SUMMARY:

An Information Systems consultant with over 25 years of full life cycle applications development expertise. As an Websphere/WMQ Middleware Administrator and EAI Specialist, he has installed, configured, implemented, integrate and upgrade to Websphere MQ Ver. 5, 6 7, and Message Broker in Development, Test, Production and various environments on Windows 2000/2003 Servers, Mainframes, Solaris, I - Series, UNIX.

• Over twenty Five years of total IT experience
• Used Datapower for Project Deployment and Security.
• Over eight years of total experience with Websphere MQ MQ Series, MQSI, WMQ version 6,7, Message Broker and migration to new versions.
• Six years of experience with QPASA for monitoring Websphere MQ
• Thirteen years of OS/390 experience
• Used WTX for integration and transformation efficiently.
• Experience using Message Broker with XML messaging for business integration and triggered applications
• Has extensive experience with Channels and Listeners and Queues for MQ Series Project
• Worked with MQ Workflow for documenting, testing, and executing MQ series, MB. Also, Integration Support, Operational Guidance and troubleshooted systems applications/infrastructure.
• Used performance monitoring tools such as QPASA, OMEGAMON, APPWATCH, CANDLE, BMC, and other tools similar to Introscope.

TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE:

• Language: .NET, COBOL/COBOL II, CICS, JCL,
• CLIST, REXX, ASSEMBLER 370/390, SEQUEL, CL, HTML, XML, JAVA SCRIPT,
• VB SCRIPT, ASP, VB 3.0/4.0/5.0, C/C, BASIC, PLI, FORTRAN, x86 ASSEMBLY,
• PERL, OO COBOL 4.0, LISP, MUMPS-Technology VISTA/MSERVER /CACHE

Database: DB2, DB2/UDB, MS ACCESS, SYBASE, IDMS, XDB, IMS, VSAM, SQL, COGNOS, ORACLE

OS: OS/MVS/XA/ESA, AS/400, I-SERIES, OS/2, OS/390, Z/OS, WINDOWS 2008, HP-UNIX, AIXSoftware: BMC PATROL, MQIPT, CONTROL M, J2EE, WEBLOGIC, JBOSS, QMF, APPWATCH, SPUFI, SMP/E, AUTOSYS, DEVELOPER 2000, DB2 CONNECT, TIVOLI, MICROSOFT PROJECT, SNAPSHOT MONITOR, SNAPSHOT, BROWNSTONE/PLATINUM REPOSITORIES, SILVERRUN, DATA FLOW DIAGRAMS, SOAP, ERD'S, PROCESS MAPPING, BUSINESS OBJECTS, SURETRACK, MQ SERIES, WEBSPHERE MQ ver. 6, 7, SSO, LPTA, MESSAGE BROKER VER.. 6/7, DATAPOWER, WAS, QPASA, MERCATOR, DOCUMENTUM, MQ WORKFLOW, CRYSTAL REPORTS 9,10, 11, FTP, ORACLE FUSION Middleware.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidenital

Websphere MQ//Middleware Consultant

• Installed, configured, implemented Websphere MQ ver. 6.0/7.0 to Development/QA and Production environment on Windows XP, Windows 2000/2003 advance servers, Unix, Linux, Sun Solaris, I-Series to Collections System and Loan Administration Department . Websphere MQ migration to ver. 6/7.
• Used Datapower for project deployment, security and integration.
• Monitored, supports, administered, problem resolutions and maintained Websphere MQ ver. 6/7 to Production Environment. Used WTX to process large volume of data in one pass.
• Perform MQ health-check at appropriate intervals.
• Implemented and maintained PUB/SUB in MB..
• Message flow testing in Development, QA, and Production Regions.
• Administration and customization of queues in Z/OS.
• Applied SSL and security certificates management.
• Designed messaging infrastructure using Websphere MQ and Message Broker.
• Used IBM MS03 to save queue managers and other MQ objects for backups. Installed and upgraded Websphere MQ software from 5.3 to version 6 and to ver.7. Installed fixed packs to Development, QA and Production to Collections and Loan Administration Department.
• Worked with MQ clustering for High Availability and Load Balancing.
• Creation of MQ objects, i.e., message queues, channels, qmgrs for various new project such as Loan, Wire Transfers, Purchase Card Groups. Provide technical support to development projects for various MQ needs for various platforms such as Mainframes, Windows, and Unix.
• For commercial systems department, administered Websphere MQ ver.6,7 on various applications.
• Used Crystal Reports version 9, 10, 11 for Wire Transfers, Mortgage, Loan Systems. Also used for Monthly Reports.
• Analyzed and tuned Websphere MQ performance.
• Performed detailed and complex problem determination for WMQ problems including root cause analysis.
• Create and prepared Websphere MQ Disaster Recovery Environment for Federal Reserve.
• Developed processes and procedures related to Websphere MQ recovery, security, administration and automation.
• Researched and developed new technologies for future business needs.
• Maintained Queue Managers, WebSphere MQ interfaces to other products, and related WebSphere MQ family of products
• Performed strategic analysis and design of MQ infrastructure.
• Project Mangement
• Worked with Firewalls, DNS, proxy servers and networks.

