OBJECTIVE

Challenging, growth - oriented technical position in DB2 database operations, performance or maintenance

SUMMARY

• Use database management tools, such as Confidential, BMC or CA (Platinum), to administer DB2 databases
• Work efficiently wif large (multi-dataset, multi-volume) database objects
• Implement DB2 databases and objects efficiently
• Manage a database implementation project using project management skills
• Strong working noledge of strategies for DB2 database availability, performance and security
• Develop a recovery and storage strategy based on customer’s needs
• Use Confidential Q replication product to support customer requirements
• Analyze customer data requirements and design a logical relational database model
• Provided DB2 database support (implementation and management) for large applications across a variety of industries (telephony, medical, financial)
• Lead DBA on many large DB2 database implementations
• Extended and enhanced operational environment through REXX scripting
• Assisted in subsystem migrations for DB2 versions 5 - 12
• Led operational migration for several DB2 versions
• Lead data analyst of data requirements gathering sessions for customer development project

TECHNICAL SKILLS

SOFTWARE: DB2 for z/OS, DB2 UDB, DB2 Connect, BMC, CA (Platinum), SQL, SPUFI, QMF, JCL, TSO, ISPF

OS: z/OS, MVS OS/390

LANGUAGES: REXX, COBOL, C, PL/me, Assembler

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Supporting large production critical financial database systems in the areas of tuning, object migration, space management, backup, recoverability, security, version migration and data replication.
• Continuing to gain experience wif extremely large objects in busy, high availability, mixed environment (batch, distributed) database environment.
• Working wif Confidential and CA database management products.

Confidential, Lake Oswego, OR

DB2 Database Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Supported internal medical software development project.
• Created new database objects, used BMC utility suites to maintain databases (REORGs, sizing, etc.), implement promotions; tuned database access, developed backup strategies and monitored availability.
• Supported development and maintenance of large (>3GB) databases.
• Assisted development teams wif UDB exploitation. Assisted in application exploitation of DB2 version 7.

Confidential

DB2 Database Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Supported several business billing production database systems; managed implementations of new databases using both BMC and Platinum utility suites, tuned database access, maintained databases (me.e. reorganizations, DASD placement), developed backup strategies and monitored availability.
• Worked wif several internal customers supporting their development of large (>3GB) databases.
• Assisted in subsystem migrations to new DB2 versions.

Confidential, Colorado Springs, CO

Staff Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Supported business billing production database systems (me.e. backups, tuning) and migrated application databases to new systems.
• Performed database design and implementation for client/server development project.

Confidential, Irving, TX

Database Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Member of a data development team responsible for providing data analysis, design, and implementation skills for mainframe and workstation software development projects.
• Led interactive customer design sessions to determine database requirements.
• Developed logical data models based on customer requirements.
• Created physical database designs based on logical data models.
• Worked on remote assignment to assist client wif Oracle database design.

Confidential, Irving, TX

Systems Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Assisted in maintaining local computer operations data center.
• Analyzed operations procedures involving tape usage and remote support for automation project.
• Implemented cost-savings operations automation ideas.

Confidential, Bethesda, MD

Storage Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for maintenance and administration of large computer data center's DASD pool. Implemented data migration project to new DASD devices.
• Planned data center’s initial migration to managed storage wif DFHSM.
• Assisted in physical DASD installations.