PROFILE:

• Experience and knowledge of all the mainframe operating systems and x96 technology. Current in all technology on the mainframe platform. Experience in roles with major outsourcing firms, hardware and software vendors and end clients.
• Maintained legacy environments along with leading modernization through mainframe “web” enable and utilizing LinuxOne as a source target platform. I have expanded my knowledge base to cross platform open systems and cloud in order to promote and extend the reliability and execution of mainframe systems integrating legacy into a cloud structured platform.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• z/OS, Linux, JES2/3, LE370, USS, CICS, IMS, DB2, z/VM, KVM, Dirmaint, z/Linux
• Connect Direct(MFT),IPCS, SMPE, RACF, ACF2, VTAM, TCPIP, CA z/OS Product Line
• CA/ESP, IBM DF Products, Syncsort, Compuware, Hi - Level Assembler, REXX, bash
• CLIST, RMFMON, Omegamon, AIX, Unix, Windows, Multiple Vendor Switches and Routers
• Juniper and Cisco Firewalls, Big F5 Load balancer, VMware, VBLOCK, vPlex, vCenter
• SRM,SAP, IBM GDPS, Parallel Sysplex, Netapp MetroCluster, Oracle Dataguard
• Tripwire, Splunk,, Parallel Sysplex, Redhat, SuSE, Ubuntu

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Solution Migration Manager

Responsibilities:

• Define solution, SOW and develop project plan for storage refresh from EMC to IBM platform of 2.5 pb.
• Define solution, SOW and develop project plan for data center move of IBM of 2.2 pb
• Solution Manager and PM for implementing Global Mirror - Global Copy between three data centers
• 6 Way Tape Grid upgrade and migration
• Successfully execute tall aspects of the data center migration and relocation move of Verizon Wireless from Orangeburg to Tampa one month in advance
• Providing guidance and support for SAP Netweaver zLinux application servers accessing a z/OS DB2 SAP ECC backend in an active/passive HA environment. Assist when needed in of the ITSD z/OS based application.
• Installation and customization of Omegamon z/VM, Z/OS and z/Linux.
• Engaged in assisting NYMB with a zLinux Docker Blockchain Proof of Concept

Confidential

Systems adviser

Responsibilities:

• Core individual tasked with maintain and building out the infrastructure, OS and application installs for Linuxone and z/VM to create a DbaaS offering. z/OS, z/Vm, IOCP, zLinux, KVM, DS8000 zBC, v7000 hardware and software.
• Websphere, DB2 Oracle, node.js, mongo-db, PostgreSQL., IBM zACI - HSBN Block Chain, docker, redhat, suse, ubuntu, scripts, patching, security processes
• Perform stress tests against data bases constructs with varied LPAR configurations expanding vertically and horizontally with KVM and dockers and both.
• Configure all servers and scripts for quick start stress tests supporting all possible configurations

Confidential

Mainframe Architect

Responsibilities:

• Lead the design of the z-Series zEC12 to a multi model platform supporting legacy z/OS and z/VM Linux. The inclusion of this platform into to the NY State ITS umbrella cloud offering. Primary focus is to support a multi-focus ITS endeavor using LAMP- Drupal and executing with Linux.
• Solutioning iAAS design for Websphere DB2/LUW and Webshere Oracle on twin zSeries executing under VM using Linux. Each site shares production workloads and acts as DR. Secondary objective is to define a model of the current state of the 24 LPARs executing z/OS Support the multiple government agencies.
• The goal is to centralize and maximize z/OS resource to a common standard z/OS model for future consolidation of agencies.
• Solution design for legacy web enablement using Websphere Liberty as holistic access.

