I'm an Oracle database engineer, Oracle ACE Director and Managing Principal Consultant at Viscosity North America. My career spans 30 years working with Oracle and other database technologies with expertise in infrastructure and systems architecture, automation, DevOps, and software development.

My current responsibilities include:

• Designing database environments for critical reliability, availability, performance, and scalability needs.
• Planning and performing zero- and low-downtime database migrations and upgrades.
• Developing and deploying automation for Infrastructure as Code projects.
• Writing and delivering training materials and hands-on-labs.

My interests include Open Source, Docker and containers, and observability. I'm the author of "Oracle on Docker: Running Oracle Databases in Linux Containers," published through Apress and I present at Oracle conferences and events worldwide, including Oracle OpenWorld, Blueprint 4D, IOUG/Collaborate.