Skills & Expertise

25 years of deep technical knowledge — cloud, data, security, AI, and enterprise architecture.

25+Years of Experience
9Oracle Cloud Certifications
5+Microsoft Certifications
$M+In Identified Savings
3Cloud Platforms
1000sDatabases Managed
Cloud Platforms
Microsoft Azure
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Cloudflare
Azure
Compute, Networking & Storage
Azure SQL & Azure SQL Managed Instance
Azure Elastic Pools
Management Groups & Subscriptions
Azure Policy & Blueprints
Entra ID / RBAC / IAM
Azure Monitor & Diagnostics
Azure DevOps & GitHub Actions
Cost Management & Advisor
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda
IAM, SCP & Organizations
CloudFormation & CDK
CloudWatch & CloudTrail
KMS & Cloud Identity
VPC & Network Security
Oracle Cloud (OCI)
Autonomous Data Warehouse (ADW)
Oracle Analytics Cloud (OAC)
OCI Compute & Networking
OCI IAM & Policy
Exadata Cloud Service
Oracle APEX
Architecture
Enterprise Architecture
Cloud Architecture Design
Hybrid & Multi-Cloud Architecture
High Availability & Disaster Recovery
Network Architecture & Segmentation
Service Mesh & Microservices
Zero Trust Architecture
Reference Architecture Development
On-Premises & Datacenter
Bare-Metal & Server Hardware
Windows Server (All Versions)
Linux / RHEL / WSL
VMware & Hyper-V
Enterprise Network Infrastructure
Storage Area Networks (SAN / NAS)
Datacenter Operations & Planning
Infrastructure & IaC
Hybrid & Multicloud Architecture
FinOps / Cloud Cost Governance
Cloud Operating Model Design
Service Catalog Design
Database Platforms
SQL Server (25+ Years)
Oracle Database
Exadata
Azure Synapse Analytics / PDW
Databricks
Hadoop (Big Data)
MySQL / PostgreSQL
SQL Server
Always On Availability Groups (AG)
Backup, Recovery & HA/DR
Performance Tuning & Optimization
Security Hardening & STIG
Auditing & Extended Events
Central Management Server (CMS)
SQL Agent & Job Scheduling
Replication & Log Shipping
T-SQL Automation & Stored Procedures
Migration Assessment & Execution
Database Lifecycle Management
Data Architecture
OLTP Transactional Systems
OLAP / Data Warehousing
MPP (Massively Parallel Processing)
Data Governance & Compliance
Master Data Management (MDM)
Data Catalog & Lineage
ETL / ELT Design
Data Integration
SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)
Azure Data Factory
Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC)
Microsoft Fabric
REST API Data Pipelines
JSON / XML Data Handling
Security Architecture
Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA)
Least Privilege & Separation of Duties
Privileged Access Management (PAM)
Identity & Access Management (IAM)
Security Incident Response
Audit, Telemetry & Logging
Enterprise DevSecOps
Enterprise DevSecOps Architecture (Built from Scratch)
Policy-as-Code
Secure CI/CD Pipeline Design
Pipeline Trust Boundaries & SoD
Control Catalogs & Operating Models
Compliance-as-Code
Compliance Frameworks
NIST 800-53, 800-207 / NIST CSF
CJIS Security Policy
STIG (SQL Server, Windows)
ISO 27001 Concepts
Data Encryption & Anonymization / Obfuscation
Cloud Security
Azure Policy & Management Planes
AWS SCP & IAM Boundaries
OCI IAM Policies
Network Segmentation & Firewalls
Security Posture Management
Vulnerability Assessment & Remediation
AI & Machine Learning
Azure Machine Learning
Azure Cognitive Services
Natural Language Processing (NLP)
AI Prompt Engineering
ML Model Development & Testing
Predictive Analytics
AI-Driven Privacy Automation
Business Intelligence
Power BI
Oracle Analytics Cloud (OAC)
SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)
SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS)
PerformancePoint / ProClarity
Dashboard & Executive Reporting Design
Emerging & Next-Gen
Web3 & Blockchain Security Architecture
Metaverse Security Frameworks
Digital Identity & Data Ownership
Decentralized System Design
AI-Augmented Governance
VR / Immersive Technology (Hackathon Winner)
Scripting & Languages
PowerShell
T-SQL
PL/SQL
Python
Bash Scripting
JavaScript / Node.js
.NET
HTML / CSS
Automation & DevOps
CI/CD Pipeline Design & Implementation
Azure DevOps
GitHub / GitHub Actions
Idempotent Deployment Automation
Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM)
Automated Validation & Hardening
Monitoring & Observability Automation
Application Development
REST APIs / JSON / XML
Oracle APEX Applications
Web Application Development
Database Automation Tooling
SSMS Assessment & Reporting Automation
Custom ITSM Systems
Architecture & Governance
Enterprise Architecture
Cloud Operating Model Design
DevOps + ITIL Hybrid Models
RACI Design & Governance Frameworks
Control Boundary & Ownership Analysis
Technology Roadmaps & Standards
DataOps Program Design
Business & Financial
FinOps / Cloud Cost Governance
Digital Transformation Strategy
