Senior Database Architect and Leader for Enterprise Platforms

Deepak More

Senior Database Engineer Senior DBA Database Architect

Palatine, IL Phone: 224-***-**** Email: ******.****.****@*****.*** LinkedIn: deepakmore

Professional Summary

Senior Database Professional with 30+ years of experience designing, administering, migrating, and optimizing enterprise database platforms across SQL Server, SAP HANA, PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL, and MongoDB. Proven success delivering high availability, disaster recovery, cloud migration, performance tuning, security hardening, and automation across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments. Strong background supporting multi-terabyte mission-critical systems, leading cross-functional initiatives, mentoring DBA teams, and improving reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency.

Core Competencies

Enterprise Database Administration: SQL Server, SAP HANA, PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL, MongoDB

Cloud and Hybrid Platforms: AWS RDS, Azure SQL Database, Managed Instance, EC2, VMware, Kubernetes, OpenShift

High Availability and Disaster Recovery: Always On Availability Groups, DAG, replication, log shipping, mirroring, clustering, Data Guard, RMAN, Veeam, Commvault

Performance Tuning: execution plans, indexing, partitioning, compression, Extended Events, query optimization, workload tuning

Security and Compliance: TDE, auditing, RBAC, encryption, GDPR, HIPAA, SOX, SOC 2

Automation and DevOps: PowerShell, Python, Bash, YAML, JSON, Git, GitHub, Bitbucket, Jenkins, Ansible

Data Engineering and Reporting: SSIS, SSRS, SSAS, Power BI, Tableau, ETL, data modeling

Leadership: global team collaboration, stakeholder management, mentoring, runbook development, operational standardization

Technical Skills

Databases: SQL Server 2000-2019, SAP HANA 2.0, PostgreSQL, Oracle 7-11gR2, MySQL 8.0, MongoDB

Tools: SSMS, SSMA, SQL Profiler, Extended Events, Redgate, SQL Developer, TOAD, OEM, Splunk, Data Migration Assistant

Analytics and ETL: SSIS, SSRS, SSAS, Power BI, Tableau, data modeling, ETL pipelines

Scripting and Automation: PowerShell, Python, Bash, KSH, SH, Perl, AWK, YAML, JSON

Infrastructure: AWS, Azure, GCP, VMware, Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Linux, Windows Server, storage and SAN technologies

Professional Experience

Generac, Waukesha, WI Senior DBA - SQL Server, SAP HANA, PostgreSQL, Oracle Nov 2022 - Mar 2026

oManaged a 144-server VMware environment supporting 60+ large SQL Server Always On, SAP HANA, and MaxDB instances across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid platforms with 99.9% uptime.

oLed migration of 40+ Oracle databases to SQL Server 2019 using custom ETL pipelines, delivering zero-downtime cutovers and improving processing efficiency by 25-30%.

oOptimized backup and recovery for a 15TB mission-critical environment, reducing full restore time from 3 hours to 40 minutes.

oBuilt and tuned SQL Server CDC pipelines with sub-5-second latency and improved downstream data availability by 40-60%.

oImplemented TDE, security controls, audit readiness, and role-based access processes supporting SOX, GDPR, and HIPAA requirements.

SAP Fieldglass, Chicago, IL Senior DBA - SQL Server, SAP HANA, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Oracle Sep 2019 - Oct 2022

Managed multi-terabyte SQL Server environments in four-node AG and DAG architectures across multiple data centers with continuous 24x7x365 uptime.

Executed on-premises to Azure migrations that reduced infrastructure costs by 20-30% and improved reliability.

Installed, configured, and maintained SAP HANA, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and SQL Server on Windows and Linux platforms.

Improved database performance through query tuning, monitoring, failover design, and cross-region disaster recovery planning with 99.99% availability targets.

Created runbooks, automation utilities, and operational standards that reduced misconfigurations and improved engineering readiness.

