Resume

Technical Skills

• UNIX: Solaris 8, 9, 10
• Linux: Red Hat, SUSE, Ubuntu, Oracle Linux
• Windows: 2000/XP/2003

Programming Languages

• SQL, PL/SQL, Bash, Perl, HTML, Java, VB .NET, C

Databases

• Oracle 8i, 9i, 10g, & 11g (Standalone and RAC)
• SQL Server
• MS Access

Applications

• Oracle 11i E-Business Suite Versions 11.5.9, 11.5.10, 11.5.10.2
• 11i Modules – BEN, FIN, HR, INV, IRC, ONT, PAY, WSH, others.
• Discoverer 10g
• MarkView for Oracle Applications
• Cognos Financial Planning

Tools

• Oracle SQL Developer
• Oracle Enterprise Manager
• Forms, Reports, Workflow Builder
• SQL*Plus
• Tkprof

Work Experience

2/2007-11/2009     Nordstrom, Inc.    Seattle, WA

• Lead Oracle Applications DBA for a production 6TB HR/FIN instance.
• Supported and maintained 4 load-balanced forms/web nodes and 6 concurrent processing nodes that used two shared application file systems.
• Analyzed and successfully performed HR Rollup patch upgrades for a system that supports ~40,000 employees.
• Managed and cloned 10 full-sized development and testing environments.
• Primary Apps DBA resource supporting project to consolidate AP systems into Oracle AP.
• Upgraded Discoverer 4i to Discoverer 10g.
• Performed SQL and technology stack performance tuning.
• Patched and supported MarkView for Oracle Applications.
• Evaluated Oracle RAC as a high availability solution and had the technology approved by an architecture approval committee.
• Installed and supported 2-node ASM RAC cluster for Sterling Order Management.
• Implemented and supported Oracle Enterprise Manager to monitor 200+ databases.
• Consolidated multiple RMAN catalogs into a single instance.
• Rotated on-call support for every production Oracle database in the enterprise.

6/2004-2/2007     Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.    Tucson, AZ

• Experience with Oracle E-Business Suite versions 11.5.9 and 11.5.10+.
• Patched, configured, and maintained production, development, and testing instances.
• Enhanced and maintained 11i clone procedure.
• Enhanced and maintained 11i disaster recovery procedure.
• Monitored and tuned iAS, Forms, Reports, and Concurrent Manager.
• Moved the concurrent tier off the database tier and implemented the shared application tier file system to reduce patch downtime..
• Successfully implemented iRecruitment, HR, Payroll, Benefits, OTL, MSCA, and Discoverer 10g.
• Securely implemented iRecruitment in the DMZ using a reverse proxy and SSL.
• Successfully upgraded Oracle Applications from 11.5.9 to 11.5.10.2.
• Successfully upgraded Oracle Applications database from 9.2.0.5 to 10.2.0.2.
• Aggressively worked with Oracle Support to solve open Service Requests.
• Supported the development team and enforced change control.

Education

2002-2004     Texas Tech University                 Lubbock, TX

• M.S.B.A., Management Information Systems

1997-1999     Texas Tech University HSC         Lubbock, TX

• B.S., Clinical Laboratory Science

Awards

• Company-wide Quarterly Star Award (Ventana Medical Systems)
• Runner-up for Rookie of the Year Award (Nordstrom IT)