Executive Advisory & C-Level Briefings
Pre-Sales Architecture Design Sessions
POC Leadership & Solution Design
Budget Management & Resource Optimization
Millions in Identified & Captured Savings
People & Teams
Cross-Functional Team Leadership
Junior DBA Mentoring & Development
Stakeholder Alignment & Communication
Cross-Agency & Silo Bridging
Change Management
Community Building & Thought Leadership
Global Training Program Delivery
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Peter J. Constantine
Consulting Technical Manager @ Oracle
I worked with Dana in Oracle's Cloud Engineering group supporting an innovative database and vm migration automation platform for over a year. We also collaborated on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure certification preparation for ourselves and our team. Dana is very organized and methodical in her approach to solving complex business problems. She demonstrates deep understanding of data integrity and security issues facing the digital world and is committed to finding new ways to safeguard against data manipulation and abuse. She possesses an enthusiastic persona with a 'can-do' attitude and I look forward to working with her again.
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Zaheer Tanveer
President @ OpenText Public Sector Solutions, Inc
Dana is a very unique technologist. She is smart, intelligent and extremely competent at her job. She is humble yet does not succumb to pressure. While working for me at Microsoft, she always demonstrated her desire to do what is right for the customer. Sometimes, this meant disagreeing with the customer but she had the skills to make her customers see the value in her architecture and overall benefits in the business solution she was recommending. I truly enjoyed working with her and highly recommend her for technical leadership positions. I am available for discussion with potential employers. Thank you, Dana. I, and your customers, remain indebted. -Z
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Danny Wunder
Customer Success Lead @ Lantern
I worked with Dana for just a short period of time, but in that time Dana showed great potential. She didn't hesitate to jump in to help lead and deliver for complex customers. She was respected by her team and her peers and would be a valuable addition to any team.
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Channa Wijesinghe
Data + AI Capability Lead @ Cognizant Microsoft Business Group
Dana is an amazing resource to any team. She has a solid background in database design and maintenance. She has been able to transfer those skills to Azure and Microsoft's modern data services, to help companies achieve their full potential in the cloud
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Patty Delafuente
Data Scientist, Solution Architect for Public Sector @ NVIDIA
I had the privilege of working with Dana in the trenches when we both were working on a project to implement enterprise level data management services at a federal agency. I was one of the database engineers for the federal agency and Dana was the solution architect for Microsoft. I was impressed with Dana's breadth of knowledge and and she had the deep knowledge of the Microsoft Platform that we needed to successfully plan out our strategy. I have found a kindred spirit in Dana as it is not often I come across fellow women in the technical arena. that has her level of expertise. I am honored to recommend Dana for any technical, complex data and analytical project that comes her way.
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Dana Piermarini
Industry Advisor, Workday Federal
Dana has a brilliant mind with the ability to solve complex problems.
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Tamer Farag
Global Partner Ecosystem Lead @ Microsoft Fabric
I've known data for more than ten years, she is an expert on the data platform and database technologies. She did an excellent job supporting some of the largest SQL Server and PDW customers in the world. Dana has amazing work ethics and deep technical expertise. She is a real team player and a great mentor for her coworkers. I would highly recommend her for any customers looking for an Data Architect.
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David McDonald
Technical Leader and Solutions Architect @ Microsoft
I've known Dana for many years at Microsoft. She's a rock star Data architect. She is well known to have deep technical knowledge and experience. She has unique skills in being able to connect technology and solutions to our customer's business needs. She's passionate about the Microsoft's Data platform. She brings energy along with great knowledge to solve our customer's most challenging problems.
