1. Pradeep
pradeep@sterling5.com
703-773-668 Ex: 102
Professional Summary:
 14+ yearsof IT experience inanalysisanddesignof standaloneanddistributedsystems
 14+ years’experience asanOracle DBA using 7.x, 8i.x,9i.x ,10g.x and11g.x and 12c.x
 Experiencedindesigning,implementingandadministrationof distributedsystems
 Extensive experience of Database OptimizationTechniquessuchasPartitioned/partitioningof large tables
and MaterlializedViews
 Extensive experience writingscriptsinSQL,PL/SQLpackages,procedures,functionsandtriggersin
multiple Oracle environments.
 Oracle Database installation,migration,upgrade,patching,administrationandperformancetuning
proficiencyinLinux,Solaris, HP,AIXandwindows
 Excellentwrittenandverbal communicationsskillsplusstronganalytical,problemsolvingand
troubleshootingskills
 Solidexperience managingMultiple Databasesandprojects,inmulti-terabytesenvironments,overseeing
and managingmultiplepersonnel
 Solidexperience insetupof OEM12C .
 Solidexperience insql tuning
 Good amountof exposure toflashbackfeatures
 Good amountof experienceinRMAN & DataGuard
 Expert level of experience in Configuring Oracle Golden Gate for replications.
 ExpertLevel of experienceinShell-Scripting
 Extensive knowledgeof Real ApplicationClusterconfiguration,installation,administrationand
performance tuninginmultiple OSenvironment
 Exadata x2-2,x3-3,x4-2,x4-5 Database Machine installation,administrationandperformance tuning
experience
 Hands on Experience working with Database Resource Management and capacity planning.
 Experience in cloning/replicating Production database using RMAN.
 Installation and configuration of Recovery Catalog for multiple Databases.
 Expertise in Designing, implementing and managing Backup strategy using Oracle Utility RMAN,
Export/Import and Data Pump.
Education:
 Bachelorof Engineering,AmravatiUniversity,MaharashtraIndia,1998
TECHNICALSKILLS:
Operating Systems RH Linux, Windows NT/2000/2008, Sun Solaris, HP-UX, AIX
RDBMS Oracle 9i/10g/11g/12c
DB Tools Oracle streams, Export/import, Data pump, RMAN, SQL*Loader, LogMiner,
AWR, ADDM, STATSPACK, TKPROF, EXPLAIN PLAN (10046), Oracle SQL
Developer
Other Tools OEM GC, AUTOSYS, VNB, TOAD, VVM, BMC Patrol, Erwin, TSM, Legato Net
Worker, HPDP, WinSCP, MS Office
Networking TCP/IP, Cisco Switches, Cisco Routers and Hub connections.

2. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Apple Inc, Cupertino, CA Aug’12 to Till Date
Role: Exadata DBA
Responsibilities:
 Responsible forInfrastructure setup,capacityplanningand,administrationforExadata Databases.
 Handledresource planning,installation,configurationandadministrationof Exadata
 Experience with 12c Multitenant architecture (container and pluggable databases).
 Installed Oracle OEM 12c cloud control, which is used for monitoring databases.
 Experience ininstallation,configuration,administration,backupandrecovery,tuning, migration, patching
& upgrades and troubleshooting of Oracle databases 9i/10g/11g/12c.
 Experience inimplementationof Oracle 11g/12cReal Application Clusters (RAC) with ASMand DataGuard
for high availability.
 Configured & Maintained Oracle Data Guard for disaster recovery.
 Upgraded oracle Databases of version 9i, 10G, 11G to 12C.
 Configured table/schema replication using Oracle GoldenGate
 Implemented OLTP compression, Partitioning, Hybrid Columnar Compression for databases on Exadata,
and the basic, low, high compression methodologies.
 Worked extensively on Very Large Databases (VLDB) ranging from 5 TB to 20 TB
 Configure and schedule backups using RMAN and setting up EMC data domain deduplication backup
storage on certain critical applications using DD Boost.
 Performed Tablespace point in time recovery (TSPITR) using RMAN
 ApplyingPatchset,Critical PatchUpdate (CPU)/PatchSetUpdate (PSU) and One-off Patches using OPatch
and run Installer under UNIX and Windows.
 Performance Tuningof Oracle database using OEM , SQL analyzer , Stats pack, AWR, ADDM, ASH, Explain
plan, TKPROF and SQL TRACE..
 Data transferring using Export/Import utilities and SQL*Loader.
 Involved in writing stored Procedures, Functions and Triggers in PL/SQL to interface application with
database system.
 Developed shell scripts for regular administration tasks that include various Cron jobs for alert logs,
Backups, restore and recovery.
 Created service requests with Oracle support for troubleshooting database issues.
 Provided 24 x 7 support and flexible to work beyond regular hours.
