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Jersey City, Nj, Us

Providing vision and strategic direction on Z platform transformation. Managing a small staff of Z platform engineers.► Solutions Architecture: Analysis, UML and other models for transformational projects.► Observability: Delivered IBM CDP/ZLDA solution to stream operational data to Splunk analytics.► LoZ: Leveraging core mainframe strengths in the hybrid cloud with OCP, z/OS Connect, and IBM CIC.► Automation: Using Ansible AAP for z infrastructure automation including disaster recovery.

Jersey City, Nj, Us

Performance Tuning and Management Reporting on the z/Series Mainframe.

Santa Monica, Ca, Us

Projects Included:► Bowlers Supply: Conducted a migration from a 4GL accounting system to NetSuite ERP, including conversion of orders, inventory, payables and receivables, report customization, general ledger, and scripting.► HCL at Wawa: Digital Transformation project including Master Data Management, Omnichannel Order Management, and CRM, implementing a micoservices architecture in an agile, CI/CD development environment, using cloud container and orchestration technologies. Working with the Product Owners and Business Analysts to create and manage the backlog of Epics and User Stories. Servicing several scrum teams with Enterprise and Solutions Architectural artifacts to implement the same.► Family League of Baltimore: Architecture and code review of a custom program management application written in .Net MVC in C# with SQL Server. Provided findings and recommendations for future development.

New York, Ny, Us

SUMMARY‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾Providing architectural and strategic guidance to the enterprise. Advise the CIO on technical strategy and vision. Evangelist and mentor for modern software development tools and design patterns. Leading the path to cloud initiative.PROJECTS‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾► Construct and maintain the IT Road Map and capital plan with a capital budget of 20 million► Negotiate vendor contracts; has led to significant cash flow savings► Conduct requirements analysis and vendor selection for strategic initiatives► Introducing client server, microservice based, cloud ready frameworks to the enterpriseSKILLS‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾Leadership, strategic planning, financial planning, negotiations, architectural vision including SOA, DevOps, CI/CD, technical skills including Angular, Ionic, React, Docker, Cordova, Visual Studio.code, cloud including AWS, Azure, IBM Cloud, IaaS, PaaS, SaaS.

New York, Ny, Us

SUMMARY‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾Directed E-Commerce, Order Management, Middleware, and Mobile Application development teams and business partner relationships. PROJECTS‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾► Introduced agile, Unified Process, OOD, SOA, and DevOps principles and processes, enhancing quality and reducing time to market► Conceived, architected, and directed the implementation of a best in class endless aisle order taking solution ("Let Us Find It!") at Point of Sale, generating significant incremental sales volume► Architected and directed the implementation of Buy Online Pick up In Store (BOPIS), including a mobile pick solution delivered in iPads using Xamarin technology► Directed the migration to fully responsive web, instantly modernizing the mobile web site, eliminative duplicate development, and preparing for the modern mobile application► Re-designed and directed the implementation of a modern customer facing mobile app using the Xamarin platformSKILLS‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾Leadership, strategic planning, financial planning, negotiations. SDLC including waterfall, agile, Scrum, Kanban. Requirements and project management including UML, Use Case and Test Driven Development, User Stories, Traceability Matrix, PCI & SOX compliance, Enterprise Architect, JIRA, SharePoint, Trello, Slack. Architecture & design including SOA, OOD, Relational Model, CMMI. Technical skills including Angular, javascript, Xamarin, IBM Integration Bus.

New York, Ny, Us

SUMMARY‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾Directed the Mainframe, Database, Data Warehouse, and Web Technologies teams, provided architectural guidance for E-Commerce, and managed business partner relationships.PROJECTS‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾► Designed and led the implementation of IBM WebSphere Commerce► Architected WSC pages for high performance including Akamai caching strategies► Instituted load testing and performance tuning practices using NeoLoad and Dynatrace solutions► Migrated Enterprise Data Warehouse system to NetezzaSKILLS‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾Leadership, strategic planning, financial planning, negotiations. Project Management, PCI and SOX Compliance. Technical skills including IBM System z, Unix/Linux, JEE, Java, WebSphere, HTML, XML, JavaScript, DB2, SQL, Rexx.

New York, Ny, Us

SUMMARY‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾Architected transformational systems; managed IBM Mainframe Systems Programmers and DBA's.PROJECTS‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾► Right sized mainframe hardware and software resulting in significant capital and expense savings► Instituted a capacity planning discipline including management reporting for proactive changes► Managed the annual BCRS exercise. Enhanced RPO and RTO across all enterprise systems► Designed and implemented a framework for security management of transformational web based applications, simplifying security management and enhancing PCI and SOX auditability.SKILLS‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾Leadership, strategic planning, financial planning, capacity planning. Project Management, PCI and SOX Compliance. Technical skills including IBM System z, JEE, Java, .Net, VB.Net, C#, Rexx, SAS, Perl, BAL, HTML, XML, JavaScript, DB2, SQL.

Zurich, Ch

Recommended and implemented performance tuning and capacity solutions for a large IBM mainframe parallel sysplex environment.► Recommended hardware and software purchases to right size the mainframe systems► Tuned the WLM Goal Mode policy for performance and capacity► Designed and implemented an intranet web site for performance and capacity planning► Installed and configured Omegamon/XE► Technical skills including SAS SAS/Graph, SAS/ODS, CA-MICS, MXG, Rexx, Perl, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Us

Installed and maintained the IBM Mainframe OS, developed technical systems in support of the enterprise.► Designed and managed the implemented of an identiy management solution on J2EE► Wrote biometric single sign-on for the pharmacy in Java, C, and BAL► Wrote a process to synchronize passwords across enterprise systems► Installed IBM Mainframe OS and ISV products; mentored junior staff on same ► Tuned the IBM Mainframe WLM Policy to avoid capacity upgrades► Implemented a mainframe capacity reporting web site with SAS/MXG► Conducted Assembler and Rexx training classes