Amanda Clark

Experience

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  Lely UK - Turfcare

  May 1988 - Nov 1991

  IBM System/38 Operator/Programmer
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  Marshall of Cambridge Aerospace Ltd

  Nov 1991 - Mar 1993

  Analyst Programmer
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  TWI

  Mar 1993 - Feb 1996

  PC Database Analyst

  Designed, developed and implemented an Oracle based corporate database system. Project managed, designed, developed and implemented a bespoke application database system using Foxpro for Windows.

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  Cambridge Assessment

  Feb 1996 - Oct 2021

  DEVOps DBA, providing support for Cambridge Assessment's business critical production, test and development environments. This includes 20 years working with Oracle and 10 years with SQL Server database technologies.• Install, maintain, upgrade, performance tune & troubleshoot over 300 database instances.• Install and maintain HADR solutions, including RAC and Alway On Availability Groups.• Monitor and maintain database backup solution.• Enforce database security.• ITIL Certified, technical advisory board member for change management.• Major Incident Manager providing excellent customer service management. Show less

  • Vulnerability & Patching Manager

    Sept 2019 - Oct 2021

  • Application Manager

    Jan 2019 - Sept 2019

  • Database Services Team Leader

    Jan 2016 - Dec 2018

  • Database Administrator

    Feb 1996 - Jan 2016
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  The FurWorks

  Nov 2021 - Feb 2023

  Sole Trader
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  Samaritans

  Mar 2022 - now

  Listening volunteers respond to around 10,000 calls for help a day, providing emotional support to anyone facing difficulty. Available 24 hours a day, on 116 123 (UK) which does not appear on any itemised mobile / phone bill. Or online via https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/chat-online/

  • Samaritan Volunteer Listener (calls & online chat) and Shift Leader

    Sept 2024 - now

  • Samaritan Listener (volunteer)

    Mar 2022 - Sept 2024
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  Cambridge University Press & Assessment

  Mar 2023 - now

  Senior Infrastructure Delivery Manager