DAVID B. RUSSELL
875 STEVENS AVE APT 2306
Solana Beach, CA 92075
Phone: (858)481-3283  
E-mail: david_russell@roadrunner.com

 

Objective

David Russell is a senior level data architect, database designer and administrator with expertise in the entire system life cycle for military, government, private and commercial organizations.

 

He is ideally looking for a permanent position to apply these skills on a regular schedule.  Contract or consulting positions will also be considered.  While specializing in the Oracle database through version 10g, opportunities that allow expansion into application server, new and advanced features, and application implementation are most desirable.  The greatest joy in life is creating!

Professional Summary

Over ten years in both production support and development/test/QA environments.  The same ten years each in UNIX and Windows (command line and GUI).  Oracle through 10g on a dozen platforms.  Knowledgeable on many operating systems allowing David to perform OS installations and initial systems administration.  Experience with the Oracle financial modules from an administration and patching perspective, plus limited functional area expertise in accounting.  Good Communication Skills.

 

Systems analysis, design, integration, operations, maintenance, and administration; Expertise in logical and physical database analysis, Entity Relationship Diagrams, modeling, automation, performance tuning, charting, diagramming, training and documentation.

Technical Summary

Oracle7i-10g database, Oracle Financials 10.7 and 11.3; Informix, Sybase, SQL Server, HP-UX, Sun Solaris, Windows, Assembler, BASIC, C, COBOL, FORTRAN, Machine (binary), SQL, PL/SQL, plus several other languages.

Experience

Database Consultants         Solana Beach, CA

10/01-Present                   CONTRACT DATABASE ADMINISTRATION

 

·         Oracle Windows (32/64) installations.  Oracle Linux installations.  OEM 2 and Oracle Grid Manager Installations.  Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN) configurations with and without Recovery Catalog.  RMAN scripts for backup/recovery and restoring.  Migration from 8i and 9i to 10g (software, structures, code and data).

·         Team lead in SQL Server 2005, one of the first to use the new Integration Services (SSIS) for ETL, installed SSL certificates, used Windows authentication, and was published on SQL Server Central four times on experiences.  Initially working, head down, just doing my job; but after five months (of a six month contract) the person responsible for getting replication working with ASA 7, 8 and 9 into SQL Server 2005 was removed.  I was given the entire data task from beginning to end.  We combined the schemas (DDL) and data from three PYXIS products: Med Console, Supply Console and CIISafe and replicated the data (Med/Supply only) from Sybase to SQL Server.  There were five versions of each database, and each database was built in both ASA and SQL for the analysis leading to the single consolidated database.

·         Performed all aspects of conversion from MS Access to SQL Server including normalization and data migration.  This was a multi-step process supporting a team of programmers at SAIC for their government customer.  Work performed through Kforce offsite in San Diego.

·         Because of the fast-paced changes to this database special design considerations were made to allow the user to add fields to the existing database without wrecking the normalized structures.

·         Various other customers in San Diego and Carlsbad.  Maintenance, backup, tuning, configuration, and help with resolution of issues.  Also trained team of developers in Oracle/SQL issues and performance tuning.  Wrote migration scripts for customer product upgrade on east coast.

 

Novartis Research Foundation (GNF)      La Jolla, CA

03/02-05/03                                        Oracle and SQL Server DBA

 

·         Manager of database group.  Responsible for twelve Oracle databases on Solaris and Linux, and five SQL Server 2000 databases, and two related applications.

·         Migrated applications to new platforms and versions of Oracle.

·         Built Veritas cluster with Sun V880s using dynamic features of 9iR2 and Solaris.

·         Monitoring and Maintenance on a daily basis.

·         Backup and Recovery with and without Veritas Netbackup.

 

Lightspan.com        La Jolla, CA

05/01-10/01            PRINCIPAL DBA

 

·         Manager for the database group responsible for 15 SQL Servers.  Six of these servers were SQL 2000 clusters. Migrated from SQL Server 7 to SQL Server 2000.

·         Wrote and implemented database standards, established routine backup jobs, automated and documented existing procedures, jobs, and tasks.  Taught SQL Server 2000 Administration at UCSD.

 

Edupoint.com         Solana Beach, CA

07/00-04/01            ORACLE DBA MANAGER

 

·         Managed team of three Oracle DBAs who supported several 8i instances on Solaris.  These databases where used by a custom Java application that ran on our website.

·         Designed Oracle standby database configuration as long-term solution to provide limited downtime.

·         Defined hardware and software upgrade requirements.  Automated most aspects of day-to-day operations.

·         Also supported several SQL Server databases and scripted daily data delivery to Microsoft Encarta, a business partner.  This was a hands-on position with 25% management responsibilities.

 

Equipp.com            San Diego, CA

11/99-06/00            ORACLE DBA

 

·         Managed three Oracle 8i instances on Solaris that used by Moai Live Exchange auction software, and additional instance for Accrue Insight web monitoring software.

·         Managed three additional 8.0.5 instances running 11.0.3 Oracle Financial software.  Limited application support and minor patch upgrades.

·         Also supported several SQL Server databases and scripted automatic weekly delivery of data to our help desk.

 

Gateway                San Diego, CA

08/99-11/99            ORACLE DBA

 

·         One of three DBAs that supported over twenty Oracle8i instances in four development and test environments, and “go live” of E-Commerce application for Telesales division of company into production.

·         Worked extensively with data replication (updateable snapshots), interMedia (context server and indices), BMC Patrol, Quest Software Instance Monitor, and other current technology tools, all on NT and Sun Solaris platforms.

 

SAIC                       San Diego, CA

01/99-08/99            ORACLE DBA

 

·         Oracle Installations, 24/7 production & application support, and Y2K responsibilities.

·         Responsible for migrating two live production systems (Kenan/Arbor Billing & Ace*Comm Mediation) from San Diego Data Center to customer location in Colorado.

·         Installed and maintained Informix based fraud application (HNC Software) for this telecommunications customer.

 

Boeing Information Services        Vienna, VA

12/91-08/96                               DBA, Designer, Developer, Analyst, and Technical Lead

 

·         Managed, installed, configured and programmed all aspects of Oracle environment with replication on multiple operating systems (Sun O/S, NT and HP-UX) and presented to the government customer.

·         Participated in the Reserve Component Automation System (RCAS) program restructure effort. The government wanted RCAS moved toward an open architecture using Common Off-the-shelf (COTS), and Government Off-the-shelf (GOTS) products to accomplish this goal. The program was successfully completed.

·         Delivered consolidated Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) for the Space Station Freedom Program (SSFP) that moved to Houston from Virginia.

 

Various Clients        Northern Virginia Area

1986-12/98             CONTRACT DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR

 

Last Revised: August 2007