SUMMARY

• I am a senior level Confidential mainframe systems software specialist, experienced performing lead operating systems software support and development. My Information Technology career has evolved through MVS, OS/390, and Z/OS JES2 and JES3 technical support, systems programming, technical consultant, technical support management, and system software product development.
• Confidential mainframe hardware and software configuration planning, system tuning, software package evaluations, and product development have also been primary responsibilities. Significant experience in Assembler Language (BAL) and Rexx coding, writing system exits, automation modifications, system product third party development, Z/OS, OS/390 and MVS internals, control blocks, debugging systems software and dump analysis.
• Predominant areas of expertise include mainframe MVS and Z/OS operating system product software developer, technical support, systems programming, and operations. Additionally, experienced manager of system programming, technical support, and data center operations staffs within large and medium size Confidential environments. Significant familiarity with independent consulting and contracting. Assembler language, Rexx, and JCL are my primary mainframe programming languages. Other language exposure includes SAS and PL1.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Axway Synchrony Transfer - CFT.
• Heavy Confidential Z/os - MVS and JES2 / JES3 operating system internals.
• Developed an interface utilizing the MVS converter internal text to allow job steps to run as JOBS in a parallel sysplex environment.
• Designed and developed a BPAM access method interface to store and load printer resources within AFP laser printer environments.
• XDC and Viasoft assembler Debugging Tools.
• Z/OS MVS /JES System software development.
• Languages (BAL/Assembler, PL1, RPG, SAS, JCL, EXEC, REXX, CL, VB)
• Configuration / Capacity planning and system tuning.
• Numerous system monitors and program products, ie. Omegamon, Strobe, TMON, FDR, DFDSS, etc.
• Developed numerous in-house operating system utility programs that included supervisor and problem state code.
• Tachyon PC Cross Assembler
• PC OS2/Windows, Word, EXCEL, etc.
• DASD temporary data set migration tool.
• Numerous External Writers development (FSS/FSA, SAPI).
• JCL Conversion utility.
• Performance modifications to JES2/JES3.
• Responsible for all MVS/JES sysgens and installed OEM software.
• Implemented SMP maintenance facilities.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential,

Responsibilities:

• Implement new mainframe file transfer technology (Z/os Axway Synchrony Transfer (CFT) to replace legacy transfer methodology( Connect Enterprise).
• Design Rexx interfaces in support of new technology.
• Design, development, and re - engineer ISPF application related to File Transfer of huge data files.
• Support the Dasd environments that relate to substantial amount of data transfer to and from the mainframe.
• Implement new file transfer technology and develop supporting routines and exits. Develop, implement and support numerous system routines in ISPF panel and dialog management.
• Assembler and Rexx is the languages used. Significant JCL and Rexx development. Developed a tool to convert legacy Clists to Rexx.

Confidential,

Responsibilities:

• Install, maintain, enhance, and support OS/390 and JES2. Develop disaster recovery procedures.
• Install ISV products. Develop and support Dasd management and archival systems. Develop, implement and support numerous system routines and exits utilizing REXX and Assembler languages.
• Developed extended console automation. Develop LPAR test bed and SMP procedures.
• Performance and capacity reporting tasks. AS/400 Lpar and command language exposure.
• Additionally, interacted with the hardware and OEM software vendors, relative to evaluation and purchase of products.

Confidential,

Responsibilities:

• Problem Determination relative to the SpaceView suite of Storage Management products.
• Develops and implements product enhancements, modifications, and corrective action in MVS - Z/os environments.
• Assembler language is the primary development tool.

Consultant,

Confidential,

Responsibilities:

• Developed and maintained assembler application systems.
• Primary responsibilities were to develop enhancements and resolutions for ongoing support of legacy insurance systems within the auto and property lines of business for major insurance company.
• This system is written in assembler language. Also, perform as primary problem determination function relative to abend dumps from the application.
• Perform as mentor and consultant for new staff exposed to assembler and mainframe systems.

Confidential,

Responsibilities:

• Assisted on development of a parallel sysplex program product to enhance and enable batch job processing by allowing MVS Job STEPS to run as JOBS.
• Developed assembler code to interface with the MVS internal converter to modify JCL before jobstep initiation.
• These routines were written to execute in Supervisor State, AR mode.

Consultant,

Responsibilities:

• Consultant, re-engineering MVS, JES, and in-house developed assembler language software and interfaces for a major telecommunications vendor.
• Assisted major telecommunications vendor consolidating, developing, and re-engineering JES3 systems modifications to exploit new versions of MVS/ESA system software and data center consolidation.
• Developed a significant amount of JES3 assembler code in support of numerous custom developed user written enhancements, functionality, and performance.

Confidential,

Responsibilities:

• Designer and developer on the development of a major mainframe software program product related to Advanced Function Printer (AFP) printer technology.
• My technical responsibility was the design and development of the Confidential MVS JES2/JES3 spool to printer output interface, which utilizes the Confidential Functional Subsystems Interface Facility (FSI) and SAPI interface.
• This interface enabled the Job Entry Subsystems (JES2 & JES3) to communicate output to All Points Addressable AFP printers.
• The interface was written in assembler language utilizing Supervisor State, Key Zero, and Cross Memory code.
• The product was called XPAF and enables XEROX printers to compete with in the all points addressable printing world.
• Assisted, from a management and technical perspective, in the development of a national product support (level 1, level 2, and level 3) system.