Application for the post of an ORACLE DBA

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ARUNKUMAR RAGHAVAN MSc,BEd,PGDMCH,(MBA)
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CURRICULUM VITAE
Covering letter
     From
Arunkumar.R, email : [email protected],
[email protected]
No 16 /9 Nagendra nagar,
Velachery main road, checkpost,
Near jaya hospital,
Chennai -600 042.
Respected Sir / Madam,
SUB : Application for the post of      
ORACLE DBA / DBO - Reg
I wish to submit the following few lines for your kind
consideration.
I feel more comfortable and satisfactory with this type of job
as
I am keen to serve as an employee of your esteemed organization,
which has an intellectually stimulating and emotionally
satisfying environment.
I assure that, I will do my duty to the fullest satisfaction of
my
higher officials, colleagues and to the best of my knowledge and
belief.
I am attaching my CV, first 2 pages of my first book –“ORACLE
ARCHITECTURE MADE EASY”, and a newsletter about Penta Media
Graphics Ltd, my present employer.
Expecting the favour of your earliest reply.
Thanking you with respectful regard,
Yours truly,
(ARUNKUMAR.R)
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CAREER OBJECTIVE
1.     To be a dependable ORACLE DBA and to deploy an
efficient DATA WAREHOUSE and DATA MART.
2.     To write unique books on ORACLE DBA and DATA WAREHOUSING
for enthusiastic learning
Experience summary
q     Five years and six months of overall experience in
Software Industry.
q     Over 24 months of work experience in the administering,
and maintaining the Oracle Database of sizes 3 GB
q     Training and authoring books, CBT’s,WBT’s for Oracle DBA
and
Data Warehousing .
Technical skills
Hardware               IBM PC, MAC
Operating Systems          WINDOWS NT, 95/98/2K, MS-DOS,
LINUX, MAC-OS
RDBMS                    ORACLE 8I, DBASE, FoxPro,
MSACCESS
Internet Tools          HTML, IIS, FrontPage
Responsibilities at PENTAMEDIA GRAPHICS LTD,
(formerly known as PENTFOUR SOFTWARE EXPORTS LTD, SEI-CMM LEVEL
4 COMPANY )
1. Maintaining an "Oracle Pre-Production Database" of size 3 GB.
2. In charge of the CBT's on Data Warehousing & ORACLE
DBA.
3. Installing and upgrading the Oracle server (Oracle 7.3,
Oracle 8.0,
     ORACLE 8i,) and application tools.
3.     Allocating system storage and planning future storage
requirements
for the database system.
5. Creating Tablespaces for the different group of
projects namely
     SOFTWARE, ENGINEERING, MANAGEMENT, and SCHOOL PROJECTS.
6. Creating tables, views and modifying the database
structure, as
     necessary, required by Project Leaders and Programmers.
7. Enrolling users and maintaining system security and
controlling and
     monitoring user access to the database.
8. Backing up and restoring the database.
Specific Achievements
1. CBT's and WBT's authored (Reference:
www.pentalearn.com )
* Data Warehousing for beginners
* Data Warehousing - Intermediate
* Stepping into ORACLE DBA
* ORACLE DBA - Security
* ORACLE DBA - Backup & Recovery
* Step by Step - ORACLE DBA
* OCP GUIDE - Architecture & Administration
Under Production
* OCP GUIDE - Backup & Recovery
     2. Book's authored (Under compilation)
* ORACLE ARCHITECTURE MADE EASY.
* Learn ORACLE DBA in 23 days.
4.     Knowledge of documentation and procedures for SEI CMM -
ISO –
     QUALITY AUDITS.
4. Academic Project - (Reference: [email protected])
o Title           ORACLE QUESTION BANK
o Outline           Training software for OCP
               (Oracle Certified Professional)
o Period           DEC 1998 - JAN 1999
o Software           VB 5.0, M.S.ACCESS
     5. Awards :
State first & district first in Vivekananda Academy
of cultural
Studies
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Employment History
     1. Company Name           :     Pentamedia
Graphics ltd
Title          :     instructional designer
Level           :     Senior Executive
Specialization :     IT/Computer Systems/Software
Function      :     Professional /
Consultant / Specialist
Industry :     Computer / Information
Technology (Software)
Date Joined :     12 oct 1999
Duties           :     Responsible for CBT’s,
WBT’s on DATA
                    WAREHOUSING & ORACLE DBA.
                    project guide for TEAM
members.
