Daniel Louis Galperin
Verified Expert in Engineering
Oracle Forms & Reports Developer
Lake Forest, CA, United States
Toptal member since June 18, 2020
Dan is an Oracle 12c programmer with over 18 years' experience, the last 12 of which have been remote. He specializes in PL/SQL, T-SQL, UNIX shell scripting, Oracle Forms and Reports, and has also done PERL and Python scripting. Dan has expert-level relational data modeling skills and knows T-SQL; thus, he would welcome SQL Server development projects, as well. He can read Pro*C/C well, and he can do most Oracle DBA work.
Portfolio
Experience
- PL/SQL - 18 years
- Oracle - 18 years
- SQL - 18 years
- Unix Shell Scripting - 17 years
- Oracle Forms & Reports - 17 years
- PL/SQL Tuning - 17 years
- T-SQL (Transact-SQL) - 4 years
- Pro*C - 3 years
Availability
Preferred Environment
The most amazing...
...programming project I've done recently is to translate from Pro*C to PL/SQL over 10,000 lines of code devoted to Hyundai Capital's credit bureau rating logic.
Work Experience
Oracle Programming Consultant
Bayer Crop Science
- Wrote complex queries to capture information on Bayer crop science studies. Collaborated with Bayer's scientists as users. Queries involved performance tuning, WITH clauses/factored subqueries, and db links.
Oracle Developer
Hyundai Capital USA
- Translated to 10,000 lines of Pro*C code to PL/SQL for a credit bureau rating conversion project.
- Wrote numerous backend PL/SQL and UNIX shell programs for the company's loan origination system.
- Modified complex Oracle Forms for the same system.
Oracle Programmer
Nestle USA
- Developed and maintained, using Oracle XML, PL/SQL, PERL, UNIX ksh scripting, Python, and Oracle Forms,Nestle Mobile Application Suite Oracle system. It was mission-critical and served over 2,000 daily routes.
- Created and maintained Nestle's Supplier Quality Rating System for its large ice cream plants. Done it Oracle, this used PL/SQL, Oracle Designer, Oracle Forms and Oracle Reports.
- Supported and developed custom code for Oracle Financials R12 Fixed Assets. The code populated fa_mass_additions, fa_mass_transfers, and fa_mass_retirements.
- Served as business analyst, programming, and data modeler on Nestle's complex custom financial systems for pricing and promotions.
- Performed advanced relational data modeling in creating new schemas for the above applications.
Oracle Programmer and DBA
California Department of Industrial Relations
- Maintained and supported the agency's Worker's Compensation Information System and its Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board Oracle systems.
- Contributed to OracleDBA work especially in performance tuning, scheduling using the UNIX Cron, and Oracle export/import for backup and recovery.
Education
Master of Pubic Affairs Degree in Public Affairs
University of Texas at Austin - Austin, Texas
Ph.D. in Logic, Philosophy
University of Calfornia at Riverside - Riverside, CA
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Philisophy
University of Redlands - Redlands, CA
Skills
Tools
Oracle Financials, Oracle Forms, Oracle Reports, C#.NET WinForms
Languages
SQL, Pro*C, T-SQL (Transact-SQL), Perl
Platforms
Oracle
Storage
Oracle 12c, PL/SQL, PL/SQL Developer, Oracle SQL, Oracle DBA
Other
Oracle Performance Tuning, Oracle Forms & Reports, PL/SQL Tuning, Data Modeling, Unix Shell Scripting, Forms, Reports
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