ITIL Certified Informix DBA MS Partner

Bill Burton is a certified and published UNIX, Windows and Database System Administrator.
Areas of specialty include web design, production support, enterprise monitoring, and system tuning.

Summary

Certifications and Affiliations
ITIL Foundations, Informix DBA, MCSE (in training), Microsoft Partner

Operating Systems
MS DOS v.1 through Windows 2003 Server, HP-UX, Solaris, Linux, AIX, AT&T, DG-UX, Pyramid, SCO

Databases
Informix, Oracle, Prime Information, Pick, SQL Server, DB-Vista, BRS (full text)

Languages
SQL, HTML, Oracle PL/SQL, Shell (Korn, C), C, Smalltalk, Prime InfoBasic, Assembler

Applications
OpenView for Operations, Mercury BAC and SiteScope, Network Node Manager, Active Directory, SAP, PeopleSoft, Dreamweaver, FrontPage, Photoshop

Communications
TCP/IP, X.25, IBM SNA/SDLC, Broadband Cable Technology (CATV), Swift, Bisync

Experience

wrigley

Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company (Chicago, Illinois)
Enterprise Monitoring Team Lead (1/03 – current)

·  Administer Enterprise Monitoring tools to support world wide infrastructure
·  Supervise Enterprise Monitoring Team
·  Migrate main systems monitoring platform from OpenView UNIX to OpenView Windows
·  Build and deploy monitoring tools for Active Directory, SAP, Oracle, Dazel
·  Developed and taught "Wrigley Infrastructure" class to Engineering and Operations staff

Technology – Mercury SiteScope, HP OpenView and Network Node Manager, Active Directory, HP-UX 11i, Oracle 8, SAP 4.6, Glance, Dazel, SolarWinds, Windows Server 2003,

hp

Hewlett-Packard (Sacramento, California and Chicago, Illinois)
Unix System Administration Team Lead (1/00 – 1/03)

Lead Engineer at Wrigley account (see above)

·  Perform Tier III support for Windows server, Unix, Networking, SAP & Oracle
·  Configure monitoring and administration tools
·  Monitor system performance
·  Define & Implement Best Practice procedures

Senior Production DBA for all HP’s internal Informix and Oracle databases

·  Performed 3rd tier SAP Basis support and administration
·  Database, OS and application tuning
·  Developed tools to automate monitoring, diagnostics and troubleshooting
·  Wrote HTML based documentation, procedures and standards for tools

Technology - Informix 7.x, SAP 4.x, Oracle 8, SQL, Glance, HP 9000, Omniback, HP LVM, HP-UX 11i, Oracle 8, SAP 4.6, Glance, OpenView, Omniback, Dazel

wdbcpu
wdbcpu (Sacramento, California)
DBA – Web Designer - CEO (3/99 – 1/00)

·  Started small business offering Internet based solutions
·  Published “Tuning Informix Engine Parameters” in Informix TechNotes.

Technology – Macromedia Dreamweaver, Fireworks, HTML 4

The Money Store

The Money Store  (Sacramento, California)
Team Lead DBA  (10/96 – 3/99)

·  Production support DBA, tuning and administering Informix and Oracle databases
·  Implemented proactive monitoring tools detailing disk usage and log anomalies. For example, one tool pages DBAs to critical engine events as they occur. Mentored Junior staff members

Technology - Informix 5 & 7, Oracle 7, SQL, Sun, HP 9000, Data General, PeopleSoft, Glance

DHL

DHL Airways  (Redwood City, California)
Senior DBA (7/90 – 10/96)

·  Designed and implemented a major upgrade to DHL Airways main package tracking system. This system used Informix data replication to synchronize servers in separate geographical regions, providing automated fail-over of 300+ PC clients.
·  Designed and implemented a data router solving massive data integrity problems. This guaranteed the distribution of package tracking data to country level servers, decentralizing the company’s database. Received an Achievement Award for this project.
·  24/7 Tier 4 support for 40 Informix databases
·  Responsible for performance tuning to Unix and Informix internals-level granularity.

Technology – Informix 2, 5 & 7, SQL, C, Glance, PeopleSoft, Sun, HP, Pyramid, IBM RS6000, AIX, X.25, TCP/IP

Now CCH
Accutax Systems  (Walnut Creek, California)
PC Development Manager/Lead Programmer (9/87 - 7/90)

·  Managed team of 45 programmers, CPAs and support staff developing PC financial applications.

Technology - DB-Vista DBMS, C, Microsoft Windows, C-Worthy, Intel

Syntrex  (Eatontown, New Jersey)
Manager/Senior Engineer (5/83 - 9/87)

·  Built a technical department developing and administrating 25 UNIX installations
·  Automated all database and administration tasks. Won a President’s Award for this effort.
·  Taught Unix Administration, Communications Concepts and Troubleshooting courses

Chase

Chase Manhattan Bank  (New York, New York)
Senior Systems Analyst/Programmer (7/80 - 5/83)

US Army

US Army - Honorable Discharge (South Carolina, Georgia, South Korea, Arizona)
Voice and Data Central Office Technician (6/77 - 5/80)

Professional Training

Microsoft Windows

·  Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
·  Managing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment
·  Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure
·  Implementing Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure
·  Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure
·  Designing Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Network Infrastructure
·  Implementing and Managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2003

UNIX

·  AT&T UNIX Systems Internals
·  HP-UX & SCO Training Program
·  Unix System Administration

Databases

·  Informix Database Performance Tuning
·  Informix Database System Administration 1 & 2
·  Oracle Database Administration
·  DB2 - Fast Path to DB2 for Experienced DBAs
·  Pick/Prime Information DBMS

Languages

·  Shell
·  Informix SQL
·  Oracle PL/SQL
·  C
·  Smalltalk (Object Oriented)
·  Prime Infobasic
·  Datapoint Assembler

Communications

·  TCP/IP
·  X.25
·  Broadband Cable (CATV)
·  US Army Basic Electronics
·  US Army Central Office Technology

Contact

william@wdbcpu.com
312.972.1521