                    Developed 5 training
software.
                    Maintaining "ORACLE-
PRODUCTION DATABASE"
                         of size 3GB.
Reason for leaving:     working currently
2. Company Name      :     S.A.International ltd
Title           :     training officer
Level           :     Senior Executive
Specialization :     IT/Computer Systems/Software
Function      :     Lecturer / Teacher /
Trainer
Industry :     Computer / Information
Technology (Software)
Date Joined :     08 Aug 1997
Date Left      :     09 Sep 1999
Duties :     At S.A.INTERNATIONAL LTD,(A joint
venture company of ELCOT, GOVT OF TAMILNADU UNDERTAKING)
Responsible for all training programmes.
                         Project guide
for all college students.
                    Senior Faculty
for "ORACLE DBA" classes.
Accomplishment :     Wrote student guides on office
2000                               and on ORACLE DBA
                    Developed 3 training
software.
Reason for
               leaving      :     To get more
experience on ORACLE DATABASE
                    MAINTENANCE
3. Company Name      :     G.K.M.college of
engineering & technology
Title           :     lecturer
Level           :     Junior Executive
Specialization      :     Education
Function      :     Lecturer / Teacher /
Trainer
Industry      :     Education
Date Joined :     06 May 1996
Date Left      :     09 Aug 1997
Duties           :     Incharge of computer
science department,
                    Conducting classes and
all academic                                    
     activities.
Accomplishment :     Wrote 2 student guides on office
1997                                    and on
ORACLE DBA.
Reason for
               leaving      :     To get more
experience on ORACLE DBA
                    Activities
4. Company Name      :     Infra computers pvt ltd
Title           :     Asst.technical manager
Level           :     Junior Executive
Specialization :     Training & Development
Function      :     Executive
Industry      :     Computer / Information
Technology
Date Joined :     30 Apr 1995
Date Left      :     06 Jun 1996
Duties           :     Monitor the day to day
operations of the
SOFTWARE/HARDWARE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. Monitor the DEPARTMENT
STOCK and cash flow position, Meeting executives for Business
development activities
Accomplishment :     Joined the Company since August 1994
as Asst TECHNICAL MANAGER. Promoted to TECHNICAL MANAGER in july
1996.
Reason for
               leaving      :     To study M.B.A
(master business
                    Administration)
ORACLE DBA SKILLS SELF EVALUATION FORM
Oracle: SQL and PL/SQL Skills:          
                                   rate
from
                              0 = None
through 5 = Guru
Creating and maintaining database objects               3
Store, retrieve, and manipulating data               3
Create PL/SQL blocks of application code               1
Familiarity with PL/SQL packages                    1
Familiarity with PL/SQL tables and records          0
Calling PL/SQL functions from within SQL statements     0
Building reusable code                         
     0
Crafting code that automatically adapts to changes     
     in data structures                         
     0
Writing SQL inside PL/SQL programs               
     0
Reading and writing operating system files          3
Executing host commands and C programs               0
Issuing database alerts                         
     1
Analyzing memory utilization in your session          2
Debugging and tracing program execution               1
Manipulating raw data and large objects               1
Building your own packages                    
     1
Oracle Enterprise Manager Skills:               
                                   rate
from
                              0 = None
through 5 = Guru
Install Oracle Enterprise Manager                    5
Administer and monitor Oracle database environments     5
Oracle Enterprise Manager architecture               3
Setup a console for your own environment               3
Implement job and event based system management          3
Understand the integration of shared administrator
     responsibilities                         
          3
     Tuning Pack                              
     1
(which comprise Oracle Expert, Tablespace Manager
          and SQL Analyze)
Diagnostic Pack                              
     0
(which comprise Oracle Trace and Data Viewer,
     Performance Manager,
Capacity Planner,and Top Sessions)
Change Management Pack                         
     0
(which comprise Database Alter, Capture, Diff,
     Propagate, Quick Change, and Plan Manager)
Database Administration/ Backup and Recovery Skills:     
                                   rate
from
                              0 = None
through 5 = Guru
Familiarity with Oracle7 database environments          5
