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Kai P.

Senior Oracle Specialist & Consultant

Last position:

Oracle Project Management and DBA at Scope Solutions AG

PROFILE Senior Oracle specialist, consultant and DBA with many years of experience in planning, architecture, installation, migration, operations, performance tuning and troubleshooting of large Oracle database environments. Focus on Oracle Database 19c and enterprise architectures with RAC, Active Data Guard, Golden Gate, Exadata, RMAN and CDB/PDB. Experience in heterogeneous enterprise environments on Linux, AIX, Solaris, HP-UX and Windows, as well as in cloud and migration projects. Over many years, worked as a technical consultant, DBA, architect and project manager for banks, insurers, energy providers, public institutions, industry, automotive and aviation. Combining technical Oracle expertise with operations concepts, migration, project planning, documentation and customer consulting.

ORACLE FOCUS AREAS

Oracle Database 19c – installation, upgrade, patch/RU management, operations and troubleshooting
Oracle Database 21c / 23ai / 26ai – knowledge of current Oracle release lines
Oracle RAC, Active Data Guard, Data Guard, Oracle GoldenGate
CDB / PDB, multitenant architectures and enterprise database operations
Oracle Exadata and highly available database environments
RMAN – backup, restore, recovery, migration and disaster recovery scenarios
Data Pump (EXPDP / IMPDP), Transportable Tablespaces (TTS) and database-based migrations
Performance analysis, SQL / PL/SQL, tuning, troubleshooting and capacity planning
Oracle Enterprise Manager / monitoring and technical operational support
Oracle Security: Wallet, TDE, Database Vault, VPD / RLS
Oracle DWH / BI: OBIEE, ODI, OWB and Discoverer
Oracle Applications / E-Business Suite and Oracle-based application environments

CURRENT PROJECTS

Scope Solutions AG, Basel / CH | 08/2023 – ongoing Oracle Project Management and DBA

Installation, maintenance and regular upgrades of Oracle database systems with a focus on Oracle 19c.
Patch and release management including OPatch and Release Updates; operations on RHEL 8.x, SLES 15.x and Windows.
DBA support for customers in DACH and Europe and support of production, load test and other CDB/PDB environments.
Technical operating processes and documentation via Confluence; support and service requests via My Oracle Support / Metalink.

Federal Employment Agency, Nuremberg | 04/2022 – 10/2023 Oracle Operations Support / DBA

Operations and regular upgrades of Oracle-19c database systems on SLES 15.x.
DBA for around 2,100 PDBs on RAC and Exadata in production, integration, load test and other environments.
Configuration management via ARS Remedy; workflows and technical documentation via Jira and Confluence.
Operations support and processing of service requests via My Oracle Support / Metalink.

Federal Statistical Office, Wiesbaden | 09/2021 – 03/2022 Oracle Operations and Architecture – 2022 Survey

Merging data into a central Oracle-19c database system.
Design of import/export procedures for the central data structure.
KPI and performance architecture for analyses.
Training employees in Oracle performance and DBA topics.

E.ON Digital Technology, Landshut / KKI | 03/2019 – 12/2021 Oracle Operations, Architecture and DBA

Patch concepts, technical documentation, installation, database administration and operations of Oracle 12c/19c.
AIX 7.x, LPAR administration including VIO server and software distribution with NIM.
Performance monitoring and monitoring.
Backup and restore with TSM / IBM Spectrum Protect and Oracle RMAN.
Installation of Enterprise Manager 13c with WebLogic Server 12.1x; employee training.

KaPe Munich – various end customers in DACH / Europe | ongoing / various projects Oracle DBA, architecture, migration, DWH consulting and project management

Many years of consulting and operational DBA work in various Oracle architectures.
DWH/CRM platforms: planning, analysis, performance and tuning, as well as business analysis.
RAC, Data Guard, Transportable Tablespaces, RMAN and Oracle 11g/12c in enterprise environments.
Customer projects including Burda, Deka, E.ON, Otto Group and Augsburger Allgemeine.