Rand McNally, Chicago, IL Senior DBA - SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle Jan 2019 - Aug 2019

oProvided 24x7 support for 15 SQL Server environments and 10 AWS RDS MySQL databases.

oMigrated 8 legacy SQL Server systems and 12 MySQL databases to AWS RDS.

oDesigned indexing and tuning strategies for 2TB OLTP databases, reducing critical report execution time from 22 seconds to 4 seconds.

oImproved MySQL performance through schema tuning, indexing, configuration optimization, and replication troubleshooting.

oImplemented disaster recovery, point-in-time recovery, TDE, and database auditing to meet enterprise security and compliance requirements.

TrueBlue/Seaton, Chicago, IL Senior DBA/Architect - SQL Server, Oracle Apr 2012 - Dec 2018

Supported 50TB production SQL Server and Oracle clustered database environments serving high-volume enterprise workloads.

Designed scalable database architectures for analytics, warehousing, partitioning, and cross-environment transfers, improving query efficiency by 25-40%.

Built automation tools for capacity planning, performance analysis, security reviews, space allocation, and restore validation, reducing manual effort by 40-50%.

Led migrations, consolidations, and encryption initiatives including TDE and migration of 200+ Microsoft Access databases to SQL Server 2012.

Improved platform efficiency and reduced operational overhead through VM clustering, BI platform support, and licensing optimization.

Earlier Experience

Provided 24x7x365 support for large SQL Server (2000–2008) and Oracle (10g, 11g) databases, ensuring performance, availability, and security. Managed daily checks, performance monitoring, capacity planning, system installations, backups, recovery, patching, and compliance. Oversaw audit trails, partitions, and database objects, and administered 80+ TB of SAN/NAS storage. Designed, developed, and tuned SQL Server and Oracle databases, defining strategies for migration, consolidation, warehousing, and master data management. Handled on-call production issues and optimized SQL instances. Maintained third-party application databases ensuring seamless interoperability. Managed a four-node cluster and two-node replication across ten domains. Reduced SQL Server count by 30%, saved $200k in licensing, improved scalability through partitioning, cut costs by over 50% with VMware vSphere consolidation and established a new data center and disaster recovery site.

Scheduled and executed database maintenance including index reorganizations, rebuilds, and structural optimizations across 40+ SQL Server instances, improving query performance by 20–30% and reducing maintenance related incidents by 25%. Resolved 100+ production issues during on call rotations, maintaining 99%+ SLA compliance. Evaluated SQL Server environments quarterly and delivered enhancement recommendations that improved platform efficiency by 15%. Increasing availability and data synchronization reliability by 35%. Served as the primary SME for data and database operations, guiding engineering teams and improving issue resolution speed by 30%.

Abbott Labs. Waukegan, IL.

Sr. DBA Architect SQL-Server, Oracle

02 Yrs. 01 Mos.

Feb-05 to Feb-07

Autodesk. San Rafael, CA.

Sr. DBA Architect SQL-Server, Oracle

02 Yrs. 06 Mos.

Aug-02 to Jan-05

Verizon wireless. Walnut Creek, CA.

DBA SQL-Server, Oracle

01 Yr. 11 Mos.

Sep-00 to July-02

Wells Fargo Bank. Tempe, AZ.

DBA SQL-Server, Oracle

01 Yr. 11 Mos.

Oct-98 to Aug-00

Kale Consultants Ltd. Mumbai, India

System Analyst

03 Yrs. 02 Mos.

Aug-95 to Sep-98

Amijay Elastics Pvt. Ltd. Pune, India

Programmer Analyst

02 Yrs. 04 Mos.

Apr-93 to July-95

Computers Unlimited. Nashik, India

Programmer

01 Yr. 10 Mos.

Jun-91 to Mar-93

Additional experience includes senior database and architecture roles at BMO Harris Bank, Abbott Labs, Autodesk, Verizon Wireless, and Wells Fargo, along with earlier positions as a systems analyst and programmer in India. In these roles, I supported enterprise SQL Server and Oracle environments, led database architecture and migration initiatives, strengthened performance and recovery, and delivered secure, scalable database solutions for organizations in financial services, healthcare, telecommunications, manufacturing, and software.

Education

BS in Computer Science, Pune University, Pune, India

Diploma in Advanced Computing (DAC), Advanced Computing Training School (ACTS), Pune, India

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