Anthony Okeke
Katy
Summary
Knowledgeable Database Engineer with solid background in systems engineering, adept at designing and implementing robust IT infrastructures. Proven track record in optimizing system performance and ensuring seamless integration across multiple platforms. Demonstrated expertise in troubleshooting complex issues and enhancing system security.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
5
5
Certification
Work History
Database Systems Engineer
Robert Half
01.2022 - Current
- Directed SQL Server upgrades and migrations for 200+ databases (2012/2016 → 2017/2019/Azure SQL) with zero critical downtime.
- Engineered Always On Availability Groups, clustering, mirroring, and log shipping solutions, achieving 99.99% system availability.
- Enhanced database performance through Profiler, Extended Events, and DMVs, reducing query execution times by 40%.
- Designed and automated 150+ maintenance tasks using PowerShell and T-SQL, boosting operational efficiency by 25%.
- Led disaster recovery planning and conducted backup/restore testing, decreasing recovery time objectives (RTOs) by 30%.
- Maintained high-availability production environments, ensuring full data integrity, uptime, and security compliance.
Database Operations Engineer
Spirit Airlines
01.2021 - 01.2022
- Monitored and fine-tuned SQL Server and Azure database environments, improving query response times by 25%.
- Developed and deployed normalized database models, increasing system efficiency by approximately 15%.
- Enforced security protocols via RBAC and encryption, maintaining 100% compliance with internal audit requirements.
- Automated storage optimization, reducing manual tasks by 30% and improving capacity management.
- Refactored stored procedures and execution plans, lowering resource-intensive operations by 20%.
SQL Server and Azure Database Administrator
Amazon
01.2018 - 01.2021
- Migrated over 250 SQL Server databases (2012/2016 → 2017/2019/Azure SQL) while keeping downtime under 2%.
- Configured HA/DR solutions including Always On, mirroring, and clustering, maintaining 99.99% uptime for core platforms.
- Designed and implemented detailed backup and restore strategies, improving recovery times by 30%.
- Implemented snapshot isolation and DDL triggers, reducing transaction deadlocks by 20%.
- Optimized 24/7 production environments, increasing query performance by 35%.
- Automated over 100 administrative processes using PowerShell and T-SQL, saving an estimated 20 hours per week.
- Maintained 100% security compliance through proactive patching and audit adherence.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Imo State University
Imo State09-2017
Associate of Science - Information Management
Valencia College
Orlando, FL12-2020
Skills
- Troubleshooting
- User support
- System testing
- Technical support
- Hardware and software installation
- Client service and support
- TCP/IP protocol
- System troubleshooting
- Cloud services
- Technical analysis
- Continuous improvement
- Network infrastructure administration
- Data analysis
- IT infrastructure
- Disaster recovery
- Network security
- Software development
- Technical writing
- Root-cause analysis
- Firewalls
- Integration readiness analysis
- Cloud computing
- Scripting languages
- Application testing
- Systems analysis
- Virtualization technologies
- Upgrade path design
- Virtualization
- Performance tuning
- Information security
- Documentation protocol design
- Multitasking Abilities
- Virtual and cloud technologies
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Communication and team collaboration
- Decision-making
- Active listening
- Teamwork
Accomplishments
- Designed and deployed a high-speed wireless network supporting over 1,200 users across 3 enterprise locations, increasing data transfer efficiency by 40% and reducing annual downtime by 15%.
- Executed a risk mitigation strategy that cut the frequency and severity of system failure events by 90%, protecting over $2M in critical digital assets.
- Developed inventory tracking spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel for a database infrastructure supporting 350+ servers, improving audit accuracy by 98% and reducing manual tracking time by 25 hours/month.
- Resolved a persistent product issue through consumer testing and analysis, resulting in a 30% reduction in help desk tickets and a 15% increase in user satisfaction scores.
- Automated data collection and reporting processes, achieving a 20% boost in efficiency and saving the operations team over 10 hours/week.
- Led a team of 8 support engineers, increasing SLA compliance from 82% to 96% through process improvement, mentoring, and enhanced monitoring tools.
- Documented and resolved over 50+ major incidents, leading to a 40% decrease in response time and creating a scalable knowledge base used by 3 support teams.
- Directed a zero-downtime data migration of 250+ production databases to Azure SQL for a Fortune 500 client, preserving 100% data integrity and reducing query load times by 35%.
Certification
· Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate (AZ-104)
· Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA): SQL 2016/2019 Database Administration
· Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-300/301)
· Operating System Manager Certification
Timeline
Database Systems Engineer
Robert Half
01.2022 - Current
Database Operations Engineer
Spirit Airlines
01.2021 - 01.2022
SQL Server and Azure Database Administrator
Amazon
01.2018 - 01.2021
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Imo State University
Associate of Science - Information Management
Valencia College
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