ALEX KOKOTA

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

 18 years of overall experience in IT Industry.

 Installations and configurations, Analysis, Design, Development, Testing, Administration, and
implementation of Client/Server applications and relational databases Data Warehouse Design,
Development,
 Expert in designing and creating Tables, Index, Views, Stored Procedures, Triggers, Query tuning,
planning and implementing Server Security and authentication utilizing, Develop Queries and T-
SQL Scripts in MS SQL 7.0/2000/2005/2008/2012 using Query Analyzer and Enterprise
Manager
 Profiler and Index Tuning Wizard. Strong skills in Microsoft SQL Server Database with three years
of backend administration performed tuning and programming experience with analytical skills.
 7 years of Microsoft Business Intelligence technologies, DTS/SSIS
 Expertise and having more than 15 months of experience in .NET Framework and its technologies
VB .NET, ASP.NET. Expertise and more than a year of experience in Server-side web application
development using ASP 3.0.
 Expertise in Data Access methodologies of DAO, RDO, ADO, ODBC and OLEDB. Experienced in
developing applications using HTML, VBScript and Perl. Good experience and understanding in
Database concepts with Oracle 8i-11g, Salesforce

TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE

Programming Languages: SQL, T-SQL, VB Script, Perl, HTML, DHTML,.NET, VB.NET, ASP.NET,
Visual Basic 6.0, ASP 3.0, Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0

Software/Databases: SQL Server 7.0/8/2000/2005/2008R2/2012, SSRS,SSIS,SSAS, Oracle 8i-11,

DB2, Informix, MS Access 97/2000/2003, JDBC, ODBC, OLEDB, COM, DCOM, RedGate ,SSRS
2000/2005/2008, Crystal Reports 7.0/8.0/8.5/9/10/11, Salesforce, SharePoint 2010, OLTP, OLAP,
Data Warehouse, PL/SQL, Visual Studio .NET, ADO.NET, ERWIN, Visio, Yardi, Voyager 7

Operating Systems: Windows 95/98/2000/NT/2000/2003/2008 4.0/ME/XP/CE, MS DOS, UNIX,

LINUX

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Barnes & Nobles (bn.com), NEW YORK, NY 01/03/14–10/05/2018

SQL Server DBA/Developer

Technologies: SQL Server 2000/2005/2008R2/2012, SSIS, SSRS

 Create advance tsql scripts/procs/triggers, manage and support developers team

 Resolved tuning and performance problems on scripting and SSIS levels including configuration
of SQL Servers.
 Setup and support Transaction replications, mirroring and log shipping.
 Setup and support SQL Cluster 2008
 Upgrade and Downgrade SQL 2000-2008 to SQL Server 2008/2012
 Server Agent Entries, Visit SQL Error logs, Verify Backup and Maintenance steps
 Created SSIS/DTS packages and procs/functions for SQl Server
 Proficient with advanced configuration of third party backup software and restore/recovery of
production database using third party backup software.
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 Database migrations, database version upgrades, hardware changes, and software version
releases prior to release into the production environment, data modeling, stored procedures,
functions, views
 DMV queries, (PowerShell, VB)

Education Dynamics, Hoboken, NJ 12/29/12–12/29/13.

SQL Server DBA/Developer

Technologies: SQL Server 2005/2008R2/2012, SSIS, Oracle 11g, IDERA

 Setup and support Transaction replications, mirroring and log shipping.

 Setup and support SQL Cluster 2008
 Evaluates hardware or software product alternatives and makes recommendations.
 SQL 2012 used all features such as High Availability Always ON, Created Triggers/jobs to
enforce data and referential integrity.
 Server Agent Entries, Visit SQL Error logs, Verify Backup and Maintenance steps
 Data modeling and relational database design
 Built SQL database (version MS SQL Server 2008) hosted on VMware ESX clustered
infrastructure. Development/Test Database Refresh SQL Server Installations and tweaking
 Dynamics CRM 4.0 modifications to an existing implementation. Created plugins, workflows
and custom JavaScript. Mentored other developers and business analysts, and worked closely
with the customer to understand the business needs and deliver the most appropriate solution.
 Maintain Kofax/Markview 7.0 application (windows side) installation of the product,
configuration, customization and assist in troubleshooting. Processed flow from Scan
to Markview server documents, along with Weblogic.
 Have supported Kofax Scan , Kofax Batch Manager, Kofax Admin, Electronic Documents
Configuration, including all Kofax Markview 7.x
 Created SSIS/DTS packages and procs/functions with CLR for SQl Server

