ISAAC BRIGHT ASHONG
Accra
Summary
Oracle Application Database Administrator with strong focus on delivering results and ensuring system integrity. Skilled in database and application management, proficient in PL/SQL and backup/recovery processes, performance tuning, patching, cloning and data security. Reliable team collaborator who adapts to evolving requirements and consistently supports colleagues. Known for problem-solving abilities, technical expertise, and commitment to achieving organizational goals.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Architect
Volta River Authority
01.2022 - Current
- Design Scalable and elastic Resilient solutions for High Availability and Disaster Recovery
- Design Cloud-Native, Microservices, and Serverless Architecture
- Deliver infrastructure as a code.
- Design, implement and operate Oracle Database Services
- Design for hybrid and multi-cloud architectures
- Migrate workloads, Databases, and Data to OCI
- Implement Observability Solutions
- Oracle Fusion administration – single sign-on, cloning and testing of oracle security and patch releases.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop innovative infrastructure projects aligned with organizational goals.
Oracle APPs DBA/DBA
Volta River Authority
07.2016 - Current
- Oversee daily monitoring, maintenance, upgrades, patching, and tuning of Oracle E-Business Database and Application server.
- Manage Oracle Application Server and Database administration.
- Configure and optimize EBS environments, including concurrent managers, workflow, and databases.
- Provide 24/7 support for production and non-production systems, including disaster recovery.
- Managed database performance tuning and optimization for enhanced system efficiency.
- Collaborate with Oracle via Metalink for issue resolution.
- Coordinate with Technical and Functional teams for patching and maintenance.
- Support functional and development teams for Oracle EBS suite.
- Monitor and optimize database performance.
- Implemented data backup and recovery strategies to ensure data integrity and availability.
Oracle Database Administrator
Volta River Authority
01.2013 - Current
- Assessed and monitored user access, security, and performance for optimal front-end responsiveness.
- Developed and tested backup and recovery plans.
- Produced detailed database documentation and ensured compliance with data standards.
- Refined physical designs to meet storage and data model requirements.
- Installed and tested new DBMS versions.
- Ensured strict adherence to the Data Protection Act.
- Collaborated across IT and operational teams to maintain database integrity and security.
- Administered Oracle databases, ensuring high availability and optimal performance.
- Implemented backup and recovery strategies to safeguard critical data integrity.
- Enhanced application performance by tuning SQL queries and optimizing PL/SQL code, resulting in faster response times.
Education
MBA - Management Information Systems
University of Ghana
Accra, Ghana10-2021
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
University For Development Studies (UDS)
Tamale, Ghana07-2010
Skills
- Oracle Database Administration (11g, 12c, 19c, Autonomous)
- Oracle E-Business R121, R122
- Oracle APEX
- Oracle Cloud (OCI)
- Maria DB, MS SQL
- Linux/Unix
- Windows
- Troubleshooting/problem solving
- Installation/ Integration/ Operation
- Database security management
- Effective communicator and active listener
- Proven leadership and team development skills
Accomplishments
- Part of a team that migrated Volta River Authority from Computron application to Oracle E-Business Suite
- Upgrade oracle E-Business database 11g to 12c to stay complaint
- Collaborated with team of 2 in the development of online backup for E-Business and Database using Commvault
- Migrated Oracle E-Business r12.1.3 and Database 12c from On-premise to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
- Migrated In-House applications workload from Microsoft Azure to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) to save cost
- Installed and configured Oracle APEX on Autonomous Database and connected it to Oracle E-Business Database for development and reporting
- Collaborated with team of 6 in the development of Hospital validation app, Incident management apps, Staff Financial app.
- Part of a team that is migrating Volta River Authority from Oracle E-Business to Oracle Fusion
- Supervisor of the Database Unit in Volta River Authority
- Member of the Volta River Authority team collaborating with KPMG to develop an IT Business Continuity plan
Certification
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2025 Certified Foundations Associate – Oracle University
- ICT Readiness for Business Continuity-ISO 2025: Lead Implementer – Standards and Best Practice
- PRINCE2 Foundation Certificate in Project Management – PeopleCert, AXELOS
LANGUAGES
English: full professional proficiency
References
References available upon request.
TRAINING
- Advanced Certificate in Database Administration - Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA)
- Customize Oracle Database 12c and Oracle E-Business Application 12.2 training – Koenig Solutions
- ORACLE APPLICATION EXPRESS WORKSHOP 1 – Koenig Solutions
- Oracle VM Server for x86: Administration Ed – Oracle University
- Leadership Re-Orientation Programme - VRA ACADEMY
- Instructional Techniques for Technical Training- VRA ACADEMY
Timeline
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Architect
Volta River Authority
01.2022 - Current
Oracle APPs DBA/DBA
Volta River Authority
07.2016 - Current
Oracle Database Administrator
Volta River Authority
01.2013 - Current
MBA - Management Information Systems
University of Ghana
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
University For Development Studies (UDS)