MOHAMEDALI PALERI

: +971508124658
: paleri97@yahoo.com
: Abu Dhabi, UAE

Aiming for assignments as Senior position in Oracle Database Administration with an organisation of repute
EXPERTISE

Badges
 10 years of experience in Database Administration which includes 8+ years of experience in
as Senior DBA
 Hands on experience in database administration of systems, migrating/upgrading database
to latest version/ different platform.
 Expertise in end-to-end implementation of various projects; including designing,
development, implementation of infrastructure projects
 Adept design and implementation of cloning methods, policies, space management, user
management, audit requirements, general administration on Oracle Databases
 Excellent skills in backup and recovery activities in various scenarios with Oracle RMAN,
Symantec Net Backup, EMC Data domain etc.
 Well versed with UNIX Platform (Solaris 10/11), Linux (Red hat 4/5/6), Windows Server 2014,
Also very well capable to design and implement shell/PERL scripts for different business
requirements.
 Possesses clear understanding in Oracle database Architecture, PL/SQL and able to
implement various PL/SQL blocks, jobs/schedule to achieve the business need, that cannot
be established with current Application.
 Extensive skill in High availability such as Oracle RAC with ASM 11g/12c, Symantec Veritas
Cluster 5.0/6.0.
 Design and Implement various disaster Recovery Solutions by using Symantec VERITAS
Cluster, Data guard and EMC’s SRDF Technology. Brands Worked With
 Had Key role in Implementing EMC data domain (DE Duplication) technology to backup
databases to DISK library.
 Design and Implement Migration to Linux from Oracle SPARC; By Using Transportable
Tablespace, Red Hat Linux 6.7, ASM 11.2 as volume Manager and with IBM Flash Array for
storage.
 Great skill to do SQL tuning comply with business requirement
 Design and implement Hadoop Big Data by using Cloudera distribution.
 General understanding on logical replication – Oracle Golden Gate
 Oracle 11g Certified Master

Personal Attributes
 CORE COMPETENCIES
PROJECTS
 Analyzing needs and requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints.
 Conducting system study and design various DB related Infrastructure Projects, such as 1) Linux Migration 2) Data Protection 3)
PCI compliance 4) RAC implementation etc.
 Implementing the project as per scheduled deadlines and extending post-implementation and maintenance support .
Operational

Managing Oracle database administration function involving:

 Installation: Database, RAC, ASM, Linux, Cloud Control.
 Database Monitoring through Oracle Cloud Control 12c.
 SQL and Performance Tuning.
 Implement and Monitor Backup on EMC Data Domain.
 Ensure/Monitor Data Protection through Oracle Data Guard/SRDF.
 Manage DB cloning through RMAN/Data Domain or EMC AppSync.
 Compare performance of Databases to Baseline and do necessary action in case required.

ORGANIZATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Since Mar’08: FAB, Abu Dhabi (Earlier known as NBAD)

Growth Path Growth Path
Mar’08-May’09: Junior Database Administrator
May’09-Mar’10: Database Administrator
Since Apr’10: Senior/Lead Database Administrator

