russell mazelsky
@russellmazelsky1
Senior Database Architect, dba, Oracle and SQL Server, data modeler
What I'm looking for
I’m a Senior Database Architect and DBA with 15+ years across the full software development life cycle (SDLC), leading database design, development, administration, tuning, implementation, troubleshooting, and quality management for large-scale distributed systems. I perform automated and manual BI and ETL processes and build reliable data feeds and complex SQL across multiple environments using PL/SQL, T-SQL, and PRO*C/C programs.
I’m known for designing ETL architectural solutions that integrate multiple large data sources into isolated staging environments, using metadata models to resolve bottlenecks while maintaining compliance through documentation, reviews, and data analysis summaries. I work with millions of rows and focus on profiling, cleansing, validation, and early filtering of “bad data” to reduce production clean-up costs.
I also own the operational side—backup/recovery, data quality reporting, database tuning, and disaster recovery—while establishing data standards, policies, and modeling architectures that protect integrity and confidentiality. I’ve led teams (up to 15 people), mentored developers, and translated business/security reporting requirements into working ETL and database architectures that stand up to SOX and HIPAA needs.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior Database Architect
ESR Healthcare
Jan 2013 - Present (13 years 4 months)
Served as lead data architect/DBA/developer for a team of 15, building BI and ETL processes and developing complex SQL across Oracle, MSSQL, PL/SQL, T-SQL, and PRO*C/C. Supported large-scale reporting for 50–100 site database backends with a web frontend and ~10GB datasets, performing backup/recovery, data quality reporting, and database tuning for thousands of daily business users.
Database Architect (Consultant)
Sempra Energy
Sep 2012 - Jan 2013 (4 months)
Designed an MSSQL Server ETL architectural solution integrating multiple large data sources into isolated staging for Archer schema loading to meet asset security and SOX compliance. Profiled, cleansed, validated, and integrated millions of rows from flat files and database tables using T-SQL, metadata models, PRO*C, and data profiling tools, translating security analyst requirements into producti
Database Architect
Anvita Health
Sep 2010 - Mar 2011 (6 months)
Designed, tested, and deployed an enterprise database reporting system for medical information using MySQL, Oracle, Windows, and UNIX. Analyzed and migrated reporting processes between Oracle and MySQL architectures, built PL/SQL and T-SQL scripts with PRO*C programs for complex algorithms, and supported on-demand reporting architectures using J-Reports for multiple insurance-provider clients.
Database Administrator
Akimeka, LLC
Aug 2008 - Sep 2010 (2 years 1 month)
Owned data warehouse architecture and ETL design for an enterprise data warehouse integrating multiple source schemas using Oracle Warehouse Builder (OWB 11gR1) and Oracle 11g, including star/snowflake schema modeling and monitoring dashboards. Built stage/vault/mart schemas for the Theater Medical Data Store (TMDS) and implemented XML feeder interfaces, achieving 2–7x performance improvements via
ETL Database Administrator
Sempra Subsidiary
Mar 2008 - Jun 2008 (3 months)
Ensured existing ETL jobs completed on time and resolved errors, including converting over 300 Oracle PL/SQL routines to MSSQL Server T-SQL 2005. Designed and coded ETL routines to load data from Excelergy Oracle to LoadStar MSSQL databases and developed/validated complex SQL and stored procedures using PL/SQL, T-SQL, and PRO*C with C-based reporting components.
Technical Project Lead
Linsco Private Ledger
Jun 2007 - Jan 2008 (7 months)
Led the BranchNet Pershing Integration effort, delivering data to an integrated trading system and managing the SDLC release process. Managed Informatica PowerCenter v8.x workflows, ETL processes, SQL Server 2000/2005 T-SQL components, and in-house job scheduling while developing stored procedures, functions, and reports using C and PRO*C.
Database Architect / Admin
SDDPC
Sep 2006 - May 2007 (8 months)
Installed, configured, tuned, and re-architected production MSSQL Server 2000/2005 databases supporting law-enforcement web sites, including crime search and mapping. Performed DBA monitoring, enforced security and best practices, redesigned SAN partition layouts for performance, created DR practices, upgraded SQL Server versions, and began porting Oracle 9i (CalPhoto) to SQL Server using ERWin an
Database Architect
Time Warner Cable
Jul 2006 - Sep 2006 (2 months)
Re-architected the back-end ETL process for a call center reporting data warehouse using Microsoft SQL Server. Designed a reporting statistics system using source systems including Sybase, Oracle, and SQL Server that improved call/workorder quality and call responses by surfacing attendance, availability, and schedule compliance measures.
Database Consultant
eSignal Corporation
Apr 2006 - Jun 2006 (2 months)
Provided production and application DBA support for Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle9i, including configuration, testing, and release of new production SQL Servers. Wrote SQL stored procedures and Oracle PL/SQL for business logic, migrated databases between SQL Server and Oracle, and performed performance tuning and troubleshooting using Oracle partitioning, RMAN, Statspack, and SQL*Loader.
Data Warehouse Architect
San Diego County
Jul 2005 - Apr 2006 (9 months)
Led the data warehouse team for deployment of San Diego County IPTS, architecting the design of dimensions, cubes, ETL processes, job scheduling, and reporting queries while ensuring BI data quality and infrastructure reliability. As Data Migration Specialist, designed profiling/migration for up to 40 legacy source systems using Similarity Systems Axio and IBI Data Migrator, and led OLTP/OLAP deve
System Configuration Manager Consultant
Intuit
Apr 2004 - Feb 2005 (10 months)
Served as a technical project manager for system configuration management best practices across legacy data warehouse systems using Oracle and SQL Server repositories. Managed teams responsible for building and QA testing core warehouse systems and directed preparation of architectural documentation for multiple enterprise intelligence migrations.
Database Architect and Lead
Classified Ventures
Sep 2001 - Mar 2004 (2 years 6 months)
Led re-architecture and re-configuration of both OLTP and data warehouse applications, including migrating SQL Server 7.5 to SQL Server 2000 for a multi-TB hybrid (OLTP+OLAP) Customer Center application on Hitachi SAN. Established data/process documentation standards, enforced change control, implemented backup/recovery and DR strategies, and guided modeling using ERWin with source code control an
Technical Manager/Consultant
Global Training & Consulting Inc.
Nov 2000 - Aug 2001 (9 months)
Managed teams developing multimedia online Oracle certification training deployed on NT Server and IIS 4.0 for Oracle8i/9i DBA and Oracle Applications 11i. Provided system administration and rollout support across Solaris and NT environments, performed backup/recovery operations, installed/configured Oracle Apps 11i and Siebel 2000, and built an Oracle database reporting toolkit using Visual Basic
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
University of California, Los Angeles
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Applied Mechanics
Ph.D. in Applied Mechanics (ABD) at UCLA; completed coursework and met requirements prior to dissertation completion.
University of California, San Diego
Master of Science, Bio Engineering
Master of Science in Bio Engineering at the University of California, San Diego.
University of California, San Diego
Bachelor of Science, Pre-Medical Bio Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Pre-Medical Bio Engineering at the University of California, San Diego.
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