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Amherst, New York, Us

Maintaining Windows servers for IBM Rochester's Mechanical Design teams, which they use to design the next versions of mainframes. Implementing Windows patches and upgrades, upgrades to software packages such as Solidworks, Windchill/Creo, MySQL and Microsoft SQL. Ensuring compliance with security standards, troubleshooting server issues, and writing scripts to automate common admin tasks. As of May 2024, I also picked up support for some RedHat Linuxsecurity servers in Tucson and Poughkeepsie.

Morristown, Nj, Us

Rehired as IBM contractor, supporting commercial Zseries Linux servers for American Express, Kaiser Permanente and Wyndham. Implemented server builds and upgrades, monitored FDR Upstream backups, developed automation scripts, mainly in Rexx and Bash shell, and installed security patches on Redhat and SUSE Linux, using Remedy and Maximo for problem / change management. Worked closely with WebSphere and Tivoli teams to help deploy their applications.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Supporting backup software (Tivoli Storage Manager and Tivoli Data Protextion) and installing/upgrading Z-series Linux servers for internal IBM. Worked with VMWare, YUM (for security patches) and shell scripting (Korn, Rexx).

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Server administrator for internal IBM Domino accounts (GNA, AHE), specializing in Tivoli backup software (TDP, TSM). Also active in writing automated tools to monitor the backups. Supported the EmailFax service for IBM North America.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Responsible for Notes client problem resolution, general server administrative tasks suchas mail migrations, renames / deletions, and server outage resolutions for thePoughkeepsie and Southbury Domino teams. * Worked closely with Lotus and Tivoli support teams to resolve any Domino code issues.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

CC:Mail and TAP / 2 Administrator; Supported a group of Kingston CC:Mail servers running under OS/2 and MS / DOS that werepart of a 500 user IBM internal pilot to gradually migrate people from VM mail and PROFSto the workstation mail and calendar offerings. * Developed tools and scripts to assist in mail migration from VM, monitoring outages,forwarding mail from VM to CC:Mail, and porting some mail from CC:Mail to Lotus Notes. * Investigated other office systems such as WordPerfect Office for possible adoption asthe IBM strategic mail platform, finally utilizing Notes when IBM bought Lotus. * Developed a tool to synchronize the IBM internal telephone directory with CC:Mail tomake it easier to find mail contact information.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Supported the VM Tools infrastructure on Kingston and Poughkeepsie mainframes. Rolledout new tools and office applications such as INEWS, and kept them updated with theTOOLSRUN application. Maintained the internal customer conferencing disks as member of the VM support team. * Worked closely with tool authors to troubleshoot and resolve bugs or support issues. * Developed various Rexx scripts to automate the processes and documented the proceduresto be ISO-9000 compliant.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Developed MVS and VM software for various IBM internal billing systems that feed datainto the Common Ledger System. Most were written in PL / I and Rexx, with some Assembler,JCL and TSO CLISTs. The applications included NBPS (a package to bill for CPU time on MVS/ VM), a telephone billing system, and a tracking tool for depreciation. Workedextensively with MVS DB2 and VM SQL/DS databases, QMF queries, and some APL Maintained documentation, and ensured that the code complied with ASCA financial auditing requirements.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

COBOL application programmer for internal manufacturing tools (COPICS and SAWACS running on IBM MVS). Used IMS for database updates and wrote JCL to start up the code.

Computer Science

Associate'S Degree, Computter Science

Computer Science

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