CV_Masood Ahmad_1110
- 1. Masood Ahmad Database Administrator & Analyst 469.717.0770 [email protected] SUMMARY Expert in DatabaseTechnologiesespeciallyOracleandSQLServer , CertifiedOCPfor11g,OCP 12cand OCP E-BusinessSuite(EBS)R12AppsAdministration. 7+ years of hands-on experience in SDLC whilefocusing on Database Administration, Development and SQL Programming forERP environments. Overall 10+ years of IT Industry experience. Proficientin Database Administration, Design withTesting (Modular & Integrated), Data Modeling (logical design), Data Structures and PerformTuning. Extensive experience in Installation, Configuration, Upgrades, Patching, Migration, Trouble shooting and Performancetuning of Oracle 9i/10g/11g versionup to 11.2.0.1 databases on LINUX and Windows platforms. Good experience in setting up Backup and DR policies fordatabase environments withHigh Availability. Adept in client facing / consulting roles and interacting with business managers / end-users as well as technical teams including domain experts, developers, engineers and QA. Deep experience in Analysis, Design and Development of Database-driven Applications for DSS (Decision Support Systems). TECHNICALSKILLS DatabasesAdministration: Oracle10g, 11g & 12c: Installation, configurationand upgrades of Oracle server software and related products. Take care of the Database design and implementation. Interfacewith Oracle Corporation to provide 24x7 technical supports. SQL Server2008/2012:Installation,configuration, troubleshooting and administration of SQL Server 2008 and 2012 versions. OracleE-BusinessSuite(EBS)R-12:Undertakeinstallations, patching, cloning and managing Oracle E-Business Suite environment (Database layer and Application server layer). Configuration of Ad Utilities. Backup& Recovery:Establish and maintain sound backup and recovery policies and procedures with respect to RTOand RPO.Expert in using Recovery Manager (RMAN) forbackup and restores. SQL*Loader:WriteSQL*Loader controlfiles fordata loading. Analyzing and verifyingdata after bulk load. Data migrations using flat file system and CSV formats. PerformanceTuning:Scheduleand Troubleshoot Database performance issues using Automated WorkloadRepository (AWR), ActiveSession History (ASH) and Statspack. Capable in SQL query Optimization by gathering statistics using Explain plan, Auto trace and TKPROF. Data Guard10g& 11g:Implemented physicalstandby forboth inactive (10g) and active(11g) data guard to ensure high availability, data protection, and disaster recovery for enterprise data. Unix/Linux: Proficientin various UNIX Operating System environments including shell scripting, corn tables, system administrator logs, disk usage, mount point maintenance using fstab, VI Editor, shell and environment variables, regular expressions and grep commands, log monitoring etc.
- 2. GUI Mode:Use OracleEnterprise Manager Dashboard to perform proactive tasks. CLI Mode:Command line Interface used to write scripts as well as commands to perform proactive tasks on Windowsand Linux environment. Languages: SQL: - Programmed complex as wellas embedded SQL Statements for DML,DDL, DTC, Data Retrieval, System Control and Session Control. Controlling access to the database and its objects guaranteeing database consistency and integrity. PL/SQL: - Programmed/edited procedures, functions and triggers to build different packages for seamless processing of SQL commands. DesignTools: MicrosoftVisio:-Designed Flow Charts, Context free Diagrams, DFD Level1 and DFD Level 2 using MS Visio forvarious application modules. ERwin:- Providedata modeling (ERD) using ERwinto help manage complex data environment. UML Rational Rose:-Designed use case, sequence and class diagrams using Unified Modeling Language tool for visual modeling and component constructionof enterprise-level software applications. MicrosoftProject:-Manage deliverables, workbreakdownstructures (WBS),and resource assignments. Scheduling based on task assignments, task dependencies, task constraints, and other attributes. PROFESSIONALEXPERIENCE CrescentMedical Center,Lancaster,Texas September 2015– To Date www.cmcl.us DatabaseAdministrator Description: Crescent Medical Center is an acute care general hospital in Lancaster, Texas, with a strong commitment to community and passion forcustomer service. Responsibilities: Installation, upgrade, patching and configuration of Database Management Systems. Performing backups, restores, recovery,database shrink operations, DBCC commands, Clustering, Database mirroring, Replication, log-shipping, Disaster Recovery planning, Database security. Policy based Management, SQL Server Audit and change tracking, Database partitioning, Data encryption, SPN configuration,SQL Resource Management. PerformanceTuning, Query Optimization using PerformanceMonitor, SQL Profilerand other related monitoring and troubleshooting tools. Detect and troubleshoot SQL Server related CPU,memory, I/O, disk space and other resource contention. Promptly respond to and investigate problems in the database systems. Collaborate with3rd party vendors when necessary to resolve technical issues. Providesupport to end users with their access to the existing database applications.