AST Brooklyn, NY 6/25/12 – 12/28/12

SQL Server DBA/Developer

Technologies: SQL Server 2000/2005/2008R2/2012, DB2 9, Oracle 10g, UNIX, SharePoint

2010, Erwin

 Install, Monitor, Patch, Maintain, and Performance Tune Production Databases while ensuring
high levels of data availability(Mirroring, Clustering, Mirroring Log Shipping, Replications, Log
Shipping)
 Setup and support Transaction replications, mirroring and log shipping.
 Configuration of hardware/software, the monitoring and support of complex SQL databases
 Implement and maintain SharePoint governance by developing and upholding procedures and
guidelines for SharePoint usage and security
 Manage all SharePoint SQL databases and maintain disaster recovery standards and routine
maintenance to ensure data integrity
 VMWare architecture as it relates to SQL Server setup and optimization, , data modeling, stored
procedures, functions, views
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 Created SSRS report which have used SharePoint forms for update/delete data in SQL Server
2008.
 Provided comprehensive Cash, stocks, bonds and other holdings reports
 Extracting and transforming data using SSIS from DB2 to SQL Server, Import/Export for
transferring data between SQL Server.

Teach For America New York,NY 5/24/10 – 6/16/12

SQL Server DBA/Developer

Technologies: SQL Server 2000/2005/2008R2, Oracle 11g, Sybase 12.5.0.3, SSIS, Informaica
9.5, SSRS, SFTP, Salesforce, Kronos, Erwin

 Worked largely on the automation of the backup and recovery using korn shell scripting. The
requirement was to extend the features of dump and load to developers to be able to refresh
development environments at will with production data, and yet the keeping the refresh control
still in the hands of the Sybase DBA's. Worked on a login and user addition script, that would
add a login to a Sybase Server and all users and aliases to all databases on that Sybase Server
and add the user to all the groups imitating the allocations of a like user or sample user.
 Implemented MS SQL Cluster (Active/Passive & Active/Active), Multi Node Cluster, Transaction
and Snapshot replications in 2008/2005.
 Expert in Performance Tuning by Index Defragmentation, optimizing execution plans, proper
usage of indexes, horizontal and vertical partitioning.
 Planned & executed of any upgrade such as Service Pack, Hot fixes etc.
 Extracted and transformed data using SSIS from DB2 to SQL Server(conversion project to
Kronos)
 Used Informatica to upgrade data in SalesForce.
 Created, administered & maintained SQL Server Databases (Production, Development, Test and
Staging Env.) for various groups such as Developer, QA, DA, User etc and ensured the
Availability of the Database Server in a 24X7 Environment.
 Supporting database in VMware servers
 Create functions, procs and packages in Oracle 11g. Working with SQL*Loader
 MS SQL Server 2000/2005/2008 backend programming of stored procedures and queries.
 Daily support, troubleshooting, monitoring, optimization and tuning of server and Sybase
environments across entire system, query tuning.
 Worked with decrypted data using SFTP server.
 Established and maintained sound backup and recovery policies and procedures.
Took care of the Database design and implementation. Implement and maintain database
security (create and maintain users and roles, assign privileges) with Active Directory.
 Support of production systems for database problem resolution/recovery, as well as assistance
with production applications including Emergency off-hour support Monitoring databases
using tools from Quest
 SharePoint and SSRS integration
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First Solar OH, Toledo 6/20/09 – 5/16/10

SQL Server DBA/Developer

Technologies and tools: SQL Server 2005/2008R2/2012, Oracle 10g, SAP, BI, Argent, Mom,
Quest, VmWare

