Greg Becker
PO Box 481400
http://www.linkedin.com/in/notjustadba
Charlotte, North Carolina 28269
greg@notjustadba.com
704-609-9699
Objective
Seeking a position which builds upon my past education and experience, while providing an opportunity to develop new business and
technical skills.
Work Experience
Rack Room Shoes (Nov 1999 – Oct 2012)
Lead DBA – Responsible for E-Business financial systems environments and software. Responsible for disaster recovery (D.R.)
backups and D.R. planning, testing and implementation using R-MAN and TSM on VMWare. Performed Oracle Virtual Machines
installations, setups and configurations. Administrator and trainer of My Oracle Support (MOS) – keeper of customer support
identifier information (CSI). OAUG member and customer support council advisory board member. Manage relationships with
Oracle Corporation and other software vendors (I.E. contacting oracle critical accounts group and arrange for customer service
handling instruction for any Service Requests created during an upgrade weekend). Project management experience to coordinate
and facilitate daily activities of IT staff and external contractors while keeping management teams informed. Provide support on
IBM, HP, Sun, Linux and windows platforms for Oracle software and E-Business Applications. Support Appworx administrators with
behind the scenes configuration and setup. Define, discussed and established database roles and security policies for multiple oracle
databases. Creating Unix and database accounts establishing groups and permissions. Logical Volume Management, Shell Scripting.
Familiar with firewalls and port configurations. Established and documented the procedures for databases upgrades version 6 11.2.0.x, Familiar with migration between hardware platforms, and different operating systems. Automation of daily routines, setting
up Unix System Standards. Provide guidance to management and functional consultants regarding system use, availability and
outages. Supporting web and desktop forms developers and end users for modules: GL, Purchasing, Assets, Payables, HR, and
Payroll. Supporting interfaces over database links. Discoverer repository administrator and query writer. Installation and setup and
daily support of ADI and spread sheet server. Responsible for all application module patching, database upgrades, Unix migrations
and conversions. Administered Sun Java Plugins, web forms, Apex, forms developer, jinitiator, toad, enterprise manager, x-windows
(any flavor of unix), VNC Server/client, putty. Oracle Patch Installation and Testing – adpatch, opatch. Implementing Unix and
windows system Standards pertaining to oracle environments. Oracle database conversions and upgrades, installation of Name server,
Enterprise Manager Repository, GRID and web logic server. Experienced with R11i to R12i technical upgrade. Contributor to the
R12.1.x Little Upgrade book.
Oracle Corporation, Senior Consultant, May 1996 – Nov 1999
Project Experience
Oklahoma Department of Human Services - Installed Oracle Applications R11 NCA on Compaq Proliant 6000 and 3000 NT middle
Tier Servers and HP 9000 K series running HP-UX 11. Installation and configuration of Noetix Software for HR implementation.
Assisted with PLSQL and JAVA issues involved with HR, Web Employee and OTA modules. Automated Oracle Nightly backups and
exports with Shell Scripts. Configured HP Omniback Software for Implementation. Implemented an Oracle Patch Installation
Review Process. Applied Patches. Assisted with DNS network Configurations. Some Internal Applications System Administration
responsibilities (i.e. Setting up Printers, creating users, assigning responsibilities). Handled core DBA responsibilities of Database
Migrations, database re-naming, Datafile resizing, tuning, fragmentation, synonyms and views for developers, imports-exports. Unix
System administration responsibilities as root included: adding and deleting users, updating MOTD file, cron management, printer
setup and configuration, password changes, periodic and routine file system backups and restores.
New Orleans Parish School Board - Stand in DBA for live IBM SP2 Oracle Financials Installation. Handled Database sizing,
cloning, patching and clean up of system. Automated backups. Handled day to day operations question from team of 30 oracle
developers and functional consultants for 11 databases.
SUNY Binghamton University - Assisted with Solaris (3500, 5500) UNIX Environment Setup. Working with Oracle Applications
Functional consultants and University Technical Department to identify database requirements for Implementation. Wrote Technical
Architecture Deliverables for the University. Presentation on Technical Roles and Responsibilities involved with an Oracle
Applications Implementation. Presentation on Issue Tracker and use of Oracle “Tracker” software. Provided network and PC support
to Implementation Team.
