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Liesel Jaworski

Database Manager
Cape Town

Summary

Highly experienced Database Manager with a strong background in Oracle DBA, AIX administration, and management. Offers 20 years of Oracle DBA experience, 4 years of basic AIX admin experience, and 5 years of management experience. Prior to joining Metropolitan, worked as an Application DBA for Oracle Netherlands, gaining 2.5 years of experience in Applications Release 11. Also has 4 years of UNIX (HP-UX) administration experience and 1.5 years of basic Oracle 7 database administration experience. Additionally, provided end user support and developed and maintained student and financial systems for Technikon Free State in South Africa. Also experienced in developing and maintaining financial systems for tertiary institutions while working for Integrated Tertiary Software, a South African Software House, serving various Technikons and Universities throughout South Africa, Africa, and later the UK.

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages

Work History

Database Manager

Momentum Group
Cape Town
10.2020 - Current

Company Overview: The company of employment is an insurance company

  • Database Manager (Oracle, Db2, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, MSSQL)
  • Recruitment (right people for the job)
  • Culture (positive working environment)
  • Capability (Tools and training)
  • Leadership and guidance
  • Coaching and Mentoring
  • KPI/PDP process
  • Learning paths / IKM re-assessment
  • Compliance, Security and Risk implementation per technology
  • Architectural overview and strategic overview
  • Drive technical debt compliance
  • Operational delivery improvements
  • Operational delivery
  • Drive sessions / RCA
  • P1 cleanliness / Jira tickets
  • Monthly and quarterly stats collation in line with the high-performance team culture
  • – quarterly stats
  • Budgeting
  • Licensing
  • Strategy planning
  • Established standardized procedures for data entry, enhancing consistency across all records within the organization''s databases.
  • Managed vendor relationships for hardware upgrades and software licenses, ensuring cost-effective procurement of essential resources.
  • Maximized resource utilization through capacity planning initiatives that identified opportunities for consolidation while maintaining service quality standards.
  • Increased system uptime by proactively monitoring database health and addressing potential issues before they escalated.

Database Operations Manager

Momentum Metropolitan Ltd
Cape Town
01.2017 - 09.2020
  • Company Overview: The company of employment is an insurance company
  • Database Operational Manager (Oracle, Db2, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, MSSQL)
  • Recruitment (right people for the job)
  • KPI/PDP capturing
  • Learning paths / IKM re-assessment
  • Compliance, Security and Risk implementation per technology
  • Operational delivery improvements
  • Operational delivery
  • Drive sessions / RCA
  • P1 cleanliness / Jira tickets

Senior Oracle Database Administrator

Momentum Metropolitan Ltd
Cape Town
06.2001 - 12.2016
  • Company Overview: The company of employment is an insurance company
  • Upgrading Oracle databases
  • Migration plans/implementations
  • Responsible for the backup and recovery procedures
  • Performing Oracle database administration tasks
  • Did perform basic administration of the UNIX (AIX version 4.3) servers for 4 years from 2001
  • End-user support
  • Project work
  • Performance tuning
  • Operations management of Oracle database team
  • Worked on Oracle 8,8i,9i,10G,11G

Apps Data Base Administrator

Aegon Insurance
02.2001 - 05.2001
  • Company Overview: The Project that Liesel worked on was for the Aegon
  • To install and implement Applications R11I (11.5.3) on a Sun Server
  • To install CRM and iSupport, iMarketing and other products
  • Maintenance of the server and applications
  • The Project that Liesel worked on was for the Aegon

Apps Data base administrator

E.ON
02.2001 - 05.2001
  • Company Overview: The Project that Liesel worked on was for the E.ON
  • To install and implement Applications R11I (11.5.3) on windows - 2000
  • To install CRM and iStore
  • The Project that Liesel worked on was for the E.ON

Apps Data base administrator

Friesland Coberco
01.2001 - 02.2001
  • Company Overview: The Project that Liesel worked on was for the Friesland Coberco
  • To install and implement Applications R11I (11.5.2) on windows - NT
  • To install CRM and IStore
  • The Project that Liesel worked on was for the Friesland Coberco

Apps Data base administrator

Elsevier Science
03.2000 - 02.2001
  • Company Overview: The Project that Liesel worked on was for the Elsevier Science, Publishing house
  • Helping to install Oracle8 Server on Sun
  • To install and implement Applications R11
  • Maintain R11
  • Worked on project from initial stage through to production
  • Transfer knowledge to Clients DBA’s
  • The Project that Liesel worked on was for the Elsevier Science, Publishing house

Apps Data base administrator

Paramelt B.V.
08.2000 - 12.2000
  • Company Overview: The Project that Liesel worked on was for the Paramelt B.V
  • Limited Technical Architecture work
  • To install and implement Applications R11i
  • Maintain R11i
  • Backup and recovery strategy
  • Implement management procedures
  • Install of OEM
  • Transfer knowledge to Clients DBA’s
  • The Project that Liesel worked on was for the Paramelt B.V

Apps Data base administrator

Berenschot
02.2000 - 04.2000
  • Company Overview: The Project that Liesel worked on was for the Berenschot
  • To install Oracle8 Server on HP
  • To install and implement Applications R11
  • Maintain R11 for brief period
  • Transfer knowledge to client DBA’s
  • The Project that Liesel worked on was for the Berenschot