 Implementing SAP SD, Functional experience with SAP SD Deliveries, Shipments and Shipment
Cost documents, Functional experience with SAP BW and the SAP ECC extractors for deliveries,
shipments and shipment cost documents, understand ABAP code to the extent necessary to
determine changes in the BW extractors that are required to support project requirements.
 Working of SAP BW 7.1 to perform unit and integration
 Installed, Monitored, Patch, Maintained, and Performance Tune Production Databases while
ensuring high levels of data availability(Mirroring, Clustering, Mirroring+Log Shipping,
Replications, Log Shipping)
 Setup MS SQL Server clustering, clustering with mirroring, mirroring with replication, and
Transaction and Snapshot replications in 2008/2005.
 Backups/restores, monitoring SQL uptime, designing and maintaining DTS/SSIS packages.
 Handled large volumes of Data Warehouse database. Designing and loading the data into data
warehouse (ETL).
 Utilized OLTP and T-SQL for monitoring SQL Server jobs in Windows 2003/2008 applications.
 Database Design OLTP and OLAP using documentations and company business logic.
 Established and maintained sound backup and recovery policies and procedures.
Database design and implementation. Implement and maintain database security (create and
maintain users and roles, assign privileges) with Active Directory.
 Support of production systems for database problem resolution/recovery, as well as assistance
with production applications including Emergency off-hour support. Monitored databases using
tools from Quest, Argent, SCOM
 Installed, Monitored, Patch, Maintained and Performance Tune Production Databases while
ensuring high levels of data availability(Mirroring, Clustering, Mirroring Log Shipping,
Replications, Log Shipping)
 Created databases; all objects (tables, views, store procedures, functions...) in MS SQL Server
2008 using T-SQL (DDL).
 Setup SQL Server email alerts with SMTP
 Transferred data from Oracle. Created objects in Oracle 10g.
 Installed and managed 3rd party vendor applications and dependent components, including
packages that utilize IIS, Microsoft Reporting Services, etc.
 Created and setup monitoring all jobs and servers settings using SSIS and SSRS 2008
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Bank of New York Mellon, New York, NY 6/20/08 – 5/1/09

SQL Server Developer

Technologies: MS SQL Server 2005/2000, BI, Rapid

 Used Perl to automate content preparation for WAP and SMS subscription services.
 Extracted and transformed data using SSIS.
 Created Triggers to enforce data and referential integrity.
 Database Schema and Modeling.
 Defined Check constraints, Business Rules, Indexes, and Views.
 Wrote queries, store procedure in Oracle 10g.
 Worked on SSIS Package, Import/Export for transferring data between SQL Server.
 Performance tuning of SQL queries and stored procedures using SQL Profiler and Index Tuning
Wizard.
 Participated in migration from SQL server 2000 to SQL server 2005.
 Handled large volumes of Data Warehouse database. Designing and loading the data into data
warehouse (ETL).
 Used VBScript in ActiveX for DTS and SSIS packages.
 Expert in extracting and transforming data using DTS/SSIS Import Export Data, DTS/SSIS
Packages, Bulk Insert and BCP.
 MS SQL Server 2000/2005/2008 backend programming of stored procedures and queries.
 Daily support, troubleshooting, monitoring, optimization and tuning of server and SQL server
environments across entire system, query tuning.
 Monthly and daily reports for the number of transactions using SSAS, create cubes, MDX
queries.
 Made changes in store procedure in Oracle and code in C#.
 Involved in Migration from heterogeneous sources including Oracle to MS SQL Server.
 Created new tables, written stored procedures for application Developers and some user
defined functions.

Steve & Barry's, NY Sep 07 – 6/20/08

SQL Server Developer

Technologies: SQL Server 2000/2005, DB2, Oracle 9g, DB2, SSIS, SSRS, SSAS, MS Project
MS SQL Server 2005, SAP, BI

