OBJECTIVE

Certified Microsoft SQL Server Database Administrator (DBA) with 7 years of professional experience
performing database maintenance, monitoring, and SQL development. Seeking a full-time MS SQL Server database
administrator role where I can combine my specialized SQL Server technical skills with clear, precise
communication and documentation abilities. I am a self-motivated, meticulous professional who has demonstrated
a high level of performance and accountability in prior roles at high-profile corporate entities. AWS Certified
Solution Architect, AWS Certified Developer (associate), and Certified Azure Administrator Associate.

TECHNICAL SKILLS
Databases: MS SQL Server 2016, 2014, 2012, 2008 R2, 2008, MS Access, MySQL (4.0.3, 5.0.1), Oracle 11G
ETL Tools: Microsoft SSIS, SSMS, DSS, Remedy MDM
Programming Languages: T-SQL, ASP, Python ,ASP.net, VB/JavaScript C, C++, XML
Operating Systems: Windows NT/2000/2003/2008/2008r2/Windows server 2012 & Windows Server 2012R2, and
Linux, Linux
Web Servers: IIS 5.0,6.0,6.5,7.0,7.5
Other Tools: MS SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA) and ODBC/DB Link, Data Migration Assistant (DMA),
JIRA, MS Always On, MS Azure, IIS, window server, MS SQL Server Clustering and Performance
Tuning, Toad Data Modeler, Red Gate, Quest’s Toad, lite speed, Netezza, VISIO, LiteSpeed, Service
Desk, Idera, AWS, Spotlight.

CERTIFICATIONS, TRAINING & EDUCATION

Listing certificate and school
CLEARANCES
Minimum background investigation (MBI) for HHS (Health Human Services)

WORK EXPERIENCE
National Institutes Of Health April 2019-Present
SQL SERVER DBA Bethesda,
MD

 Installed and configured SQL Server in a standalone and Clustered Environment in development, test, and
production environment.
 Handled Performance Tuning and Optimization of Slow running queries.
 Detected and resolved CPU, Memory, I/O, Disk space and other resource contention issues.
 Managing a large database 6 TB, performed report using NETEZZA & Power BI.
 Extensively used Joins and sub-queries for complex queries involving multiple tables from different databases
 Responsible for creating Databases, Tables, Cluster/Non-Cluster Index,
 Unique/Check Constraints Views, Stored Procedures, Triggers, Rules and Defaults.
 Creating functions and developing procedures for implementing application functionality at the database side for
performance improvement
 Built and maintained SQL scripts, indexes, and complex queries for data analysis and extraction.
 Performance tuning of SQL queries and stored procedures
 Experience in performance tuning of SSIS package packages, query optimization and database consistency checks.
Excellent at documenting different kinds of metadata.
 Expert in data migration from various data sources like excel, Oracle, pdf, flat files using SSIS packages and SQL
commands. Monitoring, debugging and tunning ETL jobs and workflows.
 Perform fundamental tasks related to the design, construction, monitoring, and maintenance of Microsoft SQL
databases.
 Experience in software development life cycle, business requirements analysis, design, programming, database
design, data warehousing and business intelligence concepts.
 Used ETL to load data from Oracle, Flat file, PDF, HL7 to data warehouse
  Worked on Priority 1 and 2 Critical Incidents to meet the response and Resolution Service level Agreements’ (SLA)
 Proficient with SQL Server Disaster Recovery, Backup/Restore and creating Business Continuity planning
 Hands on Importing data from SQL Server to Power BI.
 Gathered, documented and organized Power Bi reports.

