Resume of Joel Garry

Professional Summary:

Over 38 years of professional experience in software development and database administration. Expertise in 3GL and 4GL development languages and administration tools for databases and operating systems.

Oracle5/6/7/8/8i/9iR2/9iAS/OAS10g/10gR2/XE/11g/12c, OCP, HP/UX 9/10/11/11i/11.23, iRenaissance 5.0/5.7/6.2, Gembase/IAF 5.1/5.2/5.5/5.6/6.15a/6.1.6/7.2/7.3/8.0, Compass Contract 6.1/6.2/6.3/6.5, Solaris 1.x/2.5/2.6, Unix Shell scripting, VMS 3/5/6, AIX 3/4.1, Digital UNIX 3.0, Ultrix 4.2, Windows 3.1/9X/NT 4.0/2K/XP/8/10, Sybase 4.2/10, Rdb 5.5/6.0/6.1, Ingres 6.4, RMS, BP2, Omniback, SCO, Duplix.

• 8/01 - 2/02, 9/02-12/18: Nexgen Pharma, Inc. (Formerly Anabolic Laboratories, Inc.)
  DBA Programmer
  • Customized iRenaissance 5.0 Process Manufacturing/Inventory Control package.
  • Upgraded iRenaissance 5.0 to 5.7, then 6.2.
  • Performed Oracle DBA tasks.
  • Installed Oracle 9iAS, OAS10g, 9iR2, 10gR2.
  • Implemented remote Standby database.
  • Implemented backup procedures and DBA reporting.
  • Wrote Gembase reports and online programs.
  • Increased performance of critical programs.
  • Converted 8.0.5 database to 8.1.7 multiple instances, then to 9iR2, then 10gR2 and 12c.
  • Platforms:  hp-ux 11.11 on one rpr3340 (4 processor 8G), hp-ux 11.00, 11.11, 11.23 on two N class (8 processor 8G memory), two K class (2 processor 1.5G memory, 4 processor 2G memory) and one Itanium servers, Windows 2000/XP, autoraid, M1000. Oracle 8.0.5, 8i, 9i, 10gR2, XE administration. iRenaissance 5.0, 5.7, 6.2 process manufacturing, supply chain and financials (thin-client) modified via Gembase/IAF 6.1-5a, 6.1-6, 7.2, 7.3, 8.0 programming. NT, W2K clients with Reflections, thin clients and browsers.
  • Originally Contracted through: Best Consulting
  • Later Contracted through: Garry Multiuser Computer Systems
  • Full time permanent employee as of December, 2007.
• 7/99 - 5/01: North Island Naval Depot
  Oracle DBA
  • Installed Oracle software, tools and patches.
  • Trained DBA's.
  • Performed Oracle DBA tasks.
  • Assisted programming staff in shell and SQL programming.
  • Assisted staff in interfacing to remote systems.
  • Implemented MRPII and custom programming of Aircraft Manufacturing and Remanufacturing software. Projected database size: 200Gig (plus development and test databases). Assisted with various other hp/ux and Solaris Oracle systems as needed.
  • Platforms: HP/UX 10.2, 11 on T-600 and V-2500 class machines, autoraid, Hitachi SANS, Netware, NT, Oracle 7.3.2/7.3.4 running Compass Contract 6.1/6.2 applications and custom software, Oracle8.0.5/8.1.6, SQL*Net, Big Brother, Omniback, NT/W2K clients, Exceed X-windows and Reflections.
  • Contracted through: Strategic Data Systems (fulltime/permanent as of January, 2000)
• 3/99 - 4/99: Bausch & Lomb Surgical
  Supervisor of Unix and Oracle
  • Supervised staff of Database Administrators, Unix Administrators and Operators.
  • Installed Operating System software, tools and patches.
  • Implement Y2K testing plan.
  • Tested disaster recovery plan.
  • Performed Oracle DBA tasks.
  • Installed VSIFax software.
  • Assisted programming staff in shell programming.
  • Assisted business staff in implementing EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) system.
  • Platforms: HP/UX 11.0 on K450, K570 and V2200 machines, autoraid and EMC raid, Netware, NT, Oracle 7.3.2 running Baan applications, Oracle8.0.5, SQL*Net, Omniback, 100M Ethernet.
• 11/97 - 10/98: Information Quest
  Database Administrator
  • Set up and maintained Oracle hot and cold backup procedures.
  • Database administration, including investigation and installation of new versions of the database software. Upgraded from 7.3.2 to 7.3.4 and made preparations for installing 8.0.5.