West Virginia University - Assisted with Migration and Setup of oracle applications on an RS6000 AIX environment. Developed
training schedules for new DBA’s. Implemented and configured a backup and Recovery policy. Provided UNIX Systems Standards
information. Worked to identify Functional patch requirements. Installed patches and assisted with Setup of Release 11 NCA on
AIX. Wrote Technical Architecture Deliverables.
Defense Supply Center Columbus (DSCC) - Provided core DBA support on 7 UNIX boxes (HP, SUN, SGI), Implemented UNIX
systems standards for the environments. Assisted with Backup and Recovery Planning, Testing and Implementation.
City of Columbus, Water - Worked on project to transfer skills pertaining Oracle installations and core DBA responsibilities.
Transferred experience with Oracle Name server.
Wright Patterson Airforce Base (WPAFB) - Responsible for backups, exports and restorations for 37 databases on 5 HP’s and 1 Sun
and 2 NT Boxs. Part of a backup and recovery team providing support to DBA’s in a development environment. Identify area’s
requiring improvements, gearing current environment towards automation, using e-mal and pagers to notify off site staff when
problems occur. On Site use of Enterprise Manager tools.
Configuration Management Information System (CMIS) CACI Inc. (Nov 1994 – July 1996)
Provide Systems and Network Administration for office. Installations and demonstrations of CMIS client-server product. Testing
product with long haul communication lines. Installation and administration for Peer to Peer and Client Server networks.
Implemented UNIX level security and systems administration with Network Filing. Purchase and setup of CISCO router and gauntlet
security package on class C network.
Project Leader / P.C. Support Analyst, Frontier Engineering, Inc.(1993 - 1994)
Coordinated the configuration and deployment of 2,800+ computer systems and peripherals. Scheduled and supervised two to three
part-time employees. Trouble shot, installed and maintained computer hardware and software, also trained employees to troubleshoot
PCs.
Education
Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio. Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with Majors in Management
Information Systems and International Business
CONTINUING EDUCATION Enrolled in Central Michigan University MSA Degree Program
Summary of Qualifications
Oracle Products: Apps R11, R12, RDBMS V9, 10.X, and 11.X, SQL*Net, Network Manager, EBU, Name Server, Enterprise
Manager & Plus Pack, SQL*Loader, Procedure Builder, Spread Sheet Server, RMan, Developer and Designer 2000, Web ADI,.
Worked with Modules of HR, OSSWA, OAB, Payroll, ATG, FND, FA, AP, PO and GL. Oracle BI Publisher, ASM, dataguard
Micros - Servers: HP, Dell, GTSI, Zenith, Gateway, ZEOS, Toshiba, Macintosh,Grid, NEC, UCR, DEC
Languages: Shell Scripting(Korn, Bourn, C), SQL, IEF, ObjectView, COBOL, Pascal, JCL, SQL, EDA/SQL, CAT
Operating Systems: Oracle Linux 32 and 64 bit, HP-UX, Solaris, AIX, SGI, OS/2, DOS, ubuntu, Red Hat Linux, WindowsNT VMS
Networks: TCP-IP, Novell, Windows For Workgroups, window7, CISCO 10.2
Mid-Tiers: IBM, SUN (SPARC- pre-oracle), HP, IBM RS6000, IBM Power PC, NCR, SGI, Pyramid
Mainframes: Dec Vax 8530/6610
Other Databases: Rochade, SAP, MS Access, FoxPro 2.5, D-Base, R-Base, Filemaker
Management/Leadership Skills: Team Leader, Conducted Interviews, Training at Client Sites, Delegation of Responsibilities,
Created Staff Workplans, AIM Technical Architecture Proposals, Waterfall, Configuration Management Tools , Project Management
Tools, Help Desk Software, Developed schedules for DBA specific tasks.
Life Cycle Expertise: Pre-Sales, Post-Sales, Requirements Gathering, Requirements Analysis Testing, Conference Room Pilot,
Transition, Production
Specialty Skills: Documentation and Communication abilities
Methodologies: Applications Implementation Methodology (AIM)