SAS 2015 – April 2019

SQL SERVER DBA / Azure Sql Server
Alexandria, VA
DB Administration/Configuration :
 SQL Server 2008-2016 installation/configuration across all environments (Development to Production)
 Administer SQL Server High Availability and Disaster Recovery strategies
 Implementation of Hosting SQL services in azure IAAS and PAAS servers.
 Create and configure Logical SQL servers, databases, elastic pools in Azure Cloud.
 Deploy builds on multiple databases in Azure cloud.
 Manually take the schema and data backups of the databases and restore/copy databases and restore deleted databases
in Azure cloud.
 Import and Export data within Azure Cloud environment.
 Creating and Managing logins/Access levels in Azure IAAS and PAAS environments.
 Migration of databases from On premise to Azure Cloud environment.
 Setup maintenance plans for databases using Azure Elastic jobs and Azure automation methods.
 Created Pipelines in ADF using Linked Services/Datasets/Pipeline/ to Extract, Transform and load data from
different sources like Azure SQL, Blob storage, Azure SQL Data warehouse, write-back tool and backwards.
 Configure SQL Server access controls, multi-failover Always On (e.g. Quorum setting), High Availability best
practices (e.g., active/passive clustering, mirroring, log shipping, transaction replication)
 Optimize memory configurations
 Linked servers across SQL Server & Oracle 9i/10g
 Create/maintain corresponding documentation (e.g., Build Guide, Database Decommissioning/Restore)
 Execute SQL Server upgrades from 2008 through 2016
 Install, configure, and administer SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) and Integration Services (SSIS)
 Backup/Migration to MS Azure Cloud
 Created SSIS packages for data validation and cleaning utilizing various transformations
 Used DMA for migration On premise to on premise & On premise to cloud
 Azure Services/Cloud Services: Worked on Azure Services, IaaS, PaaS, migrating on premises databases and
Legacy products on Azure, Build and deployment products on Azure, Setup development and test
environment on Azure
 Managed Databases and Servers for different environments (Development, Test/Lab, and Production)
 Expertise in Azure HA-DR activities in Azure SQL Database including Geo Replication and server Failover.
 Expertise in implementing Azure Data Sync and azure Virtual Machines.

Monitoring/Troubleshooting:
 Regular query analysis via query execution plan (e.g., slow running, high resource consumption)
 On-going index analysis/tuning
 Identified bottlenecks related to database, query, and server performance issues from slow running/blocking
queries, high CPU Utilization
 Resolve deadlocks, blocking/locking conflicts stemming from high resource utilization
 Troubleshoot application connectivity issues in availability groups

Production Support:
 On-call Production database support
 Disaster Recovery planning and implementation
 Infrastructure monitoring of application/server logs, space usage, scheduled tasks, log shipping, mirroring
configuration, and agent job history via PowerShell scripts
 Regular application of Service Packs and hot fixes
 Collaborated with developers to implement SQL code change control process in using TFS, SQL compare
 SQL Development:
 Write T-SQL, Triggers, and Stored-Procedures
 Assist database developers to optimize SQL queries, Stored Procedures, functions
 Export data from SQL Server to multiple destinations for sales forecast and other use cases
 Coordinate acquisition and movement of data using Extract, Transform, Load (ETL)

Humana Group June 2014 – June2015
SQL SERVER DBA McLean, VA
DB Administration/Configuration:
 Administered large and complex SQL Server 2008 R2, 2012, 2014 databases
 Migrated large SQL Server databases across versions based on application compatibility
 Developed automation strategies including full backup, transaction log backup, differential backup
 Configured database mail, linked servers, Transparent Data Encryption (TDE), Change Data Capture (CDC),
and Change Tracking (CT)
 Use VMware update manager to create or edit baselines and baseline groups
 Maintain, upgrade, and implement improvements to the VMWare ESXi infrastructure
 Performed backup restoring using LiteSpeed tool, and restore individual objects
 Performed administrative tasks using PowerShell scripts
 Conducted meetings with teams to meet corporate milestones for database merging/data movement
 Reviewed technical designs, reports, documentation, and other materials produced by team members
 Configured/Maintained database replication across disparate SQL Server instances and remote sites
 Handled monthly Database Refresh in QA-Test environment for testing of new Deployments and Build
Monitoring/Troubleshooting:
 Day-to-day activities included troubleshooting issues around memory usage, query performance,
sever issues, as well as auto-job failures
 Executed tasks of inventorying user permissions, disk space usage across Production and Semi-
Production servers
 Oversaw scheduling of database projects, database and transaction log backups, notifications
 Corrected findings of orphan users after SQL database migration from 2012/2014 to 2016
 Used extended events, Dynamic Management Views (DMV), and Wait Stats to tune/optimize DB performance

Production Support:
 Created/Scheduled maintenance plans to update statistics, check fragmentation, database integrity,
and backup plans
 Conducted database backup/response using native functionality as well as using third party tools
 Implemented maintenance plans for index optimization, rebuild, and reorg based on fragmentation

SQL Development:
 Fine-tuned T-SQL stored projects using SQL Server execution plans for optimal performance
 Created T-SQL database objects including tables, views, functions, stored procedures and indexes for various
business rules/logic