Spotlight on Success: Ravi Kumar Y V “Real time experience along with certifications opened the door for a great Oracle Architect position!”

How Oracle Certification Helped Me

“My technical certifications across the Oracle Core Technologies and Oracle Cloud Platform helped me to gain a deep understanding of solution components, architecting for maximum performance, availability, security and automation.  This allows me to bring value to my business by lower TCO and greater ROI across the solution stack”

How it all started

My training started back in 1999 on Oracle 8i Administration!  Since then I have completed OCP in Oracle 8i, 9i, 10g,11g and 12c becoming an Oracle Certified Master (OCM) in 2009.  Now at Oracle Open World this year I became one of the 1^st people to achieve the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2019 Architect Professional credential!

Gaining hands-on experience and learning one database that runs across all platforms; SUN Solaris, IBM AIX, HP-UX, Redhat Linux, Suse Linux and Micro Soft Windows, supporting32-bit and 64-bit Operating Systems were always especially interesting for me.

I have attended many other training classes too; Completing Managing Oracle 9i and then 10g on Linux, Real Application Clusters (RAC) in Oracle 10g, 11g and 12c, and Oracle Data Guard (DG).   Installing and configuring "High Availability" environments for critical financial services were also important skills for me to develop.

Learning + Certification = Professional Credibility

My real-time experience and certifications recently gained me recognition as qualifying (and being selected!) for a major contract as an Oracle Architect.   Three of the required skills they were searching for were:

• Holds an Oracle Certified Master (OCM) credential.
• Holds an Oracle Certified Expert (OCE) credential.
• Holds an Oracle Certified Maximum Availability Architecture Expert (MAA) credential

About Venkata Ravi Kumar Yenugula

Currently Ravi is an Oracle Engineered Systems Architect at Infolob Solutions Inc.  He has 22+ years of experience in Banking, Financial Services & Insurance (BFSI) verticals, spanning various roles of Vice President (IT), Senior Database Architect and Production DBA.

His list of accomplishments is long.  Here are some of them:

• Oracle ACE Director (ACED)
• He has published 100+ articles in Oracle Technology Network (OTN) in multiple languages including Spanish and Portuguese.   And, several articles in All things ORACLE from redgate, Spain Oracle User Group (SPOUG) and OraWorld e-magazine.
• One of the few in his country who have achieved Oracle Certified Master (OCM)
• Co-author "Oracle Database Upgrade and Migration Methods" book recommended by Mike Dietrich (Master Product Manager - Database Upgrades and Migrations, Oracle Corporation)  
• Co-Author - Oracle High Availability, Disaster Recovery, and Cloud Services
• Oracle ACE Spotlight
• Oracle Magazine - July 2017
• Expert Level Contributor in My Oracle Support Community(MOSC)
• The Oracle ACE Program Newsletter in June 2016
• Oracle Magazine - Aug 2017
• He has also been a speaker at many major Oracle User Groups:
  • Oracle Open World (OOW) Y2018 and Y2017, US
  • Australia Oracle User Group (AUSOUG) 2019
  • Independent Oracle User Group (IOUG) 2018, US
  • NewYork Oracle User Group (NYOUG) Y2018, Y2017 and Y2016, NY, US
  • SunCoast Oracle User Group (SOUG) Y2017, Florida, US
  • APAC Oracle Users Group (APACOUG), Y2018
  • Sangam (Largest Oracle User Group in India) Y2014, India
  • OTN Yathra Y2013 and Y2014, India
  • IOUG Webinar Y2014
  • AIOUG Tech Day Y2013,Y2014 and Y2015,India
     

The Definition of an OCM

o   From Wikipedia: “recognizes the highest level of demonstrated skills, knowledge and proven abilities. OCMs are equipped to answer the most difficult questions and solve the most complex problems. The Oracle Certified Master certification validates a candidate's abilities through passing rigorous performance-based exams. The certification typically builds upon the fundamental skills of the OCA and the more advanced skills of the OCP.”

Interested in becoming an OCM?  Here are 5 Things You Should Know