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UK Oracle Linux DBA Dev
Saeed Rana
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Halifax, United Kingdom
Experience
Other titles
Skills
I'm offering
• Versatile full life cycle designer/developer/development DBA of Oracle based systems.
• Cloud (AWS), Client/server, web and back-end skills.
• Huge range of experience demonstrating an adaptable nature, quickly picking up new skills and system knowledge.
• Equally at home in large and small projects, fulfilling roles ranging from initial conceptual design right through to detailed design, development, implementation and support.
• Detailed knowledge and experience of practical DBA work, coupled with advanced development skills means a rare combination that brings added value in all Oracle based projects.
• Experienced in full Oracle toolset including DBA/Development work with Oracle e-Business Suite (11i, CRM, LG45, TCA, HR, Payroll, Manufacturing).
• Trouble-shooting, performance tuning and high-pressure consultancy roles too.
• Flexible working.
• Never disappoints, hence the number of concurrent and repeat contracts.
• Cloud (AWS), Client/server, web and back-end skills.
• Huge range of experience demonstrating an adaptable nature, quickly picking up new skills and system knowledge.
• Equally at home in large and small projects, fulfilling roles ranging from initial conceptual design right through to detailed design, development, implementation and support.
• Detailed knowledge and experience of practical DBA work, coupled with advanced development skills means a rare combination that brings added value in all Oracle based projects.
• Experienced in full Oracle toolset including DBA/Development work with Oracle e-Business Suite (11i, CRM, LG45, TCA, HR, Payroll, Manufacturing).
• Trouble-shooting, performance tuning and high-pressure consultancy roles too.
• Flexible working.
• Never disappoints, hence the number of concurrent and repeat contracts.
Markets
United Kingdom
Language
English
Fluently
Ready for
Larger project
Ongoing relation / part-time
Full time contractor
Available
My experience
2009 - ?
job
Head of Software Development
iBoardTouch Ltd & SoftOffice Ltd.
Systems: Interactive Whiteboard Apps, Video Conferencing & Collaboration, CRM
Contract Dates: Feb 2009 - Present
• Responsible for the development and delivery of all the software products offered by iBoardTouch Limited
• Range of technologies Java, Oracle, Qt/C++, PHP, MySQL, C#
• Hands on coding for various proof of concepts, and reverse engineering various IWB document formats.
• Conducted product demos to a range of customers
• Manage the teams of software engineers, both in-house and offshore
Contract Dates: Feb 2009 - Present
• Responsible for the development and delivery of all the software products offered by iBoardTouch Limited
• Range of technologies Java, Oracle, Qt/C++, PHP, MySQL, C#
• Hands on coding for various proof of concepts, and reverse engineering various IWB document formats.
• Conducted product demos to a range of customers
• Manage the teams of software engineers, both in-house and offshore
Php, Mysql, Java, Video, CRM, Oracle, Software development, C, Engineering, Apps, Offshore, Development, Software, Reverse Engineering, QT
2018 - 2019
job
Security Cleared Oracle DBA
BJSS.
Developed
Systems: AWS, Linux, Oracle 11g/12c, RMAN, "AWS Snowball", MariaDB
Contract Dates: July 2018 - Sept 2019
• Project was to migrate Oracle RAC databases to AWS MariaDB using staged approach.
• Designed and implemented the process to restore 24Tb databases using RMAN from AWS Snowball
• Automated a convoluted, clunky migration progress with a versatile framework I wrote in BASH
• Tasked with finding solutions to a number of technical migration issues.
• Performance tuning of migration
Systems: AWS, Linux, Oracle 11g/12c, RMAN, "AWS Snowball", MariaDB
Contract Dates: July 2018 - Sept 2019
• Project was to migrate Oracle RAC databases to AWS MariaDB using staged approach.
• Designed and implemented the process to restore 24Tb databases using RMAN from AWS Snowball
• Automated a convoluted, clunky migration progress with a versatile framework I wrote in BASH
• Tasked with finding solutions to a number of technical migration issues.
• Performance tuning of migration
Linux, AWS, Oracle, Bash, Security, Mariadb, Tuning, Framework
2011 - 2012
job
Oracle Forms 10g Development
Countryside Council of Wales.
Systems: Features Monitoring
Contract Dates: September 2011 - February 2012
• Design, develop, deliver an additional Forms 10g module to the existing CCW suite
• Forms 10g, PL/SQL, OLAP functions
• Complex querying of nested tables and handling of Row Level Security.
• Remote development to pre-agreed timescales so that users could be shown solution during site visits
Contract Dates: September 2011 - February 2012
• Design, develop, deliver an additional Forms 10g module to the existing CCW suite
• Forms 10g, PL/SQL, OLAP functions
• Complex querying of nested tables and handling of Row Level Security.
• Remote development to pre-agreed timescales so that users could be shown solution during site visits
Design, Sql, Oracle, Pl/sql, Security, Development, Monitoring, OLAP
2008 - 2008
job
Oracle DBA
Gaz De France, second spell at GdF.
