Download sql server dba ****** (mar 2016 – present) – chester

Candidate Number:
247205
Job Applied For:
SQL DBA
Availability:
Interview: Immediate
Start: Immediate
Key Skills:






Presented By:
SQL Server Database Administration (version 6.5 through to 2014)
SQL Server Analysis Services Administration (2000 to 2014)
SQL Server Integration Services Design and Deployment (2005 to 2014)
SQL Server Reporting Services (Reporting Design, Deployment and
Configuration / Administration)
Powershell and T-SQL development
Vendor and stakeholder Management skills
John Perrotta
01628 771 811
[email protected]
Terms of Business:
The forwarding of this CV is strictly subject to our terms and conditions of business as attached and/or displayed
on the ninesharp website/client portal.
NS CV Cover Sheet
V2 02SEP15
PROFILE:
I am a self-motivated professional with a wide range of industrial exposure in IT gained over the last 14 years. I am
equally comfortable working within large team environments as well as working under my own initiative to achieve set
objectives.
MCITP DBA Certified in SQL 2005, 2008 and 2012 with proven problem solving and analytical skills and ITIL certified.
Experience in Design and Architecture (TOGAF Certified), Team management and Team building.
Specialisation in TCO reduction for companies and organisations through virtualisation and consolidation gained across
various industries such as Banking, Manufacturing, E-commerce, Retail and Government.
SKILLS:
Core skills include:
SQL Server Database Administration (version 6.5 through to 2014)
SQL Server Analysis Services Administration (2000 to 2014)
SQL Server Integration Services Design and Deployment (2005 to 2014)
SQL Server Reporting Services (Reporting Design, Deployment and Configuration / Administration)
Powershell and T-SQL development
Vendor and stakeholder Management skills
With an appreciation of the following technologies:
Operating Systems and Active Directory - Windows Server NT to 2012 / Hyper-V / VMware
SharePoint
Citrix
Storage - SAN and NAS
Other database technologies - Oracle, Teradata and DB2
Backup software - EMC Legato Networker for SQL Server / Symantec / Veritas NetBackup / Litespeed
Monitoring and automation - SCOM, SCCM, Orchestrator / Opalis, HP Business Availability Center
IT Service Management - BMC Remedy, ServiceNow, Heat, LANDesk
Cloud services (Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services including RDS)
WORK EXPERIENCE:
SQL SERVER DBA ****** (MAR 2016 – PRESENT) – CHESTER
 Migration strategy of business-critical databases onto Amazon RDS cloud services
 BAU support in an Agile environment (Kanban, DevOps, Continuous Delivery)
 Development of SSIS packages, stored procedures and schema modifications on centralised Data Warehouse
SQL SERVER DBA – ****** (APRIL 2014 – MAR 2016) – CHESTER
 Management of SQL Farm Capacity on VMWare clusters including 'right-sizing' programme
 Re-design and deployment of SSRS Reports / SSIS packages onto SQL 2012
 Design and Implementation of centralised Data Warehouse and BI Dashboard based on SQL 2012 / Sharepoint
2013 technologies
 Ensure security compliance with PSN integration (Public Services Network)
 Conducted SQL 2014 Capability including configuration, best practice and documentation (inc. AlwaysOn and
InMemory functionality)
 Setup of estate monitoring integrating Policy Based Management with SCOM
SQL SERVER DBA – ****** (DEC 2012 – APRIL 2014) – CHESTER
 Part of Rationalisation Programme involving the decommissioning and upgrading/migrating of over 2000
databases from SQL 2000/5 to SQL 2008 R2 / 2012
 SQL 2012 / Windows 2012 Proof of Concept including Design, Build and configuration standards
 Design and Construction of major project rollouts including Lync 2013, Appsense, XenApp 6.5,Websense and
ePO Antivirus technologies
 Developed an in-house auditing tool via Powershell to collect Database activity
 Disk Performance bench-marking using SQLIO
 Configured Data Collection across estate to capture Performance Metrics and perform Capacity trending
 Development of DBA SSRS reports using Report Builder (DBA Auditing and monitoring dashboard, Desired
Configuration, Licensing report)
 Automation of Data Migration procedure from SQL 2000/2005 to 2008/2012
SQL SERVER CONSULTANT – QVC (OCT 2012 – DEC 2013) – LIVERPOOL
 Rationalisation of SQL Estate within QVC (through consolidation and virtualisation on VSphere)
 Completed Farm Design and Solution Building Blocks for SQL components
 Definition of standards (build, configuration and security hardening) for PCI compliance
 SSIS Package Design and Deployment for Global Budgeting Programme
 Configuration of monitoring SQL Estate using HP Business Availability Center
 Configuration and maintenance of Merge replication across global sites
TECHNICAL ARCHITECT – UNILEVER (JAN 2012 – OCT 2012) – CHESTER
 Authoring of architectural processes and design for Database landscapes inc. formulation and preparation of
Standard Building blocks following TOGAF principles for SQL Server estate
 Member of Data Platforms technology panel (responsibilities include industrialisation of database and BI
components and architectural patterns, product roadmaps, new product evaluation and new product service
introduction)
 Capturing of business requirements through collaboration with key stakeholders (internal and external)
 Production of high-level Solution Designs based on Architectural principles and strategy
 Experience working with various technologies inc. SQL, Oracle, DB2, AIX, Hyper-V, Citrix, IIS, Sharepoint 2007 /
2010, Teradata and HP Hardware / Storage across multiple internal teams and 3rd party vendors
 Proof of Concept for SQL 2012 technologies including licensing strategy
SENIOR SQL SERVER DBA – UNILEVER (SEPT 2007 – JAN 2012) – CHESTER
 Construction of new SQL capability within Unilever including team recruitment and Personal Development Plans
 Conducted tools gap analysis to analyse, evaluate and implement additional tools across the SQL estate (System
Center Operations Manager (SCCM), System Center Configuration Manager (SCOM) and Opalis / Orchestration)
 Covering over 6000 databases hosted on 1800 SQL Instances across 2 data centres inc. SQL 2005 thru to SQL
2008 R2 on Windows Server 2008 / R2 platforms
 Managed SQL consolidation programme facilitated by construction of Hyper-V Farms
 Design of configuration of Sharepoint team site to act as a single repository for Documentation, Scripts, Design
topologies and SQL Wiki Knowledge base
 Managed the Integration of third-party offshore team to facilitate 24x7 support
SQL SERVER DBA – UNILEVER (SEPT 2005 – SEPT 2007) – CHESTER
 Construction of SQL Server 2000, 2005 and 2008 Build guides and assessment of upgrade / migration from SQL
Server 2000
 Implementation of automation scripts including backup and recovery, indexing optimisation, SAN drive
expansion procedure and cluster builds
 Automation of Operational Acceptance procedure using Powershell and SOX compliant security hardening


