Perform backup and recovery. Install application releases. Establish and administer database users, plus maintain database user accounts and passwords. Implement optional database security measures and grant, monitor, and revoke user privileges. Identify and correct database locks. Control data migration
As an integral member of the Oracle DBA group install, upgrade, and provide technical support for licensed Commercial off the Shelf (COTS) products. Create and install several major databases relevant to contracts, weapons systems, and inventory systems; each database has a separate, large group of users.
Startup and shutdown database instances, apply and monitor initialization parameters, and manage logical and physical storage. Monitor and analyze alert files. Install application software, application software patches and application software customer specific upgrades. Participate in operational acceptance testing and control data migration. Monitor background processes, verify the receipt of documents and research and resolve problems through troubleshooting. Work is performed primarily on a UNIX platform, also on NT. Installed and configured Oracle Application Server 4.0.7 and 4.0.8. Worked with Oracle Enterprise Manager 2.0, Oracle 8.0 and 8i on HP-UX 10.2, and 11.0 servers.

Had sole responsibility for all database administration. Experience managing mid-sized to large-scale production DSS databases.
Experience in Backup, Recovery, Troubleshooting and Problem Solving Skills.
Experience in Oracle installation and configuration. Responsibilities include installing, upgrading, and proving technical support for licensed Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) products. Create and install several major databases relevant to contracts, weapons systems, and inventory systems; each database has a separate, large group of users. Startup and shutdown database instances apply and monitor initialization parameters and manage logical and physical storage. Monitor and analyze alert files. Install application software, application software patches and application software customer specific upgrades. Participate in operational acceptance testing and control data migration. Monitor background processes, verify the receipt of documents and research and resolve problems through troubleshooting. Work is performed primarily on Solaris, HP-UX and Windows 2000 Servers.

Over 2 years of experience as an Oracle DBA in Production, Development, and Testing.
Experience in SQL Tuning, Optimization, Refreshing data from Production to Development databases using Oracle Tools and reorganization of Databases. Experience managing mid-sized to large-scale production DSS databases.
Create reports for multiple business users for all aspects of the business utilizing statistical facts and figures. Perform backup and recovery and install application releases. Establish and administer database users, plus maintain database user accounts and passwords. Implement optional database security measures and grant, monitor, and revoke user privileges. Identify and correct database locks. Control data migration. Work is performed primarily on a Windows 2000 and 2003 server environment.
Install, upgrade, and provide technical support for licensed Commercial off the Shelf (COTS) products.
Create and install several major databases relevant to Global Decision Support System II, providing weather data and other related data to air force pilots. Startup and shutdown database instances apply and monitor initialization parameters and manage logical and physical storage. Install application software, application software patches and application software customer specific upgrades. Participate in operational acceptance testing and control data migration. Monitor background processes, verify the receipt of documents and research and resolve problems through troubleshooting.

Responsible for maintaining customer relationships for database related activities throughout the life of the application.
Translating logical/physical data models into schemas, which contain the tables, indexes, triggers, stored procedures, and packages necessary to support the application.
Providing consultation/ technical support and assisting with troubleshooting and SQL code reviews.

Contribute to the entire DOD software development life cycle for projects such as Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Corporate Electronic Funds Transfer and Transportation Global Edit Table, from initial business requirements to deployment and production support. Answer Client Support questions via phone and e-mail. Design & implement test scenarios & cases (with focus on integration & batch processing). Create & implement plans and test scripts (with focus on integration & batch processing testing). Work with multiple databases interfaces and be familiar with standard web architectures. Assist in implementation of QA standard and continual improvement activities.