Familiarity with Oracle8 database environments          5
Set up, maintain, and troubleshoot database          4
Plan and implement database backup and recovery
     strategies                              
          4
Understanding of backup, restore and recovery
     operations                              
          4
Oracle8 Recovery Manager                         4
Network Administration Skills:                    
                                   rate from
                              0 = None
through 5 = Guru
Familiarity with Oracle7 Server                    5
Familiarity with Oracle8 Server                    5
Familiarity with architecture of Net8               4
Establishing connections between peers               5
Client and a server node using various
     naming methods                              
     4
Configuring middle tier systems                    0
Familiarity with Names Server                    
     1
Familiarity with Connection Manager               
     3
Memory, I/O, physical structure and
resource contention                         2
Familiarity with dynamic performance views          4
Familiarity with initialization parameters          5
Familiarity with diagnostics and tuning guidelines     3
Data Modeling and Relational Database Design Skills:     
                                   Arun's
rate from
                              0 = None
through 5 = Guru
Knowledge with entity-relationship models               2
Knowledge of normalization and relational           
     database design                              
     1
Defining business information requirements          3
Creating entity-relationship models               
     3
Transforming requirements into an initial
     database designs                         
          3
Personal Strengths :
          INVOLVEMENT alone gives PERFORMANCE. With my
spiritual base &
     MOTIVATION, I am confident that I will reach the
pinnacle
in the field of ORACLE DBA. I hope my right thinking &
Hardworking nature will make me successful.
Current Communication Address
          Address :     16/9, nagendra nagar, velachery
main road,
               near jaya hospital, chennai-42
               chennai, 600042 India
Tel [home]      :     91-44-2552406
Tel [office]:     91-44-4839854
Tel [mobile]:
     Email     :     [email protected],
[email protected]
Permanent Address
     Address      :     s/o N.Raghavan, laksminayackan
patty(po)
               thevaram(via), theni(dt), pin
625530
               laxminayakan patty,
               625530 India
Tel      :     [phone]
Email     :     [email protected], [email protected]
Personal Particulars
Date of Birth           :     05 Aug 1971
Gender                :     Male
Nationality           :     India
Marital Status           :     married
     Permanent Residence of     :      India
          Passport Number          :     T465022
          Valid Upto                    Jan 2005
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
COURSE      UNIVERSITY/BOARD           Yr.of PASSING
     CLASS & %
S.S.L.C      TAMILNADU SECONDARY           MAR 1986
     FIRST 85.40
H.S.C      TAMILNADU HIGER SECONDARY     APR 1988
     FIRST 68.90
B.Sc           MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY      APR 1991
     FIRST 68.63
(PHYSICS)      VIVEKANANDA COLLEGE
M.Sc           MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY     APR 1994
     FIRST 70.40
(PHYSICS)
BEd           MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY      NOV 1995
     SECOND 52.20
TECHNICAL QUALIFICATION
COURSE           UNIVERSITY/INSTITUTION           Yr.of
PASSING %
PGDMCH#           St.JOSEPH'S COLLEGE           JULY
1995 59.70
               BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY
DPCS*           @ DOE & TC.T.S- NCVT TRADE      SEP 1996
79.47
               (AICTE^ APPROVED)
# POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN MICROPROCESSOR AND COMPUTER
HARDWARE
* DATA PREPARATION AND COMPUTER HARDWARE
@ DIRECTORATE OF EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING CRAFTSMEN TRAINING
SCHEME
^ ALL INDIA COUNCIL OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION
PROFESSIONAL
TRAINING UNDERGONE
Completed 'ORACLE DBA' Course at RADIANT SOFTWARE PVT LTD,
WEST MABALAM,
CHENNAI -33.
Language Proficiency :
Languages -          Proficiency (1=worst - 10=best)
                    Spoken               
     Written
English          5                    6
Tamil               9               
     9
Supplementary
If and when employed by the company
Willing to Travel               :          yes
Willing to be Relocated          :          yes
Possess Own Transport     :          T465022 Valid
Upto                    Jan 2005
Expected Monthly Salary          :     
     Negotiable
Availability               :     
     Immediately
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