SUMMARY:

• Confidential has over 20 years of experience as a Systems Programmer, Lead Project Manager and Automation Analyst / Developer supporting and troubleshooting such environments that included Parallel SYSPLEX systems integration of z/OS RACF, DB2, CICS, Web sphere, MQ and NDM systems.
• He has expertise in configuration and migration including DB2, Assembler, COBOL and CICS as well as experience in creating and modifying scripts using CLIST, REXX, UNIX, ISPF panels.
• Confidential has experience in running batch process / moving jobstreams and troubleshooting systems using Cobol Mainframe and CA - Scheduler; CA-Agent and CA-Adapter and a subject matter expert in migration techniques for OS/390, z/OS, z/VM, z/Linux, & AIX platforms.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Languages: Assembler (BAL) COBOL PL/me BASIC C++

Software: Z/OS OS/390 MVS/ESA DOS/VSE VM/XA CICS/TS VTAM NCP TSO REXX MS-WINDOWS TCP/IP DB2 Novell Netware PARS/ACP POWER/VS OEM Software STROBE File Aid LEGENT STERLING BOMEGAMON INNOVATION DP

Databases: DB2

Operating Systems: OS/390 z/OS z/VM z/Linux AIX

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Lead Systems Architect / Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• In process of upgrading from level Z/OS 2.2 to 2.4 Via Server Pack
• Involved with Z/OS Migration and supported in JES2 USERMOD, Used Assembler language code to updated a CSECT from Z/OS 2.2 left over to be supported on Z/OS 2.4 on the Test LPAR. 4
• Troubleshoots and tracks problem and incident tickets, with vendors and clients
• Support for OEM products, installation and evaluation as needed
• Plan and recommend architectural changes to the Infrastructure

Confidential New York

Lead Systems Architect / Project Manager (Remote)

Responsibilities:

• In process of upgrading from level Z/OS 2.3 to 2.4 Via Server Pack
• Support production for two Data Center as level.3 support including
• Resolved issues on Z/OS, DB2, Network, CICS as well as Parallel Sysplex
• Support for OEM products, installation and evaluation as needed
• Plan and recommend architectural changes to the Infrastructure
• In process of upgrading from Z/OS 2.2 to 2.3 IBM hardware z14
• Support for new OEM product installation and evaluation as needed
• Resolve issues through level 3 for IBM hardware (DS8000), Virtual DASD and VTS admin, as well as software
• Participate in Disaster Recovery evaluation, planning and testing as scheduled by Technical Needs.
• Plan and recommend architectural changes to the Infrastructure

Confidential East Brunswick NJ

Lead Systems Architect / Project Manager (remote)

Responsibilities:

• Support/Maintenance of upgraded Z/OS 2.2 IBM hardware z14
• Support/Maintain Parallel SYSPLEX with C/F and CFRM policies
• Support and maintain all IBM\OEM software Products as well as none IBM software products such as IMS Database, MQ, SMS
• Participate in Disaster Recovery planning and tests as scheduled by Technical Continuity

Confidential, Jackson, MS

Lead Systems Architect / Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Installed, Configured and Managed Z/OS Rel 2.2 via Sever Pack configuration
• Configured Parallel SYSPLEX with C/F and CFRM policies
• Installed, configured and maintained ISV Products for CICS and Z/OS products
• Provided support for z/OS platform systems OMVS and CA vendor products
• Support for new product installation and evaluation as needed
• Participate in Disaster Recovery planning and tests as scheduled by Technical

Confidential, Baltimore, MD

Project Mngr./ Sr. Technology Lead.

Responsibilities:

• In process of upgrading from Z/OS 1.13 to 2.2 IBM hardware z13 to IBM z14 with new Pervasive Encryption technology
• Applied toleration maintenance to the Operating System as well as all OEM products
• Support for new OEM product installation and evaluation as needed
• Participate in Disaster Recovery evaluation and planning and testing as scheduled by Technical Needs.

Confidential

Lead Systems Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Installed, Configured and Managed Z/OS via Sever Pack configuration
• Installed, configured and maintained ISV Products for CICS and Z/OS products
• Provided support for z/OS platform systems OMVS and CA vendor products
• Support for new product installation and evaluation as needed
• Participate in Disaster Recovery planning, tests as scheduled.

