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Career Objective
To participate in the development of
a language-independent data-sharing
protocol that will permit Federation tricorders
to reverse-engineer Borg databases.
Skills Set
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Databases:
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Oracle [versions 8i, 9i, 10g, 11g through release 2] (Oracle Certified Associate in 10g [retired]),
Microsoft SQL Server [versions 2005, 2008],
MySQL [versions 3 through 5], JavaDB, Paradox, Access, InterBase
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Programming:
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- Java [Apache Struts, Tomcat]
- MVC, SOAP
- Ruby on Rails
- C/C++ [GNU, MFC, VCL, CBuilder], Visual Basic/VBA, Delphi
- PL/SQL, Perl, XML/XSL, JSP, ASP, PHP, HTML, JavaScript, Apache Ant, BASH, WinAPI
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Software:
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- IDE: Eclipse, JDeveloper, C++ Builder, MS Visual InterDev, JBuilder, Delphi, RadRails
- Graphics: CorelDraw, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
- Versioning: CVS, SVN [server installation and management]
- Modelling Tools: Visio, TCM [Toolkit for Conceptual Modelling], Popkin System Architect
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Platforms:
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RedHat Linux (from v.5.1 through FC4 and RHEL5),
Solaris, Windows,
Debian, FreeBSD, CentOS
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Other Knowledge:
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- Strong relational database modeling
- Oracle backup/recovery, performance tuning, advanced SQL
- Familiar with terminology/methodology of the financial services industry [financial statement analysis, basic economic theory, corporate finance]
- Unix system administration [Debian, RedHat, Solaris, FreeBSD]
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Professional Qualifications
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BMCC/CUNY
Oracle Database Design and Engineering, March 2005
- Advanced SQL, PL/SQL programming, RMAN backup/recovery,
Oracle performance tuning, 9i and 10g server installation
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Columbia University
Computer Technology and Applications Program, August 2002
- GUI design, relational database modeling, C++ template design, C data structures,
multi-threaded programming in C++ and Java
- Designed & implemented a Z39.50 client program for searching the Library of Congress and other library databases
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Work Experience
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Work History Highlights:
- Extensive RMAN experience (design of backup/recovery solutions, clones, cross-platform migrations)
- Oracle Dataguard installations and rebuilds
- RAC, Clusterware, ASM installs
- Designed XMLDB solution for a VLDB patent search application
- Designed a Heterogenous Services bridge between Oracle and MySQL databases
- Designed and built a travel website using MySQL and Ruby on Rails
- Developed a database replication failover solution using MySQL
- Oracle and MySQL database tuning, query optimization, trigger and
stored procedure writing
- Extensive database frontend and middle-tier programming in Delphi, C++, Perl, PHP, and VB
- Extensive website programming in PHP, Perl, ASP, JSP, JavaScript
- Developed standards, designed & built software for a digital imaging project
- Designed complex database schema for modeling encyclopedic academic data
- Designed & implemented (Delphi, C++) tools for data input
- Developed tools (Delphi, C++, Perl) for transferring data between Paradox and MySQL
- Developed system for metadata capture of scanned image archive
- Created website tools (PHP) for delivery of large PDF files to customers
- Ported an Access inventory-tracking system to MySQL. Re-designed the DB structure from the ground up and scripted the data transfer using PHP and BASH. Wrote the user interface in PHP/PEAR. Wrote dynamic export-to-PDF and export-to-Excel end-user functionality.
- Edited an electronic edition of a popular
Tibetan-English dictionary
- Developed SOAP-based web services for a multi-platform distributed customer-fulfillment system [XML, Access, MySQL, ASP, VB, PHP]
- Developed tools [VB, XML] for generation/QA of financial test prep materials
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Professional Memberships
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NYOUG
New York Oracle Users Group
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IOUG
Independent Oracle Users Group
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Education
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Dalhousie University
Bachelor of Arts with Honors in Latin & Greek, April 1995
- Graduated with First Class Honors and the University Medal in Classics
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Publications
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