 Strongabilityto handle multiple projects simultaneously and ability to work independently or in a team
environment and function successfully in a highly stressful environment. And roles so as to maintain
access and database security
Environment:
Oracle 10g/11g/12c, RH Linux, AIX, HP-UX, OEM GC, TOAD, RAC, RMAN, Explain Plan (10046), Data Pump,
Exadata, STATSPACK, AWR, ADDM, TKPROF, DataGuard, SQL*Plus, PL/SQL, SQL*Loader, WinSCP, SFTP
ConvergysCorp, Cincinnati,OH Jan’10 to Aug’12
Role: Sr Oracle DBA
Responsibilities:
 Installation and Administration of Oracle 10g/11g.

3.  Installing/configuring the Oracle RAC using ASM on 2 Node Red Hat Linux.
 Configured and maintaining Data Guard (Physical Standby database) for the production database and
tested for switchover, failover, activating the standby to primary and zero data loss.
 Installed, Configured and monitored GOLDEN GATE replication
 Configure andbuild GoldenGate Extracts/replicate formultipledatabases,Configure and build heartbeat
monitoring in Golden Gate
 Implemented Oracle Streams on database level and table level.
 Upgrading development and production databases to Oracle 11g.
 Applied Security patches and Patch set on Oracle Databases.
 Implemented backup/recovery procedures using RMAN, Data Pump, performed database recoveries.
 Performed cloning of database from production to test environment.
 Estimation of database growth and analysis.
 Management of database objects by partitioning and creating indexes.
 Automation of data load using shell scripting and SQL*Loader.
 Tunedthe Database to identifypotentialdatabase issuessuchasresponse delay,lockingcontention, even
server down time by using tools like AWR, ADDM, ASH and STATSPACK, EXPLAIN PLAN and TKPROF.
 Used and maintained bitmap indexes, materialized views.
 Responsible fornetworkconfiguration and involved in a Client –Server environment using TNS, LISTNER,
Net Configuration Assistant and other configuration files.
 Followed Change Management procedure to release the new database components such as stored
procedures and user-defined functions into the production databases.
 Troubleshoot user related and database related issues using Oracle Support Services.
 Provided 24X7 Support for all the production and development databases.
 Coordinating with various QA, development and Unix teams periodically in handling multiple projects
 24 X 7 Production Oracle database support and administration and on call rotation
Environment: Oracle 10g/11g, RH Linux, AIX, HP-UX, OEMGC, TOAD, RAC, RMAN, Explain Plan (10046), Data
Pump, STATSPACK, AWR, ADDM, TKPROF, DataGuard, SQL*Plus, PL/SQL, SQL*Loader, WinSCP, SFTP
WellsFargo& Co Philadelphia, PA Aug’08 to Dec’09
Role: Sr Oracle DBA
Responsibilities:
 Installation, configuration and maintenance of oracle 10g.
 Configuration and administration of two node RAC environment for the production database.
 Implemented Oracle Data guard in order to achieve the high availability of the database.
 Scheduled and Monitored OEM GC and Cron Jobs for RMAN and exports on Linux Platforms.
 Performeddailymaintenance taskslike space management, rectified locking problems, managed quotas
etc.,
 Configurednetwork components like TNSNAMES, Names Server, Connection Manager, etc. for easy and
effective management of Oracle networking.
 Database backup & Recovery with RMAN and Export/ Import.
 Configuration of RMAN and performing daily Backups.
 Upgrade the databases from Oracle 9i to Oracle 10g using DBUA and Manual Upgrade methods.
 Creation of database objects like Tables, Indexes, Views..
 Used Oracle SQL*Loader, Oracle Export/Import Tools and utilities to load data into the database.
 Provided guidance for developers in writing and tuning PL*SQL stored procedures and SQL queries.
 Developed PL/SQLstored procedures,Indexes,cursorsanddatabase triggerstoimplementbusinessrules.
 Created materialized views to avoid full table scans and thereby improving the performance of the
database.
 Managing table spaces, user profiles, storage parameters.

4. Environment:Oracle 10g/11g, RH Linux, OEMGC, ASM, RMAN,STATSPACK,AWR,ADDM, TOAD,Perl scripting,
Shell scripting, SQL*Loader, Data guard, Stored Procedures, SFTP
Time WarnerCable Charlotte, NC Oct’06 to Jul’08
Role: Sr Oracle DBA
Responsibilities:
 Installation, configuration and maintenance of oracle 10g.
 Configuration and administration of two node RAC environment for the production database.
 Implemented Oracle Data guard in order to achieve the high availability of the database.
 Scheduled and Monitored OEM GC and Cron Jobs for RMAN and exports on Linux Platforms.
 Performeddailymaintenance taskslike space management, rectified locking problems, managed quotas
etc.,
 Configurednetwork components like TNSNAMES, Names Server, Connection Manager, etc. for easy and
effective management of Oracle networking.
