TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Key Skills: DB2 For z/OS System Programmer Database Administrator Application Developer IMS CICS SMP/e REXX CLIST ISPF Dialog Manager COBOL JCL VSAM Excellent Communication Skills, Oral and Written. Complex Project Leadership Skills. Technical Team Leadership Skills. Integration Architect Skills. Data Warehousing

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Integration Architect

Responsibilities:

• Data Center Break/Fix Automation. Integration Architect role: Architect the automated integration of Event Monitoring software (e.g. Tivoli Netcool) and Incident Ticketing (ServiceNow, Remedy, ISM/SCCD/SOTC) with IPSoft's IPCenter data center automation software. Project represents next - generation trouble ticketing by incorporating automated problem diagnostics and resolution into the mix; reducing or eliminating System Administrator involvement in problem resolution.

Confidential

DB2 for z/OS SYSPROG

Responsibilities:

• System programming and technical support of a large number of z DB2 subsystems and data-sharing groups for multiple large-scale, multi-data center Fortune 500 clients. Apply z DB2 version upgrade and RSU PTF maintenance, problem diagnosis and resolution, performance monitoring and tuning and backup / recovery / offsite disaster recovery. Additional responsibilities include maintenance of the DB2 Communication Database and disaster recovery for the enterprise DB2 system environment.

Confidential

DB2 and IMS Database Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Mainframe IMS and DB2 DBA supporting mission-critical billing systems. Responsibilities included day-to-day monitoring of production databases, problem resolution, installation of enhancements and upgrades, participation in designing and developing new functions and features, development and implementation of Disaster Recovery policies and procedures, DBA and assisting application development staff with new application design / development, maintenance and troubleshooting.Confidential

Confidential

DB2 and IMS Database Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Data and process modeling, logical and physical database design, creation and management of DB2 database objects, performance tuning, security, operation and recovery, creation of offsite / disaster recovery plan, development of DB2 standards and conventions, creation of DBA tool set written in TSO / ISPF / REXX. Client engagement ended prematurely due to NBD acquisition by another financial institution.Employment History - Continued

Confidential

Systems Consultant / DBA 

Responsibilities:

• Data warehousing, data modeling, logical and physical database design, creation and maintenance of DB2 databases, DASD planning, sizing and striping, performance tuning, operation and recovery, and he wrote several tools in REXX to build control card libraries, generate job documentation from batch JCL, create VSAM file definitions, and scan VSAM clusters for inefficient disk space utilization. He also lead a project team of eight individuals where his roles included process modeling, application process design, technical guidance, error and abend diagnosis and resolution, programming guidance, and conducting and sessions.

Confidential

Systems Consultant 

Responsibilities:

• Designed and constructed a distributed data warehouse application environment. This solution afforded the client cross-platform distributed data access to retail merchandise flow and cost scenario information, allowing the client to minimize cost of goods sold and maximize profits. Participated in cross of the client’s development and support teams in cross-platform distributed database processing and warehousing. Reason for leaving: New CIO immediately discharged all contractors. Two weeks later received a call to return. By then had already accepted position immediately above.

Confidential

Systems Consultant 

Responsibilities:

• Designed and developed mainframe (RACF) User ID administration system. Database creation and maintenance, systems support, backup and recovery, performance tuning, and error diagnosis and recovery. This system provided the agency with the ability to accurately, efficiently and cost-effectively maintain and administer User IDs and user security.

Confidential

Systems Consultant 

Responsibilities:

• Data and process modeling plus database and application design, construction, testing and implementation. He was also responsible for developing a parameter-driven method of dynamically switching DB2 application packages for CICS and batch COBOL programs to meet some very specialized system requirements. He also created an ad-hoc reporting system under CICS to access DB2 data via predefined report skeletons. He was also responsible for designing and implementing a distributed data replication process by which production DB2 data was synchronized in near real-time across multiple physical CPUs for ad-hoc inquiry purposes.

Confidential

Systems Consultant 

Responsibilities:

• System design, construction and implementation, production support, and Technical Team Lead. COBOL, VSAM, CICS, Batch JCL.

Confidential

Application Systems Analyst / Application Database Administrator

Responsibilities:

• DB2 application design and construction, CICS and batch; DB2 database administration; relational database design and data modeling; DB2 checkpoint/restart procedure development, operation and recovery, error diagnosis and resolution, performance monitoring and tuning, and system maintenance.

Confidential

Systems consultant 

Responsibilities:

• Develop/maintain/enhance assembly plant financial and accounting systems. Administrate end-user ad-hoc DB2 database. COBOL, VSAM, CICS, Batch JCL.

Confidential

Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Develop applications Confidential a large financial institution to track and report commercial and student loans. He also maintained and enhanced an existing application to extract deposit information from an IMS/DB database and load the data into a DB2 ad-hoc data warehouse. EDS SED program garduate.