Joe Pantera

Senior DBA / Finance Systems Administrator at Latham & Watkins

Enterprise-level administrator of systems (Linux, Unix, Windows, Network Management, IT Infrastructure), database (Oracle, Sybase, Microsoft SQL Server & MySQL) & Storage (EMC, Tiered-level storage solution(s)) for 15+ years. Enterprise-level DBA on Mission-critical, high OLTP RDB systems in Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle & Sybase. Finance systems DBA, main liaison in IT for applications and user community. Strength as a programmer (C, perl, all Unix shell-scripts, WMI, various other tools, as-needed, able to adapt quickly to changing environments) to improve / monitor IT Infrastructure(s). A lead Integrator in migrating applications / infrastructure, into Disaster Recovery / Data Center-centric environment. When an IT task is presented, is a senior-level team-lead in finding best possible solution & addressing implementation. Professional goal to continue to grow and be challenged in a leadership IT role, utilizing diverse knowledge, expertise & skills. Specialties: Linux Admin (RedHat ES & Fedora, SuSE, CentOS, Oracle) Unix Admin (HP-UX, Solaris, AIX, IRIX, Mac OS X, etc...) Microsoft SQL Server, Sybase, Oracle DBA, Working Knowledge, MySQL MS Windows Admin (All versions, MSCS Clustering) EMC Symmetrix / Clariion Storage & Tools IBM Storage Solutions & Tools FalconStor Storage Virtualization Technology Vmware ESX & ESXi GroundWorks / HP OpenView Network Management All facets of new application roll outs / system-support