  • Designed and implemented reports for publishers and other customers.
  • Participated in development of Information Quest and other products.
  • Implemented design changes to the database.
  • Participated in anticipating the hardware and software needs of the database, and made recommendations for procurement.
  • Negotiated licensing with Oracle.
  • Reorganized database to properly utilize tablespaces.
  • Implemented a set of custom monitoring tools.
  • Tuned large database for performance.
  • Helped applications programmers tune SQL code.
  • Propagated database into separate production, development and QA instances.
  • Platforms: Sun Ultrasparcs running Solaris 2.6 with RAID1 and RAID5, Veritas, Big Brother, sparc 4 and 5, Windows 95. Oracle 7.3.x 8.0.5. SQL*Net V2. Oracle Enterprise Manager. Crystal Reports 6.0, SQL*Plus, SVRMGRL, Korn and Perl 5 scripting.
• 2/94 - 10/97: Ross Systems, Incorporated
  Senior Support Analyst
  • Supported Gembase DML (Data Manipulation Language) for customers and Renaissance C/S developers.
  • Wrote software problem reports for development.
  • Performed Oracle installation and DBA work in-house.
  • Oracle telephone DBA support for customers.
  • Unix system administration inhouse and telephone support for customers.
  • Shell programming.
  • Gembase is a 3 tier client/server programming environment that includes rapid application development. The DML allows the same applications code to run on multiple platforms and database engines. I was in the Tools department. My main function was to support GEMBASE, a 4GL rapid application development environment. GEMBASE is the language Ross uses to write applications used in over 2700 companies world wide, including financial applications, and especially targetting process manufacturing.
  • Hardware and Software:
    • VAX VMS 5.5 6.0, 6.1, 6.2 on a mixed VMS cluster with 4000-100 (type 388) with 128 M, 4000-300, as DSSI and VAXstation 4000 and MicroVAX II with Ethernet as NI, DEC 4000 Model 610 running OpenVMS AXP (Alpha). Also, other VAX and Alphas.
    • VT220 & 320, VXT 2000 Xterminal, VAXstation 4000.
    • PC Clones running Windows 3.1, WFW 3.11, W95. Pathworks, Reflections, Gembase Client for Windows, Pentium/120.
    • Pathworks 4.1, 5.0, 6.0 server and client. DECNET, UCX, TCP/IP.
    • HP/UX version 9, 10.01, 10.10, 10.20 on several HP9000 series 800 with 64M memory (Customers up to 768M) and 3G (Customers up to 10G) disk. Installed Trusted unix. HP A1097C xterm.
    • AIX 3 & 4.1, Digital UNIX 3.0, Ultrix 4.2.
    • Rdb 5.5, 6.0, 6.1 (7.0 training).
    • Oracle version 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 (appropriate minor versions for all above operating systems, through 7.3.3 on hp/ux).
    • Ingres version 6.4/03 (hp8.us5/00).
    • Sybase version 10.0.2.
    • Gembase 5.1, 5.2, 5.5, 5.6 on Rdb, Oracle, Sybase, Ingres and RMS (5.6-6 development version most recent).
• 8/93 - 1/94: MicroFrame, Inc.
  Database Consultant
  • Installed Oracle 7.0 and Sybase 4.2 on Sun Solaris 2 and Netware machines.
  • Wrote shell scripts and pc batch files for installation of product demos and training classes.
  • Converted Sybase SQL to Oracle SQL.
• 4/93 - 7/93: Warner Brothers TV Casting Department
  Database Consultant
  • Upgraded UNIFY database on NBI to ACCELL database on SCO UNIX.
  • Converted C code to AWK.
  • Straightened out system administration.
  • Performed deferred maintenance on database, including debugging of C code, and multiuser issues.
• 5/91 - 3/93: Computer Sciences Corporation
  Systems Analyst
