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Hire RadeRade Pobulic
Verified Expert in Engineering
Database Developer
Ruma, Vojvodina, Serbia
Toptal member since April 14, 2017
Bio
Rade has three decades of experience with Oracle products (database, tools, applications, middleware, and business intelligence). With so many years of hands-on, in-depth experience under his belt, it can safely be said that Rade is a world-class expert in Oracle databases, SQL tuning, and development. Recently, he's been working on Oracle Fusion Cloud Application implementations.
Portfolio
Parallel Consulting, Belgrade
Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS), Data Modeling, Oracle, SQL, Data Warehousing...
Oracle EMEA
Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS), Oracle Database, Oracle, Oracle PL/SQL...
Oracle Russia & CIS
Oracle Database, SQL, Oracle, OLTP, OLAP, Data Warehousing, Oracle PL/SQL...
Experience
- Oracle SQL - 20 years
- Oracle PL/SQL - 20 years
- Oracle Database - 20 years
- Database Design - 20 years
- Oracle Linux - 20 years
- Oracle Performance Tuning - 20 years
- Oracle Application Express (APEX) - 10 years
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) - 5 years
Work Experience
Principal Consultant
2003 - PRESENT
Parallel Consulting, Belgrade
- Acted as an Oracle database administrator and tuned its performance.
- Contributed to Oracle SQL and PL/SQL development and tuning.
- Localized and Implemented Oracle HCM Cloud in Croatia.
- Implemented Oracle E-Business Suite customization and tuning.
- Created Oracle BI Publisher reports and developed with Oracle BI.
- Handled a data migration (Oracle Warehouse Builder, XQuery, PL/SQL, and SQL Loader).
- Created database models and designs (Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler).
- Taught as an instructor for Oracle University (30+ different database, middleware, and EBS courses).
Technologies: Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS), Data Modeling, Oracle, SQL, Data Warehousing, Oracle PL/SQL, Oracle DBA, Database Administration (DBA), Oracle SQL, Oracle ASM, Linux, Data Warehouse Design, Oracle Performance Tuning, Oracle Apps Technical, Oracle Application R12 EBS, Oracle HRMS, Databases, Business Intelligence (BI), Database Design, Project Management, Regex, Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition 11g (OBIEE), Oracle Unified Methodology (OUM), Oracle Linux, Oracle SQL Developer, Oracle BI Publisher, Oracle SQL Data Modeler, XPath, XQuery, Oracle VM VirtualBox, Oracle Fusion Middleware, Oracle Financials, Microsoft Project, Bash, Primavera, Oracle GoldenGate, Oracle RMAN, Oracle WebLogic Application Server, Oracle Streams, Oracle Data Guard, Agile Software Development, Git, GitHub, Oracle Cloud, Oracle WebCenter Content, Oracle Business Intelligence Applications (OBIA), Haskell, Python 3, Data Migration, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Pivot Tables, Database Modeling, Oracle Database, Oracle Application Express (APEX), Business Management, Oracle BI, Functional Programming, XSLT, OLTP, Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR), HL7 FHIR Standard, Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse, Oracle Database Tuning, Oracle ERP Cloud, Oracle HCM Cloud, Oracle Analytics Cloud (OAC), Backup & Recovery, Database Backups, Analytics, Data Architecture, Board Reporting, Customer Data, Data Governance, Data Pipelines, Data Visualization, ELT, ETL, Database Normalization, Python, Data Cleaning, Data Transformation, Document Parsing, Web Scraping, Data Engineering, Data Enrichment, Data Mining, Database Migration, NoSQL, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automation, API Integration, Consulting, IT Consulting, Integration, Oracle Fusion HCM, System Migration, Human Resource Management Systems (HRMS), Human Resources (HR), IT Project Management
Senior Regional Director, Customer Support, East & Central Europe
1997 - 2003
Oracle EMEA
- Recruited, trained, and managed the Oracle product support teams in 13 countries.
- Handled customer problem escalations.
- Improved the support process and infrastructure.
- Managed the Oracle products competency levels.(Oracle database, tools, middleware, and applications).
- Managed the critical advanced customer support projects.
- Led the internal Oracle Balance Scorecard implementation in Oracle Support EMEA.
