SUMMARY:

• Experienced in working well with technical teams and developing a positive rapport with customers and all levels of management.
• Capable of communicating clearly and concisely, keeping management and all stakeholders assessed on project Goals/Progress, with a clear perspective.

PROFICIENT IN:

• Z/OS Operations
• Z/OS REXX Storage Automation
• CA OPS/MVS REXX Automation
• Z/OS JCL/Batch Processing
• Z/OS A pplication Support
• BMC (PEM) Integration
• MQSeries Automation
• TSOE REXX/ISPF DIALOG
• Blue/Black Screen Recovery
• Persuasive Presentation skills
• Project Planning/Implementation
• Problem Analysis & Resolution

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Hardware: IBM Z/OS SYSPLEX, IBM 3890/PRSM, 3090, 3484, 3490, 3800, TANDEM, STRATUS, IBM AS Series, MAESTRO, IBM 3277, 3211, 3800

Software: OPS/MVS, SSM, MQSeries, GDPS/XRC, HOGAN, Confidential, IMS, DATACOM, DB2, IDMS, Relational Database Framework (RDF) Database, BMC Patrol Enterprise Manager (PEM), Data Direct Shadow Web Server (Rocket), DFSMShsm, Dreamweaver, API Interface(s), BMC Mainview, Netview, SysviewE, Omegaview, Omegamon, OMEGACICS, TMON, LOOK, STROBE, RESOLVE, MORE, IOF, SDF, SDSF, CA7/11, CA - Scheduler, BMC AUTOSYS, VTAM, MIM, NDMVM, NDM, TCPIP, Superstar, Hyper-Channel, RSCS, PVM, BDT, TPF, JES2, JES3, MVS, Z/OS Series, JCL, JCL Utilities, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), SNMP, SMTP, TPX, Confidential, ISPF, ISPF-DIALOG, IDCAMS, VSAM, PDS, PDSE, PDSFAST, FILEAID, FDR/ABR, TMS, TLMS, PROFS, JOBTRAC, MORE, TOSS, MS OUTLOOK, NetMeeting, Messanger, SKYPE, INFOSYS, INFOMAN, ENDEAVOR, REMEDY, PDX, PANVALET, SharePoint, Attachmate (3270 IMMULATOR), IMS, ROVA, VM/SP, VMTAPE, VMSCHED, VMOPER,VMTAPE, UNIX, WINDOWS OS 95, XP, 7, 8, 10.

Languages: COBOL, SQL, EXEC, EXEC 2, OPS/MVS REXX, Confidential -E REXX, FORTRAN, HTML, XML, ISPF DIALOG, PHP SCRIPT, OS/JCL (UTILITIES), PASCAL, PERL, MAESTRO PROCLANG, SQL, CLIST

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, CA

WEBMASTER | PC REPAIR TECHNITION

Responsibilities:

• Created full Dynamic and Static websites for small business owners using ADOBE; Dreamweaver Adobe Flash, Adobe Photoshop, HTML, PHP Scripting and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) tools.
• Recovery of blue screen errors, viruses, hardware replacement, MS Operating Systems, Security
• Installations and personalized PC settings for all clients.

Confidential, PLANO, TX

SYSTEMS programmer/ANALYST

Responsibilities:

• Tasked with analyzing Confidential ’s outsourced client SYSPLEX LPAR(s) datasets, to identify legacy alerting code members.
• Made code modifications to Automation (MSG, EOS, TOD, EOJ, DOM, REQ, MAIN) Rules to reflect Confidential ’s new standardized methodology of Alerting. Our combined team efforts were able to eliminate approximately 11.5 million lines of obsolete & legacy code.
• Participated in the Install & Customization of OPS/MVS (V12.2), on all assigned Confidential Client
• Allocated OPS/MVS Confidential PARMLIB datasets. Modified SQL tables to setup MQ Thresholds (MQCHAN, MQQMGR, MQLDEPTH, MQQDEPTH, MQQFULL and others) in SYSVIEWE.
• Performed extensive customization of all SYSPLEX/LPAR PARMLIB members.
• Automated the DFSMShsm backup process for all the Confidential system datasets and backup of critical RDF (SQL) Tables.

