Rakesh Therani
About Rakesh Therani
Rakesh Therani is a Database Engineer with extensive experience in database management and development. He has worked for various companies, including Hostway Corporation, eClerx, Lazada Group, and Vserv, and possesses strong skills in MySQL, AWS cloud services, and data modeling.
Work at Confidential
Rakesh Therani has been employed as a Database Engineer at Confidential since 2017. In this role, he has contributed to various database management tasks and system optimizations. His responsibilities include designing and building databases that support high-traffic Online Transaction Processing (OLTP) systems. He has also been involved in setting up new database servers and nodes to scale systems effectively.
Previous Employment History
Rakesh Therani has held several positions in the database engineering field. He worked at Hostway Corporation as a Junior Associate Software Engineer from 2010 to 2011 and later as an Associate Software Engineer from 2012 to 2013. He served as a Software Analyst at eClerx for three months in 2010. Rakesh was a Senior Database Administrator at Lazada Group for four months in 2015. He also worked at Vserv as a Database Administrator and later as a Senior DBA from 2013 to 2015.
Education and Expertise
Rakesh Therani earned a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Information Technology from V.E.S.I.T Chembur, completing his studies from 2008 to 2010. His educational background has provided him with a solid foundation in database technologies and engineering principles. He possesses extensive knowledge of various MySQL versions and specialized databases, along with strong expertise in AWS cloud services.
Technical Skills and Experience
Rakesh has significant experience with a range of database technologies and tools. He has managed a 10-node Hadoop cluster and a 10-node Cassandra cluster, utilizing technologies such as HDFS, Hive, and Impala. He is proficient in setting up and managing MySQL replication and has a deep understanding of column-oriented databases like Infobright and HP Vertica. Rakesh specializes in optimizing complex queries and has experience in data modeling using ER designs.
Achievements in Database Management
Throughout his career, Rakesh Therani has demonstrated strong debugging and troubleshooting skills. He has managed databases of terabyte size and created complex database structures. His capabilities include implementing open-source database technologies and utilizing TokuDB for Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) applications involving millions of rows. Rakesh has experience in all phases of the development life cycle, contributing to successful project outcomes.