1. FRANCISCO J. HERNANDEZ
5 Golfview Road  Windham, NH 03087
(603) 560-8811  hernandezfni@comcast.net
www.linkedin.com/in/francisco-hernandez-a000325
S U M M A R Y
Senior IT Leader with demonstrated track record of delivering complex initiatives across Data Platforms, Storage Engineering,
Middleware Services and IT General Services. Extensive technical background in Database Management Systems and Emerging
Data technologies. Strength in process reengineering and building high performance teams. Exceptionally effective at leveraging
key strategic relationships with Software and Hardware vendors.
C O R E L E A D E R S H I P C O M P E T E N C I E S
▪ Advanced Understanding in Data Management and IT Infrastructure
▪ Strategic Planning and Execution
▪ IT Process Reengineering
▪ Respected Technical Leader Who Attracts and Retains Talent
▪ Vendor Relations and Negotiations
▪ Software Certification Audits
▪ Budget Accountability and Lifecycle Management
▪ Widely recognized for Work Ethics and Collaboration
P R O F E S S I O N A L E X P E R I E N C E
PUTNAM INVESTMENTS, Boston, MA 1990 – 2016
Director of Data Platforms and Big Data (2010 – 2016)
Led a Data Engineering team of 12 engineers responsible for Architecture, Implementation and Operational support of Operational
Databases, Enterprise Data Warehouses and Big Data Analytical warehouses. Managed Storage Engineering responsible for
Implementation, Lifecycle management of Storage Area Networks. Responsible for Middleware Services, IT Systems
Management and E*Discovery teams. Experience included:
Leadership and
Mentoring
▪ Built an exceptionally dedicated and loyal team that delivered under great time pressure.
▪ Reorganized underperforming team, recruited top talent and led team to the adoption of Agile
Transformation, resulting in a top performing, highly respected group.
▪ Leveraged strategic vendor relationships as an active Member of Oracle's Database Customer
Advisory Board for 10+ years, assisting with problem escalation and resolution.
Big Data Strategy ▪ Implemented Putnam's first Highly Secured / PCI compliant Big Data platform using Cloudera’s
Enterprise Data Hub as the next generation of Investments Research Platform delivering enhanced
analytic capabilities and large scale parallel computing.
▪ Created a Big Data Center of Excellence and promoted a Big Data Culture, delivering high quality of
service required by enterprise class applications.
▪ Developed Use Cases, demonstrating value proposition, for Hadoop technologies including:
- Delivering a cost effective open source platform for Fixed Income Analysts to analyze Single
Home and Reversed Mortgages, reducing time to process from days to minutes.
- Enabled Data Scientists to query large datasets using Impala, Anaconda Python, PySpark, and
R services to predict Mutual Redemptions capable of processing millions of Trade Lots in a
fraction of the time.
Data Architecture
and Execution
▪ Increased Application availability by deploying an Active/Active Data Architecture using Oracle 12c
RAC and bi-directional Golden Gate replication behind the company’s external facing sites.
▪ Improved quality of Test Data, increased speed of application delivery, and reduced cost of bugs by
introducing Database Virtualization using Delphix / Actifio as a critical component of the DevOps
automated pipeline.

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Data Architecture
and Execution,
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▪ Increased speed of delivery of Mastered Data, saving hundreds of hours in integration testing. The
solution uses Golden Gate for data delivery, Views and Services to abstract Mastered Data, multiple
protocols and schema versioning.
▪ Scaled performance and availability using Oracle’s Maximum Availability Architecture (MAA) and large
scale RAC clusters across 90+ of the most critical business applications.
▪ Solved complex Audit and Security Application requirements using advanced features such as
Flashback Data Archive, Virtual Private Databases, Data Encryption and Masking, Enterprise User
Security, Wallets, UCP for Tomcat, Audit Vault, and Application Continuity.
Infrastructure,
Budget
Management,
Contracting and
Negotiations
▪ Reduced annualized storage spend by $350K and increased usable capacity by 200% through the
introduction of thin provisioning and de-duplication.
▪ Negotiated complex Unlimited License Agreements with Oracle including a virtualization containment
design.
▪ Obtained Product Development Executive Sponsorship for Security and Database products.
▪ Managed Lifecycle refreshes including EMC VMAX, Isilon, XtremIO, NetApp and Centera
▪ Reduced Technology Debt by upgrading over 90% of Oracle databases to 12c.
▪ Reduced labor costs by 30% through automation and process optimization while the number of
Databases doubled in quantity and complexity.
▪ Successfully defended Software Certification audits under tight deadlines and significantly reduced
financial exposure.
Senior Vice President - Database Engineering and Data Integration (2001 – 2010)
Managed the Database and Informatica Administration teams responsible for Mainframe DB2 Institutional and Shareholder
databases and Oracle databases supporting Investment, Corporate, Retail and Front and Back Office applications. The team
ranged in size from 15-20 resources including a 7x24 offshore support team.
▪ Managed 400+ Oracle, UDB, and SQL Server Databases.
▪ Migrated DB2 Mainframe databases to UDB and Oracle running on Linux leading to the complete elimination of mainframes
at Putnam Investments.
▪ Led teams of Developers and Administrators through the adoption of Informatica data integration technology.
Vice President - Database Administration (1998 – 2001)
Assistant Vice President - Database Administration (1996 – 1998)
Managed the Oracle Database Administration team responsible for design, performance and operational needs for Investment,
Corporate, Retail and Front and Back Office applications. The team ranged in size from five to ten resources including a 7x24
support team.
▪ Implemented the first offshore support team during the Y2K remediation of both Mainframe and Distributed applications.
▪ Combined and cross trained mainframe DB2 and distributed Oracle DBA teams.
▪ Implemented the first generation of highly available Oracle Parallel Clusters for Trading applications.
Senior Systems Consultant / Database Administrator (1990 – 1996)
▪ Lead Oracle Database Administrator responsible for supporting Putnam’s first Equity Trading System.
MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, Boston, MA 1984 – 1990
Database Administrator – Oracle Programmer
Hired as a programmer and DBA to develop a JetFuel Tax system using SQL, SQL Forms and Oracle version 5.
E D U C A T I O N
Bachelor of Science, Management, UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, Boston, MA (1987)