Confidential, ROSEVILLE, CA

Application Systems ENGINEER

Responsibilities:

• Enhanced COBOL programs to convert our legacy Online VSAM Master Database file, to our new Confidential Midrange (UNIX), Database format. Working as a team player, created Functional System Designs, Record Format Layouts, Input/output record mapping, Copybooks and executed Test Plans & Scripts, in support of our E9 Bridge Project.
• In support of our IRA Aging Project, enhanced & created new COBOL programs, Control Cards
• Execution JCL and PARMLIB members, to in corporate new regulatory requirements for the Unclaimed Property App.
• Participated in all of our teams System Development Life Cycle requirements and implementation via ENDEVOR.

Confidential, Roseville, CA

Application Systems ENGINEER

Responsibilities:

• Primarily responsible for Evaluating & Accepting automation requests from Z/OS Operations & Systems Support Teams.
• Created OPS/MVS Rules and Automation Applications for; Operations, Z/OS Mainframe events, JES2, TCPIP, Confidential, DB2 MQSeries, VTAM, Capacity Planning and Critical Batch Applications.
• Conducted Spec. meetings with Requestors & All Stakeholders, to evaluate user requirements and translate them into technical specifications for program development using, OPS/MVS, REXX, TSOE REXX, SYSVIEWE, ISPF Dialog and SQL.
• Created Notify, to expedite the notification of Z/OS system events via automated Emails, Text Pages, Operator Alerts, and Confidential Send messages,
• Notify was proven to be instrumental in increasing both Z/OS System and Critical Batch availability.
• Monitors both Production/Development Storage Pools/Volumes (23,000 at last count) and bring additional volumes online, to circumvent Z/OS Mainframe LPAR outages due to the lack of Storage space. This App. played a major role in enhancing Confidential ’s Z/OS Mainframe and Confidential systems availability.
• Developed REXX programs to monitor Mainframe and Unix Queue Managers, and capture all Local/Remote Send and Receive Channel errors and perform automated Resets of failed Queue Managers. Created DailyWeekly and Monthly reports of All Channel errors across all Sysplex LPARs in Development & Production.
• Represented the Automation team for the Startup/Shutdown of all LPAR and Subsystems.
• Assisted application teams with batch restarts and systems support teams with subsystem configurations.
• Designated as the point person to evaluate SYSVIEWE. Created IMODS and tested the API interface and conducted performance stress tests to determine overall resource consumption with the Capacity Planning team. Created PowerPoint decks and gave successful presentations to Senior Level Management, to install SYSVIEWE and the Address CA7 API, on all of our Sysplex Production and Development LPAR environments.

Confidential, Roseville, CA

Operations analyst

Responsibilities:

• Provided Operational, Systems and Batch support for Confidential ’s, mainframe and Unix Batch platforms.
• Monitored & Supported Mainframe Production Confidential Onlines, running on multiple Z/OS Sysplex LPARs.
• Designed Visio representations of our Confidential environment, to clarify the connectivity and business relationships between our Production Confidential Regions.
• Executed Z/OS system Installs/Back - Outs for the Confidential, VTAM, DB2, MQSeries, and Z/OS Sysplex LPARS.
• Represented Operations in Issue Analysis meetings to ferret-out root cause(s) of system problems and participated in resolution tasks assigned to operations.

Confidential, SAN FRANCISCO, CA

OPERATIONS ANALYST

Responsibilities:

• Provided Second Level Operational support for Production Batch and the Mainframe Systems Availability, of Confidential ’s Brokerage Confidential Onlines & Data Base systems. Ensured all Operation SLA’s were met.
• Designed, Coded & Implemented a 35 module App. in support of Operations Automation and the Confidential Business Service Level Reporting team.
• Maintained our MVS OS/Started Task configuration, in support of Contingency Testing and assisted in the activation of our the Brokerage Host-Fall-Back procedures, to maintain availability of our Confidential and Confidential Online systems.
• Installed both Major and Minor Software/Hardware changes, on behalf Confidential, Confidential, DB2 support teams.