FRANCIS KANGETHE
Fulshear,TX
Summary
Over 15 years of experience that includes analysis, programming, support, installation, network, and database administration.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
IT Manager
ION Geophysical
04.2013 - Current
- Administered global multi domain database systems in support of enterprise corporate applications
- Installed, configured and maintained SQL Server hosts and VMs in consolidated environment resulting in 30% lower hardware and maintenance costs.
- Created and terminated user's accounts from start to finish in business applications
- Identified computer hardware and network system issues, performing troubleshooting techniques for remediation
- Reviewed and assessed architecture design, implementation, testing and deployment needs to identify project requirements and costs
Lead Database Administrator
ION Geophysical
11.2011 - 04.2013
- Instrumental in successful integration and support of major ERP applications on SQL Server
- Implemented a new ERP application (IFS) on a highly available Oracle database environment
- Installed, configured and maintained on-premises SQL Server 2008-2016 in clustered and stand-alone environment
- Implemented high availability with Always On Availability Groups and failover clustering
- Provide front-line DBA support for Oracle and SQL Server environments
- Perform system upgrades, implement patches and fixes for Enterprise global applications.
- Developed scripts and processes for data integration and maintenance
- Administered, supported, and monitored databases by proactively resolving database issues and maintaining servers
Senior Database Administrator
ION Geophysical
10.2007 - 11.2011
- Installed and configured database software, associated database tools, and performance monitoring software
- Managed health of SQL Servers including backups, restores, and monitoring
- Architect systems for disaster recovery and high availability including mirroring and clustering technologies achieving 99% uptime.
Global Database Administrator
Hewlett-Packard
01.2007 - 09.2007
- Part of a Global team of DBAs contracted by HP for the migration and database management of 150 + databases for large data center consolidation from 85 locations to 3 data centers
- Migration of legacy databases to new HP Data Center servers
- Design and setup for database client access and usage and update databases through application upgrades.
- Administered, supported, and monitored databases by proactively resolving database issues and maintaining servers
Education
Master of Arts - Exegetical Theology
Covenant Theological Seminary
St Louis, MO05.1995
Maryville University
St Louis, MOSkills
- PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- Oracle 11g: RAC and Grid Infrastructure Administration Accelerated Ed1
- BUSINESS-RELATED SKILLS
- Languages: VBNet, HTML/CSS, SQL
- Technologies: MS SQL, Oracle, VMWare ESXi 67, Citrix, Microsoft Office 365, SharePoint Administration
- Operational Cost Reductions
Timeline
IT Manager
ION Geophysical
04.2013 - Current
Lead Database Administrator
ION Geophysical
11.2011 - 04.2013
Senior Database Administrator
ION Geophysical
10.2007 - 11.2011
Global Database Administrator
Hewlett-Packard
01.2007 - 09.2007
Master of Arts - Exegetical Theology
Covenant Theological Seminary
Maryville University
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