Balu Thoppur Kuppusamy

• Over 9 years of programming experience as an Oracle PL/SQL Developer in Analysis, Design and Implementation of Business Applications using the Oracle Relational Database Management System (RDBMS).• Involved in all phases of the SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) from analysis, design, development, testing, implementation and maintenance with timely delivery against aggressive deadlines. • Experience with Data flow diagrams, Data dictionary, Database normalization theory techniques, Entity relation modeling and design techniques.• Expertise in Client-Server application development using Oracle 11g/10g/9i/8i, PL/SQL, SQL PLUS, TOAD and SQL LOADER. • Good knowledge on Data warehouse concepts, ETL. • Developed Complex database objects like Stored Procedures, Functions, Packages and Triggers using SQL and PL/SQL.• Excellent technical and analytical skills with clear understanding of design goals of ER modeling for OLTP and dimension modeling for OLAP. • Experience in Oracle supplied packages, Dynamic SQL, Records and PL/SQL Tables. • Loaded Data into Oracle Tables using SQL Loader.• Created Packages and Procedures to automatically drop table indexes and create indexes for the tables.• Expertise in Dynamic SQL, Ref Cursor, Collections and Exception handling.• Experience in SQL performance tuning using Cost-Based Optimization (CBO). • Good knowledge of key Oracle performance related features such as Query Optimizer, Execution Plans and Indexes.• Experience with Performance Tuning for Oracle RDBMS using Explain Plan and HINTS. • Created Shell Scripts for invoking SQL scripts and scheduled them.• Production Support in Client-Server, 3-Tier applications.• Experience working in Agile Scrum Methodology.• Good working experience in Oracle ERP modules.• Experience in HP Quality Centre, Microsoft Team Foundation Server.• Excellent communication, interpersonal, analytical skills and strong ability to perform as part of a team