Confidential

Lead Systems Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Installed, configured and maintained z/OS 2.1 as well as OEM - Third Party Software for z/OS 1.13 and 2.1
• Involved in upgrade and customized ISV Products for z/OS environment
• Involved in DB2 migration to v9 using SMP/E
• Planed and performed systems upgrades (PTF’s) and changes using SMP/E
• Work with Developers and monitor some CICS Transactions for irregularities
• Involved in review and plan with third party software for a data center Mainframe outsourcing support and services using EMC products.

Confidential

Lead Systems Architect / Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Provided availability and support of system components and associated IBM and 3rd party software. Strong focus on z/OS, HCD/IODF, CICS, CA-Librarian, RACF, VTAM, and Servers attached to the network.
• Took a principle role in problem identification, escalation and resolution in the Production and Test environments.
• Responsible for planning the migration z/OS 1.13 to Z/OS 2.1 and DB2 Upgrade Configuration and validation for z/OS Rel 2.1 Operating System.
• Evaluating and contacting all Z/OS IBM and 3rd party products to be supported the new 2.1 Operating System.
• Took a principle role in Disaster Recovery environment and testing are handled according to internal specifications.

Confidential

Lead Systems Architect / Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Provided and supported a large data center move and migration to out of state.
• Responsible for installation, customized, and implemented z/OS latest release with system software, Jes2 exits and multiple 3rd party software products, while maintaining a stable operating system environment for business applications.
• Supported and ensure Disaster Recovery environment and testing are handled according to internal specifications.
• Took a principle role in problem identification, Worked with offshore technical support escalation and resolution in the Z/OS, CICS, DB2 and Network platform Data-Center move.

Confidential

Lead Systems Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Administered IBM Connect Direct, FTP, SFTP,TCP/IP and SNA protocols
• Setup and configured file transmission on the Z/OS platform. Provided support for all required automation processes on all internal supported transmission infrastructure using IBM NETVIEW, TIVOLI-Scheduler and Control-M software as trouble shooting tool. Created and maintained account schedule
• Supported transmission requests by collaborating with other departments, and related personal with specific requests requiring specialized automation and testing
• Took a principle role with offshore technical support escalation and resolution in the Production and Test environments.
• Facilitated project support for function (attending meetings and coordinated communication of functional responsibilities)
• Involved in the development, documentation and execution of Disaster Recovery plan for data transmission
• Provided on-call availability for supported infrastructure

Confidential, TN

Project Manager/Lead Systems Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Managed the task of host- based solutions of data migration and storage encryption.
• Installed and migrated DB2 software from old release via z/OS Server pack.
• Installed/customized Compuware suite of products, SAR, MIM, Abend-aid, File-Aid/DB2,Xpeditor/TSO into z/OS operating system.
• Work with security group access to apply new DB2 security rules to RACF as well single Sign On Implementation.
• Worked extensively with IOGEN, SMPE/E and HMC.
• Administered IBM point to point file transfer software using FTP protocols, as well as TCP/IP, Connect Direct, HTTP, and SFTP.
• Apply PTF (Fixes) of DB2 and CICS.
• Configuration of Z/OS Parallel SYSPLEX with C/F and CFRM policies
• Worked with Tivoli System, established the methodology, set up the environment, executed the process of extracting the data, using the IBM RMFMON utility and delivered the final products

Confidential, NJ

Project Manager/Lead Systems Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Disk Technology Upgrade. Involved application and CICS Data Migration from DASD DS8100 to DS8700 using FDRPAS software
• Configured, and apply PTF’s to DB2 and CICS via SMP/E
• Migrated and customized CA software products such as CA Dispatch CA Insight for DB2, CA7, CA11 Software, as well as BMC Catalog Manager
• Performed installation and migration of z/OS 1.9 to R11
• Configured, and apply software maintenance via SMP/E