AXA, Germany / Europe | 09/2018 – 02/2019 Oracle DB Operations and Migration – Cloud Architectures

Planning, methodology and execution of Oracle database migrations to IBM Private Cloud / Spectrum and AWS Public Cloud.
Creation of Oracle databases in the cloud with SLES and Terraform templates.
Technical architecture work and cloud KPIs.

RWE / SÜWAG / Syna, Germany | 07/2016 – 09/2018 Oracle DB Migrations 11g/12c and Project Management

Design, planning and execution of Oracle database migrations 11g → 12c with platform and architecture changes.
Windows Server 2012/2016 and setup and migration of Enterprise Manager/WebLogic-based monitoring environments.
Use of Data Guard, TTS, EXPDP/IMPDP and RMAN based on analysis of application requirements.
Performance and tuning for Oracle 11g/12c.

MTU Aero Engines, Munich | 01/2016 – 03/2017 Oracle DBA / Requirements Engineer

Operations and development of Oracle 11g/12c databases and application workflows.
Interfaces to SAP via BAPI.
Design and management of APPS modules with Visual Basic / Visual Studio and PL/SQL; version control with SVN.

UBIS (HVB), Munich | 04/2012 – 08/2015 Oracle Operations, Architecture, DBA and Project Management

Oracle-based operations and migration of MUREX and Sophis trading platforms.
Oracle Security, Wallet, Tablespaces, RAC, Data Guard, Database Vault, GoldenGate and DWH.
Project management for Oracle DWH migrations and release changes from 10g to 11gR2.
Migration OWB 11gR2 → ODI 12c and introduction of Oracle Database 12c.
Platforms: Red Hat, AIX and Solaris.

WWK Deutschland a.G., Munich | 09/2010 – 03/2012 Oracle DB and HP-UX → Linux Migration

Architecture, planning, operations concept and migration of 104 databases from an HP-UX cluster to Red Hat Linux.
Single Instance with Veritas Cluster and 2-node RAC 11.2.0.2; four Data Guard databases.
Project management for OWB/DWH migrations (>1 TB), including tuning, PL/SQL, mappings and metadata.

Allianz Deutschland, ACAS Stuttgart | 03/2010 – 09/2010 Technical DWH Project Manager

DWH project for processing European ETL data sources.
Business analysis and requirements management for automated loading processes.
OWB, PL/SQL, SQL*Loader, Oracle Advanced Security / TDE, Oracle BI and Database Vault.

NETMA, Munich-Taufkirchen | 08/2007 – 02/2010 Oracle Specialist and DBA for Oracle Applications 11i

Operations of Oracle 9i/10g and Oracle Applications 11.5.10.
Design and development of APPS modules with PL/SQL and SVN.
Oracle RAC, Enterprise Manager, Oracle Application Server and migration tests.
Platforms: AIX, SLES, Windows and HP-UX.

BT Germany, Munich | 11/2007 – 04/2008 Oracle DB Migration

Migration from Oracle 8i to 10gR2 in a Solaris cluster environment.
Preparing offers, project planning and process planning.

Itellium (KQ), Nuremberg | 02/2007 – 08/2007 Oracle DWH Specialist

Design and analysis of a DWH focusing on master data and logistics.
Oracle Designer, OWB, Oracle Database, ETL, PL/SQL and External Tables; data volumes up to approx. 5 TB.

Oracle Deutschland GmbH, Munich | 10/2006 – 02/2007 and further assignments Oracle Specialist / Consultant – Data Migration and DWH

Consulting for customers such as Volkswagen, GE Money Bank, WeKa, KSB, Swisscom and British Telecom.
Migration Discoverer EUL4 → EUL5i, database optimization, Data Guard and web/database analysis.
Performance and tuning on Solaris and Linux.

HaSpa, Hamburg | 07/2006 – 10/2006 Oracle Specialist / Consultant – Data Migration and DWH

Setup of an Oracle-10gR2 environment for banking applications.
Data transfer from DB2 / OS390, architecture, sizing, tuning and performance.
Data preparation and integration with OWB.

