Tim Gorman

Tim Gorman

Portland, Oregon, United States
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Tim Gorman is a lifelong mover and shaker, engineer, educator, and influencer…

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  • Bridgeton Data

    Portland, Oregon, United States

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    Portland, Oregon, United States

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    United States

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    Westminster CO

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    Westminster, CO

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Education

  • Boston University - College of Liberal Arts (CLA)

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Volunteer Experience

  • Board of Directors

    Rocky Mountain Oracle Users Group

    - 23 years 5 months

    Education

    The Rocky Mountain Oracle Users Group (www.RMOUG.org) is a charitable non-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to providing on-going professional education for information technology (IT) professionals focusing on Oracle technology, as well as enabling new entrants into the IT industry in Colorado.

    Tim has been a member of RMOUG since 1993, and a member of the Board Of Directors since 1995, including president (2004-2006, 2011-2014, 2015-?), Training Days conference director…

    The Rocky Mountain Oracle Users Group (www.RMOUG.org) is a charitable non-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to providing on-going professional education for information technology (IT) professionals focusing on Oracle technology, as well as enabling new entrants into the IT industry in Colorado.

    Tim has been a member of RMOUG since 1993, and a member of the Board Of Directors since 1995, including president (2004-2006, 2011-2014, 2015-?), Training Days conference director (2006-2007), Oracle Corporation liaison (1995-1998), programs director (1998-2001), etc.

  • Board of Directors

    ODTUG

    - 2 years

    Education

    ODTUG (Oracle Developers Tools Users Group - www.ODTUG.com) is an independent, not-for-profit, global organization whose sole purpose is to keep information technology (IT) professionals on the cutting-edge of the constantly changing Oracle technology landscape.

  • Board of Directors

    Project Safeguard

    - 3 years 1 month

    Social Services

    Project Safeguard (www.PSGHelps.org) is a charitable non-profit 501(c)3 organization providing safety planning, legal advocacy, and direct court support to victims of domestic violence and abuse, ensuring their safety and survival.

  • Board of Directors

    Project SafeGuard Foundation

    - Present 12 years 7 months

    Social Services

    Serving as president of the board of the PSG Foundation, managing a trust fund which provides funds to Project Safeguard in order to extend or enhance the services provided to victims of domestic violence.

Publications

  • Beginning Oracle SQL: For Oracle Database 12c

    Apress/Springer

    Beginning Oracle SQL is your introduction to the interactive query tools and specific dialect of SQL used with Oracle Database. These tools include SQL*Plus and SQL Developer. SQL*Plus is the one tool any Oracle developer or database administrator can always count on, and it is widely used in creating scripts to automate routine tasks. SQL Developer is a powerful, graphical environment for developing and debugging queries.

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  • Expert Oracle Practices

    Apress

    This book is aimed at Oracle database administrators who want to further their careers by implementing sound and proven database administration practices—and especially repeatable and predictable practices—in their daily work.

    What you’ll learn

    Adopt a rational approach to database management; eliminate guesswork
    Add value to your organization as a database professional
    Manage and optimize performance
    Exploit different platform technologies
    Secure…

    This book is aimed at Oracle database administrators who want to further their careers by implementing sound and proven database administration practices—and especially repeatable and predictable practices—in their daily work.

    What you’ll learn

    Adopt a rational approach to database management; eliminate guesswork
    Add value to your organization as a database professional
    Manage and optimize performance
    Exploit different platform technologies
    Secure your organization's data
    Gain deep understanding of database internals and structures

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  • Expert Oracle Practices

    Apress

    This book is aimed at Oracle database administrators who want to further their careers by implementing sound and proven database administration practices—and especially repeatable and predictable practices—in their daily work.

    What you’ll learn

    Adopt a rational approach to database management; eliminate guesswork
    Add value to your organization as a database professional
    Manage and optimize performance
    Exploit different platform technologies
    Secure…

    This book is aimed at Oracle database administrators who want to further their careers by implementing sound and proven database administration practices—and especially repeatable and predictable practices—in their daily work.

    What you’ll learn

    Adopt a rational approach to database management; eliminate guesswork
    Add value to your organization as a database professional
    Manage and optimize performance
    Exploit different platform technologies
    Secure your organization's data
    Gain deep understanding of database internals and structures

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  • Expert Oracle Practices: Database Administration From The Oak Table

    Apress/Springer

    This book is an anthology of effective database management techniques representing the collective wisdom of the OakTable Network. With an emphasis upon performance—but also branching into security, national language, and other issues—the book helps you deliver the most value for your company's investment in Oracle Database technologies. You'll learn to effectively plan for and monitor performance, to troubleshoot systematically when things go wrong, and to manage your database rather than…

    This book is an anthology of effective database management techniques representing the collective wisdom of the OakTable Network. With an emphasis upon performance—but also branching into security, national language, and other issues—the book helps you deliver the most value for your company's investment in Oracle Database technologies. You'll learn to effectively plan for and monitor performance, to troubleshoot systematically when things go wrong, and to manage your database rather than letting it manage you.

