Database Consultant
Freelance
September 8, 2019 – Present
Nagpur, Remote

I enjoy the flexibility that freelancing offers. I still offer Database Administrator as a Service to my clients, but the data protection restrictions are less in consulting if compared with a business. I provide end-to-end database management services and focus more on data security.

Clients: JustLogin, Ascent, ASP Global, NGA, Servikus, Lasered Components

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Business Owner
Dhanu IT Services
September 8, 2016 – September 8, 2019
Nagpur, Remote

I created a brand ‘Dhanu IT Services’ to offer Database Administrator as a Service at a large scale. I generated $100K within a year in 2018 as a one-man show. But, the business did not survive the COVID-19 pandemic and new GDPR rules.

Clients: PHPDots, HRMantra, FocalAgent, AsterCC, ASP Global, Trilogy, Computer Frontiers, AAA Communications, Probity

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Business Owner
Dhanu BPO Services
November 7, 2015 – November 7, 2017
Nagpur

I bootstrapped ‘Dhanu BPO Services’ with 10 BPO/KPO executives and two managers. It specializes in secured back-office processing. I managed the support functions like marketing, finance, and human resources. It was a good show, but my interests lived elsewhere, so I dissolved it.

Clients: SNDL, Dhanu IT Services

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Database Consultant
Freelance
September 9, 2013 – September 8, 2016
Nagpur, Portugal, Ghana, Canada, Remote

I managed to land in the EU and tasted consulting for the first time. Later, I visited Ghana and Canada on official assignments. When I came to India in 2014, I started offering database consultation with a primary focus on performance tuning and incident management.

Clients: MGM Muthu Hotels, Breez, Technoloft, Inpixon, Criticone, QServices, KPI Partners, Vinsha, Nous, Pythian

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Subject Matter Expert – SQL Server
Microsoft
October 1, 2012 – September 6, 2013
Bangalore

I used to offer help on the SQLServerCentral forum. That’s when Microsoft noticed my work and offered me a job. I was helping Microsoft’s Enterprise customers in all aspects of SQL Server products. I specialized in data recovery from corruption, performance tuning, and data replication.

Clients: Microsoft’s Enterprise customers

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Data Modeler
SLK Software
April 4, 2010 – September 14, 2012
Bangalore

I was leading a six-member database team. I designed, developed, and deployed an inventory management system for a US-based car dealership. The biggest challenge (& fun) was the performance SLA. We ran all the dashboards and reports within SLA for 1000+ concurrent users in 250+ dealerships.

Clients: Crowe, FIS Global

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Data Modeler
Pyramid Consulting
September 28, 2009 – March 31, 2010
Bangalore

I was deployed at the client site, Accenture Bangalore, for a short data modeling assignment. I was part of a 500+ team for SFR, a France-based telephone provider. I fine-tuned their ETL routines written in PL/SQL.

Clients: Accenture

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Database Administrator
InfoCepts
October 16, 2006 – September 25, 2009
Nagpur

I managed to earn my client’s trust and became a single point-of-contact for their content mining databases. I monitored Oracle and SQL Server instances, including production databases. I was able to get my hands dirty on data warehouse development assignments.

Clients: Qualtrics, Nielsen

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Software Engineer
Freelance
June 21, 2004 – October 14, 2006
Nagpur

I started freelancing as a side gig during my college days. I earned some money, but most importantly, I learned many technical aspects of software engineering that are not usually taught in a university course. By the end of my graduation, I had a couple of years of hands-on experience.

Clients: Nagpur Municipal Corporation

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