Michael Morgan
 Michael_Morgan_123@yahoo.com
2124 Kittredge St. #257  Berkeley, CA 94704
(510) 604-4452
Ten years of solid experience in systems engineering, UNIX administration and Oracle administration and software development.  Seeking employment as an Oracle DBA and/or UNIX administrator in the San Francisco Bay Area or Silicon Valley.
 
Self Employed Consultant 10/2001 - Present
Built, hardened and deployed Linux servers running Oracle instances used for classes in the College of Business at CSU, Chico.  Developed and tested automated backup and recovery procedures.   Developed programs and scripts for maintenance of Oracle instances during and between semesters.  Documented systems for instructors’ use.
 
Senior Systems Engineer/DBA
3/1997 - 10/2001
Landacorp, Inc. (software development: integrated medical management applications) - Chico, California
  • Extensive UNIX and Oracle (7.x, 8 and 8i) database administration on a wide array of configurations with all popular UNIX vendors (HP HP-UX, Sun Solaris, IBM AIX, Compaq Alpha Tru64).
  • Inter-departmental and client interaction gathering and communicating system requirements from technical to the highest management levels.
  • Primary DBA, UNIX and Windows NT & 2000 administrator for over 70 production Oracle instances nation-wide.
  • Software development using various languages including C, Java, SQL and PLSQL, TCL TK, ksh and awk.
    • Responsible for all aspects of deploying enterprise systems for clients from concept to production support including: gathering requirements from clients; capacity planning; system specification and installation; operating system and Oracle software installation, configuration and tuning; database creation and tuning; upgrading and patching software; SQL*Net configuration; client/desktop software installation; end-user education; backup and recovery planning, configuration, implementation and testing.

    Developed system that reduced implementation time by 70% while improving quality and consistency. Automated basic administrative tasks reducing time spent per client and improving reliability and uptime. Extensive troubleshooting experience.  Lead architect in the development of XML-based data access objects in Java using JDBC for a web-based application.
     
    Systems Software Specialist 4/1993 - 5/1997
    California State University (College of Engineering, Computer Science & Technology) - Chico, California

    One of a two-man system administration team responsible for developing and maintaining the College of Engineering computing infrastructure consisting of over 100 HP, Sun, and Silicon Graphics (SGI) servers, and several hundred PC and Macintosh desktops.  Responsibilities included environment planning, network design, installation and maintenance of: cabling, hubs, routers, servers, academic course software (compilers, CAD and database systems) and various system services (Sendmail, IMAP, POP, NFS, Apache, Kerberos). Developed software to improve administrative and system efficiency.  Grew system from 150 users to over 16,000 users while preserving exceptionally low maintenance cost requirements. Developed and tested backup and recovery procedures.  Managed rotating staff of 4-8 student assistants. Most frequent activities: Oracle software development in C using OCI and PL/SQL; Oracle database administration, tuning and sizing; operating system installation, upgrades, patching and tuning; software installation and configuration.
     
    Software Engineer 2/1992 - 8/1995
    Landacorp, Inc. - Chico, California Developed and designed interface engines to process and load data into our case-management system from various external data sources.  Developed case-management system reports for England’s National Health Service. Traveled to several National Health Service Hospitals installing and troubleshooting systems; teamed with client personnel during implementations; developed and ported C software to various UNIX flavors.  Worked closely with sales teams, project management and other technical staff to meet project timelines.
     
    Education
    1987-1992
    California State Universtiy, Chico
    Bachelors, Computer Engineering

    References available upon request.
    Willing to relocate at my own expense for the right opportunity.