AUDI, Ingolstadt | 02/2005 – 06/2006 Oracle Consultant and DBA

Operations, installation and maintenance of Oracle 9i/10g and IAS 10g.
RMAN, Oracle RLS, Oracle HTMLDB, Veritas Cluster, Solaris and AIX / HACMP.
Database cloning and migration 9i → 10g; approx. 200 systems up to 4.5 TB.

Photocolor, Kreuzlingen / CH | 11/2003 – 01/2005 Project Manager / Oracle

Implementation, configuration, technical support and acceptance of an Oracle ERP/CRM solution.
Oracle Applications, Oracle 9i, Solaris, HP-UX, OWB and Mercury TestDirector.
Project scope approx. 2 TB; reporting to management.

ZPD NRW, Duisburg | 05/2003 – 10/2003 Oracle Consultant

Consulting, PL/SQL training and project planning for a nationwide Oracle Forms integration.
Oracle on HP Superdome / HP-UX; data volume 1.2 → 2.5 TB, sizing up to 5 TB.

Messe München GmbH | 11/2002 – 05/2003 Project Manager / Oracle

MIS/DWH solution with OWB, Discoverer, Oracle 11i / 9i and RAC.
Architecture, design, integration, troubleshooting and consulting for data volumes of 1.5–2 TB.

Aria SA Integration, Geneva / CH | 09/2002 – 11/2002 Oracle DBA and Consultant

Oracle 8.1.7.4 / 9i; merging the Stuttgart and Geneva databases via replication.

Stefan W.

Architect/Software Developer/Infrastructure

Ottobrunn

Last position:

Architect/Software Developer at Global Logistics Support GmbH

Tasks

Further development of a new ERP system with Blazor
Generation of e-invoices in the XRechnung and Zugferd formats
UI/UX design Client-server system
Windows 11 Technology
Microsoft .NET 9, Git, Azure DevOps, ASP.NET, MSSQL, Blazor Programming languages
C#, MVVM Development tools
Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2022 Database
MSSQL Industry
Other

Ernst H.

Support/Development/Consulting – Process Development, E-Invoicing, XRechnung, ZUGFeRD

München

Last position:

Support/Development/Consulting – Process Development, E-Invoicing, XRechnung, ZUGFeRD

Support and further development of a complex process for creating XML documents for electronic invoices / E-Invoicing (XRechnung, ZUGFeRD)
Automation of operational processes, process development and optimization
Development of frontend applications with MS Power Apps
Porting SQL Server 2016 to SQL Server 2022
SQL Server database administration

Christiane N.

Management Consultant

Last position:

Management Consultant at Christiane Neher Management Consulting

Large Insurance Company – Consultant Wiesbaden: Consulting support for the introduction of an integrated planning and performance management framework (operational, financial, customer) to enhance customer-centric transparency, decision-making quality, and steering capabilities across all lines of business within an insurance organization:

Analysis of existing processes, reports, KPIs, and KPI calculation methodologies
Design and introduction of new, standardized customer KPIs (gross/net), as well as key steering metrics with consistent linkage across all lines of business
Recalculation, validation, and plausibility checks of KPIs based on existing and newly integrated data sources
Conceptual support for the development of an integrated reporting and performance management setup
Execution of customer insights analyses to identify patterns and anomalies within customer data clusters

Large retail company – Consultant in Karlsruhe: Advisory services for the setup and step-by-step implementation of an internationally deployable RELEX solution in the supply chain management environment:

Advising overall and sub-project management on methodology, project setup and steering (e.g. agile approach, Jira configuration, RELEX phases, Jira Structure PPM)
Strategic-operational consulting for the introduction of RELEX including best practices
Support in defining overarching goals and requirements (2-year target picture)
Guidance in scoping a relevant supply chain network segment for the project
Development of a roadmap for iterative, incremental RELEX setup and rollout
Assessment of project dependencies (interfaces, configurations, etc.)
Advice on prioritized implementation of business requirements and data interfaces
Support in test planning (data validation, system testing, UAT)
Consulting on internationalization, change management, training, and knowledge transfer
Stakeholder advisory and alignment activities between the client, implementation partner, and RELEX