Technologies: Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS), Oracle Database, Oracle, Oracle PL/SQL, Databases, Business Intelligence (BI), Database Design, PL/SQL, Oracle SQL Developer, Oracle SQL Data Modeler, Microsoft Project, Database Modeling, Business Management, Oracle BI, Data Modeling, OLTP, Oracle Database Tuning, Analytics, Customer Data, Database Normalization, Human Resources (HR)
Services Director, Russia & CIS
1994 - 1997
Oracle Russia & CIS
- Recruited, trained, and managed various teams including Oracle Presales analysts, Oracle Support analysts, Oracle University instructors, and Oracle Consulting consultants.
- Developed the internal CRM, forms, and reports which were fully generated from Oracle Designer. The business intelligence was developed using Oracle Discoverer beta.
Technologies: Oracle Database, SQL, Oracle, OLTP, OLAP, Data Warehousing, Oracle PL/SQL, Databases, Business Intelligence (BI), Database Design, Microsoft Project, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Database Modeling, Business Management, Oracle BI, Oracle Designer, Data Modeling, Oracle Database Tuning, Analytics, Customer Data, Database Normalization, Consulting, IT Consulting, Human Resources (HR), IT Project Management
Services Director
1990 - 1994
Oracle Yugoslavia
- Performed presales, support, education, and consulting tasks for Oracle Database and Tools.
- Recruited, trained, and managed presales, support, education, and consulting engineers.
- Implemented alone all the Oracle installations (on VMS) for the European User Group Conference 1990 in Madrid, including pre-alpha Oracle 7.
Technologies: Oracle Designer, Oracle Database, SQL, Oracle, OLTP, Oracle PL/SQL, Databases, Database Design, Database Modeling, Business Management, Data Modeling, VM, General Comprehensive Operating System (GCOS), Oracle Database Tuning, Analytics, Customer Data, Database Normalization, Consulting, IT Consulting, Human Resources (HR), IT Project Management
Principal Oracle Consultant
1987 - 1990
Kopa (Oracle and DEC Distributor in Yugoslavia)
- Provided presales help, support, education, and consulting for Oracle Database and Tools.
- Installed the VMS and provided support.
Technologies: Oracle Forms, Oracle Database, VMS, PL/SQL, SQL, Oracle, OLTP, Oracle PL/SQL, Databases, Database Design, C, Database Modeling, Oracle Designer, Data Modeling, VM, General Comprehensive Operating System (GCOS), Oracle Database Tuning, Analytics, Customer Data, Database Normalization, Consulting, IT Consulting, IT Project Management
Software Engineer
1981 - 1987
Research Institute "Mihajlo Pupin," Belgrade
- Developed electric power system optimization software in Fortran.
- Wrote city traffic control and optimization software in Fortran.
- Built a Serbian government HRMS in COBOL.
- Created linear optimization programs in Fortran and Basic.
Technologies: General Comprehensive Operating System (GCOS), VM, MVS, VMS, BASIC, COBOL, Fortran, OLTP, Oracle PL/SQL, Databases
Project History
DHL Express Europe Oracle E-Business Suite R11 to R12.2 Upgrade
I custom-developed the SQL, PL/SQL, BI Publisher, OAF, Forms, and Bash. I also implemented the SQL and database performance tuning (with more than ten terabytes and more than one billion rows of tables). In addition, I provided hardware optimization guidance.
DHL Express Global
I developed a mobile application for DHL Express workers, using Oracle PaaS. I was involved in requirements and gap analysis, testing, performance tuning and writing complex SQL queries for the Oracle Database.
Financial Business Planning for the Slovenian Steel Industry
I developed a custom eBusiness suite module for multi-user plan generation, modification, and analytics with custom version control on every field of every plan. I also created a custom Oracle EBS Web ADI integrators as the UI for the plans and developed extremely efficient complex views for real-time extraction and aggregation of all relevant EBS data. Lastly, I created an Oracle BI repository for plan analytics.
Oracle EBS Customization for the Slovenian Steel Industry as an Oracle Consulting Subcontractor
I developed custom BI Publisher Reports, Oracle Forms, and Web ADI integrators for the Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1 in a multiorganizational context, covering a broad range of financials and manufacturing modules.
Custom Oracle EBS Reports for KBC Zemun Hospital
I wrote Business Intelligence Publisher reports for the financial and inventory parts of the hospital's system as a member of an Oracle Consulting implementation team for Oracle eBusiness Suite. All my reports required writing very complex SQL for the Oracle Database.
