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Education
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Nikhil Kelkar

DBA
Pune,MH

Summary

Results-driven Database Administrator with over 7+ years of experience in designing, implementing, and managing complex databases. Working DBA and provided 24 7 support for 100+ different clients. Responsible for installation, patches, database tuning, DR Testing support. Migrated more than 50+ cloud customers from Oracle/SQL Server to Postgres with 100% success rate. Skilled in optimizing database performance, ensuring data integrity, and troubleshooting issues to minimize downtime. Proven track record of successfully leading database projects, implementing best practices, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to meet business objectives. Excellent problem-solving skills and a commitment to delivering high-quality database solutions.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Cloud DBA

NICE Ltd
Pune
02.2022 - Current
  • Primary role is to support the customers which are on MS-SQL database
  • Successfully migrated 50+ customers from Oracle or MS-SQL to Postgres
  • Performed 30+ migrations from on-prem to AWS
  • Working on cross platform databases like Oracle, MySQL and Postgres
  • Managed and maintained cloud-based databases, ensuring optimal performance and reliability
  • Implemented backup and recovery solutions to protect critical data assets and minimize downtime
  • Designed, implemented, and optimized database structures in cloud environments in AWS
  • Collaborated with application teams to provide database support and troubleshoot issues in cloud environments.

Velocity, A NaviSite Company
Pune
07.2016 - 02.2022
  • Expertise in installation and configuration of SQL Server 2012/2014/2016
  • Good knowledge in moving user as well as system databases from one location to another
  • Experience in creating users’ roles, grant/revoke permissions
  • Expertise in Always-On Availability Groups (AAG)
  • Implemented Always-ON (AAG) on SQL Server 2012 SP2 CU5 having DB size more than 500 GB
  • Proficiency and expertise in SQL Server Backup/Recovery planning
  • Having hands on experience in DR processes including log-shipping, Always On High Availability
  • Experience in Go-Live DBA tasks and provided support for 3 Go-Live projects which have Always
  • On configured for SQL Databases
  • Having Experience on Data center servers and handling 10+ TB databases
  • Experience in Batch processes, Import, Export, Backup, Database Monitoring tools and
  • Application support
  • Experience in applying latest patches on database level for stand-alone databases as well as on
  • Always On configured databases
  • Working on 24
  • 7 support environment and On-Call Support.

Education

BACHELOR’S DEGREE - COMPUTER SCIENCE

MUMBAI UNIVERSITY
DECEMBER 2015

Skills

  • Database Administration
  • Database Analysis
  • Microsoft SQL
  • Database Mirroring
  • Implementing Security Measures
  • Instance Replication
  • Database Optimization
  • Running Backups

Work Preference

Work Type

Full Time

Location Preference

Hybrid

Important To Me

Career advancementWork-life balanceCompany Culture

Accomplishments

ACE Innovation Trophy Q3 2023
Cloud Conversion to Postgres.
• This is a new process for one of the products and it was taken from concept to reality. The team is converting customers' databases from Oracle or MSSQL to Postgres both for customers coming from on-premises as well as customers currently in the cloud.
• This initiative greatly helps NICE reduce the cost of the DB for the product. Postgres DBs are approximately half the cost of Oracle or MSSQL. In addition to the DB cost, if the customer was MSSQL we get an additional cost savings by being able to change from Windows OS to Linux.


ACE MVP Q4 2023
• Delivered a flawless migration of Oracle/MSSQL to PostgreSQL, achieving a remarkable 100% success rate.


Excellence Trophy Q4 2023
• The project is to move the customer from On Prem to AWS was an extremely challenging and time-sensitive one that needed to be completed by 2023 EoY so we could exit the on Prem datacenter.
• Customer had many custom architecture requirements that we were committed to accommodate which made this deployment a snowflake.
• Through hard work and long hours, we worked closely with the customer to design and thoroughly test every aspect of this custom solution. The result was achieving our deadline along with a happy customer.

Timeline

Cloud DBA

NICE Ltd
02.2022 - Current

Velocity, A NaviSite Company
07.2016 - 02.2022

BACHELOR’S DEGREE - COMPUTER SCIENCE

MUMBAI UNIVERSITY

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