Insurance company – Management Consultant in Munich: Analysis, consulting and support for the optimization of a large-scale business and IT transformation. Focus on strategically important programs and modernization projects in the area of Managed Services Operations and processes:

Review of project plans and deliverables; analysis of programs and projects (e.g. cloud approach, process standardization, system integration, roadmaps)
Identification of technical, functional and personnel risks and challenges; development of content-related measures and alternative solutions
Proposal of quality improvements for program and modernization efforts
Sparring partner and professional, technical, structural and organizational consulting for project and program management

Large retail group – Management Consultant & Stream Lead in Cologne: Consulting, process, project and product management for the introduction and implementation of a large strategic program in the field of advanced analytics, assortment and space management:

Setup, test and rollout of a new space planning, automation and optimization product based on the existing cluster-based merchandising approach
Definition and setup of new processes and transformation and change management measures for the new store-specific merchandising approach
Collaboration with Advanced Analytics and IT (internal and external) for software implementations, automations, extensions and interfaces
MVP approach and piloting in phases with gradual rollout (pilot with 80 stores, region with 500 stores, national level with 4000 stores)

Large retail company – Agile Coach & Change Agent in Cologne: Agile coach, OKR master and facilitator for the introduction of the OKR approach in a large strategic digitization program for retail stores:

Coaching of the core team with topic managers and team leads
Introduction to the OKR topic and setup of the OKR cycle
Establishment of the OKR approach in teams and on a cross-team level

Delivery and logistics company – Management Consultant in United Kingdom: Consulting and coaching in the restructuring of the Data Analytics department:

Analysis of current challenges
Definition of overarching goals
Development of a proposal for a new team structure
Identification of required competencies, skills and responsibilities
Advisory and alignment on communication and change management strategy

Ivan A.

Module Lead ML KH (Project Manager / Test Manager)

München

Last position:

Module Lead ML KH (Project Manager / Test Manager) at BMW AG

Overall responsibility for the quality of module KH
Technical leadership and coordination of a module lead team
Analysis of design models and alignment of technical requirements
Preparation of risk analyses and presentations, and presenting them to decision-makers
Test management, development, coordination and approval of current test cases and their prioritization for test events
Test planning for different test phases
Coordination of test phases with other departments to ensure relevant aspects of business operations
Prioritization of handling existing bugs/tickets
Tracking and validation of the quality of problem management
Consistency checks, planning, prioritization and sorting of tickets
Preparation and coordination of required test data
Tracking ALM (QC) processes and their implementation at module level
Collaboration with interface partners for bug fixes
Ensuring effective communication within the team and with interface partners
Coordination of tasks when processing tickets in ML KH
Tracking, assignment and clarification of bug-fix scheduling
Close collaboration and management of suppliers (at module level), the development department, and external partners
Planning, development, execution and evaluation of functional tests
Conducting functional end-to-end tests
Weekly reports on current test and defect status to management committees
Planning and executing performance and load tests to ensure that SOA applications meet expected performance and scalability requirements
Developing test strategies and test plans for SOA-based applications
Defining test objectives and criteria to ensure services meet requirements
Integration of test automation

Harald L.

Project Management

Grünwald

Last position:

Project Management at Loocid LLC

Conducted a comprehensive due diligence review for a potential acquisition of a Swiss manufacturing company as part of a pre-merger analysis
Assessed production capacities and technical infrastructure
Evaluated integration possibilities into existing business processes
Performed risk assessment and developed recommendations for action
Documented the findings and presented them to management

Vitor R.

