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Kalpana Menati

@kalpanamenati

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MSSQL Server DBA with 1.9 years of experience in backup/recovery and production support.

Zimbabwe

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for challenging SQL Server DBA assignments where I can own backup/recovery, monitoring, security permissions, and troubleshooting (jobs, log space, deadlocks) while contributing to a team that grows the organization.

I’m a MSSQL Server DBA with 1.9 years of experience across NTT DATA and Simple Logic, focused on reliable database operations. I handle SQL job failures, backup job issues, rerun failed jobs, and resolve tickets within SLAs through proactive production support.

My work includes creating logins and mapping users to databases, building jobs, alerts, and maintenance plans, and configuring DB Mail Agent, Alerts, and Operations. I also support SQL Server 2005/2008/2008 R2 setup, database consistency checks using DBCC, moving data via Import/Export and backup/restore, and technologies like mirroring, log shipping, and clustering—along with troubleshooting log spaces, blocking/deadlocks, index fragmentation, VLF growth, and disk capacity constraints.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Associate Technical Consultant

Simple Logic

Sep 2021 - Sep 2022 (1 year)

Provided SQL Server DBA support including daily database health checks, monitoring scheduled jobs, and managing backups and maintenance activities. Managed user access and resolved operational tickets within SLAs, including security/permissions on demand and disk/capacity issues.

SQL Server DBA Consistency Checks Import Export Scheduled Job Monitoring Disk Space Monitoring Security Permissions Log Space Troubleshooting Blocking and Deadlocking Troubleshooting Index Fragmentation Analysis Database Capacity Management

Database Administration Consultant

NTT Data

Jul 2016 - Apr 2017 (9 months)

Administered SQL Server databases, handling backup/recovery, SQL Server Agent jobs, alerts, and maintenance plans. Resolved production issues such as failed jobs, log space problems, blocking/deadlocks, and ongoing database health monitoring.