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Marty Larsen
Senior Service Delivery Manager @ Microsoft
Love my work with Dana. A great team player, very inclusive, resourceful and effective.
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James Herring
Principal Content PM @ Microsoft
I've had the pleasure to work with Dana on several tough customer projects during my time in product incubation at Microsoft. Dana is an engineer that is all about customer obsession and her ability to quickly establish technical credibility removed many barriers that could delay success by months. Dana exemplifies the type of resources I look for when building successful teams and is just an amazing person to work with.
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Abraham Samuel
Director Specialist, Cloud Solutions @ Microsoft
Dana is a seasoned technology professional with a understanding for relating technology to customers and clients. I had the pleasure of working with her on the Microsoft Services Support and Escalation team for data warehousing appliances. She is a team player, with a inclusive mindset. We supported similar customers for data warehousing and Azure data technologies and collaborated on a number of different customer and team projects. She always had a great attitude and it was a pleasure to work alongside her!
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Miro Flasza
Principal Development Lead @ Microsoft
I enjoyed working with Dana in her role as a technical support engineer for the SQL Server Analytics Platform System. Beyond being a seasoned professional, well versed in distributed data processing and cloud computing, Dana deeply cares about her customers and coworkers. Her commitment to understanding, translating and addressing customer requirements and issues is exemplary.
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Ka Wo Fong
Senior Software Engineer II, Generative AI @ Qarik Group
I have worked with Dana in the same team since I joined Microsoft for a year now. Coming from Premier Field Engineer background, she is equipped with deep technical expertise on the Azure data platform, SQL Server, and business intelligence technologies. Whenever I have questions on any of those areas, Dana is my go-to person. When I first joined the team, I learned so much from her through her active and periodic contribution of Azure best practices to the team. Moreover, she exhibited excellent leadership in hosting the "What The Hack" series for both internal and external audience. Most importantly, she is never afraid of stepping out of her comfort zone. When I was working with her, she was eager to learn continuously by volunteering herself to work on customer engagements where she knew she could learn from. It is difficult to find someone like Dana who has many years of technical experience while continuing to remain humble and learn. She was a true pleasure to work with.
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Devin Jaiswal
Principle Cloud Solution Architect @ Microsoft
While working with Dana, I have learned a lot about technology, she is a great teacher, who strives to share her knowledge and experience with her peers. Dana is very proficient with the Azure Data Service stack, SQL Server, NoSQL and many more.
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Aubrey Truex
System Administrator @ FFVA Mutual Insurance Co
Dana is a detail-oriented DBA who would listen to our needs and work on fulfilling the requirements until they were complete. She had a great attitude and was very personable. Plus, she knew her stuff! A great resource for anything related to SQL Server.
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Todd Albers
Information Security Engineer
I worked with Ms. Dana Rivkind at InCharge Institute where she worked as Database Administrator. She is knowledgeable and experienced in the area of Database Administration. Dana is also very easy to work with in the corporate setting. I always knew Dana as a friendly and professional co-worker during the time that we worked together.
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Esteban Garcia
CEO (US) - Microsoft Services @ Xebia
Dana is a strong DBA that is always looking for pro-active ways to improve existing processes and servers/databases. She is always willing to work with others to arrive at the best solution to a problem. She is also always looking to learn and understand new technologies, which makes her a valuable asset to any team.
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Tom Andraszek
Senior Software Developer @ Touchpaper
Dana is a committed database administrator. She is enthusiastic about her work, and she strives to be the best.
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Steven Schreiber
Senior Investment Consultant @ Newport Group
I would highly recommend Dana Rivkind. She distinguished herself from the rest of her group by being the most dependable person when work needed to be completed. Whenever I needed any type of IT help I would request to work with Dana. She was easy to work with and she always did what was necessary to get the job done on time and done correctly.
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Hubert H. Rivera
Executive, Bank Sales and Service @ USAA
Dana is a highly capable and experienced individual that would make an asset to any organization. Her ability to manipulate systems to retrieve the desired results was second to none. She was always willing to go the extra mile and was always courteous and very professional in every project she managed. I highly recommend Dana.

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