Raja's Career Profile

• 4+ years experience in Oracle DBA, doing data modeling, performance tuning, database backup, recovery and database upgrades.

• 11+ years worked in IT system & network infrastructure support and administration.

• Strong analytic ability and excellent troubleshooting and personal communication skills, capable of working independently as well as in a team.

• Certified Oracle 10G DBA (4+ years).

• Experienced in Installation, Configuration, Support and Tuning of Oracle, Microsoft SQL databases.

• Installed and Configured Oracle Enterprise Manager tools which facilitates in daily database management, performance management, database tuning and capacity planning.

• Executed data migration utilities in Oracle database such as export/import (exp/imp), Data Pump (expdp/impdp) and SQL*Loader, in order to perform data movement either from flat files or between user/application schemas.

• Involved in Oracle database creation with physical structures such as Table Spaces with proper storage requirements, placed data files in appropriate storage hardware and creation of schema objects, database users etc.

• Implemented disaster recovery planning practices to protect Oracle database by multiplexing control, redo logs, archived log files and configured hard disks in RAID configuration.

• Automated online/offline Oracle database backups and managing database recovery with RMAN.

• Practiced Database Performance Tuning functionalities by applying baseline metrics and automate email alerts, rebuilding database periodically in idle time such as rebuild indexes, reorganizing table by most useful index, dividing data to different fixed size Table spaces / disks, validating PL/SQL procedure objects etc.

• Monitored and analyzed Oracle database regularly by using Segment, Memory, Undo management, Mean-Time-To-Recover, SQL tuning & access advisors tools and ADDM reports, resolving oracle net connections from client applications to database, installing Oracle/Microsoft SQL database software updates and patches.

• Created portable, reusable functions and procedures in SQL, PL/SQL and UNIX scripts in DBA level.

• Systems: Unix (HP Unix, Sun Solaris), Linux (Red Hat), Windows

• Databases: Oracle 8i/10g, SQL Server 2000/2005/2008

• Software: CA XOsoft High Availability

• Languages: SQL, PL/SQL, Unix Shell Scripts

• Networking: Ethernet, TCP/IP, DHCP/WINS, FTP

• Hardware: Servers (HP, Sun)

• Oracle Database 10g Certified Professional (OCP)

• Microsoft Certified System Administrator (MCSA in Windows 2003)

• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA Version 2.0)

• Oracle Database 10g: Backup and Recovery

• Maintaining MS SQL Server 2005 Database

• Implementing MS SQL Server 2005 Database

• Oracle Database 10g: Administration Workshop I

• Implementing & Administering Security in MS Windows Server 2003 Network

• Implementing, Managing & Maintaining MS Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure

• Managing & Maintaining MS Windows Server 2003 Environment

• Implementing & Supporting MS Windows XP Professional

• Hardening Network Infrastructure

• Mfg/Pro Systems Administration

• Cisco Certified Network Associate

1) Organization: Singapore Post Limited, Singapore

SingPost is leading provider of domestic and international postal services in Singapore, offering one-stop logistics business solutions and through its extensive retail distribution network, a comprehensive range of postal, agency and financial services.

Position: Systems Analyst

Period: February 2007 – Till Now

Doing Database Administrator role covers Oracle and Microsoft SQL server’s database administration for critical applications.

• Supported high-availability, mission Critical Oracle Database, which holds e-business (vpost.com.sg) application data.

• Coordinated with application team to deploy data migration from testing to production environment.

• Evaluated server storage hardware and memory requirements for Oracle/Microsoft SQL Databases and Instances.

• Implemented/Tested disaster recovery practices in Oracle/Microsoft database servers annually.

• Performed regular data archival in Oracle databases with minimum down-time.

Accomplishments:

• Upgraded Oracle database 8i to 10g and implemented Oracle 10g database software features such as automatic undo/memory management, also resizing/relocating redo log and temp files by following best practices.

• Overhauled Oracle database dump method by replaced new export (Data Pump) utility in order to reduce execution time significantly.

• Automated the steps involved to refresh application data from text files to Oracle database by using shell script in Linux platform.

2) Organization: Rockwell Automation Southeast Asia Pte. Ltd., Singapore

Leading global provider of industrial automation, power, control and information solutions with well established brands of products from Allen-Bradley, Rockwell Software, Dodge, Reliance Electric etc. In Southeast Asia, they based regional head quarters in Singapore and promoting sales and support of their products.

Position: IT Operations Analyst

Period: August 1998 – September 2006

Worked with Rockwell Global IT Team and Involved in Systems & Network Infrastructure Support for FIVE countries in Southeast Asia.

• Participated in Project Implementation phase in Key IT infrastructure projects.

• Enforcement of Change Management processes in IT infrastructure maintenance and managing IT Portfolio database which holds the information about servers, network equipments, applications etc.

• Implemented company IT security procedures & guidelines in Systems & Network infrastructure to harden servers by means of Patch Management, Anti-virus software update and Access Control Management in File & Print servers.

• Adapted corporate IT standards in hardware and software procurement process.

• Prepared Systems/Technical IT Documentation and Updated periodically.

• Maintained server hardware, data backups, facility, environment and software to support in IT Infrastructure.

3) Organization: Subramaniam Plastic & Metal Sdn. Bhd., Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

SPM Group is one of a pioneer companies dealing with waste collection and recycling industry. SPM Group is the biggest waste recycling group in Malaysia with annual turnover of more than RM 250 million. This Group is one of the leading exporters of recycled non-ferrous metals and plastics.

Position: System Administrator

Period: July 1997 – April 1998

Played a responsible role in MIS department to automate business operations with IT infrastructure.

• Proposed IT Infrastructure upgrade project to Management based upon business requirements.

• Involved in System development team to participate in IT Infrastructure enhancements and fine-tuning tasks.

• Managed server operating system by means of performance tuning, data backup etc.

• Supported end user computing resources such as workstations, printers, operating systems and application software.

4) Organization: National Institute of Information Tech., Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, India

NIIT, global IT Learning Solutions Corporation, is known for its pioneering work in the field of IT education and training. NIIT’s vast education delivery network spread over 30 countries in the Americas, Europe, Asia, Middle East, Africa and Australia/Oceania.

Position: Senior Faculty

Period: January 1997 - June 1997

Placed in effective faculty core team to conduct training on computer courses.

• Lead faculty team to delivery of subjects on time without compromising in quality of teaching.

• Trained institute's IT academic courses to students who came from different educational backgrounds.

• Monitored student performance and submit monthly report to Management.

5) Organization: Lan Eseda Information Technology Ltd., Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, India

The Lan Eseda Industries limited is currently engaged in the business of software development, sell & export computer software, promote institutions for imparting education in computers software training and consultancy in the field of Information Technology (IT).

Position: Senior Faculty

Period: January 1995 – December 1996

Appointed as IT coordinator to train students in basic computing environment and promoted as faculty to lead a batch to complete whole course structure.

• Setup and maintained workstations, Netware Server / UNIX SYSTEM V servers in computer lab.

• Trained students in UNIX/C/C++/OOPS, FOXPRO based on institute's curriculum.

• ADSM (Advanced Diploma in Systems Management), NIIT, Chennai-INDIA, September 1992 – December 1994

• B.Sc (Bachelor of Science), Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai-Tamil Nadu-INDIA, June 1989 – April 1992

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