Collaborative leader with dedication to partnering with coworkers to promote engaged, empowering work culture. Documented strengths in building and maintaining relationships with diverse range of stakeholders in dynamic, fast-paced settings.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
MANAGER DATA ENGINEERING / RELIABILITY
NETHEALTH
02.2022 - Current
Mentor and build strong teams
Designed data solutions to provide the latest technology and savings to the organization's data environment and provide technical leadership
Promoting a diverse and responsible culture among teams that can work smartly and get things done
Collaborate with various organizations and teams to achieve and deliver data solutions as products
Internally, create or build an ITSM process and promote a single solution (JSM) combining multiple different platforms
Lead a cross-functional data compliance team in a HIPPA and SOX-compliant environment
I provided team leadership while also being hands-on and improving current processes, including designing, developing, and managing database systems on-premises and in the cloud (Azure and AWS)
AWS RDS PostgreSQL / Python/PowerShell/MySQL/Terraform/Kubernetes Lead projects (scope, design, and development inputs with other teams) for various applications and database environments to improve data solutions and deliverables
Lead the VLDB DB Support Group, including creating a separate backup team dedicated to all thing's backups
Knowledge includes ansible/elastic search, puppet, and terraform
Expenses planning and reporting/RACI/P&L/Hiring/Change Management/DevOps and ITSM Process I worked on SQL Licenses project and saved about a 900K in my first year with consolidation and removing pain points
I also built a new idea for Revenue generation with custom reporting and selling Analytics projects as products to customers
Driving Strategy and Alliance in a I.T Managed Services Company for expansion to offshore
Governance & Reporting Leadership: oversee portfolio management, quarterly PI plans / delivery, capitalized software development, bi-weekly sprint reporting and ad hoc reporting across the organization
This was a one-off unique experience building a growing startup technology and teams
Oversee Standards: Maintain templates, guidelines, how-to references, and resources so to ensure the R&D organization can operate efficiently
Metrics & Reporting: collect and communicate both qualitative and quantitative data from within and outside the Engineering organization for Data Analytics for create predictive reporting in Power BI
Global Focus: foster global collaboration and drive unity within and across teams, with multiple Team spread globally
Team development: oversee onboarding for new team members and continuing professional development for existing team members
Collaborated with highly proficient teams, fostering a culture of excellence and innovation
Establishing and enforcing best practice standards for DB development and administration, including efficient DB design and query optimization techniques
Documenting the standards to ensure consistent implementation across the organization
Entire Environment assessment and developed a comprehensive plan for consolidation and management
Cut down on License Cost and Monitoring Solutions
Setting up proactive monitoring systems to ensure the health and performance of our Azure / SQL Server / Redshift /Power BI and DB environment
Implementing alerts for potential issues and identifying optimization opportunities
Developing robust data flow pipelines to extract, transform, and load data from diverse sources
Creating custom ETL pipelines that facilitate model and product development
Leading strategic discussions on data architecture and database design with stakeholders to align solutions with business needs
Driving workload analysis, performance benchmarking, and troubleshooting efforts with SITE customers in their respective environments
Leveraging coding/scripting skills to automate tasks and enhance workload analysis mechanisms
Staying up-to-date with new tools and applications, adopting them when appropriate to deliver high-quality and efficient solutions.
MANAGER DATA OPERATIONS
DILIGENT INC
03.2015 - 02.2016
Manage Database services team with diverse skillset on Implementing architecture, and operational support for on-prem and cloud services in Azure End-to-end SAAS product lifecycle experience including Application and Db replication I created a very visible reporting product for Diligent in 3 months that was used extensively internally before being successfully marketed to clients and a revenue generator
Created an infrastructure monitoring process with centralized tools to get insight into the entire infrastructure
Leadership / Team Building / SDLC/ SCRUM/ WINDOWS ADMIN/ LINUX/ OLTP/ OLAP/ Data Governance / Security / Data Quality/ Operations/ Implementation/ Multi-Site Clusters/ Multisite Always ON(DR) / MySQL / SQL Server / Administration/ Azure Cloud Solutions and Amazon AWS Cloud Solutions / Planning and Migration to Cloud / Development/ Performance Tuning Expert/ Replication / Clustering/ Networking/ ETL / Modeling/ Master Data/Define Solutions/Architecture The main USP was a Multisite Global Cluster with Availability Groups
Log Shipping and Replication among other technologies used.
