John Clift

John Clift

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Senior Oracle/MS SQL Server DBA at CDMSmith

  • Education

    • Bryant University

      1984 - 1986
      Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science
  • Experience

    • Nyman Manufacturing

      Jan 1986 - Jan 1988
      Programmer
    • Camp Dresser McKee Inc

      Jan 1988 - Jan 1993
      Programmer/Analyst

      Converted the company revenue application from 1032 to a DEC (Digital Equipment Corporation) "Rally" online application with COBOL update and reporting system and a Digital RDB database. The system went online in 1990 and lasted until 2011 when it was converted to Oracle PL/SQL with a WebLogic front end. Programmed a Project Status Report application using Rally and COBOL to allow project managers to update project Estimated Cost at Completion, out of scope or contract extensions, and was used to help calculate revenue. Work as part of a team to create an Oracle Resource Manager tool that help RMs assign workload to available employees. This tool ran on Windows 95 using an Oracle 8 PC running on Oracle Forms 2 and Oracle Reports 3. Show less

    • Camp Dresser McKee Inc

      Jan 1994 - Jan 2011

      • Upgraded CDM Oracle Financials to 11.5.8,9 including HRMS with Self Service and Advanced Benefits migrating the database operating system from Digital Alpha cluster to an HP Unix RAC system.• Worked as a CDM consultant for Eastman Kodak SWIS database providing technical support and database maintenance.• Installed and managed all Microsoft SQL Server databases on Windows NT, 2000, 2003,2005, and 2008 servers. • Implemented Deltek Time and Labor system for multiple organization within the company on Windows 2008 front end servers and Oracle 11 backend database on Red Hat Linux 5 servers. Show less • CDM created a consulting firm called I-Technology and worked with Oracle as an Oracle Partner to do Oracle eBusiness Suite installs and general database consultations.• Worked as a consultant for the First Church of Christ, Scientist for several weeks as a substitute DBA for their existing Oracle eBusiness Suite applications. Also worked with CDM developers to create an Oracle database repository for the Christian Science Church membership.• Worked as a DBA consultant with Bryant College in RI to set up a working eBusiness Suite system to be used by students in a financial course. The instructor would have each student log into an account and perform tasks and after each class, the database would need to be reset. Show less

      • Senior Database Administrator

        Jan 2003 - Jan 2011
      • CDM Database Administrator/ I-Technology DBA Consultant

        Jan 2000 - Jan 2003
      • Database Administrator/Programmer/Analyst

        Jan 1994 - Jan 2000
    • CDM Smith

      Jan 2011 - now
      Senior Oracle/SQL Server Database Administrator

      Managed high volume databases within a clustered physical Unix/Linux environment using HP Unix and Red Hat Linux database and application tiers for Oracle 8, 9, 10, and 11 databases. Managed high volume databases within a clustered active/passive Microsoft Windows virtual environment using SQL Server 2000, 2005, 2008R2, 2012, and 2014. Installed and managed Oracle Primavera P6 version 8.36 and 15.1 and Oracle Gateway on a Microsoft Windows 2012 server with an Oracle 11 database on Linux. Installed and managed Subversion Edge by CollabNet on a Red Hat Linux system which is a software repository used by the development staff to update and track software updates by version number from their PCs to a central repository on the Linux server using an Apache interface and authenticating access through LDAP. Installed and managed Oracle Weblogic applications including Deltek Time and Expense and custom WebLogic applications. As part of configuring disaster recovery in Lync 2013, set up SQL Server 2012 R2 instances with SQL Mirroring on Windows 2012. Created and maintain an internal web page using Dreamweaver to create a central location where DBAs, developers, and other customers could go to find access points to development, test, and stage systems along with documentation, software downloads, and known issues. Service Desk third tier support dealing with customer requests such as access to applications, installation of software on PCs, and troubleshooting software problems. Show less

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