SUMMARY

• Experienced and Professional Systems Programmer responsible for the administration, implementation, problem determination and maintenance of IBM’s z/OS Operating System, IBM products, Storage and various third - party (OEM) products. Possess extensive experience with technical projects and providing technical support to clients, application developers, technical teams and Data Center Operations staff. Extensive experience in developing and implementing Disaster Recovery plans, Data Center moves and consolidations.
• Software z/OS 1.13, OS/, MVS/ESA, MVS/XA, MVS/SP, z/VM, z/LINUX, JES2, VTAM, TCP/IP, LDAP, DB2, IDMS, CICS, SMS, RACF, Top Secret, TMON, OMEGAMON, MAINVIEW, USS, Websphere, HSC, Storagetek, CA-1, CA-7, CA-11, CA-VIEW, CA-MIM, CA-VISION RESULTS, CA-PANVALET, CA-PDSMAN, CA-INTERTEST, CA- ENF, CA-Hyperbuf, CA-Insight for DB2, FILELEAID, ABENDAID, MAX, SAS, MXG, SYNCSORT, FDR, Assembler, COBOL, REXX, CLIST, HSM, Zeke, Zara, Zebb, Catalog Solutions, TREX, Jobscan, Connect Direct, CA-Sysview, CA-Jobtrac, DIF .
• Z114,Z/900, Z/800, Z9, Z10, 9672, 9021, 3084, 3081, 3083, 4381, 4341, 9074, 3745, 3725, 3705, DS8300, DS8100, EMC, Hitachi DASD, FICON, ESCON, Coupling Facility, TS7700, VTS, MAGSTAR, DLM2000

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Senior Systems Programmer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Lead system programmer for installing, implementing and supporting the IBM TS7700 with 3 Grid 6 Cluster architecture
• Oversee all OS Catalogs - Support, re-structure, and align with business units
• Supporting various storage, operating system, and database conversion activities as needed during the insourcing from IBM back to Confidential
• Developed and implemented DFHSM optimization plan to reduce virtual tape storage.
• Participated and improved disaster recovery exercises using SRDF.
• Provided support to application and operation departments.
• Restructured OS catalogs and aligned them with a 6 Sysplex environment..
• Restructured RMM environment for efficiencies.
• Realigned SMS constructs for optimal efficiency.

Senior Systems Programmer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Installed IBM TS7700 with 4 Grid architecture and converted STK SILO to IBM VTL.
• Installed and implemented z/OS 1.13 in SYSPLEX environment.
• Converted to RMM from CA1.
• Upgraded OEM software to current levels.
• Converted DIF to SMS ACS routines.
• DFSMS Storage administration support for over 35TB of data, coded ACS routines to streamline and automate storage functions.
• Developed and implemented DFHSM optimization plan to reduce thrashing.
• Participated and improved disaster recovery exercises using SRDF.
• Provided support to application and operation departments.
• Restructured ICF catalogs and aligned them with business units.
• Realigned storage pools for efficient administration and reporting.

Mainframe Systems Operations Engineer Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Provide support for the consolidation of 18 data centers into 2 command centers.
• Responsible for the functionality for the mainframe CPUs, mid range servers and all other related hardware.
• Verified and debugged system, network and data base software.
• Provided support for operations, applications and hardware groups.
• Participated in the setup of VTS and storage systems.

Senior Systems Programmer Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for upgrading operating system and OEM software to current and supported releases.
• Upgraded z/OS 1.4 to z/OS 1.9 as per the recommended path of migration, on multiple LPAR’s.
• Upgraded OEM software to current levels.
• Built automation process to remove operator intervention and increase productivity.
• Provided storage and catalog administration for mainframe environment.
• Developed and documented Disaster Recovery plan. Implemented hardware encryption for all tape processing.
• Performed storage administration for DASD consolidation, catalog cleanup and day to day storage support.
• Implemented sub-capacity planning procedures to perform CPU capping and reduce costs.
• Installed and implemented CICS T/S 3.2. Installed and implemented DB2 8.1.
• Provided support to the application and user community on application, system and network issues.
• Developed and implemented capacity planning project for mainframeCPU and DASD

Confidential

Senior Operating Systems Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all aspects of systems programming support for 25 MVS operating system images. Installed and implemented z/OS 1.9 and related Third Party software in a Parallel Sysplex environment running z/VM and z/LINUX.
• Planed and implemented Data Center moves from remote sites into the Corporate Tech Center.
• Provided problem resolutions for system software and related application software problems.
• Monitored systems for capacity planning and consulted with management on recommendations.
• Performed HCD generation for new hardware installations and CPU moves.
• Planed and implemented Disaster Recovery procedures.
• Provided storage administration for CPU and DASD administration.
• Participated in the implementation of WebSphere.
• Setup automation processes for unattended operations.
• Participated in the implementation of MQ. Coded JES2 and system exits as per standards specifications.
• Responsible for all systems programming, communications, operating systems, online systems, data base systems, program products, DASD administration disaster recovery, end user computing and Logical Data Security.
• Provided software/hardware planning and implementation while supervising a staff of 9. In this position interacted effectively with all levels of management, user areas, and hardware/software vendors.
• Monitored data Center performance and made recommendations and changes as needed.
• Successfully completed MVS/ESA conversion.
• Heavy involvement with system parameter specifications for all system components.
• Performed system I/O and IOCP generation, and provided problem resolutions for all system and related software.

Senior Systems Programmer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the installation and support of operating systems software using SMP/E. In this position preformed system I/O generation and provided problem resolutions for all systems and related software.
• Upgraded MVS/XA to 2.2.0.
• Also coded and implemented JES2 and system exits as per specifications.

Senior Systems Programmer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• In this position performed system I/O and IOCP generation, and provided problem resolutions for all systems and related software.
• Upgraded MVS/XA to 2.1.7.
• Also provided planning for MVS/XA 2.2.0.

Systems Programmer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the physical planning through installation of a conversion from a service bureau to an MVS/SP and VM operation. This included all user interface, file conversions from various access methods and system installation.
• Performed all programmer in TSO, CMS and OS/JCL.

Systems Programmer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the planning and installation of an MVS/XA conversion. Heavy involvement with system parameter specifications for all system components.
• During the conversion process was also responsible for the MVS/SP virtual constraint relief effort, in order to keep the system performing as well as possible.
• Implemented and upgraded the CA family of program products.