Deepak Gaikwad
Irving
Summary
Talented professional considered knowledgeable leader and dedicated problem solver. Brings 17 years of valuable expertise to forward company objectives. Attentive to detail with experience in coordinating projects, programs and improvements.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Manager
Wipro Limited
05.2023 - Current
- Managing a team of database administrators onsite and offshore.
- Identified plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives.
- Planned, designed, and scheduled phases for large projects.
- Achieved project deadlines by coordinating with contractors to manage performance.
- Coordinated with cross-functional teams to resolve project issues and mitigate risks.
- Provided detailed project status updates to stakeholders and executive management.
- Monitored project performance to identify areas of improvement and make adjustments.
- Analyzed project performance data to identify areas of improvement.
Consultant
Vennison Technologies Inc
01.2023 - 05.2023
- Supported clients with business analysis, documentation, and data modeling.
- Liaised with customers, management, and sales team to better understand customer needs and recommend appropriate solutions.
- Automated system e-commerce features to improve client sales.
- Collaborated with teams to define, strategize, and implement marketing and web strategies.
- Managed multiple deadlines across several businesses to meet dynamic needs of multiple clients.
- Aligned closely with business owners and employees to gather information and gain operational insight.
- End To End involvement for the Implementation, Migration and Modernization programs
- Streamline the process upon the program implementation.
- Coordination with multiple teams for critical incidents application Support
Technical Project Manager
Oracle India Pvt Ltd
10.2022 - 01.2023
- Served as application SME and leading a team of 25 DBA.
- Collaborated with business users, technical teams, database administrators and testing teams during kickoff meetings, joint application designing, and planning sessions to validate requirements.
- Served as technical liaison, supporting engineering, management, procurement, sales, and marketing, quality assurance and supply base.
- Partnered with project team members to identify and quickly address problems.
- Accomplished client goals by providing quality technical projects.
- Updated customers and senior leaders on progress and roadblocks.
- Assessed and analyzed customer requirements to develop effective IT project plans.
- Implemented best practices to drive quality IT project delivery.
- Communicated project plans and progress to key stakeholders and project contributors.
Senior Database Architect
Rackspace Technologies
07.2020 - 10.2022
- Leading a team of 18 DBA to support, providing guidance and technical mentorship.
- Planning and implementing database upgrade and migration project.
- Lead overall design and transformation of legacy On-Prem standalone application to AWS and Azure cloud.
- Designing and implementing high availability solutions and backup strategies.
- Participating into escalation or Sev1 calls and providing RCA.
- Participating in Incident management, Problem Management and CAB calls.
Senior Technical Lead
Teradata India Pvt Ltd
06.2016 - 02.2020
- Assessed project milestones and team performance to keep staff on-task.
- Organized system operating procedures to strengthen controls.
- Researched and adopted new technologies to add value to existing offerings.
- Investigated system issues and implemented resolutions to reduce downtime.
- Preparing monthly status report and presenting value adds and milestones achieved.
Lead Administrator
Wipro Technologies
04.2013 - 05.2016
- Installation, configuration, cloning, patching and up-gradation of standalone and RAC databases 10g, 11g on AIX, HP-UX, Linux & Windows platforms.
- Installation, configuration oracle client software’s on Aix 5.3, HP-Unix and Linux.
- Configuration of Data Guard setup and daily Health checking of standby databases.
- Upgrading and patching of Critical Oracle databases.
- Monitoring and scheduling database RMAN hot backups and resolved issues.
- Database monitoring and Managing Memory, checking Alert log, trace files.
- Administration through Oracle Enterprise Manager.
- Coordinating with Application team for Deployments / Releases, maintaining build guides for the same and Preparation of documentation.
- Resolving client’s grievances and provide quick, easy and efficient solution.
- Automated daily tasks and activity to save resources and reduce errors.
Database Consultant
HCL Infosystems
05.2011 - 04.2013
- Installed, configured, tested and maintained operating systems, application software, and system management tools.
- Managed and monitored installed systems and infrastructure.
- Supported building of new system environments and upgrading or patching existing systems.
- Collaborating with sales and pre-sales team to understand new RFPs and upcoming projects.
- Collaborated with external technical teams and vendors to implement new application products.
- Mentoring juniors and newly joined team members.
Senior Database Administrator
Patni Computer Systems
05.2010 - 05.2011
- Involved in doing health checks and to take required follow-up actions.
- Have been working on Change Deployments and Incidents raised on databases as per severity.
- Responsible for monitoring and scheduling database backups and to fix issues. Schema refresh using export, import & Data pump.
- Migration of an oracle databases from NON-ASM to ASM.
- Performing User and Space Management, Database monitoring and daily health checks.
- Involved in database patch set Upgrade from 10.2.0.1 to 10.2.0.5 and Applying CPU/PSU patches.
- Up gradation and migration of databases from 10g to 11g on Red Hat Linux.
- Resolving client’s grievances and provide quick, easy and efficient solution.
Executive Database Administrator
Mastek Ltd
06.2006 - 04.2010
- Administered, supported, and monitored databases by proactively resolving database issues and maintaining servers.
- Set up and controlled user profiles and access levels for each database segment to protect important data.
- Tested programs and databases to identify issues and make necessary modifications.
- Created and implemented database designs and data models.
- Involved in data center and server migration.
- Working with team to install and configure databases on Blade servers.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Chemistry
Andhra University
Visakhapatnam05.2003
Skills
- Project Planning
- Technical Support
- Root Cause Analysis
- Project Management
Certification
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect-Professional.
- Oracle Autonomous Database Cloud 2021 Specialist - 1Z0-931.
- Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals – AZ-900
- Microsoft Azure Administrator – AZ-104
- Oracle certified professional (10G) Database Administrator DBA)
Languages
English
Full Professional
Hindi
Native or Bilingual
Marathi
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Elementary
Timeline
Project Manager
Wipro Limited
05.2023 - Current
Consultant
Vennison Technologies Inc
01.2023 - 05.2023
Technical Project Manager
Oracle India Pvt Ltd
10.2022 - 01.2023
Senior Database Architect
Rackspace Technologies
07.2020 - 10.2022
Senior Technical Lead
Teradata India Pvt Ltd
06.2016 - 02.2020
Lead Administrator
Wipro Technologies
04.2013 - 05.2016
Database Consultant
HCL Infosystems
05.2011 - 04.2013
Senior Database Administrator
Patni Computer Systems
05.2010 - 05.2011
Executive Database Administrator
Mastek Ltd
06.2006 - 04.2010
Bachelor of Science - Chemistry
Andhra University