgrades
Query Optimization and performance
Used Transparent Database Encryption (TDE) for encrypting data sensitive databases.
Environmental stability
Ensuring data recovery, maintenance, Data integrity and space requirements for physical database
Deployment of virtual machines in cloud (Azure)
Capacity Planning
organizing, cleaning up and updating statistics
REFRESCO (COTT BEVERAGES) ARLINGTON, TX
SQL SERVER DBA 2017 - 2018
Troubleshooting client connectivity
Applied Service packs and security fixes for all SQL Server and provided database administration support.
SQL Server Performance Dashboard Reports for Monitoring
Integrated Temporal Tables
Performance Baselining
Manage indexes to improve performance.
Schedule jobs using SQL Server Agent
Developed routine jobs for data integrity check.
Code deployment into Production
Information Risk Management Control
Experience in Windows Azure, migrating database to Azure.
Tables Design, views, Stored procedures, Function etc.
Installed and configured MS SQL Server 2008 R2, supported all Production and development servers.
Maintained database response times in 24X7 Production environments.
CONAGRA FOODS RUSSELLVILLE, AR
SQL SERVER DBA/TRAINEE ADMINISTRATOR 2015 - 2017
Managing Firewall Rule, Triggers, Row version, Temporal Tables, Change Data Capture (CDC) etc.
Column Store Index for performance
Contained Databases
Create processes and procedures for application code and database object migrations to support an efficient and reliable system development lifecycle.
Task Automation
Indexes Maintenance
Stabilized Performance
SQL Server Profiler, Extended Events, Query Store and Database Engine Tuning Advisor (DTA) for performance
Implementation of snapshot isolation and DDL trigger
Stable Replication Topology
Comprehensive Backup plan and disaster recovery strategies
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE: ECONOMICS 2002/2004 – 2008/2009
Ambrose Ali University
MASTER OF SCIENCE: EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND HOMELAND SECURITY(Ongoing) 2015 - Present
Arkansas Tech University
Modajpro7 Institute of Technology (Training)
Certificate Issued by the State of Arkansas: Applied Mathematics, locating Information and Readiness for Information
Certificate in Windows System Administration: Nigerian Institute of Information Technology Lagos Nigeria AUGUST 2004 – FEBRUARY 2005
Microsoft Certified System Administrator (MCSA)
Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert: Data Management and Analytics (MCSE)