David
Lipowitz
Senior Oracle DBA and Principal Consultant
resume:
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I've been an Oracle database
administrator since early 2000 and recently formed Tuning
Knife Consulting to provide independent database
administration services.
I'm fluent in typical DBA tasks like software installation and database
creation, but specialize in Oracle performance tuning through 10046
and 10053 tracing, as well as backup and recovery using RMAN. I also
excel at
database automation through perl and shell scripting along with PL/SQL
programming.
Much of my experience has focused on data warehousing, including
architectural roles in the design and development of several DSS
databases, though I've also worked on a wide variety OLTP databases as
well.
I hold a Master's degree in Sociology from Colorado State University, where I focused my studies on quantitative research methodologies. After completing my coursework, I became a Market Research Assistant, but later taught myself SQL and turned to Report Development. I switched to database administration after my curiosity about "the other side of the database" got the best of me.