Test Coordinator Automation

Garching bei München

Last position:

Test Coordinator Automation at Pro4all

Designed and built from scratch the automation framework using Playwright, Typescript, JavaScript, Gherkin, Cucumber, BDD, Maven, IntelliJ IDEA
Defined, developed and maintained test plans, test scripts, reports and other QA documentation in Confluence
Created and maintained test data with SQL Server Management Studio, Toad and Faker.js
Performed web services and API testing using Swagger Open API, SoapUI, JSON, HTML and XML
Executed functional, smoke, regression, black box, GUI, cross-browser, UAT and E2E testing using CrossBrowserTesting and Safari Web Inspector
Integrated and maintained automated scripts within sprints following Kanban, CI/CD, GitHub, Docker, Azure Pipelines, Agile, Scrum, Kafka and Kibana
Raised and managed defects in Azure DevOps
Conducted mobile testing with Robot Framework and Appium

Michael S.

Sabbatical

Hebertshausen

Last position:

Sabbatical at Auszeit

Time off due to a complex bone fracture; my work ability is fully restored at this time

Keith H.

Senior Technical Business Analyst / Requirements Engineer / Product Owner

Planegg

Last position:

Senior Technical Business Analyst / Requirements Engineer / Product Owner at Deutsche Post E-Post Solutions

SBAM (Sendungsbasiert Auftragsmanagement System) is the core component responsible for splitting customer deliveries into individual letters based on contractual agreements (OLA/SLA).
Transformation from proprietary host-based AS/400 applications to a modern stack using Java, PostgreSQL, Apache Kafka, MinIO S3, Red Hat OpenShift, Keycloak SSO, Salesforce and Angular Material GUI.
Application design, solution architecture, use case specification and OLA/SLA concept for end customers.
Conduct solution architecture/design and requirements engineering (elicitation, documentation, validation, negotiation and ongoing management) in Confluence, including UML/BPMN process models.
Development and analysis according to Scrum using Jira and Confluence.
Design user journeys and UI experience; wireframing with Balsamiq and Figma.
Document requirements as user stories and epics in Jira; create stakeholder and technical design documents.
Participate in end-to-end solution design, architecture and event-driven messaging design.
Perform process modelling (UML/BPMN with Draw.io), application internal architecture design and ERM/SERM data modelling.
Lead sprint planning, story refinement, estimation, retrospective and review meetings; deliver C-level management presentations on OLA/SLA and order management.

Joachim B.

Further development and maintenance of a company-wide monitoring database

Last position:

Further development and maintenance of a company-wide monitoring database at BASF SE

Maintenance of a company-wide Oracle database that consolidates information from various internal databases, Active Directory, and other systems
Data transfer via Oracle jobs between the monitoring database and other systems
Data visualization and processing using APEX and Oracle Forms (with Forms being replaced by APEX)
Gathering requirements from business units
Designing the implementation
Implementation at the database level and in APEX
System maintenance
Troubleshooting

Technologies: Oracle 12, Oracle 19, Oracle PL/SQL, Oracle APEX, SQL Developer

Ben S.

Data Engineer/ ETL Developer

München

Last position:

Data Engineer/ ETL Developer at Deutsche Bahn

Developed data extraction from PostgreSQL with Talend ETL tool
Developed SQL/PL SQL scripts and views as required for ETL process
Used the GIT repository together with the existing CI/CD process for testing and production deployment
Created and updated multiple complex ETL jobs for mapping tarif data into SQLite files for the Input Pool
Extracted and transformed source data via an H2 DB into SQLite for MT and ticket machines
Collaborated closely with requirements engineers and data managers in an Agile environment

Stefan F.

Oracle Consultant

Kirchseeon

Last position:

Oracle Consultant at Bayerisches Landeskriminalamt

Support for Oracle administration and tuning
Area: administration, Oracle RAC, Oracle ASM
Tools: Oracle 11g, Oracle 12c, PL/SQL, SQL, SQL*Plus, Oracle RAC, Oracle ASM, check_mk, Namis, Oracle Cloud Control, Apache Tomcat, Wildfly, Oracle WebLogic Server

Gregor B.

Principal

Last position:

Principal at Iskander Business Partner

Focus areas: strategic and operational marketing; customer management / CRM maturity assessment; call center management; product management; business analysis; project management

Sven H.

Process Architect (Symbio, Signavio)