Experience

FNTS

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Engineer, Mainframe

  • 2019 - Present

  z/VM administration and installationDLM/DD configuration for new customersz/VSE support and troubleshootingz/OS support, troubleshooting and software upgradesHCDIBM DASD management for new and current customersMigration of new customersMigration of customers to a new processorPerform customer disaster recovery procedures z/VM administration and installationDLM/DD configuration for new customersz/VSE support and troubleshootingz/OS support, troubleshooting and software upgradesHCDIBM DASD management for new and current customersMigration of new customersMigration of customers to a new processorPerform customer disaster recovery procedures



Union Pacific Railroad

• United States
• Rail Transportation
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Project Engineer

  • 2014 - 2019

  Key resource for VTAM, TCP/IP, TPX, NetView, and CA-XCOM. Provide support for CA-XCOM for z/OS, Windows, and Linux.Extensive experience with z/OS USS.Utilize REXX and shell scripting for automation and data manipulation.Secondary resource for mainframe and distributed MQ.Installation and support for numerous third party products. Planning and participation in yearly business continuity events. Key resource for VTAM, TCP/IP, TPX, NetView, and CA-XCOM. Provide support for CA-XCOM for z/OS, Windows, and Linux.Extensive experience with z/OS USS.Utilize REXX and shell scripting for automation and data manipulation.Secondary resource for mainframe and distributed MQ.Installation and support for numerous third party products. Planning and participation in yearly business continuity events.



ConAgra Foods

• Senior Systems and Network Admin

  • 1997 - 2014

  Key resource for IBM Sterling Integrator, an integration tool used for transferring data between SAP and internal systems and external business partners. Collaboratively improved reliability and performance of Sterling Integrator through extensive research, planning, testing, execution, and evaluation.Lead resource for MQSeries and Connect:Direct for all platforms. As a former member of the Mainframe Services Team, installed an enterprise file tansfer tool, promoted its use to the business, and trained the applications staff in its use. Installed and supported third party software products and participated in multiple hardware upgrades.



First Data Corporation

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Systems Programmer III

  • 1993 - 1997

  Responsible for VTAM and NCPSNA subarea routing, mainframe session managers, and general VTAM support. Prior to promotion my responsibilities included disaster recovery planning and SNI gateway implementation. Planned and implemented projects relating to disaster recovery and migration of communications equipment. Responsible for VTAM and NCPSNA subarea routing, mainframe session managers, and general VTAM support. Prior to promotion my responsibilities included disaster recovery planning and SNI gateway implementation. Planned and implemented projects relating to disaster recovery and migration of communications equipment.



ConAgra Foods

• Communications Systems Programmer

  • 1985 - 1993

  Lead support for VTAM and NCP software, session managers, and RACF administration. Implemented software upgrades and changes, including initial planning, testing, evaluation, communication, and execution.Singularly responsible for all personal computer desktop support until my interests led me to mainframe support. Lead support for VTAM and NCP software, session managers, and RACF administration. Implemented software upgrades and changes, including initial planning, testing, evaluation, communication, and execution.Singularly responsible for all personal computer desktop support until my interests led me to mainframe support.



Valmont Industries, Inc.

• United States
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• System Analyst

  • 1981 - 1985

  Executed the first use of personal computers at the company, including design, development, implementation, training, and continued support. Developed, wrote and executed irrigation marketing and irrigation design applications. Executed the first use of personal computers at the company, including design, development, implementation, training, and continued support. Developed, wrote and executed irrigation marketing and irrigation design applications.