 Database backup & Recovery with RMAN and Export/ Import.
 Configuration of RMAN and performing daily Backups.
 Upgrade the databases from Oracle 9i to Oracle 10g using DBUA and Manual Upgrade methods.
 Creation of database objects like Tables, Indexes, Views..
 Used Oracle SQL*Loader, Oracle Export/Import Tools and utilities to load data into the database.
 Provided guidance for developers in writing and tuning PL*SQL stored procedures and SQL queries.
 Developed PL/SQLstored procedures,Indexes,cursorsanddatabase triggerstoimplementbusinessrules.
 Created materialized views to avoid full table scans and thereby improving the performance of the
database.
 Managing table spaces, user profiles, storage parameters.
Environment:Oracle 10g/11g, RH Linux, OEMGC, ASM, RMAN,STATSPACK,AWR,ADDM, TOAD,Perl scripting,
Shell scripting, SQL*Loader, Data guard, Stored Procedures, SFTP
Health InformationManagementon Call, Allentown, PA Oct’04 to Sep’06
Role: Sr Oracle DBA
Responsibilities:
 MigratedNon ASM Databases to ASM databases.
 MigratedSingle Instance Databases to RAC databases.
 AppliedBugfix bundlePatches.
 AppliedDSTpatches.Implementation of BackupandDisasterrecovery plans.Designed &Developed
Shell Scripts
 Configured DataGuard (Physical Standby database) for the productiondatabase andtestedfor
Switchover,Failover,Activating the Standby to Primary.
 Installedproductiondatabases withOracle 9i,developmentandtestdatabaseswith Oracle 10g for
variousBusinessapplicationson OLTP environmentsforE-commerce applications.
 Designedanddeveloped the core BackendDatabase Architecture withthe Logical andPhysical
database structure forthe webbasedDocu-XPapplication.
 Activitiesincludedallocationandmaintenance ofrollbacksegments,tablespaces,data files,redolog
files,mirroringof redo logfilesacrossmultiple disks,creating StandbyDatabases and applying
patches.
 Installed,Configuredandfine tuned RACforthe productiondatabases.
 Implemented optimal backupand recoveryproceduresusing RMAN,and plannedforDisaster
recoverysites.

5.  Successfully provided 24x7 support for production, development, and test database.
 Createdusers,rolesand granted privilegesaccordingtothe businessrequirements.
 Performance Tuningof Database and SQL queries.
 Maintainedproductionanddevelopmentdatabase includes removingfragmentationinthe
tablespaces.
 Implementedbusinesslogicusing StoredProcedures,andTriggers.
 Performed Schema Management, Index rebuilding, Analyzing the tables and indexes, removing the
row chaining.
 ImplementedAutomaticElectronicDataExchange as perHL7 Standards.
 Responsible formakingsure datastorage andtransmissionis Secure and Auditable accordingto
HIPPA regulations.
 Successfully integratedthe Encoderdictionarywiththe Docu-XPat database level.
 Uploadeddatafrom standalone tablestoproductiondatabase tablesbyapplyingcorresponding
transformationusing PL/SQLor SQL*Loader.
 Managed database storage and security.
 Proactivelyinvolvedincollectingandanalyzingsoftware andbusiness requirements.
 Successfully Monitored and resized Oracle database objects as per the business need.
 Generatedvarious Financial andadministrative reports.
 Designedanddevelopedvarious shell scriptsfordataloading,monitoringpartitionsandregular
backupof system.
 Workedwithapplicationteamto create views, stored procedures, andtriggers.
Environment:
Oracle 10g/9i, SQL, PL/SQL, SQL*PLUS, SQL*Loader,Export/Import,RMAN,RAC,OEM(GridConsole), Shell
Scripting,HL7, XML, Sun Solaris, Windows,iPlanetPortal Server, Hp-Openview,Remedy,Informatica,
Cognos
Deccan Chronicle Holdings, Hyderabad, India Jul’02 to Sep’04
Role: Oracle Database Administrator
Responsibilities:
 Installation, Configuration and Administration of Oracle 10g.
 Performed 9i to 10g migrations and was also involved in extensive load testing.
 Used RMAN for incomplete and complete recovery scenarios.
 Performed Table space point in time recovery using RMAN.
 Applied quarterly patches like CPU/PSU using Opatch.
 Worked with developers and helped in tuning the sqls using the explain plans and AWR`s.
 Implemented Partitioning strategies when required.
 Developed shell scripts to automate daily tasks.
 Worked with Oracle support for any issues or bugs in the database.
 Scheduled the daily maintenance jobs like backups in control-M.
 Configured databases in BMC Patrol for monitoring and ticketing alerts.
Environment:Oracle 8i/9i/10g, SunSolaris, Red Hat Linux, AIX, ASM, RMAN, STATSPACK, AWR, ADDM, TOAD,
BMC Patrol.