Brian Brenner
Database Administrator @Amentum
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WORK HISTORY
Database Administrator @Amentum
Glasgow, GB
This role focussed on a large migration project as well as operational support.Completed all SQL server domain migrations for international database platform.Supported all application migrations related to SQL Server migrations as neededManagement of all database servers on international database platfrom.Daily and weekly checks to ensure stability and performance of database platforms.Capacity management for all SQL ServersSQL database restore testing.SQL Vulnerabilities Resolution Performance issue resolution for all critical performance problems on servers including Hardware:(CPU, Memory, SAN Saturation, Disk queues, AD, DNS and Network Latency) Software;Index Design, defragmentation, missing index creation, stats update scheduling. Performance tuning and code optimisation for all application teams as required Updating GPO settings to ensure maximum performance of SQL Service Accounts.Carry out changes and database refresh activities as requested by application teams.
EDUCATION
University of Johannesburg
NDIP IT, Information Technology
University of Johannesburg
BTECH IT, Information Technology
SKILLS
ABOUT BRIAN BRENNER
I have worked as a Database Administrator for the past 20 years and as a Database Developer for 2 years prior to that.I have completed the following courses at the University of JohannesburgNational Diploma in Information Technology BTECH (Honours) Degree in Information Technology I have completed Microsoft exams for the following courses:Implementing and Designing a SQL Server Database (91%)(MCDBA)Administering a SQL Server Database (87%)(MCDBA)Implementation and Maintenance in SQL 2005 (90%)(MCTS)Designing a Database Server Infrastructure by Using Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (95%)(MCITP)Optimizing and Maintaing a Database Administration Solution by Using Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (94%)(MCITP)My aim is to be an expert DBA and maintain high performance, highly available, scalable and robust platformsSpecialties: Database Administration Database Developement Change ManagementServer InfrastructureDatabase Architecture RDBMS: SQL Server 6.5 / 7 / / 2005 / 2008 / 2008 R2 / 2012 / 2014 / 2016 / 2019 / 2022PostgreSQLTechnical Skillset:TSQL( Excellent)PowershellAnalysis ServicesIntegration services Reporting Services.MDX,VBScript,Microsoft AccessPerformance tuning.(PTO)Index Management Statistics ManagementSecurity (Logins, AD Groups,Users, Roles and Permissions)DML ( Excellent)DDL ( Excellent)Backup and Restores (SQL Native,TDP,Netbackup,SQL Litespeed and Redgate)LogshippingMirroring High Availability GroupsReplication ( Snapshot, Transactional and Merge)Clustering
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