Praveen Band

A result-oriented professional with nearly 24 years of experience (including over 6 years on-site in USA); presently associated with American Express, India as Sr. Manager (DBA Team) Experience in managing highly complex projects with multiple dependencies & implementing innovative initiatives to increase process effectiveness Proven success in implementing good customer service skills for the proper efficiency and enhancement in the international service Expertise in design, development, maintenance & safety of complex databases Skilled in providing a strategic level of technical leadership to the database programming group, IT, and the enterprise Excels in performing technical audits of all internal databases and executing functions such as backup & recovery, database consistency checking, loading and unloading data Excellent in reviewing & improving checklists for activities like upgrades, migrations, disaster recovery, backup & recovery, and so on Proficient in establishing policies & procedures related to data security and integrity; proven success in monitoring and limiting database access as needed Experience in conducting minor to major Proof-of-Concept (PoC) Project in deciding right product/technology to address needs to achieve Organization vision Expertise in integration/utilization Agile Scrum & KANBAN framework Insightful working knowledge of Hadoop, & Big Data, and latest Teradata & Sybase technology like Teradata, Sybase IQ Server, & Sybase ASE Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with proven capabilities in resolving complex infrastructure / network management related issues