OBJECTIVE:

• To become gainfully employed with a stable company as a System Engineer, Technical Lead or Manager, System Programmer and/or System Administrator.

SUMMARY:

• An experienced and highly - skilled System Engineer / Programmer, with strong attention to detail, problem solving, code development skills and project management skills. Extensive experience as HP/Tandem NonStop SQL Database Architect, Database Manager, and System Architect. A team player that’s excellent at building strong business relationships with customers and end users. Extensive experience in project management while maintaining meticulous documentation. A professional with excellent verbal and written communication skills and works well independently, in a leadership role or in a team environment.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Hardware: HP Nonstop - Blade (NB54000, NB56000); ( Servernet (S86000, S7000, S78000, S74000, S88000), Himalayas (K2000, K10000, K2000, K1000, CLX), IBM Mainframe, IBM AS400

Operating Systems: Guardian, OSS, MVS, Linux, AIX, VMWareSoftware/Utilities: Tacl,Web Sphere/MQ Series, Base24 (6.0, Pos, ATM), Prognosis,Oracle/ GoldenGate Replication, Tuxedo, Measure, Sysgen, Connect Direct, Dataexpress, ICE, Netbatch, FUP, SCF, PUP, TMDS, DDL, Safeguard, Pathway, TSM, OSM, Spoolcom, Viewpoint, OMF, TMF, Nonstop SQL/MP, XPNet, DRNet, Control, Inspect, Install, DSM/SCM, XPNET (Ncpcom), Xygate, Protect XP (CSP), WS FTP, Atalla (Encryption Devices), Lastword/Carecast, IDX, DSM Tape

Communications: SLDC, DNS, DHCP, EXPAND, VLAN, ATM, VPN, SFTP, Envoy ICE,, TCP/IP, X.25, SNA, Bisync, Async, SnaxTechnologies/Applications: Web Sphere MQ, TSM, OSM, Base24, GE Centricity/Carecast, Volume Level Encryption, Virtual Tape ServerSoftware Testing: Test Plan/Test Cases, Unit Testing, User Acceptance, Regression Testing

Languages: Tacl, Tal, SCOBOL, COBOL, JCL, C

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Lincolnshire, IL

Senior Engineer/Programmer (Contractor)

Responsibilities:

• Primary responsibilities included all facets of HP NonStop System Administration including designing, installing, upgrading, maintaining, tuning and supporting the application and data base hosting infrastructure. Provided architectural support for application managers and developers by providing systems performance metrics, installation and configuration of Base24 components including Pathway, XPNET and NCP configuration and problem diagnosis and resolution. Performed capacity planning and system performance and tuning analysis utilizing Prognosis and Measure. Supported upgrade of Base24 from
• Classic to EPS, XPNET upgrade and EPS migration of all interfaces to EPS version. Supported server upgrade from Servernet to NB Blade architecture. Upgraded Prognosis to current latest version 10.0. Provided Linux and VMWare server administration support. Performed architecture and ongoing support of Oracle Goldengate. Performed installation and ongoing support of VLE (Volume Level Encryption) and VTS (Virtual Tape Server) Wrote Tacl macros for batch jobs and system related tasks.

Confidential, Austin, TX

Senior Architect

Responsibilities:

• Primary responsibilities included all facets of HP NonStop System Administration including designing, installing, upgrading, maintaining, tuning and supporting the Lastword 4.3 application and data base hosting infrastructure.
• Providing system support for application developers and users by providing systems performance metrics, installation and configuration of business continuity applications. Performed capacity planning and system performance and tuning analysis utilizing Prognosis and Measure. Supported several application and Server utility upgrades/implementations including GE Centricity/HP Nonstop NB56000 installation/configuration and ongoing server engineering support . Wrote Tacl macros for batch jobs and system related tasks. Oncall 24X7 for all production related issues on the HP/Nonstop platform and Lastword application.

Confidential

System Software Engineer (Contractor)

Responsibilities:

• Primary responsibilities included all facets of HP NonStop System Administration including designing, installing, upgrading, maintaining, tuning and supporting the application and data base hosting infrastructure. Providing system support for application developers and users by providing systems performance metrics, installation and configuration of
• LastWord/Carecast/IDX components including Pathway configuration and problem diagnosis and resolution. Utilizing Prognosis and Measure to perform capacity planning and system performance and tuning on the HP/Nonstop servers (test and production). Provide database management, configuration and tuning for both the Enscribe and SQL/MP file structures. Configured Golden Gate to do replication of databases from production node to backup node. Wrote Tacl macros for batch jobs and system related tasks. Oncall 24X7 for all production related issues on the HP/Nonstop platform.