  • Under GSA contract to the Marine Corp., CSC was awarded the renewal contract verses Planning Research Corporation. The project continued utilizing the same description, the same hardware/software and the same focus.
• 9/89 - 5/91: Planning Research Corporation
  Data Base Management Specialist
  • Under GSA contract to the Marine Corp. Designed and programmed software for hand-held computers (Intermec 9440) for housing inspectors, interfaced with UNIX based 4GL database.
  • Designed and programmed new applicant waiting list system in ACCELL/UNIFY
  • Supported users and programmers in existing system.
  • Straightened out multiple databases.
  • Sysgened and brought up new SUN 4 UNIX and ported NBI UNIX applications to SUN. Users used PC's networked with BANYAN VINES over thinnet to an ETHERNET gateway, allowing access to either UNIX machine, as well as the UNIX machines to use BANYAN print services.
  • Brought up dial-in access, over dial-up and dedicated no-dialtone lines.
  • Supported ORACLE based custom financial system.
  • Installed ORACLE7.
  • Remapped PC keyboards to look like VT220s, modified system files to allow network, direct and Sunview applications to work the same.
  • BSD 4.2, 4.3, and System V UNIX maintenance in both dual and confluent universes.
  • Programmed in C, AWK, Bourne shell, and C shell when needed.
  • Provided support for PC/TCP and TCP/IP networking.
  • Performed VINES system administrator functions.
  • Programmed in IRL language (barcode).
  • Provided DBA services for UNIFY and ORACLE.
  • Wrote C triggers.
  • Programmed in SQL.
• 01/88 - 04/89: Approved Home Loan
  Loan Consultant
  • Provided financial analysis for home loan customers and Real Estate agents.
  • Wrote Foxbase database for tracking leads.
• 05/89 - 10/89, 03/84-12/87: Beck Computer Systems
  Senior Analyst
  • Designed system for programming PDP-11 and VAX computers.
  • Designed new Menu, AP, AR, GL, and OE systems for sale.
  • Analyzed customer's needs, including working with top executives at various customer companies.
  • Trained programmers.
  • Extensive applications programming.
• 11/83 - 03/85: API Alarm Systems
  Senior Progammer/Analyst
  • Designed and programmed telephone bill tracking system, resulting in a savings of thousands of dollars per month.
  • Upgraded over three hundred programs to new functionality and standards.
  • Wrote difficult programs.
  • Trained and managed two people.
  • Sysgened new computers.
• 03/82 - 08/83: Platt Music (Bought by Marshall Fields, defunct)
  Senior Programmer

  Datatrieve Manager

  Network Manager

  • Designed and programmed distributed sales and inventory system for this large retail chain, resulting in a savings of hundreds of thousands of dollars and incalculable business advantage.
  • Internal consultant and trainer of eight programmers.
  • Provided technical support for users.
  • Liason to top management for SICS system.
• 10/80 - 03/82: Linear Corporation
  Programmer
  • Converted spaghetti BASIC to USER-11/BASIC+2 relational database.
  • Trained two programmers.
  • Wrote sales analyses programs.
  • Interfaced Apple to PDP-11/44.

• Oracle Education

  Online, CBT, IOUG and Oracle Open World classes, 1990-2002. Passed OCP DBA, 2002.

• National University

  Classes towards MBA, 1992.

• UCLA extension

  Certificate program in System Management, 1988. (See Course Detail, below)

• Digital Equipment Corporation training

  Certificate in Datatrieve, 1983.

• Computer Learning Center

  Certificate in Programming and Systems Analysis, 1980. (See Course Detail, below)

• Western State University College of Law

  One semester of Law, 1979.

• UC Santa Barbara

  Bachelor of Science, Physiological Psychology, 1979.