Michelle Garcia
Database Administrator
Hermosa
Summary
A Senior SQL Database Administrator with more than 8 years of experience handling MS SQL Servers 2008 to 2022. High-performing professional with extensive experience managing large-scale and complex databases. Skilled in SQL and database management systems. Smart and committed to staying up-to-date with new technologies and advancements. Skilled in database security, backup and recovery with good understanding of SQL high availability. Team-oriented with strong work ethic.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Database Administrator
Allegro MicroSystems Philippines, Inc.
04.2023 - Current
- Database SME in Philippine side of company.
- Responsible DBA performing change in database environments and troubleshooting incidents.
- Administer Redgate SQL Monitoring tool for production database performance tuning and troubleshooting.
- Mentors other DBA to enhance database skills.
- Coordinated with application developers to optimize query performance, ensuring seamless integration between databases and applications used throughout company.
- Developed comprehensive documentation of database systems.
- Developed scripts to help database monitoring and maintenance.
Database Administrator
Incenter Solutions LLC Philippine Branch Office
02.2020 - 04.2023
- Database Administrator for SQL Server residing on prem, Azure and in AWS servers including RDS SQL Server.
- Administered, supported and monitored databases by proactively resolving database issues and maintaining servers.
- Wrote and maintained technical and functional specifications to document database intentions and requirements
- Responsible in managing changes and incidents (via Service Now tool) relating to database environments.
- Wrote and maintained technical and functional specifications to document database intentions and requirements
- Created scripts that will help DBA monitoring and inventory, such as SQL database permission and databases backup monitoring.
- Managed and used database Solarwinds DPA and Idera for monitoring databases performance.
- Migrated old SQL Servers to latest SQL 2019 and moving them to AWS environment.
Database Administrator L2
ActionLabs IT Services Phil. Corp
05.2018 - 01.2020
- Deployed DBA in JGS Technology for John Gokongwei Summit and Coca-Cola Philippines
- Responsible in managing and performing change requests from clients and troubleshooting/fixing incidents related to databases environment of every business unit.
- Monitors SQL Server health check, database disk capacity planning of all SQL server in platforms MS SQL, oracle and MySQL.
- Handles request/task that are considered project and create activity plan and workbook. (Projects: MS SQL 2016 Migration and SQL Server 2016 Fail-over Cluster)
- Provide technical support to application development and operations team in line with their SQL database environment
- Performs Installation of SQL Servers and patching Microsoft updates.
- Handles configuration changes in SQL job including database alert when job fails.
- Primary DBA On-Call during out of office hours and handles SQL server related troubleshooting.
CIO Database Administrator
Accenture Inc
07.2015 - 06.2017
- Responsible in managing changes and incidents (via Service Now tool) relating to database environments in different delivery centers.
- Part of the team responsible is managing changes and incidents for Accenture internal applications related to database environments to different delivery centers (Philippines, India, Argentina, Chicago as well as cloud locations Amazon and Azure) .
- Experienced in different monitoring task such as Index Maintenance, Backup Monitoring, Policy Based Management Checks, Server Inventory and Capacity Planning that maintain database performances and follow standards as well as security restrictions.
- Provide technical support to application development and operations team. The team stands as the POC for SQL related problems.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Electronics Engineering
Bataan Peninsula State University
Balanga, Bataan 06.2009 - 04.2014
High School Diploma -
Saint John Academy
Dinalupihan, Bataan 06.2005 - 03.2009
Elementary -
Dinalupihan Elementary School
Dinalupihan, Bataan 06.1999 - 03.2005
Skills
Installing, configuring and managing Microsoft SQL Server 2005, 2008, 2008 R2, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2019 and 2022
Configuring SQL Server High Availability such as Mirroring, Log Shipping, Replication and Always On
SQL Server In-Place Upgrade and Migration
Managing Amazon EC2 and RDS SQL Server
Knowledge in Solarwinds Database Performance Analyzer and Idera SQL Diagnostic Manager and Redgate SQL Monitoring
Databases Maintenance (Backup and Restore, Capacity Planning, Index Maintenance)
Database Disaster Recovery
Writing T-SQL Queries use by the DBA for maintenance and alerts
Timeline
Senior Database Administrator
Allegro MicroSystems Philippines, Inc.
04.2023 - Current
Database Administrator
Incenter Solutions LLC Philippine Branch Office
02.2020 - 04.2023
Database Administrator L2
ActionLabs IT Services Phil. Corp
05.2018 - 01.2020
CIO Database Administrator
Accenture Inc
07.2015 - 06.2017
Bachelor of Science - Electronics Engineering
Bataan Peninsula State University
06.2009 - 04.2014
High School Diploma -
Saint John Academy
06.2005 - 03.2009
Elementary -
Dinalupihan Elementary School
06.1999 - 03.2005