Sudhakar A

Sudhakar Asaithambi
Email: Sudhakara.in@gmail.com SQL Server-DBA Phone : 201-238-5589
Experience Summary
Overall around 10+ yrs. of IT experience in Design, Development, Implementation & Administration of
Database systems using MSSQL 2000/2005/2008/2008R2/2012/2014 in all environments.
• Involved in Installation and configuration (applying scripts as part of post installation) of SQL Server
2005/2008/2008R2/2012/2014 and applying service packs as recommended and needed.
• Worked on SQL Server version & edition upgrade from 2005 to 2008/2012/2014 which includes side
by side and in place.
• Experience in configuring, managing and troubleshooting on cluster servers, mirroring, Log shipping,
Replication and Always on.
• Involved in on-call support for SQL server databases and applications.
• Involved in recovering SQL instances and databases from corruption. Participated in continuous
improvement of technology, business processes and standardization.
• Knowledge and understanding of all aspects of database tuning which includes T-SQL Query tuning,
software configuration, memory usage, data access, data manipulation, SQL, and storage.
• Involved in installation, configuration, upgrade, and troubleshooting, designing reports of SSRS, SSIS
(DTS) and SSAS. Having good exposure in setting the DR.
• Proactively communicate and work with team members as well as independently.
• Involved in designing and architectural discussion with ADS/LOB and Vendor. Provided complete
support for application configuration, installation, troubleshooting and upgrade.
• Effectively setting up alert, monitoring and resolving the issues permanently (tickets, incident and
RFC) to keep the environment stable.
• Having the ability to learn and grasp new technologies, Service delivery framework and process. Good
in documentation skills including processes and procedures for consistent maintenance & support.
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• Maintaining server and database security, configuration, setting up backup strategy, capacity planning.
• Datacenter migrations, Solving DB integrity check and Rebuild of index and performing integrity check
in regular intervals to avoid fragmentation. Resolving the routine administration & maintenance job
failures and analyzing on performance dashboard reports.
• Having excellent skill on writing code in PowerShell. Have done much automation for improving and
managing the SQL environment. Specifically patching the SQL servers from desktop machine,
performing the backup for SSRS servers from common server.
• Written many scripts as part of checking pre and post-requisites for SQL server installation.
• Written script for installing SQL instances.
Education and Certifications
Qualification : B.TECH (IT)
University : University of madras
Year : 2004
Personnel profile
DOB : Feb 15 1982
Marital Status : Married
Nationality : Indian
Visa info
H1B : Valid To Dec, 2017
PERM : Approved (March, 2015)
I-140 : Approved (April, 2016)
Certification
External : Administering Microsoft SQL Server 2012/2014 Databases
External : TS: Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2005 - Implementation and Maintenance
Internal : ITIS - SQL Server DBA Practitioner
Internal : ITIS - SQL Server DBA Learner
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: Level 0: IT IS Yellow Belt
: Level 1: ITIS Process Space
Technical Skills
Operating System : Windows Server 2000, 2003, 2008, 2012
Database : MS SQL SERVER DBA 2000/2005/2008/2008 R2/2012/2014
Other Tech : Light speed, ERP (Payable & Receivable Management)
Script : VB Script, PowerShell
Professional – Project Experience
Cognizant Technology Solutions May, 2012 – Till Date. NC, USA
Technology : MS SQL SERVER 2000/2005/2008/2008 R2/2012/2014, PowerShell
Client : BB&T
Role : Sr. SQL Server DBA
• Responsible for SQL Server 2005/2008/2012/2014 Installation on physical and virtual servers,
server/database configuration, installing service packs and patch updates including cluster with many
node environment.
• Worked on SQL Server version & edition upgrade from 2005 to 2008/2012/2014 which includes side
by side and in place.
• Involved in designing and architectural discussing with ADS/LOB and Vendor.
• Involved many project implementations of third party applications for the company which requires
strong troubleshooting and analytical skill for successful implementation.
• Responsible for designing and participating in disaster recovery for each application from the DBA
team.
• Implemented disaster recovery based on the each application requirement using the build in method of
sql servers like mirroring, log shipping & replication.
• Handled tickets, incidents, and change and emergency requests.
• Involved in many troubleshooting which includes high incidents like corruption 0f sql server and
database.