Environment: Websphere MQ ver. 6,7, Message Broker ver. 6/7, MQIPT, Active MQ, MQ MON, WAS ver.6,, AUTOSIS, Websphere Datapower, BMC PATROL, Contol M, IHS, WTX, Weblogic, JBOSS, SOAP, WebServices, Tandem HP-Nonstop Omegamon, Windows XP, Windows 2000/2003/2008 Advanced Servers, Distributed Platforms, I-Series, Crystal Report 9, 10, 11, TCP/IP, HTTP, Top Secrets, SMP/E, SMS, RACF, COBOL, SSO, LPTA JCL, CICS, Mainframe Z/OS, HP-Unix, LINUX, Sun Solaris, Tandem, AIX, MQ Clusters, FTP, CFT, SSL, Shell scripts, TECTIA SSH/File Transfers, QPASA, APPWATCH.

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WMQMiddleware Consultant

• Installed, configured, implemented MQ Series 5.1 to Development, Test, Prod and various environments on Windows 2000, Mainframes, Solaris, AS/400, and on MVS Recovery of MQSeries infrastructure/objects/logs.
• Performance tuning on MVS Storage management and TIVOLI.
• Created, authorized, maintained, startup, delete queues to MQ Series Projects.
• Created, deleted, investigated the condition of Channels, Listeners, also worked with developers, DBAs, on MQ projects.
• Installed, configured and implemented DB2 Connect, used DB2 Connect to connect from SUN Solaris and Windows 2000 to Mainframes test and production database of the client site.

Environment: QPASA, MQ Series, MQSI v2.1, WAS, TIVOLI.Korn Shell Scripts, Reflections, Lotus Notes, SMP/E, Windows 2000, DB2, UNIX Sun Solaris, AIX, HP-UNIX, Shell Scripting, MQ Clusters, AS/400, i-series, OS/390, z/OS.

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MQ Series Middleware Consultant

• Involved in the maintenance of MQ Series System.
• Installed and used QPASA 2.3 and 3.0 for monitoring MQ Series project.
• Accounted and added sender channel and QPASA Scripts to over 243 MQ Servers.
• Wrote manuals and documentations for installations, verifications, create trigger monitor, check configurations of MQ Series 5.1, managing MQ Series processes, MQ Series and QPASA patches.
• Environment: QPASA, MQ Series, Korn Shell Scripts, I-Series, Reflections, Lotus Notes, Microsoft Word, Unix, Sun Solaris, Windows 2000, AIX
• Confidenital
• Mainframe Systems Programmer/ Database Administrator
• Used SMP/E for installing and maintaining software in OS/390 systems and subsystems.
• Performed Performance Tuning on MVS Storage management.
• Installed, configured and implemented DB2 Connect, used DB2 Connect to connect from Sun Solaris and Windows 2000 to Mainframes test and production database of the client site. Work also involved product analysis.

