Emad Abu Zahra, Oracle Technology Track Leader

Emad Abu Zahra

Oracle Technology Track Leader

Exatek

Location
Jordan - Amman
Education
Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering
Experience
15 years, 7 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :15 years, 7 Months

Oracle Technology Track Leader at Exatek
  • Jordan - Amman
  • My current job since October 2013

Conducting Advanced Oracle Certified training courses.
 Working on new Oracle Technologies including
o Oracle Weblogic.
o Oracle Golden Gate.
o Oracle Advanced Security.
o Oracle Identity Management.
o Oracle ODA and Exadata.
o Oracle Database and EBS Migrations / Upgrades.
 Building technical team capacities.
 Working with Ellucian - USA remotely with different kinds of projects (Banner implementations, remote DBA support services, Banner patchings and upgrades).

Senior Oracle Apps DBA at Paramount for Information Technology Innovation
  • Jordan - Amman
  • September 2012 to October 2013

Outsource for Qatarsteel as Apps DBA on-site working on the following projects so far:
o Upgrade E-Business Suite Database to 11gR2.
o Upgrade E-Business Suite Applications to R12.1.3.
o Implementing Oracle Advanced Security Options on E-Business Suite Database \[Oracle Data Masking, Oracle TDE Tablespace Encryption\]
o Implementing Database Partitioning and Compression on E-Business Suite Database.
o Production environment 24/7 support.

Senior Oracle Consultant at Savvytek
  • Jordan - Amman
  • April 2009 to September 2012

Main Tasks:

Oracle products setup and administration (Database 9i|10g|11g, Application Server, E-business Suite, Siebel, Apex, Grid Control).
Implementing high availability features for Oracle database \[DataGuard, Real Application Clusters\].
Oracle Database and E-business Suite Upgrades.
Operating System administration and configuration for different Oracle products.
Customer Support involving oracle products setup, maintenance, and data migration inside and outside Jordan.
Conducting different Oracle Certified training courses inside and outside Jordan.

Main Projects Handled:

Oracle Database 11g RAC implementation at Middle East Payment Services.
Oracle Database 11g Release2 RAC implementation at Royal Hashemite Court.
Oracle E-Business Suite R12.1.3 Multi-Tier implementation at Royal Commission for Jubail & Yanbu in KSA.
Oracle E-Business Suite 11i Upgrade to R12.1.3 at Zain Jordan-Amman.
Oracle E-Business Suite R12.0.6 migration from HP-UX to AIX at Qatar Steel in Qatar-Doha.
Oracle support and maintenance for different projects inside and outside Jordan.
Implementation of Oracle Support Application - Web Based - using Oracle APEX.

Courses Conducted:

(2009)- Five days course titled Introduction to SQL in Savvytek.
(2009)- Two days course titled Oracle Application Server Discoverer: Creating Queries and Forms in Savvytek.
(2009)- Five days course titled Oracle database 11g SQL Fundamentals in Savvytek.
(2009)- Five days course titled Oracle Database 10g Administration Workshop I in Syria and KSA.
(2010)- Five days course titled Oracle Database 11g Administration Workshop I in Tunis.
(2010)- Five days course titled Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g Grid Control in Tunis.
(2011)- Five days course titled Oracle Database 11gR2 Administration Workshop I in KSA.
(2011)- Five days course titled Oracle Database 11gR2 Administration Workshop II in KSA.

Trainee at King Abdulla II Fund for Development
  • Jordan - Amman
  • May 2008 to October 2008

Designing and building a 3D scanner using a laser sensor. It basically captures the geometrical features of any object from all sides using laser scanning mounted on mechanical actuators, creates a 3D representation of the object on the computer screen and produce a model that can be used in any 3D rendering software such as 3DMax, Carrara 3D, MODO, Maya...etc. This project was funded by King Abdulla II Fund for Development (KAFD).

Education

Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering
  • at Princess Sumaya University for Technology
  • September 2008

GPA is 85.5%. Got a 75% scholarship from the University.

High school or equivalent, IGCSE
  • at College De La Salle Frere
  • July 2004

Equated to 95% in Scientific Tawjihi Stream.

Bayt Tests

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Score 88%

Specialties & Skills

Oracle Application Server
Unix Administration
Linux server administration
Database Management
Oracle E Business Suite
Administration and Configurtation of multiple Oracle Products ex. Database,Application Server, E-BS
Conducting certified courses and training
Oracle Apps DBA
Migration of Oracle products on different platforms
Implementation of high availability solutions
Backup and Recovery

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Oracle Certified Expert, Oracle Real Application Clusters 11g and Grid Infrastructure Administrator (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2013
Valid Until:
December 2013
Oracle Database 11g Administration OCP (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2011
Valid Until:
April 2011
Oracle Database 11g Administration OCA (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2010
Valid Until:
April 2010