EXPERIENCE SUMMARY:

• Information technology professional with over thirty five years of Technical Support, Analysis, Programming, Operations and Managerial experience.
• Over Twenty Five years of technical experience in the Confidential and VM/SP environments.
• Worked with many program products from both Confidential and Non Confidential vendors running on medium and large scale Confidential systems.
• In addition to mainframe experience, developed a comprehensive set of Personal Computer and Networking skills which is utilized to support an independent software consulting company for approximately 20 small business and home office users.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

LANGUAGES : RPG II, COBOL, FORTRAN IV, BASIC, QBASIC, Confidential COMMAND LEVEL, C, ASSEMBLER, PHP, PERL. JAVASCRIPT, Visual Basic, Q&A.

HARDWARE: Confidential Enterprise Server 2000/3000, Confidential ES9000, Confidential 43xx, Confidential /360, Confidential 303x, AMDAHL 5850, Confidential /370, Confidential /390, AS/400, S/36, S/34, PERTEC MINI, Confidential PC, WANG, DEC Open/VMS.

OPERATING SYSTEMS: Confidential /VS, Confidential, Confidential /SP, Confidential /ESA, MVT/ Confidential, VM/SP/ESA, Confidential /MVT, z/OS, OS/400, UNIX, MS - Confidential, MS-Windows (Workgroups) 3.11, MS-Windows 95/98/2000/XP/VISTA, Novell Netware 3.12, SuSE Linux, Red Hat Linux, Suse Linux for S/390

ANCILLARY SKILLS: ICCF, ISPF, GRASP, PANVALET, DYL 260, CMS, SYNCSORT, EPAT, EPIC, DITTO, SCEPTER, ca-Eztrieve, DISKMASTER/ Confidential, OMEGAMON, GOAL SYSTEMS FAQS, FAQS/ASO, FAQS/PCS, DL/I, TOTAL, Environ/1, DB2, VMBACKUP, TUBES/VM, ACF/NCP, BTAM-ES, ACF/VTAM, VSAM, Confidential /POWER, MTCS/VS, Confidential /VS, DSF, EREP, CA-RAPS, DOCVIEW, CTMS, Packet/3270, SPRI, DOCS, Q&A Database,tcp/ip, Wordperfect, MS-Office, Supercalc 5, Harvard Graphics, Carbon Copy, PC-TOOLS Commute, PCAnywhere, Procomm Plus, BASIC, QuickBASIC, 3270 Emulation, Attachmate Host Emulators, Tape Backup Software. Visual COBOL, MicroFocus COBOL, Visual BASIC, MS-Word, MS-EXCEL, OS/2- Confidential, Novell Netware 3.12, ENFIN-Smalltalk, VISIO, MySQL, Apache Web Server,php, XML, Wi-Fi technologies, Xactimate

EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Application Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Currently performing as a team leader in a de-merger and migration project for a major automotive manufacturer.
• Project involved the migration of over 3000 z/OS Batch COBOL/ Confidential /DB2 processes, with interactive applications using Visual Basic interfaces to Confidential /DB2 socket interfaces.
• Recently designed and implemented a replacement solution for a VB6 Application using J2EE technologies.
• Developed specialized conversion routines using WINREXX and FTP to analyze, automate and convert Mainframe Confidential and batch procedures using a windows desktop environment.
• At the completion of the migration, all processes were documented with system-level flowcharts developed using MS-Visio.

Confidential

CONSULTANT/OWNER

Responsibilities:

• Participated in the development of online interfaces between z/OS and Peoplesoft Financials utilizing Confidential / COBOL - II / DB2 for a Florida university.
• Assisted in the upgrade and installation of 15 components of a CA product suite as part of a z/OS migration project for a major Texas hospital.
• Provided support for several major casino clients in Las Vegas, as well as a customer base of approximately 20 customers in the Detroit area. Client base ranges from large manufacturing and service companies to PC-based home office customers.
• Provided systems support for an insurance company utilizing an Confidential Multiprise 3000 processor supporting Confidential /ESA.
• Completed the re-engineering of a Confidential -based Insurance Inspection system to create a new, Web-Based application utilizing LAMP technologies. (Linux-Apache-MySQL-PHP).
• Developed a Windows-based insurance repair estimating system which electronically prepares claim estimates for an insurance repair contractor. This software is currently being marketing to other Insurance repair companies as a vertical industry commercial product.
• Developed a Repair Parts Inventory Tracking system which manages the repair cycle of electronic circuit boards and associated components for an automotive supplier. This system is currently installed in several assembly plants, and is currently being proposed in other plants throughout the country. The product was originally prototyped on a PC- Confidential platform, and has recently been converted to a Windows-based application using Visual Basic.
• Provided software system support for two major casino operations in Las Vegas which included an ES/9000 Mainframe running Confidential /ESA, several AS/400 systems, and 2 RS/6000 systems running Confidential AIX. Most support tasks for these systems were performed remotely from Michigan using remote network and communications software to dial-in to the host sites.
• Provided contract systems support and management functions on a retainer basis for a data processing service company running multiple Confidential 4300 Mainframes utilizing Confidential /ESA, VTAM/ Confidential .
• Provided software support for an employment placement company in Las Vegas utilizing Windows95 peer-peer networking for approximately 20 PCs.
• Installed a 20 station Novell 3.12 network and ethernet 10BASE-T backbone to support specialized business management software.
• Installed Novell Personal Netware communications for an insurance inspection company utilizing MS- Confidential and Windows 3.1 workstations.

