RJ Podeschi

Responsibilities

• Provide daily support for modules of the administrative system(s)
• Consult with departmental data owners regularly to ensure data consistency and integrity
• Ensure reports and data requests are accurate and produced in a timely manner
• Provide education, training, and awareness on the core functions and capabilities of the administrative system
• Communicate regularly with internal technical, applications and operational staff, particularly as a liaison between the Database Administrator(s) and the application systems development team(s), as appropriate, in order to ensure the database integrity, security, and availability
• Assist development staff for applications, procedure, and web system design
• Prepare project plans and schedule for significant system-related implementation support and efforts
• Maintain revision control for database, forms, reports and script versions
• Maintain standards for project development and work processes
• Maintain system database(s)
• Perform tuning of the relational database management system(s) and related application database(s) using tuning tools and scripts
• Design, implement, and maintain security access infrastructure
• Design, implement, and maintain data and database related standards, procedures, and guidelines
• Assist in monitoring the direction and growth of the organization to ensure the application of appropriate database technologies and support resources
• Perform capacity planning evaluations
• Perform both logical database design in response to requirements for information
• Perform physical database design in response to requirements for information
• Replicate databases
• Perform day-to-day database administration
• Maintain database backup and recovery procedures
• Perform system tuning to ensure optimal performance and database efficiency
• Install new system releases, upgrades, and patches
• Design logical and physical data structures
• Perform logical database design in response to requirements for information
• Perform physical database design in response to requirements for information
• Design, develop, and implement reporting tools for end-users at all levels (operational, tactical, and strategic) based on requirements for information
• Identify and resolve data related issues
• Design, develop, and implement data processing applications in response to requirements for information
• Design, develop, and implement database integration processes between the administrative system and external databases

Education

Millikin University, Decatur, Illinois 9/98 – 5/04
G.P.A. 3.7/4.0
Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems 5/02
Honors:
James Millikin Scholar (Honors Program)
Alpha Lambda Delta, All-American Scholar, Dean’s List
Masters, Business Administration 5/04

Technical Skills

• Technically knowledgeable in all areas of SCT Banner 5.x


• Skilled with Oracle 8i and 9i DBA Functions, Oracle Application Server 9i, and Oracle Reports 9i


• Competent in SQL, PL/SQL and Oracle Web Services


• Configure and manage all Microsoft operating systems including UNIX


• Adept in Visual Basic, Active Server Pages, Macromedia Dreamweaver MX

Additional Training

• Oracle 9i Database Administration, Fundamentals I
• Oracle 9i Database Performance Tuning
• Oracle Database 10G: New Features for Administrators

Previous Professional Experience

Database Administrator/Developer
Information Technology, Millikin University, Decatur, Illinois 8/01 - Present

• Support the technical functions of the SCT Banner software product for the finance, payroll, and human resources modules in addition to online extranet services


• Install, configure, and manage Oracle 8i/9i RDBMS for the campus administrative system(s)


• Implement integrative technologies using Oracle Reports 9i and Oracle 9iAS Web Application Server


• Provide administration for related services such as security control systems and telephone call recording

Partner
Braden, Killey & Podeschi: IT Consultants, Decatur, Illinois 11/01 – Present

• Provide web presence solutions for area businesses


• Integrate marketing strategies with web presence


• Provide scalable network solutions for small area businesses

Summer Provost Undergraduate Research Fellow
Millikin University, Decatur, Illinois 5/01 – 8/01

• Researched the concept of an online plan of study for students and faculty to support academic advising and student success


• Presented prototypes and research findings to Millikin Board of Trustees


• Facilitated a summer class that focused on current information technology issues

Desktop Support Analyst, Level II - Internship
Consolidated Communications, Mattoon, Illinois 5/00 – 12/00

• Focused on troubleshooting end-user problems (network, software, hardware)


• Developed a new-hire manual for IT department and web-enabled


• Configured desktop PC’s using Norton Ghost

Extracurricular Activities

• Trustee Chairman, Sharon United Methodist Church – 2004 - present


• Delta Sigma Phi Social Fraternity – President 2001, Strategic Planning Committee 2002


• Alpha Kappa Psi Professional Business Fraternity – President 2000


• Millikin Student Government – VP of Finance 2001


• Student Orientation Leader – 1999-2002


• Tabor Faculty Search Committee, Director of Admissions Search Committee, VP of Finance and Business Affairs Search Committee