 Support Applications for Food Stamps and SSI programs

 Administered SQL Server 2000/2005 Database including support for existing and new projects
(1 server- MS SQL Server 2000 and 8 servers - MS SQL Server 2005), more of 2 TB size of
databases and include tables with 100 million rows.
 Installed, setup and configured Database - SQL Server 2005,clustering,replicaions
 Migrated from Oracle to MS SQL Server 2005
 Tested and applied patches/fix packs for SQL Server 2000 /2005
 Managed and implemented an upgrade from SQL Server 2000 to SQL Server 2005
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 Created performing and tuning complex queries, triggers, functions, and stored procedures to
fulfill business requirements .Monitored the overall performance of the database to recommend
and initiate actions to improve/optimize performance.
 Coordinated with ecommerce platform hosting vendor(s) DBAs to ensure proper support,
maintenance, and tuning of the database.
 Assisted in the development and maintenance of ETL scripts for efficiently loading and
extracting data from the database when necessary Maintain, create, and improve database
related documentation
 Implemented database security and user access
 Implemented daily database backup schedules and/or routines for disaster/recovery
 Maintained, created and improved replication
 Created reports using reporting services or equivalent

Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY Feb 03 – Jul 07

SQL Server Developer

Technologies: MS SQL Server 2005/2000, Access 2003(DAO, ADO), VB.NET, SAS 9.1, Cognos

 MS SQL Server 2005/2000 created databases, store procedures, triggers, queries, monitoring
and tuning, optimizing and troubleshooting, migration and reports.
 Access 2003(DAO, ADO) Created applications to work with the Databases.
 Setup local network and configured TCP/IP.
 Performed operating system and database performance monitoring, tuning and Code
Optimization.
 Utilized OLTP, OLAP, SSIS, and OLAP cubes, MDX, ODBC, OLE-DB and T-SQL for monitoring SQL
Server jobs in Windows NT applications.
 Created new and modified existing databases, Tables, Indexes, Stored Procedures and Triggers
in SQL Server 2000/2005 as necessary based on organizational needs.
 Established backup and recovery procedures for all application production data.
 Exported and imported data from various MSSQL server 2000/2005 using SSIS, DTS and BCP.
 SQL Reporting Services, Reporting Crystal Reports X/XI, Crystal Enterprise
 Upgraded to SQL Server 2005

PROCTER&GAMBLE, Kharkov, Ukraine Sep 94 – Jan 03 Full Time

SQL Server Developer

Technologies: Windows NT 4.0/2000 Server Professional Series, SQL Server 6.5/7.0/2000,

Oracle 6,OLTP, OLAP, ODBC, OLE-DB, Visual Basic 6.0, Data Warehouse, Crystal Reports
7/8,.NET, ASP, MS Excel, MS DOS

 Data Warehouse Design, Development and Implementation Experience.

 Wrote stored procedures, giving permissions to tables, database and views.
 Defined user roles and security logins through Enterprise Manager.
 Used SQL Profiler to monitor the execution sequence of SQL scripts.
 Created, backed-up and restored databases through SQL Wizards.
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 Database Administration, Data warehousing, Database Modeling, Architecting, design and
development in SQL Server 2000, .NET, VB, ASP.
 Wrote Stored Procedures, Triggers, and Functions.
 Architected and designed a MS SQL Server 2000 database for Arrival and Charge of the Goods.
 Maintained the SQL Server Database and performed Tuning, Backups, DTS Verify SQL Server
services (SQL Server, SQL EXEC and SQL Mail) status on daily and hourly basis.
 Optimization and automation of data loading procedures for accounting, pricing and catalog,
development of data test and staging servers and creation of policies to guide use of same.
 Performed operating system and database performance monitoring and tuning.
 Utilized OLTP, OLAP, ODBC, OLE-DB and T-SQL for monitoring SQL Server jobs in Windows NT
applications.
 Created new and modified existing databases, Tables, Indexes, Stored Procedures and Triggers
in SQL Server 6.5/7.0 as necessary based on organizational needs.
 Established backup and recovery procedures for all application production data.
 Export and import data from various MSSQL server 6.5/7.0/2000, AS/400 and XL data using
DTS and BCP.
 DBA (hand-coded ETL) support mapping external (trading partner, financial settlements) data
to targets, MS excel, DOS .bat files technology.
 Setup and install desktops PC and local network.
 Support Compaq and Novell Servers

EDUCATION

Master of Science, Computer Science/Mathematics

University of Kharkov, Kharkov, Ukraine