EYAL NATAN SOFFER
Ashkelon, Israel
Phone : (972-**-*******
Email : ********@*****.***
Languages: Hebrew, English, Portuguese
SUMMARY
After many years as Oracle DBA and Performance Expert in Israel, I've decided to use my skills and relocate. I've very good organizational skills; excellent team player with outstanding communication skills; ability to determine and understand client needs; client oriented; high level of self-motivation and drive; exceptional attention to accuracy and details.
SKILLS SUMMARY
Oracle 11g Internals
Real Application Clusters (RAC)
Performance Tuning
Security Administration
Replication
Distributed Databases
Disaster Recovery Solutions
Database Design
System Design
Data Modeling
Informatica
Cognos
MS SQL Server 2005/2008
Oracle ASM Recovery Manager (RMAN)
Standby Database Solutions
Oracle 11g/10g Data warehousing
Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM)
XML and Web Integration
Linux / Unix Shell Scripting
PL/SQL
Linux, Unix, HPUX
Windows NT, 2000
Project Management
Oracle Golden Gate
Oracle Grid Control
BO
MySQL
WORK HISTORY
2010 - Present: Senior Oracle Database Administrator at Amdocs, Inc.
NYSE:DOX (MKT CAP: 5.23B) | WWW.AMDOC.COM
At this position I lead the new DWH BI Project in Amdocs from DBA side from day one and after we got to Production. This is a VLDB (2TB) DWH Project running on Clustered VERITAS Linux Servers with Oracle Databases 11g & 10g
Create new Oracle DBs; Configure new and existing DBs for maximum Performance
Analyze ETL (Informatica) daily loads to the Staging DBs and the DW DBs for performance issues
Support Development & Test teams for best SQL developing methods to get excellent results during ETLs and minimize run time
Analyze and fix performance issues (long run time) of Cognos reports used by Amdocs employees and managers (End users)
Create Backup & Restore shell scripts; Create refreshing scripts used for refreshing PROD DBs to non-PROD DBs on daily basis
Take part of FD (Functional Design) meetings with Development teams in order to advise best practice develop methods and load to the DBs for better performance
Solve Storage & Server issues with internal and external teams
Monitor DBs & Servers using HP-OV and other monitoring tools
Develop PL/SQL scripts for DB tasks, jobs and maintenance
Install and Configure Oracle Grid Control
2009 - 2010: Senior Oracle Database Administrator at YaelSoft, Inc.
PRIVATE | WWW.YAELSOFT.COM
At this position I worked as Oracle DBA and Performance Expert in DWH BI Project on Production Oracle Databases 11g & 10g
Main duties were analyzing ETLs for performance and suggest best practices solutions as needed
Involve in FD (Functional Design) of new DWH Projects and advice DB solutions for best performance to the Development teams
Analyze Cognos and BO reports used by the company's employees and managers (End users) for best run time results
Create new Oracle DBs and upgrade existing ones to Oracle 11g
Analyze the daily load on the DBs using AWR / STATSPACK / ADDM reports for Performance issues
Create Backup & Restore shell scripts and DB jobs
Monitor DBs & Servers using HP-OV and other monitoring tools
Develop PL/SQL scripts for DB tasks, jobs and maintenance
2007 - 2009: Senior Oracle Database Administrator at NESS, Inc.
NASDAQ:NSTC (MKT CAP: 296.7M) | WWW.NESS.COM
At this position I worked as Oracle DBA on Production Oracle Databases 11g, 10g & 9i
Main duties were daily analyzing the DBs for Performance issues (mainly using AWR / STATSPACK / ADDM / ASH reports)
Upgrade existing DBs to Oracle 11g
Develop DB & Server Backup & Recovery methods for Disaster Recovery Solutions
Create monitor scripts for critical DB issues
Support the Development teams with developing better SQLs and Reports for best performance
Work with Storage team to solve IO and Storage issues
Install and Configure Oracle Grid Control
Monitor DBs and Servers using HP-OV and other monitoring tools
2006 - 2007: Oracle Database Administrator & PL/SQL Developer at ELTA, Inc.
GOVERMENT | WWW.IAI.CO.IL (WEBSITE IN ENGLISH)
I started my career as Oracle DBA at ELTA, Inc. working on Oracle Databases 10g & 9i as a DBA
The main duties were creating new DBs for new and existing projects
Test performance of daily loads to the DBs during different peaks
Support the Development teams in their development of DB Scripts and DB loads
Along with the DBA role I worked as Oracle PL/SQL Developer for major projects of the company
Part of the Developing was focusing on Performance side. I led the Performance testing for these major projects after the developing was done and before moving to Production
2002 - 2006: PC Tech & Network Admin at ELAD Soft, Inc.
PRIVATE | WWW.ELAD.CO.IL (WEBSITE IN ENGLISH)
At this position I worked as a student at a long term project as PC Technician and Network Admin
The role was taking care of the company's PCs, Laptops, Printers and Network for issues
Installing and configuring software needed for the employees for daily basis
Taking care of damaged and faulting PCs, Laptops and Printers
Monitor the network for failures and performance issues
EDUCATION
2011, Oracle 11g Database Administrator Certified Professional Certification
2011, Oracle Database 11g Performance Tuning - Oracle University Education
2011, Oracle Database 11g RAC Administration - Oracle University Education
2011, Oracle Database 11g Grid Control - Oracle University Education
2010, Oracle Database 11g Golden Gate - Oracle University Education
2009, Oracle 10g Database Administrator Certified Professional Certification
2009, Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Training - John Bryce
2007, B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering, Expert in IT - Holon Institute of Technology