Senior SQL Server Database Administrator with over 20 years of experience managing mission-critical databases across banking, insurance, asset management (non-performing loans / real estate funds), telecommunications, and enterprise IT. Proven expertise in high-availability architecture, disaster recovery, performance tuning, and large-scale migrations — SQL Server 2000 through 2025.
Currently serving as Senior SQL Server DBA in a financial group focused on asset management, non-performing loans (NPL), and real estate fund operations — environments demanding high data integrity, regulatory compliance, and 24/7 availability.
Throughout my career, I have managed core banking databases for major financial institutions — implementing backup and DR strategies, resolving complex performance issues in high-transaction environments, and ensuring uninterrupted operations under strict regulatory compliance. In insurance, I administered systems supporting policy management, claims processing, and actuarial data. In telecommunications, I managed large-scale SQL Server instances requiring high-volume performance monitoring and tuning. I also delivered comprehensive DBA services across multiple enterprise clients.
Earlier, I built a BI department from scratch, designing data warehouse solutions for HR and ticketing systems using SQL Server 2000 and Analysis Services — deployed across multiple client organizations.
Technical expertise:

Backup tools: native SQL Server backups, third-party solutions (VERITAS, CommVault, Veeam, NetBackup, Backup Exec), point-in-time recovery, backup validation and restore testing strategies
Performance tuning: execution plans, wait stats, index strategy, query optimization, DMV diagnostics
HA/DR: clustering, availability groups, backup/restore strategies, DR planning
T-SQL & PowerShell automation for maintenance, monitoring, and deployments
BI: SSIS, SSRS, SSAS, Data Warehousing, dimensional modeling
Database migration and version upgrades (cross-version, cross-platform)
ITIL Service Management certified — incident, change, and problem management
Tools: SQL Server Management Studio, Azure Data Studio, Jira, HP Service Desk, Remedy

Experienced in working directly with technology vendors (Microsoft, SAP) to align database solutions with business and compliance requirements. Passionate about migration projects, especially on-prem to Azure cloud, and helping organizations unlock value from their data through solid database engineering and BI.

Specialties: Databases administration