Senior Data Platform Architect & Lead DBA

MEHUL BHATT

Johns Creek, GA

+1-770-***-****

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LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/mehul-bhatt-92512a48/

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Senior Data Platform Architect & Lead DBA with 19+ years of experience designing, implementing, and optimizing enterprise-scale Teradata, Hadoop, Aster, and cloud data platforms across AWS, Azure, and VMware. Strong expertise in data architecture, performance engineering, presales solutioning, and customer success. Deep background in database administration, big-data ecosystems, security hardening, and advanced analytics. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and deliver complex solutions for Fortune 500 clients.

CORE TECHNICAL SKILLS

Teradata: SQL Assistant, BTEQ, Fastload, MultiLoad, PMON, Viewpoint, Data Mover, QueryGrid, Vantage 17.x

Big Data: Hortonworks, Cloudera, Aster 5.x/6.x, HDFS, YARN Hadoop Ecosystem: Hive, Sqoop, Oozie, HCatalog, Flume, HBase, Ranger, Sentry, Kerberos, Knox, Spark, Kafka, Storm

Monitoring: Ambari, Ganglia, Nagios, Zabbix, Viewpoint Databases: Teradata 12–17, Aster, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle 8i–10g Operating Systems: RHEL 6/7, Solaris, AIX, SLES 11, Windows Languages: Shell Scripting, PL/SQL, Python, SQL

Backup Tools: NetBackup, Arcmain, ncluster_backup

Cloud: AWS, Azure

Other: CIM (Campaign Management), Protegrity Data Security PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Teradata Corporation – USA

Lead DBA / Solution Architect / CIM Architect Jan 2023 – Present Client: PepsiCo

• Designed and implemented Teradata Vantage on VMware for enterprise workloads.

• Delivered POCs for Teradata tools and ClearScape Analytics for AI/ML and advanced analytics.

• Architected and deployed CIM (Campaign Management) solutions.

• Managed Teradata administration on AWS and Azure, including performance tuning and troubleshooting.

• OS and security hardening initiatives. Protegrity data security troubleshooting and implementation.

• Planned and coordinated Teradata upgrades and performance optimization. Compunnel Staffing – USA

Customer Success Engineer Mar 2021 – Jan 2023 Client: Protegrity

• Guided enterprise customers in implementing Protegrity data-protection solutions across cloud, data lakes, and databases.

• Built POCs, technical architectures, and best-practice documentation.

• Influenced internal teams to align with customer needs and resolve architectural gaps.

• Developed demos and technical content to support customer expansion and adoption.

Teradata Corporation – USA

Solutions Architect Aug 2017 – Mar 2021

• Architected and deployed Teradata/Vantage on VMware across the Americas region.

• Partnered with presales teams on sizing, SOW creation, risk identification, and RACI development.

• Addressed customer technical queries and led post-implementation issue resolution.

• Coordinated with Product Engineering, GSO, and customer teams for custom configurations.

• Led knowledge transfer for managed services teams supporting Vantage and open- source platforms.

• Drove performance tuning, capacity planning, and workload optimization.

• Supported BAR/DR implementations and open-source tool migrations. Teradata India Pvt. Ltd.

Technical Lead – Teradata DBA / Big Data COE / Transition Manager Jan 2014 – Aug 2017 Clients: American Airlines, Coke, Vodafone UK, HGST, Mayo Clinic, SCJ, Chubb, Warner Bros, Globe Telecom, Anthem

• Managed transition of platform and application support projects to offshore teams.

• Led SLA governance, performance reviews, and customer meetings.

• Architected and implemented Hadoop clusters and open-source tools.

• Improved change control, incident management, and problem-management processes.

• Implemented DevOps and Agile practices for application sustainment.

• Ensured cluster uptime, performance tuning, and issue resolution across large enterprise environments.

Teradata India Pvt. Ltd.

Lead Teradata DBA Apr 2011 – Jan 2014 Clients: LiveNation, Meredith, AEG, Apple, DirecTV, Charming Shoppe

• Managed user, space, and security administration for Teradata environments.

• Performed performance tuning, DBQL analysis, and system monitoring using Viewpoint.

• Handled BAR operations using TARA, ABU, and Arcmain.

• Created documentation, performance reports, and weekly/monthly client deliverables.

• Troubleshot job failures and optimized workloads. 3i-Infotech / Vodafone / IBM

Lead Data Warehouse Consultant / System Analyst / Oracle DBA Oct 2006 – Mar 2011

• Managed ETL development, performance tuning, and failure resolution.

• Created data-mapping documents, SQL queries, and stored procedures for business reporting.

• Led Cordiant operations for campaign management and CRM.

• Managed Oracle security, backups, schema management, and performance monitoring.

• Worked with Teradata utilities including Fastload, Multiload, TPUMP and Fastexport. EDUCATION

Bachelor of Engineering – Electronics Pune University, India 2004 CERTIFICATIONS

• Cloudera Certified Administrator on Apache Hadoop

• Hortonworks Hadoop Certified Administrator

• Teradata Certified Implementation Specialist

• Teradata Certified SQL Specialist

• Teradata Certified Professional

• Oracle Certified Professional – Java SE 6

• Oracle 9i Database Administrator Certified Associate

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