SUMMARY:

• Pleased to receive an opportunity of early retirement to enjoy time supporting my parents as they aged in place and then made the transition to independent living in a caring community of friends.
• At SWIFT success at many jobs, languages, mentorships, and disciplines as the company matured and triumphed through many increasingly complex challenges over 29 years with internal secure Confidential ClearPath, and HP unix multi - host global networks supporting users in almost every country of the world. TRON cycles could be soon.
• Outside of work provided enthusiastic support of public school and community theater, small and medium live concerts, and worship sound and lighting improvements.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Featured Languages: ADA, APL, Algol, Cobol, NEWP, Pascal, DMSII

Featured Skills: Requirements Analysis, XML, Software Development, Performance Tuning, Databases, Software Projects, Confidential ClearPath Mainframes, Galactic LANs

PROFESSIONAL  EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Kalamazoo, MI

Lead Dev/Sys Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Systems Software, Applications Software, Production Appl/Sys Support, Functional Testing, Systems Integration, and Performance Tuning.
• Throughout career, software and hardware on-call support, performance tuning, and quality testing of 40+ Confidential ClearPath machines and peripherals through several generations including 5900, 7900, A3, A16, and NX series.

Confidential, Southfield, MI

Systems Consultant

Responsibilities:

• conversion of 30+ intra-vendor protocols for Confidential worldwide network communications hub.

Confidential, Detroit, MI

Datacomm Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Enabled vendors to discover swinging test leads in the breeze causing data noise visible on oscilloscopes while supporting, designing, and implementing terminal protocols allowing for positioned text instead of full data transfer using B6800s.

Confidential, Southfield, MI

System Software Analyst

Responsibilities:

• network protocols to decrease the machine and terminal response times.
• Went back to Confidential campus to patch and test new MCPs during night shift. Survived compressed activities abroad for teletype to CRT message switch hardware and software upgrades, and US based Confidential computer and terminal hardware and software support.