I am seeking opportunities that foster innovation and collaboration, where I can leverage my database expertise to drive performance and reliability in cloud-native database solutions utilizing AWS and GCP technologies.
Prakash Hodawadekar
@prakashhodawadekar
Senior Database Administrator specializing in cloud management and performance optimization.
What I'm looking for
I am a Senior Database Administrator with over a decade of experience in database engineering and administration, particularly within AWS and GCP environments. My enthusiasm for leveraging my extensive skills is evident in my work supporting cutting-edge gaming technologies. I excel in performance optimization and automation using DevOps principles, and I am keen to contribute to innovative cloud-native platforms.
Throughout my career, I have maintained critical business applications with a 99.9% uptime by managing SQL and NoSQL databases, including MySQL, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB. My efforts in automating routine tasks have enhanced team efficiency by 30%, and I have established monitoring frameworks that significantly reduce system anomalies. I take pride in guiding junior DBAs and promoting knowledge sharing within my teams, ensuring a collaborative and growth-oriented environment.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior Database Administrator
Cornerstone OnDemand
Oct 2023 - Present (1 year 7 months)
Maintained SQL (MySQL, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB, ArangoDB, DynamoDB) databases, ensuring 99.9% uptime for critical business applications. Automated routine database administration tasks using Shell scripts and Stored Procedures, enhancing team efficiency. Established a monitoring framework with AWS CloudWatch, Prometheus, and Grafana, reducing system anomalies and ensuring high availability.
Senior Database Administrator
Cornerstone OnDemand
Mar 2023 - Oct 2023 (7 months)
Authored stored procedures that automated 70% of repetitive data management tasks, freeing up resources. Monitored, administered, and optimized the performance of databases, achieving a 20% reduction in maintenance downtime. Pioneered AWS RDS Blue/Green deployments to execute seamless database version upgrades with zero critical failures.
Lead Database Administrator
Edcast
Jan 2020 - Feb 2023 (3 years 1 month)
Developed automated data cleansing routines to increase data integrity, prevent data loss, and minimize errors. Expanded database performance optimization strategies by implementing query tuning, indexing improvements, and partitioning techniques, leading to a 30% improvement in query execution times. Implemented a database backup and recovery strategy for various DB stacks using AWS Backup servic
Lead Database Administrator
BNED LoudCloud
Jul 2016 - Dec 2019 (3 years 5 months)
Developed complex ad hoc queries and scripts that enhanced data manipulation processes, contributing to a 20% increase in reporting accuracy. Diagnosed and resolved complex database issues via log analysis and using native and managed tools like AWS RDS Performance Insights, CloudWatch, Grafana, PMM, and NewRelic. Managed MySQL Server installation and updates lifecycle, maintaining 99.9% server up
Manager
Thomas Cook India
Mar 2015 - Jun 2016 (1 year 3 months)
Supported database administration tasks that maintained data integrity across multiple internal applications. Created automated scripts for database backup and monitoring, reducing maintenance time by 30%. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, design, and develop PLSQL modules for the customer management system.
Software Engineer
Affinity Global Inc
Jan 2011 - Mar 2015 (4 years 2 months)
Translated complex project requirements into data schemas, supporting long-term business objectives and IT strategies. Assisted in developing database parser software to automate data loading processes, increasing efficiency by 20%. Developed and maintained MySQL databases, including data modeling, performance tuning, and troubleshooting.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
University of Mumbai
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, Information Technology
Completed a comprehensive program in Information Technology, covering fundamental principles of computer science, software engineering, and data management. Developed strong analytical and problem-solving skills in IT domains.
University of Mumbai
Master of Computer Applications, Computer Applications
Pursued advanced studies in computer applications, focusing on software development methodologies, database systems, and network management. Gained expertise in designing and implementing complex software solutions.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
AWS CLI
AWS Glue
AWS IAM
Amazon EC2
Google Cloud Platform
Amazon CloudWatch
Amazon S3
Google Cloud Storage
Jenkins
MongoDB Compass
MySQL
PostgreSQL
MongoDB
MariaDB
Memcached
Cassandra
Percona
InfluxDB
ArangoDB
Amazon Route 53
Gmail
Bugsnag
Redis
Terraform
AWS Elastic Load Balancing ...
Kafka
MongoDB Atlas
Grafana
Prometheus
Amazon DocumentDB
Linux
New Relic
AWS Lambda
Serverless
Google Cloud Functions
AWS Backup
PerconaXtraDBCluster
Percona Monitoring and Mana...
Google BigQuery
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon Athena
SQL
EdCast
Availability
Location
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