Design, Building and Management of SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS)
and SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) instances using scale-out on multi-terabyte systems
Provided one-to-one mentoring of Oracle DBA’s being integrated into SQL Server Administration
SQL SERVER DBA – ACCENTURE (JAN 2005 – SEPT 2005) – LEEDS
 Monitoring and optimizing SQL 2000/Windows Server 2003 performance and availability, using SQL Profiler,
Performance Monitor as well as installing and monitoring third-party tools such as Foglight and Spotlight in a
99.9% SLA environment
 Managing database change control procedures through development, testing and production environments
 Implementing hardening of SQL Server security
 Co-ordination with Hitachi Data Storage regarding SAN management and storage allocation along with use of
SplitSecond technology.
SQL SERVER / ORACLE DBA – AUTO TRADER DIGITAL (JUNE 2004 – JAN 2005) – NEWTON-LE-WILLOWS
 Design and Management of transactional replication of data from SQL Server to Oracle RDBMS.
 Performance Tuning / SQL tuning of databases
 Creation of white paper / Presentation highlighting differences between SQL Server and Oracle for existing
permanent staff.
 Administration and Maintenance of Oracle 9i / Red Hat Linux environments
SQL SERVER DBA – (EDS) (FEB 2002 – MAY 2004) – TELFORD / LONDON
 Authored Implementation strategy across multi-instance, clustered systems
 Experience of performing standard and bespoke upgrades from SQL Server 6.5 and 7.0 to SQL Server 2000.
 Optimisation of databases using Performance Monitor and filegroup distribution methodologies across RAID
systems.
 Migration of data using various strategies including DTS, BCP / Bulk Insert, T-SQL and Log Shipping.
 Management of various database objects including Key constraints, Views, indexes, Stored Procedures and
Triggers.
 Configuring database backup strategy, using a combination of complete, Differential and Transaction Log
backups.
SOFTWARE ENGINEER, NEW TAX CREDITS PROJECT – (EDS) (JAN 2001 – JAN 2002) – TELFORD
 Management of Joint Application Development sessions within a Rapid Application Development client facing
role
 Experience of full life-cycle including Analysis and Design of Functional Design Specifications
 Production of Online and Batch Applications in a CoolGen / Oracle 8 environment using Component-based
Design Methodology
SYSTEM / FUNCTION TESTING, CESA PROJECT – (EDS) (MAY 2000 – JAN 2001) – TELFORD
 Carried out test analysis and create / maintain test plans and related documentation for both Online and Test
functions
 Execution of Test documentation (inc. creation of test data, SQL queries and schema modifications).
 Raising error logs using a bug reporting system and following the progress of the problem Inc. re-testing.
QUALIFICATIONS, CERTIFICATION & TRAINING:
2014
SQL Server MCSA Conversion from 2008 to 2012
2012
TOGAF 9 Certification
2011
IBM DB2 Administration Course
2010
SQL Server MCITP (DBA) Conversion to 2008
2008
ITIL Foundation Certification
2007
Completion of MCITP (DBA) SQL 2005 Certification
2005
2003
2003
2001
1995 – 1999
1989 – 1995
Red Hat Linux Administration Course
Oracle 9i Database Administration Certification
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Certification (MCDBA)
CoolGen Application Development Cert. (GUI Design and Server Procedures)
BSc (Hons) in Mathematics with Geography 2.1 at the University of Keele.
The degree included numerous IT/Computer Science courses.
3 A Levels: Mathematics-B, Geography-B, and Physics-B.