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Stone Ridge, Ny, Us

Stone Ridge, Ny, Us

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

• z/OS Systems Programmer for IBM CIO Cost Center supporting 3,000 active users on z/OS.• Responsible for z/OS infrastructure and hardware (IODF).• z/OS Automations leader and advocate.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

• Lead z/OS Systems Programmer for Client Experience Center, Poughkeepsie NY.• Responsible for raised floor management. Own, operate, configure, and manage two mainframes, including z-Next.• Responsible for peripheral hardware on floor as it relates to mainframe infrastructure; tape units, TKE, cabling, and working knowledge of switches.• Lead feasibility, build, and operational execution of customer benchmarks, proof-of-concepts, and hosting on IBM Z hardware and z/OS.• z/OS Provisioning automation advocate, designer, and implementor. Own + operate scalable z/OS provisioning solution.• In 2021, re-designed the IODF dynamic activation solution across the team’s infrastructure to be more supportable, less error prone, and less risky.• In 2021, re-architected all z/OS software support for team to leverage Shop-Z and SMP/e best practices. Automated all of this. Currently supporting 47 different z/OS software plus z/OS 2.4 and 2.5 and keeping all within 2 weeks of latest maintenance.• In 2022, re-architected CEC partition scheme as well as IODF administration for consistent naming conventions and implementation across the infrastructure.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

• Primary developer and technical team leader for Data Collection and utilization billing team• Recognized subject matter expert across many processes, applications, architectures and tools• Expertise with IT business, especially situations with complex technical & implementation challenges• Lead technical solutions among team to meet customer needs and contract deliverables• Develop programs to accomplish automation, auditing of business critical processes, and trending and forecasting, all while driving data quality• Collaborate with other business units and management tiers to reach innovative cross-competency solutions• Successfully lead team through three internal audit compliance initiatives• Manage, lead, and oversee multiple complex projects on a daily basis• Regularly manage complex code changes in a production environment under audit compliance• Actively identify organizational needs and develop innovative solutions to increase efficiency on an operational level (i.e.: through development of new tools or innovative use of existing tools, etc.)• Recognized leader in writing thorough documentation of process architecture & information specific to management and operational audiences• Regularly organize and lead meetings in architecture planning and implementation• Team player in maintaining company policies and procedures

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Architect, Develop, Test, and Implement automation algorithms to support mainframe data collection and cpu utilization billing.• Implemented a large scale data collection application, primarily with Rexx• Performed trending, sizing, code support, and logistical support for large scale data collection• Developed code and queries for projects based on specific requirements• Learned Rexx, JCL, PL/1, ISPF, TSO, JES, ISPF, and SQL

Masters Of Science, Information Technology

Ba, Information Systems