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  • Beginning Oracle SQL

    Apress/Springer

    Beginning Oracle SQL is your introduction to the interactive query tools and specific dialect of SQL used with Oracle Database. The book is a revision of the classic Mastering Oracle SQL and SQL*Plus by Lex de Haan, and has been updated to cover developments in Oracle's version of the SQL query language.

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  • Oracle Insights : Tales of the Oak Table

    Apress/Springer

    Twelve Oracle Geeks got together and wrote a book about their experiences! It was great fun!

    Oracle Insights: Tales of the Oak Table presents 11 world-renowned industry specialists proffering their own highly experienced views, input, and insights on Oracle—where it's been, where it's going, how (and how not) to use it successfully, the software and techniques that they've introduced to help people achieve their goals, and some frightening tales of what can happen when fundamental design…

    Twelve Oracle Geeks got together and wrote a book about their experiences! It was great fun!

    Oracle Insights: Tales of the Oak Table presents 11 world-renowned industry specialists proffering their own highly experienced views, input, and insights on Oracle—where it's been, where it's going, how (and how not) to use it successfully, the software and techniques that they've introduced to help people achieve their goals, and some frightening tales of what can happen when fundamental design principles are ignored.

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  • Essential Oracle8i Data Warehousing

    John Wiley & Sons

    "This book is the definitive guide for serious Oracle8i professionals and is required reading for all Oracle data warehousing practitioners."-Shannon Platz, Senior Director, Business Intelligence & Warehouse Global Service Line, Oracle Corporation

    A complete hands-on guide to Oracle8i and earlier versions In this updated and expanded edition of their critically acclaimed Oracle8 Data Warehousing, Gary Dodge and Tim Gorman clearly explain everything you'll need to know to build and manage…

    "This book is the definitive guide for serious Oracle8i professionals and is required reading for all Oracle data warehousing practitioners."-Shannon Platz, Senior Director, Business Intelligence & Warehouse Global Service Line, Oracle Corporation

    A complete hands-on guide to Oracle8i and earlier versions In this updated and expanded edition of their critically acclaimed Oracle8 Data Warehousing, Gary Dodge and Tim Gorman clearly explain everything you'll need to know to build and manage a large, high-performance data warehouse using Oracle8i. They provide a technical roadmap to the specific Oracle8 or Oracle8i features that are relevant to designing, building, tuning, and administering an Oracle data warehouse.

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  • Oracle8 Data Warehousing

    John Wiley & Sons

    The latest technical methods for building and managing a high-performance Oracle(r) data warehouse.

    Oracle8 (tm) Data Warehousing is the ideal A-to-Z guide to building and managing a high-performance data warehouse for veteran Oracle users and newcomers alike. Database developers will be briefed on the latest technical methods for designing and building an Oracle7 (tm) or Oracle8 (tm) data warehouse, while administrators find out how to manage an Oracle data warehouse for maximum…

    The latest technical methods for building and managing a high-performance Oracle(r) data warehouse.

    Oracle8 (tm) Data Warehousing is the ideal A-to-Z guide to building and managing a high-performance data warehouse for veteran Oracle users and newcomers alike. Database developers will be briefed on the latest technical methods for designing and building an Oracle7 (tm) or Oracle8 (tm) data warehouse, while administrators find out how to manage an Oracle data warehouse for maximum efficiency. This valuable guide is the only book that fully covers the data warehouse features of both Oracle7 and Oracle8.

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Projects

  • Keynote- Assumptions, Killer of Technical Projects and First Dates Around the World

    - Present

    Keynotes at Miracle Oracle World 2013, Oracle User Group Norway Conference 2014, Utah Oracle User Group Fall Symposium 2014, Slovenia Oracle User Group 2014 and Croatia Oracle User Group 2014

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  • Keynote- Assumptions, Killer of Technical Projects and First Dates Around the World

    - Present

    Keynotes at Miracle Oracle World 2013, Oracle User Group Norway Conference 2014, Utah Oracle User Group Fall Symposium 2014, Slovenia Oracle User Group 2014 and Croatia Oracle User Group 2014

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