Confidential - New York City, NY

Solution Architect

Responsibilities:

• Lead on all z/Series and p/Series engagements from New Business to Legacy Application modernization.
• Generated and executed solution designs for various SAP features (BI, BCP, BW, ECC, SRM, ILM, etc.) based on T-systems Cloud Infrastructure and assisted in the planning and execution of a major utility company transition. Set and improved standards for high availability and disaster recovery.
• New Business lead for bids that include z/Series - i/Series, z/OS, z/VM and AS400
• SHAREPOINT Migration Design and solution
• Trouble Shoot Multiple Transition and Migration Processes for mainframe
• Supported major client with SAP services in pAAS private cloud
• Assist in new business endeavors for complex new business and big data deals consisting of multi-platform enterprise environments.
• Created Portfolio Catalog Entries for Riverbed and Security

Confidential - New York City, NY

Global Mainframe SME/Product Manager

Responsibilities:

• CTO for major aerospace account generated increased revenue through implementing vendor centric based cloud solution (VBLOCK). The scope included not only servers but also storage via EMC ATMOS. Successfully launched Citrix based virtual desktop for all engineering and lab environments greatly improving on costs and meeting strict government security compliance.
• New Business Solution Architect instrumental in developing virtual sizing models for x86 platform executing VMWARE Line of products. Developed and published model with a companion cost model.
• Global Subject Matter Expert for IBM z/Series providing knowledge and insight on disaster recovery. I developed methodology option to fast track of legacy applications through Java EJB technology and/or implementation of z/Linux and Micro Focus.
• Subject Matter Expert on z/Series architecture design of a Medicaid-Medicare-Drug outsources service. Product Manager chartered with the creation of services based around the Linux OS and capable of execution on multiple platforms. The primary driver was the Vanguard Confidential Insurance application ported from the z/OS mainframe to a multi-platform Linux or Windows architecture.

Confidential - Poughkeepsie, NY

P/Series Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• PBX setup and migration of telephone drug subscription support. Build network and SAN environments. SAN was a shared environment incorporating GPFS.

Confidential - New York City, NY

Senior Technical Architect

Responsibilities:

• Lead Architect to support the merger of a large custody bank and Wall Street Financial Institution providing a path to support the merger of 5 data centers into one and the introduction of a single disaster recovery sight adhering to new SEC post 9/11 legislation.
• Both environments were large enterprise footprints of mainframes hosting more than 150K MIPS. Environment included in major merger, CICS Websphere DB2 Parellel Sysplex

Confidential - Poughkeepsie, NY

Lead Infrastructure Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Managed and built a multi-tiered environment in the IBM Labs to support the development, QA and testing of an E-Business GRID Workload Software (EWLM).
• The enterprise included all the IBM platforms and operating systems which allowed me to experience and learn firsthand the intricacy of a building a data center facility from the ground up and provide daily support for all of the facility and infrastructure. Included were HP, Dell and Sun servers.
• OS and products supported z/OS, Linux, Unix, AIX, AS400 and Windows, Websphere, DB2

Confidential - Islandia, NY

Director of Mainframe Global Information Systems

Responsibilities:

• Initiated and completed a major COBOL legacy application modernization by optimizing application by encapsulating CICS transactions as EJBs and operate as a WEB enabled service through access with CICS Gateway.
• Improved and implemented the disaster recovery initiative which performed a 2-hour availability of all major applications using SRDF and syncing data with open systems.

Confidential

Advanced Technologies and Engineer/ IBM Level 2 Supports

Responsibilities:

• Lead member of z-Series Advanced Technologies group centered on E-Business Solutions.
• Solutions driven to term were z/Linux under z/VM and the creation of base service of products consisting of DB2, Websphere, SENDMAIL and Lotus Notes. Complete marketing technical documents and C-level presentations, E-Learning and Class based courses and providing on site sales support to IBM 120 Global Major accounts.
• Member of IBM customer Level 2 and development for mainframe OS and support feature and applications. JES2 and JES3, LE370, USS. Z/OS Allocation, TSO, RACF, Websphere.
• Positions involved IPCS dump diagnostics, traces, and other user-provided output to identify root cause by debugging product code and authoring code fixes to correct defects. Duties included the research, design, implementation, and testing of product updates which are intended to provide new functionality within the product.