Confidential

Systems Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsibilities included Systems Programming /Technical Management of Systems Programming and Operations support staffs of a Multi-Site Confidential Multiprise Server mainframe environment.
• Management of applications programmers and developers for mainframe Confidential /COBOL, UNIX and Oracle, as well as PC applications development utilizing Visual Basic, and Confidential languages.
• Management of Client/Server and Networking Support groups in a mixed platform environment.
• Developed a Confidential -based automated operations scheduling system utilizing FTP interfaces from a Windows client to an Confidential Host. Statistical and status reporting were provided via HTML and XML on a Linux Server.
• Managed and implemented a software and hardware conversion from a VM/MVT environment to VM/ Confidential running on Confidential Multiprise hardware.

Confidential

Industry Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Performed as a software developer and Customer Support Representative. Most projects were accomplished remotely from a home-based office in Michigan using dial-up facilities to interface with the corporate offices in Cincinnati, OH.
• Responsible for the migration of several existing products from an Confidential /XA to Confidential /ESA platform. Installed communications migration software for several clients.
• Migrated and installed a medical records system for a major Midwestern health care facility.
• Developed automated Confidential based Migration tools to convert Confidential -COBOL applications to an open system platform. Using Micro Focus Cobol, or vendor specific compilers as target environments.
• Recently completed intensive training to provide client support for new and existing customers to assist them in migrating to Object Oriented technology using proprietary software products.

Confidential

Sr. Systems Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Employed as a Sr. Consultant and resident Confidential specialist where he was assigned to various accounts providing Technical Support, Software conversion, strategic planning, and Facilities management functions
• Provided Facilities Management, Systems Programming, Strategic planning, personnel training, and communications network management functions as a visiting consultant on a part time basis.
• Oakland County Computer Services
• Performance Tuning and capacity planning for VM and Confidential .
• Assisted with software upgrade from Confidential /SP 2.1 to Confidential /SP 3.1.
• Systems programming and Facilities Management for VM/SP and Confidential .
• Participated in a software conversion of VM/SP from Rel. 3 to Rel 4. HPO and Confidential 1.3.5 to Confidential /SP 2.1. The installation was completed at a remote location, and ported to the customer site.
• Confidential upgrade from Confidential 1.3.5 to Confidential /SP 2.1.4.
• VM/SP and Confidential 1.3.5 upgrade to Confidential /SP 3.2.0. Simultaneous upgrade for five Confidential /SP guests some of which were running Confidential /VAE.
• Maintenance of several Micro Focus COBOL programs running under VM/CMS.
• Performance/capacity review.
• Upgrade from VM/SP R4 with multiple Confidential 1.3.5 guests running on an Confidential 4341, to VM/SP R5 and Confidential /SP 3.2 both running native on an AMDAHL 5850 utilizing Confidential .
• Also successfully automated a majority of the routine operations tasks, which resulted in a "Lights Out" environment for two of three production shifts.
• Assisted with the installation, and upgrade of CADAM software to the new environment. In addition to the basic operating system environment, over 30 systems enhancing software products were installed and implemented.
• Provided ongoing systems support and maintenance for multiple systems running native Confidential, as well as Confidential guests under VM/SP.
• Provided systems support and maintenance functions for Confidential /SP running under VM/SP in order to allow the in house staff to begin a conversion to AS/400 architecture.

Confidential

Dir. of Data Processing

Responsibilities:

• Assumed responsibility for the complete ground up installation and organization of the data processing department, under a 1 year employment contract.
• Responsibilities ranged from the design of the initial data center facilities which included selection and installation of hardware, software, and personnel, to the design and implementation of the production environment.

Confidential

Systems Software Specialist

Responsibilities:

• As a Technical Consultant, provided Confidential and VM/CMS technical support for the systems department at a major credit company.
• Also provided Confidential support for other Confidential consultants at various locations.

Confidential

Sr. Systems Programmer, Technical Services Manager

Responsibilities:

• Initially employed as a senior systems programmer and project leader responsible for the conversion of the Confidential data center from a VM/ Confidential /APL environment to Confidential . Later advanced to Tech. Services Manager, where he directly managed the implementation of:
• DL/I Database environment with MPS
• Installation of a remote 3270 on line network to all branch offices.
• VTAM/SNA with Multi system networking ( Confidential )
• Confidential shared Confidential and shared POWER SPOOL support.
• Confidential PC administration and support, which included PC to mainframe communications.
• Directed a disaster recovery planning and testing project which involved participation and coordination by Confidential as well as several other companies.
• Position later evolved to include responsibility for DL/I database administration, as well as supervision of computer operations.

Confidential

Instructor

Responsibilities:

• Performed as an instructor for an 18 month curriculum in business data processing.
• The majority of the students in this class were migrating from a non technical, "blue collar" background.
• Responsibility was to bring them to a level of technical, social, and professional status whereby they could qualify for an entry level computer programmer position in an Confidential department.
• The course included units in Introduction to Data Processing, BASIC, RPGII, and COBOL programming, and Systems Analysis and Design.
• All of the graduates of this class were placed in a programming position within six months of graduation, and are still employed and successful in the field.