MATTHEW BUNTER

Oracle DBA in the BOA Team ensuring the running of nearly 100 instances on 50 different servers : AIX, Linux and Windows for various clients. Standard Oracle DBA tasks including but not limited to upgrades, performance tuning (use of AWR, ADDM, ASH, Grid Control etc), scripting (Korn and Bash shells as well aw SQL and PL/SQL) for admin tasks, monitoring etc.

Projects include new clients/architecture, new functionality (Data Guard, Oracle 11g), backup (replace cold backups with RMAN) etc.

Database Administrator insuring the smooth running of over 150 Oracle instances (7.3.4, 8.1.6, 9.2.0.8, 10.2.0.3) on Solaris, Windows and Linux as well as MySQL instances on Linux.

Various Projects : Upgrade all Oracle instances and move to new hardware, put in place new backup solution with RMAN, use of SQL Server in cluster, setup MySQL for an external client.

Before joining the Databases team I was both Sysprog and Team Leader for the Mainframe team running OS390 then z/OS on a 1000MIPS z900 with 6 LPARs. I ran and participated in several large projects including but not limited to upgrades of DB2, IMS, RACF, CICS, the 'move' of the mainframe from Lyon to Gothenburg, the use of new standards procedures etc that were put in place by Volvo IT (Volvo being the owners of Renault Trucks).

I started as a Junior Security Analyst in the IT Security department, touching VMS, AS400, OS390, Windows and UNIX systems in use by C&W. In two and a half years I was promoted from Junior, to Security Analyst, to Senior Security Analyst to Consultant, specializing in platform (operating system) security particularly on UNIX. I also did compliance checking, development of standards and procedures, risk analysis, business impact analysis, consulting on new projects including goverment, multinationals and internal solutions. My time at C&W was extremely interesting during a period of very rapid technological advances and a 'can do' attitude. I left at the begining of 2001 when C&W started to experience the same difficulties as others in the telecoms field.