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• As part of routine DBA activities, performed the following requests. Database refresh, creating a new
databases, logins, permission, troubleshooting performance issue, disk space issues, backup (full, log,
differential), import, export, rebuilt index, server issues,
Performance testing, re-indexing, shrinking database & log, creating jobs, trouble shooting jobs,
creating operators, mail configuration, proxy account setup, linked servers, etc.
• Documentation of each project implantation as required for future reference which includes special
configuration of application.
• Involved in troubleshooting the performance issues which were either reported by the application team
or SQL alert.
• Lesson learned from the issues or mistakes will be informed with team members so that everyone will
be cognizant of the issues which would help to keep everyone pro-active. We include in the build script
to roll out in the new servers and existing after getting an approval from team.
• Installing, configuring and managing which includes backup, permissions, Restore and setting up DR
for the SSRS & SSIS.
• Having good exposure in TSQL code writing. Have written many TSQL’s procedure, views,
triggers, synonyms, datatypes, and queries as required.
• Developed a tool using PowerShell’s scripts which required designing the table, writing procedures,
views etc.
• Mirroring is configured as part of DR mostly. Having good exposure in setting up the mirroring and
troubleshooting it.
Cognizant Technology Solutions Feb 2010 – Apr, 2012. Chennai, India
Technology : MS SQL SERVER 2000/2005/2008/2008 R2
Client : HMH, US
Role : Sr. SQL Server DBA
• Responsible for SQL Server 2005/2008 Installation on physical and virtual servers, server/db
configuration, installing service packs and patch updates
• Worked on SQL Server 2000 to 2005/2008 migration
• Maintaining clustered servers.
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• Database refresh activity on Development – QA – Prod servers, taking backup and restore along with
login and User mapping(Orphaned user correction)
• Responsible for creating DB maintenance jobs to perform backup optimization. Also troubleshooting
the integrity check, re-indexing and backup failure related issues
• Resolving SQL authorization and authentication related issues as well as maintain permissions
• DB Re-indexing, shrinking and capacity planning
• Removing database Fragmentation and Statistics update
• Responsible to troubleshoot drive and database files space issue and capacity planning
• Performance tuning and SQL profiler activities
• Database Mail Configuration, Proxy account setup and analyze the Performance dashboard reports.
• Maintaining backup and recovery strategies
• Managing Configuration Databases for the applications.
• Preparing documents includes processes and procedures for consistent maintenance & support.
• Working with storage and windows engineering team to add additional space on drives
• Working closely with application team on their production release and performance issues
• Managing Linked server and worked on Sybase driver connections for MSSQL server.
Ramco System October 2005 – Dec 2009. Chennai, India.
Technology: MS SQL SERVER 2000/2005/2008, ERP
• Involved in Installing Sql Clustering setup in CERT & EDC (Emirates Driving Company),
Administrate Sql Server Cluster. Perform Back-ups, Restores, Scheduling, Maintenance and Disaster
Recovery planning for SQL.
• Log shipping setup and maintenance and disaster recovery plan.
• Extensively used stored procedures, synonyms, views, database mail, indexes, wrote many
consistency queries and generic patches, to find and correct the data mismatch, Design using internal
ERP tool Ramco Virtual Works.
• Involved in Performance Tuning. Responsible for Administration Module, Setup, Maintaining
Production Server and UAT Server.
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• Applying Service packs and cumulative patches of Sql server.
• Provide 24/7 coverage on-site and off-side of SQL 2005 Databases for UAT, Pre Live and Post Live
support and discussion with customer for new requirements gathering and critical issues.
• Customizations, Techno-Functional Activities such as impact analysis, Requirement Analysis ,
Functional Testing and Debugging in the following business processing solutions Payable Mgt
,Receivable Mgt ,General Acct .Each business process has many components .
• Daily activities check Sql Error log, Physical disk space, event view, jobs for failed completion, back up
and log size, monitor performance with Perlman and blocking and deadlock.
• System testing and Integration which cover major business functionality in Payable management.
Resolving Dead lock in accounting modules by changing the logic for bottle neck queries. Responsible
for Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Book Keeping components in Finance.
• Tallying of Major Reports like Trial Balance, Balance Sheet, Income Statement.
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