Oscar Macdonald
Database Administrator
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Summary
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Top SchoolOscar Macdonald is a Database Administrator based in Dunedin, New Zealand, with nine years of hands-on experience managing and consulting on enterprise database systems. He has progressed from internships and peer tutoring to senior consulting roles at Cognizant and Servian before taking a lead DBA role at DataSentinel Limited, demonstrating both technical depth and client-facing delivery. Skilled in database administration and performance tuning, he brings practical experience from a mix of consulting and in-house teams across NTT’s Database Solutions and local NZ firms. Known for an energetic, curious approach to new technologies, Oscar pairs a formal ICT degree from Otago Polytechnic with a history of mentoring and knowledge-sharing. He has a background caring for others early in his career, which informs a collaborative, service-oriented work style. Oscar is motivated by continuous learning and solving complex data challenges in production environments.
9 years of coding experience
Bachelor’s Degree, Information Communication Technology, Bachelor’s Degree, Information Communication Technology at Otago Polytechnic
English
Github Skills (12)
vscode4
vscode-extension4
visual-studio-code3
sql3
visual-studio3
embedded2
mssql2
plex2
microsoft-sql-server2
sql-server2
electron1
desktop1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
macdo5/macdo5.github.io
Mar 2017 - Apr 2018
Contributions:68 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year
OtagoPolytechnic/ThirstyPlant
Nov 2017 - Nov 2017
Contributions:24 pushes in 1 day
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