Confidential, Rochester, MN

System Software Engineer (Contractor)

Responsibilities:

• Primary responsibilities included all facets of HP NonStop System Administration including designing, installing, upgrading, maintaining, tuning and supporting the application and data base hosting infrastructure. Providing system support for application developers and users by providing systems performance metrics, installation and configuration of
• Carecast components including Pathway configuration and problem diagnosis and resolution. Performed capacity planning and system performance and tuning analysis utilizing Prognosis and Measure. Installed the Multi-node system configuration which utilizes the Servernet Clustering configuration (several nodes clustered together). Assisted with the DR Switching configuration of production/backup nodes. Configured Golden Gate to do replication of databases from production node to backup node. Wrote Tacl macros for batch jobs and system related tasks.

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Senior Engineer/Programmer (Contractor)

Responsibilities:

• Planned, coordinated and executed the Tandem S7000 installation and start-up, including hardware and O/S installations, ITCFS debit authorizing switch interfacing and creation and execution of test plans with STAR and Confidential, Base24 (6.0) installation and configuration, communication configurations, encryption device installation (Thales), key encryption configuration, installation and maintenance (Cobol and Scobol) of ACI custom code for Base24 and writing of Tacl and Cobol programs, configurations and problem troubleshooting and resolution, security administration and maintenance of software/hardware architecture. Configured Golden Gate to do replication of databases from production node to backup node. Utilized Prognosis, Measure and GPA to perform capacity planning, database management, system performance analysis and tuning.

Confidential, Saint Louis, MO

System Programmer - Contractor

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the installation, maintenance and upgrades to the Tandem K and S Series Guardian operating system, system hardware/software, and third-party products. Duties included monitoring system, performance tuning, system automation and problem diagnosis and notification (Prognosis) and analysis, application support (FTSS, prepaid debit, MDS, Base24, XPNet components) and system capacity planning and management. Assisted with operating system upgrades (G06.18) and installation, testing and activation of new application releases and off-site back-up systems. Assessed changes between operating systems and products (Tandem). Available on-call 24/7 for problem analysis, resolution and troubleshooting.

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Senior System Programmer)

Responsibilities:

• Assigned to formulate and define specifications for complex operating systems (Tandem NonStop Kernel (NSK)) using engineering releases and utilities. Handled capacity planning, database management (Oracle), system performance analysis and tuning (Prognosis, Measure, Systar, GPA), Sysgens, problem resolution, system upgrades and optimization. Worked extensively with MQ Series and Tandem Himalaya S and K Series, OS390 and AS400. Performed system configurations, problem resolution, security administration, application support (WebAtm, Base24), hardware/software installations and system upgrades. Worked extensively with NDM and Dataexpress to transmit data between Tandem and OS390 and off-site customers. Structured and maintained hardware/software requirements and architecture to insure appropriate standard operation procedures and methods were fully documented.

Confidential, Dallas, TX

Senior System Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for performance tuning (Measure, Tracker, Prognosis), capacity planning, Sysgens, security (Safeguard), system upgrades and application releases (Control), configuration, database management (Oracle and Nonstop SQL) and troubleshooting for 3 K20000 Tandem Himalaya nodes. Worked extensively with
• NDM and User Access for large file transfers between Tandem and OS390 and off-site customers. Maintained procedures and documentation related to hardware/software on nodes and third-party products. Performed disaster recovery planning. Available on-call 24/7 for problem analysis, resolution and troubleshooting. Extensive use of Datacom protocols (TCP/IP, SNA, Async and Bisync).

Confidential, Columbus, GA

System Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the installation, maintenance and upgrades to the Tandem K and S Series Guardian operating system, hardware/software and third-party products. Duties included system monitoring, performance tuning (Measure and Prognosis), Sysgens, security administration, application support (TS2, TS3), database management and data replication (RDF) on Tandem nodes.
• Assessed changes between operating systems and products available by Tandem. Performed Disaster Recovery and Data Replication planning. Managed a migration project from K series to S series. Worked extensively with NDM, Dataexpress and User Access for data transfer between Tandem and OS390 and off-site customers and users. Available on-call 24/7 for problem analysis, resolution and troubleshooting.

Confidential, New Orleans, LA

Programmer Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for system monitoring, tuning, database management (Oracle, Nonstop Sql), Sysgens, and hardware/software installations and upgrades (Tandem). Maintained file transfer and other applications (Tandem), including troubleshooting. Performed Disaster Recovery and Data Replication (RDF) planning. Available on-call 24/7 for problem analysis, resolution and troubleshooting.

Confidential, Baltimore, MD

Tandem Programmer/Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Provided system level administration support (monitoring, documentation and configurations) for production and test Tandem environment. Provided system support in data transfer environment (configuring, monitoring and installations) using MTS and Dataexpress. Available on-call 24/7 for problem analysis, resolution and troubleshooting.