LEAD DBA
WEICHERT INC
12.2012 - 03.2015
Manage the Azure (cloud) database environment, / planning, and architecture in Microsoft Azure
Migrating databases from on-premises to Azure Cloud Support Application and Database issues, including performance Tuning and Availability Monitor services while maintaining the SLAs for application and database operations
I worked on disaster recovery planning and implementation
MySQL / SQL servers (2005–2008–2012 and Azure)
PRINCIPAL DBA
MICROSOFT
06.2010 - 12.2012
While working in Health Solutions Group, Monitor team of DBA's (Resource allocation / PM Tasks for Client / End to End Project Implementation / After Production Support management / Client Team Training before Handoff / Technology advisor to clients/develop client and vendor relationships)
Implemented and Managed 31 TB Database (Warehouse) with the best of features in SQL Server 2008 R2 -2012 Data Center edition including but not limited to (Table Partitioning/File Stream options/Data Compression (row and page)/Database encryption / Multiple LUNS for Multiple file streams across multiple data files
Intensive P2P replication and clustering in a SQL Server 2008 R2 Enterprise and Datacenter editions
Working with clients and making architectural changes to the project infrastructure including hardware and server's implementation
Designing Database topologies for replication and master data services, to accommodate scalability and future designs changes
Architecting the databases according to client environments (hardware/storage)
Direct MSFT Clients: Health and Human Services, New York Presbyterian Hospital, NYSE, MedStar Group of Hospitals, Providence Group of Hospitals, Ministry of Health (Dubai), University Hospital Zurich
Develop and maintain reports using Microsoft Reporting Services
Interacting with cross-functional teams to Implement and Roll off a Project
Worked with multiple customers and multiple internal projects on performance tuning/Disaster recovery implantation and management of SQL Server Database technologies (SSAS/SSIS/Engine)
Hyper-V Virtualization of SQL Servers including Clustered Hyper-V Virtualized Servers
Created technical papers for MSFT HSG (Health Solution's Group) for Database Implementation and Performance Tuning.
SR. DBA
ATI Chipset
06.2006 - 02.2010
DBA daily tasks for inhouse and other apps
Migration planning for moving SQL servers across Data centers /Performance Tuning
Major Project was Migrating Datacenters which included DB Servers
Provided Solutions like Log shipping / Block level replication / compression / Extended Clusters/ Log shipping / Managing Entire Backups Location and Working as EMC Storage Administrator
Racking and installation of Database Servers (UNIX/Windows/Linux/Oracle / HP Nonstop TANDEM MAINFRAME / DB2 / SYBASE/SQL Server)
DATABASE Administrator
INTEL CORP
01.2022 - 12.2005
Installation and configuration of ORACLE and SQL Servers 2000 and 2005
ETL from heterogeneous systems
Implemented A/A and A/P Clustering on LINUX / UNIX / Windows 2000 EE and SQL Server 2000 EE
Implemented and maintained Replication/log-Shipping on SQL Server 2000 servers / Data Modeling using Erwin, Reverse/Forward Engineering Techniques
Creating ER Diagrams
Maintain Data integrity / Security on production server / Handled database server tuning, application tuning, maintaining documentation, and capacity planning / database security / Managed REMEDY Backend Server for Performance tuning with high Availability with 9TB DB / Documented the new procedures for base build of SQL Server 2005 database servers and base configuration, which eventually became the company standard for implementing Windows and SQL servers
Maintain Oracle 9 / SQL 2000 SP3, DTS Packages and Microsoft Analysis Services warehouse for customer escalation pattern
Monitoring Alerts / JOBS and Maintenance Plans for High Availability support for migration of objects
Education
Skills
Leadership: demonstrated ability to lead and inspire teams towards a common vision, providing clear direction, and fostering a collaborative and high-performing work environment
Strategic thinking: proven track record of developing and executing strategic plans that align with organizational goals, leveraging insights, data analysis, and industry trends to drive decision-making and optimize performance
Communication: strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to effectively convey complex ideas and information to diverse stakeholders at all levels, promoting transparency, fostering engagement, and ensuring alignment
Problem-solving: adept at identifying and resolving challenges, utilizing analytical thinking and creative problem-solving techniques to overcome obstacles, improve processes, and enhance operational efficiency
Time and project management: exceptional organizational skills, enabling the efficient management of multiple projects simultaneously, prioritizing tasks, and meeting deadlines while maintaining a focus on quality and attention to detail