Confidential, NY

Project/manager/Lead Systems Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Managed and performed an installation and upgrades of z/OS Release 1.7 and 1.9 via Server Pack
• Installed and migrated DB2 software from old release..
• Installed/Customized Compuware suite of products, Abend-Aid, File-Aid/DB2, Xpeditor/TSO into z/OS operating system.
• Work with security group to apply new DB2 security rules to ACF2 Security.
• Oversee the Installed, configured, and apply software maintenance via SMP/E
• Worked with IBM and OEM vendors in reporting and resolving software issues
• Installation and upgrades of DB2 CA-utilities, and OMEGAMON software products.
• Supported DFDSS, HSM and data utilities as well as the middleware application which includes JCL, PROCS, Compile and Links, and Build GDG Indexes

Confidential NJ

Lead Systems Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Performed an installation and upgrades of z/OS Release 1.7 and 1.9 via Server Pack. Create, modify and maintain system exits, programs and utilities. Installed, configured, and apply software PTF’s SMP/E. Support IBM Z9, JES2, DB2 and CICS
• Provided Disaster Recovery supports.

Confidential, SC

Lead Systems Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Performed systems tuning, worked with RMF and WLM - Work Load Manager, creating new goals for CICS High performance Transaction ID’s
• Installed and migrated DB2 software from old release via z/OS Server Pack.
• Installed/Customized Compuware suite of products, CSS, LMS, Abend-Aid, File-Aid/DB2, Xpeditor/TSO into z/OS operating system.
• Work with security group to apply new DB2 security rules to RACF
• Resolved DB2 issues as well as interacted with DBA team
• Participated in the preparation for a z/OS installation and upgrades of to z/OS Release 1.7 from 1.4, including some Unix System Services (USS) internals as well as Installation of OEM system products

Confidential Banking, NY

Lead Systems Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Performed an installation and upgrades of z/OS Release 1.7 and 1.9 with IMS via Server Pack
• Created, modified and maintained system exits, programs and utilities
• Installed and migrated DB2 software from old release.
• Installed/Customized Compuware suite of products, CSS, LMS, Abend-Aid, File-Aid/DB2, Xpeditor/TSO into z/OS operating system.
• Work with security group to apply new DB2 security rules to ACF2 Security
• Installed, configured, and applied software maintenance via SMP/E
• Provided Disaster Recovery support
• Assisted with the installation and configuration of Parallel Sysplex with Coupling Facility and CFRM policies
• Assisted with the installation and upgrades of OEM z/OS software products such as CA1, CA7, CA11, ACF2, TSS as well as File AID, and OMEGAMON
• Provided zSeries daily operations support. Administered ACF2/RACF software security to a large z/OS environment consists of a number of LPARS and over 75 CICS Regions
• Designed & installed SNA and TCP/IP Networks
• Applied Security Rules for MQ, CICS, DB2 and Datasets
• Produced SAS Reports to Auditors and SOX Administers

Confidential, NJ

Lead Systems Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Performed migration & maintenance of OS/390, z/OS Release 1.2 to ZOS 1.4 Environment for 20 LPARS
• Performed customization of JES2 and JES2 exits
• Upgraded the CA/ACF2 Security Software System
• Installed OMEGAMON V520 Software for MVS Via CAICAT
• Customized based on LPARS needs
• Worked extensively with SMP/E and HMC
• Assisted with the installation of the SYSPLEX Environment, defined the Z/OS Loggers as well as RRS Log Streams for DB2 and CICS Transaction Server 2.2
• Assisted in the migration of Mainframe and UNIX Printers, under VPS, from SNA to TCP/IP (Token Ring)

Confidential, NY

Lead Systems Programmer

Responsibilities:

• As a lead Systems programmer provided consulting Services to the following 7 IBM Clients: Bank of China, New York City Housing Authority, University of North Dakota, Leviton Manufacturing Company, New York City Health and Hospital, New York Police Department, Barnes and Noble Company
• Performed migration configuration and Installation of IBM Server Pack
• Responsible for migration of OS/390 V2.9 to z/OS V1.4 and CICS V4.1 to CICSPLEX Transaction Server V2.2
• Migrated, developed and defined 26 regions. Installed and administrate an MQSeries client on an AIX Server as well as on OS/390/CICS API with TCP/IP
• Responsible for DB2 migration of V4 to V5 on a Z800/2066 Processor. Installed the Dialog system
• Defined new SMP/E environments
• Worked with WLM-Goal Mode
• Applied PTF's. Configured MVS Logger, DASD only CICS Log Streams for each region
• Defined DB2 Data sets and established DB2/TSO environment
• Involved with installation of VTAM. Installed and configured OEM products, Mega pack, CA-SYSVIEW, CA-VIEW, CA-CAFC, Intertest, Expeditor/CICS, IPCS, Omegamon/CICS, Band-Aid/CICS