Anti-money Laundering Application for the Serbian Anti-money Laundering Agency
I developed a data warehouse using Oracle Warehouse Builder for ETL, a custom PL/SQL for data matching, Oracle BI for analytics, and BI Publisher for reporting. Also resolved very demanding performance issues by optimizing SQL, database, and hardware configuration.
Central Database and Migration of Data for the Serbian Fund for Pension and Disability Insurance
I designed and implemented the central Serbian social insurance Oracle database, then cleansed and migrated data from legacy PL/1 and COBOL applications. Configured and tuned the pilot Oracle Database.
Data Migration into Oracle EBS for Belgrade Electric Plants
I developed custom PL/SQL procedures for Oracle EBS for the migration of data from legacy applications. Also, I created the most demanding reports on the new database and performed performance tuning of other reports.
High Volume XML to an Oracle Database Import for the Belgrade City Billing System
I imported and parsed one million very complex XML documents in a few minutes using BaseX and an Oracle SQL Loader data pump. I then analyzed the total Oracle database performance and resolved all critical performance issues.
Oracle EBS Enterprise Asset Management Implementation for the Belgrade City Maintenance Service
I created a requirements analysis and EAM solution design for the municipality company maintaining 600.00 buildings in the Belgrade area, for implementing Oracle eBusiness Suite EAM, inventory and manufacturing modules.
Properties Database and Website for a CBRE Serbia Real Estate Agency
I developed the real estate agent and customer facing application in Oracle Application Express. The application was highly optimized for efficient search and response times, while remaining very flexible.
Unified Library, Museum, and Archive Database for the Serbian Academy of Science and Arts
I developed an Oracle Database and process design based on metadata and semantic web standards (UNIMARC, Spectrum, EAD, and CRM).
PostgreSQL Data Masking
https://github.com/rpobulic/pg-maskI worked on open-source data masking for PostgreSQL.
DHL Freight Europe Oracle E-Business Suite R11 to R12.2 Upgrade
I developed SQL, PL/SQL, BI Publisher customizations, and high-performance complex database views for business analyses. I also performed demanding performance tuning of SQL, database, and hardware configuration.
Fast Oracle SQL Query for an Automotive BOM Analysis for ROHS Compliance
I developed the most demanding Oracle Database SQL for the automotive software vendor AD-CS AG which was used by GM, Nissan, Emerson, and others. Anything SQL or PL/SQL that this vendor's development team was not able to make run efficiently, was forwarded to me.
Development of an Internal CRM and BI System for Oracle
As a general manager of Oracle Russia in 1995, I personally developed a custom CRM application using Oracle Designer, Forms, and Reports, which covered all aspects of sales, forecasting, delivery, collections, and support; it also successfully achieved exceptional sales and support force productivity and the best business results in EMEA. I used the beta version of Oracle Discoverer to build a BI system so good that I stopped preparing slides with business results for regional management reviews and used live Discoverer reports and ad hoc queries to answer immediately. This meant that the most complex questions were answered in seconds instead of days like my colleagues in other countries.
This system was in use for over 20 years by Oracle Russia.
This system was in use for over 20 years by Oracle Russia.
USA Real Estate Data Warehouse
I handled the Oracle Database, SQL, and PL/SQL performance tuning of the largest real estate data warehouse in the US for Smarter Agent. I also designed an optimal partitioning scheme for frequent data loading and online availability.
Oracle HCM Cloud Global Implementation for DHL Express
As a solution architect, I contributed to a custom mobile front end for Oracle HCM Cloud. I performed a gap analysis and proposed the solution and development framework (Oracle Visual Builder) and the PaaS platform (Oracle Integration Cloud), and designed and organized the testing.
Oracle HCM Cloud Global Implementation for the Croatian Lottery
This project involved an Oracle HCM Cloud localization and implementation for the Croatian Lottery. As a project manager and implementation consultant, I handled the complete implementation, localization, and data migration, as well as custom reports and BI.
VDEL Medical Pass
https://www.vdel.com/en/products/183/A universal PHR and EHR platform using several innovative technologies, like:
Oracle Database 23ai JSON-relational duality views and database domains for 100% mapping of all FHIR 6 data types, resources, and terminologies;
Aries Verifiable Credentials.
Oracle Database 23ai JSON-relational duality views and database domains for 100% mapping of all FHIR 6 data types, resources, and terminologies;
Aries Verifiable Credentials.