Environment: UDB/DB2, ORACLE, I-SERIES, Korn Shell Scripts, Reflections, Lotus Notes, Microsoft Word, MVS, Z/OS,SMP/E, Windows 2000, UNIX AIX, Sun Solaris, AS/400, OS/390

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Oracle DBA

• Responsible for the maintenance, backup and recovery, performance and tuning of Oracle 8i, Oracle 7 database.
• Utilized Telnet, HP UNIX, FTP, PL/SQL, SQL Plus and SQL Loader.
• Mainframe data was sent to UNIX as a flat file and SQL Loader was used to load data into the temporary tables since these are just flags in the database.
• PL/SQL was used to retrieve data from these tables and made the necessary changes to the actual tables.
• Utilized INFOMAKER to verify the results. Cross-reference maps were created and Excel was used for generation of tables.

Environment: DB2, COBOL II, COBOL, JCL, CICS/VS, SURETRACK, ENDEVOR, CHANGEMAN, QMF, FASTLIST, FILEAID, Expediter, IMS/DB/DC/TM, Window NT, Visio, MS Word

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MQ/MQSI Administrator

• Installed, configured, implemented, administered MQ Series Queues and Channels to Development, Test and various environments on Windows NT, Mainframes, AS/400 and Solaris
• Created, authorized, granted authority, maintained, startup, delete queues to MQ Series Project
• Created, deleted and investigated the condition of Channels, Listeners.
• Consulted on the implementation of BAAN ERP in an ENTERPRISE 2000 project set up company data and modified programs and systems.
• Used BAAN Tools for software installation, application and user, device, job, database, audit, text and menu management.
• Used DB2 CONNECT, SNAPSHOT and SNAPSHOT MONITOR to connect with DB2/UDB database.
• Developed data flow diagrams and mapped processes.
• Coded BAAN interface and conversion programs.
• Work was additionally completed using SQL and MQ Series Integrator MQSI for triggers and automation in a UNIX and OS/390 environment. Some runs under AS/400.

Environment: QPASA, MQ Series, MQSI, Korn Shell Scripts, Reflections, Lotus Notes, Microsoft Word, BAAN, Workflow, Windows 2000, Unix, Sun Solaris, AS/400, OS/390, COGNOS.

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Consultant

• MQ Administrator/DBA
• Implemented, maintained, administered MQ Series to Development, Test and various environments on Windows NT, Mainframes OS/390, UNIX, Solaris,
• Created, authorized, granted authority, maintained, startup, delete Queues to MQ Series Project
• Created, deleted and investigated the condition of Channels, Listeners.
• Worked with developers, managers, and vendors with MQ Series Projects.
• Provided Data mart, Oracle DBA and Oracle WEB expertise.
• Data mart work included file transfers using FTP loaded files to Oracle using SQL LOADER and PL/SQL.
• Used INFOMATICA ETL for data retrieval from CIS and Accounting systems.
• Performed Oracle database configuration tuning and monitoring activities.
• Responsible for performance tuning, database administration, project management, design, development, testing and implementation of an Oracle/COBOL Accounting System.
• Performed E-Commerce development using Oracle Web Application Server 3, Oracle Developer 2000, Java and MS Access.
• Environment: QPASA, MQ Series, MQSI, Korn Shell Scripts, Reflections, Lotus Notes, Microsoft Word, SMP/E, Oracle, Windows 2000, UNIX Sun Solaris, AS/400, z/OS, OS/390, COGNOS.
• Project Manager Wards
• Worked with the Distribution Department, and led the team on converting step-end bias to job-end bias procs, docs and jobs by adding bias job into the main card and making necessary changes in reference number in GDG. This project was implemented successfully in production.
• Other roles also include the participation of ENDEVOR MEETINGS and preparing reports on the updates, enhancements and upgrades on the new version of ENDEVOR and FASTLIST.
• In addition, also conducted technical research unique to Wards and indirectly related to Y2K group.

Environment: DB2, COBOL II, COBOL, JCL, CICS/VS, ENDEVOR, CHANGEMAN, QMF, FASTLIST, FILEAID, Expediter, Visio, MS Word, MS Project, SURETRACK, IMS/DB/DC/TM, Window NT

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MQ Programmer/Analyst /Manager

• Provided leadership for the PeopleSoft HRMS and Financials upgrades.
• Participated in analysis, coding, testing and implementation using Application Designer, People Tools, Crystal Reports, and SQR/SQL.
• Analyzed workflow issues and was responsible for documentation, troubleshooting, support and disaster recovery. Work was completed using TUXEDO, Triggers, Stored Procedures, SNAPSHOT and DB2 CONNECT for DB2/UDB.
• Consulted on Year 2000 certification issues, including analysis, data flow diagrams, documentation and benchmarking and unit testing for DB2, COBOL and Visual Basic systems. Also work included developed MQ programs.