Key Result Areas

 Providing day to day support to 50+ production databases and 200+ Test
databases
 Gathering project and infrastructure requirements such as Server, storage,
database backup, OS Platform, etc.
 Designing and implementation server/resource allocation for Databases, based
on nature and work load of databases
 Tuning of SQL statements /Performance issues
 Real Application Cluster and Cross Platform Migration Design/Implementation for
Treasury project
 Accountable for/Work done:
o Designed and implemented Oracle Data Guard as a DR Solution for all production databases, and Implemented Database
backup on Standby Database. Locally available standby has been running on MAX AVAILABILITY mode with LGWR SYNC,
and DR site sync with ARCH ASYNC.
o Implemented Flashback on Database to achieve various project needs.
o Designed and consolidated the databases to M9000 server to ease administration task. There were 40+ database servers
and it was difficult to manage many servers. Consolidation of this into one powerful server eased the
administration/management task.
o Implemented various Security recommendations for PCI DSS Compliance includes TDE with AES256, Data Masking etc.
o Secured database environment, and work with internal audit to fill gap if any. Also provide details to external audit
o Automate various operations on the database level by using triggers, stored procedures and DBMS scheduler based on
business/technical requirement.
o Played a key role in SRDF implementation to achieve DR Solution for Oracle/SQL/Sybase databases.
o Played a key role in designing and implementing Database backup to Data domain through Symantec Net Backup solution
o Played a key role in Implementation of high availability solution by using Symantec VERITAS Cluster on Oracle Solaris 10
platform
o Complete design and implementation of Migration of database from Solaris SPARC to Linux X86 with combination of
technologies such as Oracle RAC, Active Data Guard, Broker, ASM and IBM flash Array
o Design the mechanism to monitor the queries proactively and take necessary actions to do SQL tuning.
o Design/Configure various reports on Oracle Enterprise Manger to fulfill audit requirement.

As Database Administrator
 Providing day to day support to 50+ production databases and 200+ Test databases. Other than Production and DR databases,
we have SIT, QA, UAT , Pre Production and T-1 databases
 Applying latest PSU/CPU patches and upgrade the databases to latest patch level
 Consolidating the production databases to smaller number of servers (i.e M8000)
 Maintaining security standards in the databases and do scanning on regular basis.
 Resolve and close relevant Assyst tickets, related to various second/third level/project related activities.

As Junior Database Administrator

 Providing day to day support to 50+ production databases and 200+ Test databases. Other than Production and DR databases,
we have SIT, QA, UAT , Pre Production and T-1 databases
 Applying latest PSU/CPU patches and upgrade the databases to latest patch level
 Design/Configure Enterprise Manager Grid control.
 Configuring alerts and Reports in enterprise Manager.
 Providing day to day support for the databases
 Monitor the databases and servers through configured alert mechanism(Enterprise Manager, Shell script, Storage
procedure/DBMS_SHEDULER)

Aug’06-Dec’07: HCL, Malappuram, India as Computer Programmer/Database Support

Key Result Areas
 Providing day to day support to production database and test databases.
 Playing a key role in design and implementation of data migration to new Passport Management System.
 Designed and implemented High Availability Solution by using Standby database.
 Cloning database to QA/test for various testing of new modules and bug fixing
 Played a key role in fixing application and database performance issue when system went live
 Designed and implemented automated entry of CID verification process by using External Tables.
 Installation and configuration of Oracle 9i Database (9i Release 2) on Red Hat Linux 3.0 AS

EDUCATION
2011 M.Sc. (IT) from SMU, India
2005 B.Sc. Computer Science from Kerala University, India
2001 Diploma in Computer Engineering

Badges
 RHCE in Redhat Enterprise Linux 4.0 in 2006
 Oracle Database 9i Certified Professional (OCP) in 2006
 Oracle Database 10g Certified Professional (OCP) in 2006
 Oracle Database 11g Certified Professional (OCP) in 2011
 Oracle Database 11g Certified Master (OCM) in 2012
 ITIL Foundation certified in 2012
 Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (SQL Server)

TRAININGS ATTENDED
 Microsoft SQL Server Database Administration for Oracle DBA’s from Microsoft in 2010
 Symantec VERITAS Cluster 5.1 Administration on UNIX (Solaris) platform from Symantec in 2011
 Symantec VERITAS Cluster 6 Administration on UNIX (Solaris) platform from Symantec in 2014
 Oracle Database 11g Grid Infrastructure Accelerated from Oracle, Bangalore in 2011
 Teradata Database Administration and Management in 2012
 Hadoop Administration – From Cloudera Goa, India in 2015
 SQL Server Administration in 2016
 Oracle Database 12c : RAC Administration

Achievements
 Best Performance Tuning Award from FAB for SQL Tuning.

PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of Birth : 1st December 1981
Languages : English and Malayalam
Marital Status : Married
Place : Abu Dhabi, UAE