Systems: NEXUS, LodeStar (Pricing & Quoting), Demand Forecasting
Contract Dates: September 2008 - December 2008
• Provide DBA support for 8i-10g (RAC) databases on a mixture of Linux, Solaris and Windows environments
• Review procedures and advise on automation and improvement of backup and cloning procedures
• Wrote custom diagnostic tools in C# (WinForms) and shell/Perl scripting to assist troubleshooting
• Assisted developers on performance issues and release scripts
• Used Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g Grid Control, RAC, Perl for DBA tasks
Contract Dates: September 2008 - December 2008
• Provide DBA support for 8i-10g (RAC) databases on a mixture of Linux, Solaris and Windows environments
• Review procedures and advise on automation and improvement of backup and cloning procedures
• Wrote custom diagnostic tools in C# (WinForms) and shell/Perl scripting to assist troubleshooting
• Assisted developers on performance issues and release scripts
• Used Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g Grid Control, RAC, Perl for DBA tasks
Linux, Oracle, Automation, Forecasting, C, Scripting, Windows, Perl, Support, WinForms, Backup, Enterprise, Manager
2007 - 2008
job
Oracle Developer/DBA
HBOS (Retail Banking), third spell at HBOS.
Systems: Workflow Imaging, Document Storage, MI, Data Warehouse, Capacity Planning
Contract Dates: March 2007 - September 2008 (Concurrent with CCW below)
• Major 8i/Solaris to 10g/AIX migration project of a mission critical system
• Not a straight one-for-one migration as some archiving rules were applied. I was responsible for the data analysis and definition of the rules, as well as the end-to-end development and implementation.
• Played a central technical role in a large team comprising IBM, Oracle and HBoS staff
• Responsible for full design, development and implementation of the migration strategy and process
• Performed detailed analysis of all data to determine best method table by table to give the best overall throughput and accuracy
• Worked closely with the storage and network infrastructure teams to ensure the best/least disruptive method of data transfer was used
• As well as the migration (extract and load), "in-line" and independent reconciliation report modules were written to prove the migration process was successful
Contract Dates: March 2007 - September 2008 (Concurrent with CCW below)
• Major 8i/Solaris to 10g/AIX migration project of a mission critical system
• Not a straight one-for-one migration as some archiving rules were applied. I was responsible for the data analysis and definition of the rules, as well as the end-to-end development and implementation.
• Played a central technical role in a large team comprising IBM, Oracle and HBoS staff
• Responsible for full design, development and implementation of the migration strategy and process
• Performed detailed analysis of all data to determine best method table by table to give the best overall throughput and accuracy
• Worked closely with the storage and network infrastructure teams to ensure the best/least disruptive method of data transfer was used
• As well as the migration (extract and load), "in-line" and independent reconciliation report modules were written to prove the migration process was successful
Design, Data Analysis, Oracle, SoMe, Data Warehouse, Network, Developer, Implementation, Infrastructure, Development, Workflow, Storage, Aix
2007 - 2007
job
Developer Forms
Retail Banking.
Dec 2004 - Mar 2005
Feb 2003 - Mar 2003
HBOS (Retail Banking), 2nd spell
Feb 2003 - Mar 2003
HBOS (Retail Banking), 2nd spell
Retail, Banking, Developer
2005 - 2007
job
Oracle Developer/DBA
unknown.
Oracle, Developer
2004 - 2006
job
Oracle Applications DBA
ColorMatrix Europe.
Gaz De France, first spell at GdF
Oracle
2003 - 2003
freelance
Performance Tuning Consultant
unknown.
BT
Emergency Oracle 9i RAC Support
Performance Tuning Consultant
Nov 2003
Emergency Oracle 9i RAC Support
Performance Tuning Consultant
Nov 2003
Oracle, Support, Tuning
2003 - 2003
freelance
MySQL to Oracle Migration Consultant
Mercurie IT.
Mysql, Oracle
2002 - 2003
job
Oracle Apps DBA supporting EBS 11i
Atos KPMG/Newport City Council.
Oracle, Apps
2002 - 2002
job
e-Commerce Technical Architect
unknown.
E-commerce
2001 - 2002
job
Oracle Apps DBA
BT Synchordia/Liverpool City Council.
Performance Tuning Review
Oracle, Apps, Tuning
2000 - 2001
job
Oracle/Perl CGI e-Commerce Developer
unknown.
Oracle, E-commerce, Perl, Developer
1998 - 2000
job
Developer
Ventura.
Developer
1997 - 1998
job
Oracle 7 Forms 4.5 Developer
Yorkshire Electricity.
Oracle, Developer
1995 - 1996
job
Analyst/Programmer Oracle 7
SCT International Ltd.
Oracle, Analyst
My education
n/a
HighSchoolOrEquivalent, Electronic & Electrical Engineering
HighSchoolOrEquivalent, Electronic & Electrical Engineering
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