Experience

MergeIT

• Brazil
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• z/OS Systems Programmer

  • Jul 2021 - Present



MIB Group, Inc.

• z/OS Systems Programmer, Systems Support Department

  • Oct 1995 - Oct 2020

  • Served as Primary ISV System Administrator of the following mainframe installed products (installations, upgrades, customization, and maintenance)o Compuware Corporation (formerly InnovationDP) – FDR Product Suite (FDR, FDRABR, FDREPORT, FDRDRP, FDR Instant Backup, FDRREORG, and FASTCPK), including product tools FDRDSF, FDRCOPY/FDRMOVE, FDRTCOPY/FDRTSEL, FDRSNAP, FDRAPPLo Compuware Corp. – FDRERASEo Compuware Corp. – FDRVIEWSo Compuware Corp. – FATS/FATARo Compuware Corp. – FDRCRYPTo SAS Institute – SAS software (Statistical Analysis System)o Merrill Consultants – MXG software (Merrill’s Expanded Guide to Computer Performance Evaluation)o McKinney Systems – JRB software (JES Report Broker)o Allen Systems Group – TMON for z/OSo Allen Systems Group – TMON for DB2o Allen Systems Group – Workload Schedulero Computer Associates International – CA-1 Tape Management, CA-CopyCat, CA-Vantage SRM, CA-Endevor SCM (maintenance upgrade); CA-ACF2 (maintenance upgrade), CA-Common Services (1988-2014)• Perform IBM z/OS Software Product Installations/Upgrades• Mentor and support to Operations, Production, and Development teams for various application processes• Perform HFS to zFS File System Conversions• Support Business Continuity• Serve as Primary Tape Storage Administrator (tape hardware devices; ATL SILO through DLM8500/DD6300)• Serve as Primary Disk Storage Administrator (PowerMax8000, VMAX40, and VMAX20 devices):• Support all z/OS version/release upgrades, CPU hardware upgrades, and Storage Device upgrades• Develop automated IPL/Shutdown procedures• Support EST/DST operational clock change procedures• Support all off-shift emergency error handling and problem diagnosis in my respectful areas of expertise• Served as Primary Administrator for IBMLink 2000 CSA (Customer Support Administrator) including IBMLink/ServiceLink SoftwareXcel with voice uplift

• Systems Programmer, Operations & Technical Support Department

  • May 1993 - Oct 1995

  • Includes all former CA-1 responsibilities from Junior Systems Programmer position• Manage company’s first automated tape library (IBM 3494 ATL SILO)o Support hardware installationo Perform tape data conversion of all 9-Track and 18-Track Tape Reels to 3480 Tape Cartridges• Assigned as entry level ISV Administrator taking on installations/upgrades/customization/maintenance of additional software applicationso CAI FATS/FATAR o InnovationDP FDRABR Product Suiteo SAS Software

• Junior Systems Programmer, Operations & Technical Support Department

  • May 1988 - May 1993

  • Served as Primary Tape Administrator, installing and managing the company’s first automated tape management software application, CAI CA-1 Tape Management System• Maintain CA-1 software version/release currency by performing all upgrades, maintenance, and customization requirements, including volume initializations, scratch and clean processing, and automated DR volume pull list reports• Maintain 3274 Control Unit; perform microcode upgrades• Train under Senior Systems Programmers in MVS/ESA Operating System (including formal training courses)• Train under Senior Systems Programmers in MVS/XA Operating System (including formal training courses)

• Systems Coordinator, Operations & Technical Support Department

  • Apr 1987 - May 1988

  Entry level Systems Programmer position supporting all manual tape processing requirements, including Disaster Recovery tape volume pull lists. Train under Senior Systems Programmers in OS/370 Operating System, Catalog Structures, JES2, System Libraries, and FDRABR backup and recovery utilities.

• Senior Computer Operator, Operations Department

  • Aug 1985 - Apr 1987

  Unsupervised processing of all batch jobs on 3270 green screen, research/report job errors, escalate critical errors for problem resolution during off-shift hours, maintain water levels in the chillers on 3090 water cooled processors. Train and mentor Junior Computer Operators. Performed all tape and green-bar tasks of prior position.

• Computer Operator, Operations Department

  • Apr 1983 - Aug 1985

  Supervised processing of all batch jobs on 3270 green screen, mount/dismount magnetic tape reel, cleaned tape drive heads, and retrieve/sort/organize green-bar printouts, train in escalation of critical errors for problem resolution during off-shift hours

• Junior Computer Operator, Operations Department

  • Apr 1981 - Apr 1983

  Entry level Computer Operator position; train and learn batch job processing on 3270 green screen terminal, mount/dismount magnetic tape reel, mount/dismount magnetic DASD, and retrieve/sort/organize green-bar printouts.