Environment: MQ Series, DB2, COBOL, MVS/ESA, TSO/ISPF, FILEAID, MS WORD, PANVALET, Windows 95, and OS/390

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Consultant Programmer/Analyst

• Participated in YEAR 2000 certification for MVS, DB2, IMS, PACBASE and VIASOFT systems. Used 40/60 windowing and HOURGLASS 2000.
• Tested critical and invalid dates.

Environment: PACBASE, COBOL, VIASOFT, MVS/ESA/XA, TSO/ISPF, DB2, HOURGLASS 2000, IMS/DB/DC, RS6000, Windows 95, VISIO, MS WORD

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DB2 DBA

• Converted Sybase System 11 to DB2 V.5 as a Sybase DBA.
• Moved data from Sybase tables to DB2.
• Identified differences between Sybase and DB2, and created FTP plans and verified testing.
• Environment included Visual Basic GUI, Windows 95/NT, OS/2, COBOL II And Micro Focus COBOL
• Monitored, maintained and supported the data repository which used Brownstone Repository, Platinum Repository and Silver-Run.
• Extracted data using INFORMATICA ETL.
• Functioned as DB2 Database Administrator responsible for performance and tuning of DB2 programs for promotions and enrollment applications.
• Performed DB2 database analysis and design for data handling, physical and logical design, normalization and conversion of data from VSAM to DB2.
• Cleaned DB2 table access, granted access, revoked authorities from user ID's and created reports.
• Used OMEGAMON II, DB2 Accounting Report, DB2 EXPLAIN, DB2 BUFFERPOOL Accounting Report and STROBE.

Environment: DB2, Sybase, Visual Basic, Platinum Repository, Silver-Run, INFORMATICA ETL, OMEGAMON II, VSAM, TSO/ISPF, ERWIN, Teradata, Windows NT, ERWIN, DBA Expert, Micro Focus COBOL, 3 terabytes of data storage, MVS/ESA/XA, OS/390

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DB2 DBA

• Worked in the Financial Payment Database Department
• Coded several DB2 extract modules I/O Module using SPUFI, QMF and embedded SQL with COBOL II, also provided DB2 administrative functions.

Environment: DB2, COBOL II, TSO/ISPF, ERWIN, DBA Expert, Unix, Windows NT, MVS/ESA/XA

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Oracle/DB2 DBA

• Coded several DB2 extract I/O modules using SPUFI, QMF and Embedded SQL.
• Responsible for DB2 administration functions.
• Performed project leadership and development activities on Oracle Financials systems using Visual Basic, Java and Oracle.
• Responsible for performance tuning, database configuration, tuning applications, shared pool, buffer cache, rollback segments and redo mechanisms and monitoring and detecting lock combinations.

Environment: DB2, COBOL, COBOL II, JCL, TSO/ISPF, MVS/ESA/XA

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Consultant Programmer/Analyst

• Developed and modified programs to produce sequential files for six Payroll database tables. Performed parallel testing.
• Produced reports using two-dimensional arrays and control breaks. Technical environment included MVS, DB2, COBOL and SPUFI.

Environment: DB2, COBOL, COBOL II, JCL, TSO/ISPF, MVS/ESA/XA

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Consultant Programmer/Analyst

• Participated in the development and testing of programs that converted VSAM fields to DB2 table elements.
• Developed data flow diagrams and was responsible for process mapping.
• Created DB2 backup tables.

Environment: DB2, IMS/DB, COBOL, COBOL II, JCL, TSO/ISPF, VSAM, DB2 Expert, Platinum Utilities, IMS DB/DC/TM, Micro Focus COBOL, ABEND AID, ENDEVOR, CHANGEMAN, VISIO, MVS/ESA/XA