- 3. AmericanSpecialtyPharmacy (ASP), CorporateOffice,Plano,Texas June 2015– Sep 2015 www.asprx.com DatabaseAnalyst Description: American Specialty Pharmacy has fifteen(15) Pharmacies all overUSA. At the Corporate Office,they maintain centralized processing unit forall the prescriptions received for specialty medications. Responsibilities: Manipulating, cleansing & processing data using Excel,Access and SQL. Responsible forloading, extracting and validation of prescriptions received. Liaising with end users and 3rd party suppliers. Analyzing raw data, drawing conclusions & developing recommendations Writing T-SQLscripts to manipulate data for data loads and extracts. Performing daily system checks. Involvedin Data entry, data auditing, creating data reports & monitoring all data foraccuracy. Monitoring the automated loading processes. Advising on the suitability of methodologies and suggesting improvements. AirUniversity June 2006 – Jan 2015 www.au.edu.pk Description: Air University aspires to be among the leading national universities, excelling in teaching, learning, research, innovation and public service. Responsibilities: DatabaseAdministrator 2011-2015 End-to-end installation, configuration, patching and upgrades of Oracle Softwareand Database instances. Responsible forproduction database administration, support and monitoring to ensure a proactive problem recognition and resolution of database issues. Led installation of 11gR2 with Grid Control for ASM, and database migration fromOracle9i to 10g and 11gR2. Database Cloning using hot/cold backup using RMAN and CLI mode with control-filecreation. ActiveDataguard implementation with Oracle11g to achieve high availability and data protection. Migrated unstructured data into Oracleusing SQL*Loader and external tables. Creating, monitoring & reorganizing database objects like schemas, users, tablespaces, tables, synonyms, indexes. Allocating quota to users on default and temporary tablespaces. RMAN and IMPDP/EXPDP backup&recovery configuration and evaluating procedures periodically. Involvedin planning for infrastructure (servers, storage, network) to efficiently run Oracle environment.
- 4. Systems/DatabaseAnalyst 2006-2011 Responsible forsystem analysis, requirements gathering, data modeling and database design for rollout of new applications. Prepare project technical documentation including Flow charts, DFD,ERD and SRS documents. Responsible forensuring smooth execution of end-to-end SDLC using RAD model. Proactivedatabase tuning and performance optimization; also ensuring database-level security and integrity. Responsible forproviding support and troubleshooting on Oracle related issues. Designing reports based on business requirements forend users and management. Using SQL to perform DRL, DML,DTC and DDL toextract, manipulate and create tables, views, sequences, indexes and synonyms from cross schemas and multiple databases in homogenous environment. Using PL/SQLto build/edit packages, procedures, functions, triggers. COMSATS SoftwareCenter Sep2003 – Sep 2005 www.ciit.edu.pk ResearchAssociate(SoftwareEngineer) Description COMSATS Software Center is a public research university in Pakistan. It is a multi-campus institute with its headquarters located in the urban area of Islamabad. Responsibilities: Part of the team to design and develop management information system that includes student information system and course registration system based on MicrosoftSQL Server 2000. Providedatabase support for routine functions (locking,resource consumption, user support, etc.)to support business operations. Involvedin integration of course registration system with main COMSIS application. Elicited requirements, and designed use-cases and sequence diagrams using Rational Rose. Executed SQL statements to retrieve, modify and create objectstructures. Built ERD’s and DFD’s using ERwin and Microsoft Visio. Involvedin requirements gathering using interviews, questionnaires and analyzing existing data. EDUCATION Masters of SoftwareEngineering (MSE), 2003 PROFESSIONALCERTIFICATIONS OCP - Upgrade to Oracle Database 12c OCP - DBA Certificationfor Oracle 11g OCA - DBA Certification for Oracle11g OCP - OracleE Business Suite R12 – (Apps DBA)