Education
1976 - 1981
Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering
University of Belgrade - Belgrade, Serbia
Certifications
JULY 2025 - PRESENT
Oracle Analytics Cloud 2025 Certified Professional
Oracle
JULY 2025 - PRESENT
Oracle AI Vector Search Certified Professional
Oracle
JULY 2025 - PRESENT
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Architect 2025 Associate
Oracle
JULY 2025 - PRESENT
Oracle APEX Cloud Developer 2025 Professional
Oracle
JULY 2025 - PRESENT
Oracle Autonomous Database Cloud 2025 Professional
Oracle
DECEMBER 2018 - PRESENT
Oracle Absence Management Cloud Certified Implementation Specialist
Oracle
NOVEMBER 2018 - PRESENT
Oracle Sales Cloud 2018 Certified Implementation Specialist
Oracle University
MARCH 2018 - PRESENT
Oracle Talent Management Cloud 2017 Certified Implementation Specialist
Oracle University
MARCH 2018 - PRESENT
Oracle Global Human Resources Cloud 2017 Certified Implementation Specialist
Oracle University
DECEMBER 2017 - PRESENT
Oracle Financials Cloud General Ledger 2017 Certified Implementation Specialist
Oracle University
JULY 2017 - PRESENT
Oracle Unified Method with Cloud Application Services 2017 Certified Implementation Specialist
Oracle University
JULY 2017 - PRESENT
Oracle Procurement Cloud 2016 Certified Implementation Specialist
Oracle University
JULY 2017 - PRESENT
Oracle Manufacturing Cloud 2017 Certified Implementation Specialist
Oracle University
MAY 2014 - PRESENT
Oracle Database Performance and Tuning 2015 Implementation Specialist
Oracle University
MARCH 2013 - PRESENT
Oracle Fusion Incentive Compensation 2014 Certified Implementation Specialist
Oracle University
DECEMBER 2012 - PRESENT
Oracle Linux 6 Implementation Specialist
Oracle University
Skills
Tools
Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS), Oracle Application Express (APEX), Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition 11g (OBIEE), Oracle BI Publisher, Oracle SQL Data Modeler, Oracle Forms, Microsoft Project, Primavera, Oracle GoldenGate, Oracle Designer, Oracle Financials, General Comprehensive Operating System (GCOS), Oracle WebCenter Content, Git, GitHub, Oracle Business Intelligence Applications (OBIA)
Languages
SQL, XPath, Regex, XQuery, Python, Fortran, Bash, BASIC, XSLT, Haskell, Python 3, COBOL, C
Paradigms
Business Intelligence (BI), Database Design, OLAP, Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR), HL7 FHIR Standard, ETL, Automation, Functional Programming, Agile Software Development
Platforms
Oracle Linux, Oracle Database, Oracle, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse, Oracle Analytics Cloud (OAC), Linux
Storage
Databases, PL/SQL, Oracle SQL Developer, PostgreSQL, Oracle PL/SQL, Oracle SQL, Database Modeling, Oracle DBA, OLTP, Database Administration (DBA), Oracle Database Tuning, Database Backups, Data Pipelines, Database Migration, NoSQL, MVS, Oracle Cloud
Industry Expertise
Project Management
Other
Data Migration, Data Modeling, VMS, Data Warehouse Design, Oracle Unified Methodology (OUM), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Pivot Tables, Oracle HRMS, Oracle Performance Tuning, Oracle Apps Technical, Oracle Application R12 EBS, Data Warehousing, Software Engineering, Oracle Database 26ai, Oracle HCM Cloud, Backup & Recovery, Analytics, Data Architecture, Board Reporting, Customer Data, Data Governance, Data Visualization, ELT, Database Normalization, Data Cleaning, Data Transformation, Data Enrichment, Data Mining, API Integration, Consulting, IT Consulting, Integration, Oracle Fusion HCM, System Migration, Human Resource Management Systems (HRMS), IT Project Management, Business Management, Oracle VM VirtualBox, Oracle Fusion Middleware, Oracle BI, Oracle ERP Cloud, Document Parsing, Web Scraping, Data Engineering, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Human Resources (HR), VM, Oracle Data Guard, Oracle ASM, Oracle RMAN, Oracle WebLogic Application Server, Oracle Streams
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