Chukwuemeka J. Agi
Sql Database Administrator Ii @Mary Washington Healthcare
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WORK HISTORY
Sql Database Administrator Ii @Mary Washington Healthcare
Administer 200+ SQL Server and 20 Oracle databases across on-premises, Azure, and AWS environments, ensuring data integrity, high availability, and optimal performance. Lead high availability implementations (Always On AG, log shipping, replication) and disaster recovery readiness with rigorous testing and runbooks. Perform advanced performance tuning using Query Store, Extended Events, SQL Profiler, and index optimization — resolving CPU/memory/I/O bottlenecks. Implement and manage database security (TDE, RBAC, auditing, Always Encrypted) and SOX/HIPAA compliance across 40+ SQL instances. Automate backups, patching, monitoring, and alerting with PowerShell, SQL Agent, and cloud tools (Azure Monitoring, AWS CloudWatch). Mentor junior DBAs on HA/DR architecture, cloud best practices, and troubleshooting (Oracle RAC/standalone, SQL Server). Collaborate with DevOps and application teams on database design, PostgreSQL optimization, and production deployments.
EDUCATION
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Master's degree, Educational/Instructional Technology
ABOUT CHUKWUEMEKA J. AGI
Senior SQL Server Database Administrator with 8+ years of enterprise experience managing large, mission-critical SQL Server environments (2008–2022) across on-premises, hybrid, and Azure platforms within healthcare, energy, and utilities sectors. I bring deep expertise in performance tuning, advanced query optimization, indexing and statistics strategies, Intelligent Query Processing, Query Store analysis, and Extended Events troubleshooting to ensure consistent, high-performance OLTP and reporting workloads.I architect and support enterprise High Availability and Disaster Recovery solutions including Always On Availability Groups, Failover Clustering, backup and recovery design, RPO/RTO compliance validation, and structured failover testing. I lead cloud modernization initiatives, successfully migrating workloads to Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance while also supporting AWS Redshift environments, delivering scalable, resilient, and cost-optimized data platforms.My strengths include database security and compliance using Transparent Data Encryption, Always Encrypted, auditing, and role-based access control, along with automation through PowerShell and Ola Hallengren Maintenance Solutions to reduce operational risk and manual overhead. I consistently deliver measurable results: maintaining 99%+ SLA compliance, reducing latency and infrastructure costs by 20–30%, eliminating repetitive tasks through automation, and executing multi-version upgrades and migrations with zero data loss and minimal downtime.
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