Confidential, NJ/NY

Systems Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Managing OS/390 2.8 as well as Migration Configuration and Testing for OS in preparation for the z/OS new operating system
• Designed and implemented a Disaster/Recovery program
• Provided leadership in testing and support of the mainframe as well as NT and SNA Client Server platforms
• Installed Omegamon for os/390, applying JES, TCP/IP and DB2 Fixes as well as review and update Assembler routines and REXX Assembler Execs to interface Apply connection definition to MQ Series via TCP/IP and CICS/TS and set up File Transfers (FTP) via mainframe TCP/IP
• Involved with installation of VTAM V4.R8
• Responsible for customization and migrating VTAM definitions from Release 4.3. Prepared for an upgrade of OS/390 to Release 2.10. Installed, configured and managed SUPER SESSION for MVS (V14.7 by CANDLE) to interface with (NPM)

Confidential, NJ

Systems Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Migration Configuration and Testing from VSE to OS/390. Installed OS/390 Server Pack V2.R9 via the COD system with JES and SDSF as well as VTAM V4.R8
• Customization and Migrating VTAM definitions from Release 4.3 and Installation of DB2 Server Pack
• Responsible for the installation of CICS Transaction Server Release 1.3 (5.3) as well as building a total of sixteen regions with MRO sharing a CSD file
• Design & install SNA and TCP/IP Networks
• Customizing Terminal Owning Regions (TORs) as well as Application Owning Regions (AORs) for Test and production environments
• Involved in the support of message transfer to or from a telecommunications message processing queue (MQ)
• Provided Technical Support and set standards for programming and operations staff in all the above assignments

Confidential Bank, NY

Systems Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for VTAM Release 4.3, NCP Release 7.2 Network Support as well as JES2 running under OS/390 Release 1.2
• Involved with Installation of ESCON Director connecting to two ES9000 Mainframes
• Upgraded 3745/46 to add the new Channel and coded new VTAM Definitions
• Added new configuration to (NCP) Network Control Program
• Added and removed various SDLC lines based on new Bank Configuration, which also required Re Configuring JES2 and Re generated AFOPER commands

Confidential, NY

Systems Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the installation and maintenance of OS/390 environment, an upgrade from Release 4.3 to OS/390 Release 2.5
• Searched and applied via SMP/E, the necessary maintenance to keep it Y2K compliant
• Provided Technical assistance to Management, Programming and Operation Staff
• Involved in Y2K software installation, customizing and testing

Confidential Corporation, NJ

Systems Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the installation and maintenance of OS/390 environment on IBM 9672/RY4. Migrated JES2 Release 3.1.3 to 5.2.0 on five regions
• Installed Open Edition and start migrating and testing UNIX Application
• Planned and implemented Parallel Sysplex environment with two Coupling Facilities
• Allocated couple datasets and created policies for CICS; implementing Logger as well as DFHTEMP and GENERIC RESOURCE in to Coupling Facility
• Installed Record Level Sharing (RLS), Work Load Manager (WLM) and Auto Restart manager (ARM)

Confidential, New York, NY

Systems Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for installation of Network Products - FFST, NETDA, and TCP/IP 3.1, configuration and changes to the Routers on a weekly bases
• Involved in managing and assigning IP and TCP/IP Addresses
• Responsible for the installation and maintenance of MVS/ESA running on ES9000. Utilized SMP/E for system maintenance
• Installed RACF and implemented Netview 3.0, CA products such as CA-Top Secret Security systemon MVS. Also installed CICS, CA-1, CA-7, and CA-11

Confidential, NJ

Systems Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Merged ICF catalogs with the goal of having two LPARS share same user catalogs as part of an upgrade of MVS/ESA to V4.3
• Installed IBM software Via SMP/E, DFHSM/SMS, and brought CA-11, CA-SAR to latest support levels