Apps Data base administrator

RGD
09.1999 - 02.2000
  • Company Overview: The Project that Liesel worked on was for the Rijks Gebouwen dienst
  • Helping to install Oracle8 Server on Sun
  • To install and implement Applications R11
  • Maintain R11
  • The Project that Liesel worked on was for the Rijks Gebouwen dienst

Apps Data Base Administrator

Mav Informatika
02.1999 - 06.1999
  • Company Overview: The Project that Liesel worked on was for the Hungarian Railways
  • Helping to install Oracle8 Server on IBM
  • To install and implement Applications R11
  • The Project that Liesel worked on was for the Hungarian Railways

Oracle DBA

Oracle Europe Middle East Africa
Utrecht
11.1998 - 05.2001

Data base administrator

Technikon Free State
01.1997 - 08.1998
  • Company Overview: The company that Liesel was employed by was an institution of Higher Education
  • Design and implementation of latest programs and systems
  • Writing of specifications
  • Maintaining standard, ITS (Application for Higher Education) system and install new versions
  • Responsible for the backup and recovery procedures
  • Performing the basic Oracle 7 database administration tasks
  • Performing basic administration of the UNIX (HP-UX version 9.0 and 10.0) machine
  • End-user support
  • The company that Liesel was employed by was an institution of Higher Education

Programmer

Technikon Free State
Bloemfontein
07.1995 - 12.1996
  • Design and implementation of latest programs and systems
  • Writing of specifications and coding of programs
  • Maintaining standard ITS system and install new versions, as well as updating local software
  • Responsible for the backup and recovery procedures, as well as implementing the procedures
  • Performing the basic Oracle 6 and 7 database administration tasks
  • Performing basic administration of the UNIX (HP-UX version 9.0) machine
  • End-user support

Jnr. Programmer

Integrated Tertiary Software
Pretoria
12.1994 - 06.1995
  • Company Overview: This Software House focused on development and maintenance of financial systems for tertiary institutions
  • Programming in C, Pro-C, Oracle forms 3 and Oracle report (RPT)
  • Assist clients with problems
  • Focus on development and maintenance of financial systems for tertiary institutions
  • This Software House focused on development and maintenance of financial systems for tertiary institutions

Education

National Diploma - Information Technology

Technikon Free State
Bloemfontein
01.1992 - 12.1994

Skills

People Management

Analytical Thinking

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Conceptual Thinking

Time Management

Conflict Resolution

Collaboration Skills

Problem solving

Planning

Technical skills

High Empathy

Third Party Products

  • Integrated Tertiary Software (Software for higher educational institutions)
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • Oracle products

Hardware And Operating Systems

  • UNIX - HP9000 Minicomputers
  • HP/UX 9.0 + 10 (UNIX System V Release 4)
  • UNIX - Sun 450 Minicomputers
  • Sun 5.6
  • AIX 4.2/4.3
  • Windows 95 (User knowledge)
  • Windows NT (User knowledge)
  • Windows 2000 (User knowledge)
  • Windows 7 (User knowledge)

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 12/13/73
  • Nationality: South African

Training

  • UNIX Fundamentals
  • UNIX System Administration Basics
  • HP-UX 10.0 System Administration HP9000
  • ORACLE 7 DBA: Establishing the Database
  • ORACLE 7 DBA: Maintaining the Database
  • Using Oracle applications system administration release 10SC / 11
  • Oracle 7 DBA Backup and Recovery
  • Oracle Applications DBA bootcamp (includes database administration, backup and recovery, performance tuning, applications installations etc.)
  • Oracle webdb training
  • Oracle Performance tuning 9i
  • MLP qualification with MMI - 2021
  • AWS cloud Practitioner
  • Care and Grow
  • Woman in leadership - 2024

Oracle Products

  • Oracle database version 7.x/8/8i/9i/10g/11g
  • SQL Plus
  • PL SQL
  • Oracle forms version 3
  • Enterprise manager
  • Oracle applications system administration release 10SC and 11
  • Applications 11 / 11i

Timeline

Database Manager

Momentum Group
10.2020 - Current

Database Operations Manager

Momentum Metropolitan Ltd
01.2017 - 09.2020

Senior Oracle Database Administrator

Momentum Metropolitan Ltd
06.2001 - 12.2016

Apps Data Base Administrator

Aegon Insurance
02.2001 - 05.2001

Apps Data base administrator

E.ON
02.2001 - 05.2001

Apps Data base administrator

Friesland Coberco
01.2001 - 02.2001

Apps Data base administrator

Paramelt B.V.
08.2000 - 12.2000

Apps Data base administrator

Elsevier Science
03.2000 - 02.2001

Apps Data base administrator

Berenschot
02.2000 - 04.2000

Apps Data base administrator

RGD
09.1999 - 02.2000

Apps Data Base Administrator

Mav Informatika
02.1999 - 06.1999

Oracle DBA

Oracle Europe Middle East Africa
11.1998 - 05.2001

Data base administrator

Technikon Free State
01.1997 - 08.1998

Programmer

Technikon Free State
07.1995 - 12.1996

Jnr. Programmer

Integrated Tertiary Software
12.1994 - 06.1995

National Diploma - Information Technology

Technikon Free State
01.1992 - 12.1994
Liesel JaworskiDatabase Manager