SUMMARY:

• Senior Systems Programmer with background in leading full lifecycle development of business system applications, trouble shooting, problem determination and solutions, security audits, program products, system installs and maintenance.
• Strengths include being a team player with strong communication, analytical and project management skills.
• One of my best strengths consists of problem determination, with solution recommendations.
• I have a very strong background in customer service in all business phases, internal and external departments, programmers, outside vendors, clients, and end user support.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Implementation: SMS, DFHSMS, TCPIP, ZOS, UNIX, DB2, V7.2, DB2, DB2 Tools Query Manager, Performance Analyzer, CICSTS V2.3, 2.2, 2.1 HTTP SERVER, APACHE, WEBSPHERE SERVER, FTP, PERL, C, SSH, PGP, RACF security, configured Sysplex environment, CICS Transaction Gateway, VSE to MVS conversion, JES2 maintenance and exits, DOS to MVS conversion, LOTUS NOTES migration 3.2 to 4.5a, SERVERPAC installation of ZOS 1.4 /1.6, OS390 R2 V9, OS390 R2 V10 UNIX environment, TCPIP and related IBM products, CBIPO installation of MVS/XA 2.2/ESA 4.1. NOVELL 3.X.

Program Products: FAVERS, SAVERS, BMC (PREDICT / VISUALIZER), CA1 (TMS), FDR/ABR, PDSMAN, MOBIUS, SERENA ChangeMan, VPS/VMCF, INFOPRINT, ISPF, TSO, JCI, IMS/VS, DB/DC, MQ, DFSORT, SYSCORT, VSAM, LANRES, SNA,NCP, Connect Direct, RMF, INTROSCOPE, TIVOLI STORAGE MANAGER, Dollar Universe, JOBTRAC, UNI - CENTER, RACF, ACF2, TOPSECRET, TPX, IOF, SAS, STOBE, TMON

Operating Systems: ZOS 1.6/1.4, OS390 MVS 2.10/2.9/2.7/2.5/2.4/1.3.0, ESA 4.3/4.2/4.1, LINUX, IBM UNIX, UNIX Sun Solaris, Lotus Notes, Windows XP-2002, Novell 3.2, ZVM 5.1

PC Software: IBM RPM, Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook, Lotus Notes

Equipment: IBM: Z900, Z890, ES-9672, ES9000, 2003, 4381, 3090, Shark, EMC, Cisco, 3745, 3705, Sun Solaris, Windows NT seversLanguages: Assembler, COBOL, SAS, DYL-250, RPG, PL/1, REXX, UNIX Shell (Korn)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Sr. Software Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Assisted with the creation, and customizing a new production PCI LPAR in a Sysplex environment
• Assisted DBA, CICS, and Hardware configuration personnel with SMP/E installations’
• Setup Team meeting and templates to implement and follow work flow.
• Worked with offshore operations on system reporting.
• Support of UNIX service, alone with installation and program products.
• Analyzed current systems configuration, making recommendations and required changes.
• Updated systems PUT level / RSU level from RSU112015 to RSU012017 using SMP/E
• Evaluated previous pre install of ZOS 2.2, and z/ OSMF 2.1
• Created and documented systems standards and implementations.
• Monitor systems,, using RMF, TMON, user reports, IBM Health check
• Efforts included HMC activation, OSA2 activation, sysplex configuration, TCPIP configurations and program products installs.
• Architect RACF, project plan on implementation of KDFAES with DES going in first. RACF templates updated, installation of required exits. as well as required maintenance, installed using SMPE
• Used IBM audit recommendations and ran various reports (RACF Desmon, Setropts), to secure environment.
• Secured Environment, SSL, SFTP, IBMLINK encryption, TN3270, SSH..

Confidential

RACF Security Administrator

• Created ACF2 and RACF security reports from 16 LPARs on UID permissions.
• Appropriate department heads were notified which UIDs with access of all would be removed to track and document actions change request were created.
• Monitor Security System to make sure changes were in affect.

