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Florida, United States

•Mainframe / Distributed Systems Capacity Planner-Create Capacity plans for Clients Mainframe and Distributed Systems server environment. Report on Z/OS, Wintel, and UNIX server utilization. Monitor and report on CPU, DASD, and memory utilization trends, using Athene Capacity Planning tool-Vantage Agentless Administrator. Monitor Network traffic for SLA reporting. -Monitor growth trends in workloads and report capacity requirements to meet projected growths. -Report on… Show more •Mainframe / Distributed Systems Capacity Planner-Create Capacity plans for Clients Mainframe and Distributed Systems server environment. Report on Z/OS, Wintel, and UNIX server utilization. Monitor and report on CPU, DASD, and memory utilization trends, using Athene Capacity Planning tool-Vantage Agentless Administrator. Monitor Network traffic for SLA reporting. -Monitor growth trends in workloads and report capacity requirements to meet projected growths. -Report on ‘before/after’ comparisons of systems, to determine if improvements were made by specific workload changes/upgrades•Capacity Planning Site Representative for Pittsburgh Data Center 2006 to 2008-Coordinate Capacity Planners for all Clients of the Pittsburgh Data Center. Verify ISO20000 processes and procedures are followed for all Capacity plans. Analyze and document monthly Key Performance Indicators for each Capacity Plan. Show less

-Monitor day-to-day performance of client’s workloads to insure SLA agreements are met. React with proper urgency and provide professional assistance to clients needing assistance with performance problems.-Monitor growth trends in workloads and report capacity requirements to meet projected growths. -Organize and lead the Large Systems Upgrade projects. When new hardware or upgrades to existing hardware need to be acquired to meet the customer’s SLA agreements, lead the efforts to… Show more -Monitor day-to-day performance of client’s workloads to insure SLA agreements are met. React with proper urgency and provide professional assistance to clients needing assistance with performance problems.-Monitor growth trends in workloads and report capacity requirements to meet projected growths. -Organize and lead the Large Systems Upgrade projects. When new hardware or upgrades to existing hardware need to be acquired to meet the customer’s SLA agreements, lead the efforts to utilize the resources required to complete the installation with minimal downtime, with no impact to our customers. -Provide backup support as required, to the Technical Services (Z/os) department when Configuration Management expertise, such as IOCP Gens, Hardware connections, and Mainframe PORs. -Use my experience in I/T to analyze performance problems as they arise. Provide ad-hoc reports using SMF/RMF data to find a solution as problems arise. Show less

-Design, plan, install, and maintain Mainframe ESCON/FICON Fiber Trunk System (Backbone) at multiple Data Center sites.-Design, plan, and coordinate installation of Mainframes and peripherals at multiple Data Center sites.-Setup and maintain PR/SM parameters on each Mainframe as needed to support multiple LPARS running multiple operating systems.-Update and maintain Mainframe IOCP using HCD. Most changes are dynamically implemented to reduce downtime.-Update and maintain IPS… Show more -Design, plan, install, and maintain Mainframe ESCON/FICON Fiber Trunk System (Backbone) at multiple Data Center sites.-Design, plan, and coordinate installation of Mainframes and peripherals at multiple Data Center sites.-Setup and maintain PR/SM parameters on each Mainframe as needed to support multiple LPARS running multiple operating systems.-Update and maintain Mainframe IOCP using HCD. Most changes are dynamically implemented to reduce downtime.-Update and maintain IPS, ICS, and OPT to insure workloads are correctly prioritized.-Identify and track growing workloads. Make recommendations for upgrades to support workloads.-Analyze workload projections and capacity forecasts to identify bottlenecks in the mainframe architectural configuration.-Develop and implement DASD Capacity and Performance Analysis.-Measure and report on current utilization of mainframe computer equipment and emerging trends. Show less

•Fortran IV Applications Programmer (MADARS/DFE) 1980 to 1982-Design and maintain programs that read performance flight data from aircraft. -Maintain database of flight performance data.•Jet Aircraft Technician (443rd MAC) - 1978 to 1979-Crew Chief on C-5 aircraft.