Oracle Certified Professional — 25+ Years

When Oracle Performance Is the Problem,
This Is the Call You Make.

Senior Oracle consulting for organizations that need real answers — not guesswork. Performance troubleshooting, architecture, design, development, and tuning across ISO/RTO power markets, financial systems, and enterprise platforms.

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25+
Years Oracle Experience
270%
Performance Improvement
5×
Application Throughput
3
ISO/RTO Environments
Oracle Application Performance Design, Troubleshooting & Tuning AWR / ASH / ADDM SQL Execution Plans Physical Model Strategies SQL PL/SQL
What I Do

Services

Focused Oracle expertise for the problems that matter most — from emergency performance crises to long-term architecture guidance.

01
Performance Troubleshooting & Tuning
  • Analysis of Reproducible Problems
  • Real-Time Analysis of Irreproducible Problems
  • Postmortem Analysis of Irreproducible Problems
  • AWR / ASH / ADDM deep diagnostics
  • Execution plan analysis & optimization
  • Physical design suited to business goal
  • Table / Index / Partitioning strategy & statistics management
02
Application DBA — Dev ↔ DBA Liaison
  • Teaching developers to build performant, scalable applications on Oracle
  • Teaching DBAs how to support and operate those applications effectively
  • Translating database internals into practical development guidance
  • Aligning DBA operations with application architecture decisions
03
Database Architecture & Design
  • Logical & physical data modeling
  • Scalable schema design patterns
  • OLTP vs. data warehouse design
  • Partitioning strategy
  • Storage and tablespace architecture
04
SQL & PL/SQL Development
  • SQL first, then PL/SQL, then 3rd-language approach
  • Scalable data processing: Analytical, Window functions, SQL Model, Match_Recognize, SQL Macro
  • External tables & data loading
  • Bulk collect & FORALL optimization
  • Virtual Private Database (VPD) & Transparent Data Encryption (TDE)
05
Advisory
  • Developer coaching & code review
  • Oracle version migration planning
  • DBA collaboration & support
  • Application team enablement
Career History

Experience

Over two decades delivering Oracle solutions in demanding, high-availability environments — power grid operations, financial transaction processing, and enterprise platforms.

Aug 2025 — Present
Technical Specialist
NYISO — Albany, NY
Oracle 19c application design, performance tuning, support multiple enterprise applications.
Sep 2021 — Aug 2025
Senior Staff Software Engineer
GE Digital — Remote
Built and led team of 4 DB developers. Resolved longstanding Oracle performance issues at the ISO.
Jun 2013 — Sep 2021
Technical Specialist
NYISO — Albany, NY
Designed and tuned applications supporting wholesale energy markets and power system reliability. Data warehouse optimization reduced CPU requirements by 2, delivering direct infrastructure cost savings.
Mar 2010 — Mar 2013
Senior Software Developer
Transaction Network Services — Albany, NY
Mission-critical financial transaction processing on a 24×7 platform. Zero downtime tolerance.
Sep 2003 — Mar 2010
CMS Application Manager
Sonic / TNS — Albany, NY
270% performance improvement on CMS platform. Oracle 8i through 11g migration.
Nov 2000 — Aug 2003
Team Leader / Developer
IFS International — Troy, NY
5× application throughput increase. MasterCard & VISA interface development and optimization.
Proven Impact

Results

Real numbers from real engagements — not estimates or projections.

270%
CMS Performance Improvement
Identified and eliminated bottlenecks across the CMS platform at Sonic/TNS, delivering a 270% gain through query optimization, schema redesign, and Oracle migration from 8i to 11g.
5×
Application Throughput Increase
Increased throughput fivefold on MasterCard and VISA financial interfaces at IFS International through PL/SQL bulk processing and execution plan restructuring.
4
Built and Led a Team of 4 DB Developers
Built and mentored a full Oracle development team at GE Digital from the ground up, establishing best practices for SPP power market systems while resolving longstanding performance issues.
Get in Touch

Let's Talk About Your Oracle Problem

Whether it's a performance crisis, an architecture review, or an ongoing development engagement — reach out and let's see if it's a good fit.

Email
contact@OraPerfect.com
Location
Albany, NY area — available remotely
Availability
Available part-time (15–20 hours/week) for fixed-scope engagements — from single performance incidents to full architecture projects — as well as ongoing retainer arrangements for teams needing a dedicated Oracle expert without the cost of a full-time hire. Senior-level expertise precisely when you need it.

Why OraPerfect

Three Ideas in One Word

Oracle — the platform we live in. Perfect — the standard we hold our work to. Performance — the result you get.