Confidential

Coordinator

• Coordinated all aspects of testing environment, which includes design, planning, trouble shooting and overall responsibility of maintaining 14 application environments
• Offshore team lead for Accuenture, assisted with scheduling, workload and knowledge transfer.
• Environments include System Integration Testing, Unit Integration testing, Unit Acceptance testing, Parallel, Training and Load and Performance.
• Infrastructure includes AIX and Mainframe hardware, software consist of WebSphere, datapower, Top security, DB2 MQM, Net.Frameworks.
• All Environments must be retrofitted after each monthly production release.
• Supported of production release calls for escalation and conference bridge with all players to get a quick revolution.
• End users consisted of developers and business units

Confidential

Senior Solution Architect

• Managed, moving 5 terabytes of data from IBM ATL to EMC DLM 2000x solution. Project understanding of customer needs and concerns; reporting to client weekly status, setting mile mark, selection and implementation of Century 21 (Migration In Place) migration software.
• Microsoft Project detail plans as well as overall plans migration.
• Storage team consist of four systems programmers.
• Skills needed and acquired; Project Management, SMS, RACF security, Tape management (Control T), IBM ATL knowledge, DLM knowledge, Mainframe system experiences, Backup and Recovery expertise, and UNIX expertise.
• Major accomplishment DLM sat ideal for three months prior to my arrival, two weeks later DLM is being utilized.

Confidential

Administration

• Migration of Websphere applications on mainframe and Sun Solaris platform.
• In depth trouble shooting skills, UNIX and Mainframe knowledge.
• Knowledge of WebSphere version 7 files structure and internal fundamentals.
• Worked with DB2 version 10 binds, and plans. Major accomplishment includes learning SSA internal structures and procedures in a very quick time frame.

Confidential

Senior Systems Programmer Supervisor/Manager

• Supervised three Systems Programmers, supporting an array of business systems which include three CPUs, one 9672, one Z890, and one Z900 utilizing five LPARS and two ZFLs, operating systems ZVM 5.2, ZVM 5.1, VM 2.3, VSE 2.1, ZOS 1.4, ZOS 1.6, Websphere and Linux.
• Managed projects and coordinated activities with end users, operations, programming, and purchasing.
• Decommission 3172 controllers replacing them with OSA
• SNA and IP support, and monitoring
• Installed new equipment, including placement, electrical requirements and delivery requirements, products, new technology and hardware.
• Created shell scripts to FTP between ZOS and AS400.
• Installed and set up SSH for BI project.
• Handled feasibility, pricing, solutions, recommendations, selection and implementation, Data mover, Omegamon, CA-7, CA-11, memory processors, CNT box, dial in of HMC box, ICC or OCC, Hipersockets.
• Responsible for installation, maintenance, monitoring and performance tuning of DB2 7.1 on zOS.
• Worked with various DB2 utilities including DB2 Tools Query Manager and Performance Analyzer and Omegamon.
• Responsible for establishing and documenting backup and recovery plan for DB2 and UNIX systems.
• Provided Production support of DB2 7.1, CICSTS 2.3, WLM, RACF security, SOX compliancy
• Customized UNIX environment and implemented disaster sites; involved in UNIX systems performance tuning.
• Installed configured, supported INFOPRINT and offsite users and printers
• Installed, configured, and supported application development and testing system environments.
• Configured IBM Shark and DS8100 storage for open systems, using a Linux console

Confidential

Senior Systems Programmer

• Responsible for installation of OS390 R2 V9, and related IBM products, customization of OS390 R2 V10 UNIX environment, TCPIP, HTTP Server, Websphere Server, FTP, NFS, TELNET, SMTP, Perl, RACF security, OS390 R2 V9, CICS Transaction Gateway and installed DB/2 7.x. I worked on SSL and LINUX.
• While serving as a project leader on an SMS implementation the environment consisted of 4 MVS images on a 9672.
• Involved in UNIX systems performance tuning.
• Support of PPRC to disaster site, which consisted of monitoring line traffic, bottle necks, tuning and customization.
• Performed full life cycle implementation of PGP for bank files, WebSphere and NFS to share files between Sun Solaris and IBM USS