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President & CEO, Dobler Consulting Inc
Florida

Professional Summary

Accomplished IT professional with more than twenty two years of experience in software development, database management and infrastructure management with proven ability to successfully implement cutting edge technology, managing multiple complex technology projects and implementing procedures and policies to improve efficiencies and reduce cost. Multilingual information technology expert with extensive business experience owning and operating a consulting company in Switzerland and the United States.

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813 322 3240 (work)
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8270 Woodland Center Blvd.
Tampa, FL 33614
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Work Experience

2000 - Present
Specialized in database consulting services and business solutions. Primary application and systems integration partner for Corpus Business Solutions LLC and its flagship product DBI Event Monitor. Experts in Sybase, Oracle and SQL Server database architecture, performance tuning and administration. Experienced integrators of data replication into heterogenous environments.

The Nielsen Company / Director of Computing Services
2006 - 2008
Responsible for strategic database architecture design, contract negotiations with database vendors and leading a large team of highly skilled DBA. Database vendor portfolio includes Sybase, Oracle, MS SQL Server, Netezza, DB2, Informix and Redbrick.
Developed database administration best practices, standards and procedures to optimize DBA resources.
Strategic and operational leadership to server administration teams in all Nielsen data centers across North America (including Canada). Developed procedures and policies for resource sharing of distributed teams across multiple physical locations and across North America.
Developed enterprise wide server configuration standards across all platforms and locations.
Sponsored multiple infrastructure projects to increase productivity and reduce hardware and software licensing cost.
Negotiated new maintenance contracts and contract renewals with various vendors.
Nielsen Media Research / Director of Database Technology
2000 - 2006
Strategic planning of database resources across all mission critical applications by managing a large team of highly skilled DBA who provide support for Sybase ASE 12.0-15.0, Sybase IQ 12.5-12.6, Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and Microsoft SQL Server 2005.
Improved the system availability of the company's most mission critical application from 94% annually to a documented 100% annually by implementing DBA standards & procedures to streamline routine DBA.
Developed a master plan for the data center move of all the mission critical application servers. 74 UNIX servers and two dozens windows servers were moved in a tight schedule. The data center move was completed on time and with less down time than planned.
Successfully introduced and implemented Sybase IQ into the database portfolio.
Successfully introduced and expanded the use of SAN storage.
Introduced server virtualization on an IBM LPAR based systems.
IT Vision AG / Lead Architect / Sr. Database Administrator
1997 - 2000
Co-Owner and founder of IT Vision AG. Expanded the business from Switzerland to the USA in 1999. Primary focus on information technology consulting for swiss banks. Specialized in high performance Sybase and Oracle database design and implementation.

COMIT Financial Systems AG / Sr. Database Administrator / Sr. Software Developer
1989 - 1997
Development and maintenance of the logical and physical data model. Implementation of development environments and configuration management systems. Development of an intranet-server for project documentation.Performance and tuning of the database SYBASE (V4.8 - 11.0.3). Install, backup and restore of database servers.
Development and maintenance of the logical and physical data model. Oracle Database administration support for development environments and full integration into SDLC process. Performance and tuning of the ORACLE database. Install, backup and restore of database servers.
Development of partner information services. Managing a range of technical functionalities.
Weitnauer Trading Company / Analyst / Software Developer
1988 - 1989
Programming, analysis and software engineering for the purposes of international trade.

Basler Versicherungsgesellschaft ( Insurance Corporation of Basle) / Analyst / Software Developer / Lead Programmer
1985 - 1988
Software development and design of various insurance applications.
Software development and systems analyst (IBM 3090 MVS-XA).
Software development and design of a pension fund application.
Training Instructor on IMS/DB (database).

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Peter Dobler posted a blog entry Aug 7, 2011

Wanted: Software Sales Account Executive

Dobler Consulting, a leader in Sybase, Oracle and SQL Server database support services and Sybase (an SAP Company) system integration services for Fortune 500 companies as well as Small and Midsize Business (SMB) in the United States, seeks an individual… more »

Peter Dobler posted a blog entry Jul 31, 2011

ISUG User Group Meeting August 11th

Please join us on August 11th for our next meeting “The Future of PowerBuilder” which will include a PowerBuilder roadmap update, technical presentations from versions 12.5 and beyond, and a round-table focus group session on PowerBuilder strategy.
Our meeting will… more »

Peter Dobler posted a blog entry Jul 13, 2011

Meet Me in Las Vegas

I have the distinct honor to announce that Sybase invited me as a speaker at this year’s TechWave in Las Vegas. This year TechWave will be cohosted with SAP’s TechED. This joined event will attract 5000+ attendees and will draw… more »

Peter Dobler posted a blog entry Jul 7, 2011

Dobler Consulting Is Now an ISUG Partner

To further deepen the commitment to Sybase, Dobler Consulting is now an official ISUG partner. ISUG is the worldwide community for Sybase users with a huge member base. I believe that everybody who is involved with Sybase products as a… more »

Peter Dobler posted a blog entry Jun 18, 2011

Sybase ASE 15 – Semantic Partitions to the Rescue

Data explosion and the always present request for faster data retrieval led to the introduction of more granular data distribution on physical disks. Even with faster disks, the increase in parallel processing created more contention on a single table.
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Peter Dobler posted a blog entry May 28, 2011

Sybase ASE 15.5 – The Need for Speed

The slogan “Bigger, Better, Faster” was always the driving force behind the database technology evolution.  The latest release of Sybase ASE 15.5 is no exception.
Sybase ASE 15.5 introduces many new features and several highly anticipated improvements to… more »

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