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Singapore

Singapore

• Data Centre related activities including on/off boarding of assets, maintaining the permanent access list, monthly DC visits by the Operations team, yearly due diligence, etc. Manage IBM i Admin team, Operations and.
• Remediated all scanned vulnerabilities and all pen test findings.
• Implemented SSL for our IBM i communications such as MQ Channels, Telnet, DRDA, etc.
• Implemented Single Sign On (SSO) for IBM i for all production environments.
• Enhanced our Data at Rest security with encrypted ASP for both production and DR systems.management, user profile exit programs, automated profile deletion, etc.
• Strengthened the IBM i password settings by moving to password level (QPWDLVL) setting of 2. This allows greater range of passwords by including upper and lower case, move special character, and a maximum length of 128.

Singapore

Manage 24x7 administrations for IBM i/pSeries systems. Investigated and implemented IBM i on VIOS, use of external storage for iASP, virtual tape and CD ROM. Implemented IBM i Network Install for better PTF and IBM iOS upgrade management. Manage related maintenance, support, and leasing contracts. Ownership and management of IT Operations/datacenter costs..

• Provide regional technical support for the iSeries Service Delivery team based in Singapore. Provide third level support for all iSeries infrastructure related Sev1 and Sev2 incidents. Ensure Service Level Agreements.
• Installed set up two new iSeries servers into the HP Datacenters on time and within budgtet. Coordinated with HP, 3rd party vendors, and Datacenter personnel for site readiness, cabling (electrical and network).
• Enhanced the team's overall capabilities by bringing my extensive iSeries and ITIL experience and knowledge
• Responsible for setting up infrastructure support for Israel and Turkey iSeries environments with the expectation of migrating these environments to HP Datacenters in Singapore.

• Under minimal direction, formulates and defines systems scope and objectives based on both user needs and a good understanding of information technology, business processes, and industry requirements. Applies extensive.
• Utilize ITIL Incident Management framework, including MMLs, RtOPs, and other tools, when managing Severity 1 and Severity 2 incidents.
• Instituted a Daily Failed Backup Report to track successive failed backups and open/follow up incidents as necessary.
• Ensure the Root Cause Analysis (RCA) process and procedures are followed to facilitate necessary reports to the customer.
• Help to manage and update SLA documentation in accordance with the account team and the customer.

• Provide the day-to-day solution guidance and governance on development/implementation programs for ABN-AMRO across the APAC region through facilitated projects. Provide technical ‘vision’ and to drive the formulation.
• Drive innovation and cost-competitive technical infrastructure solutions in response to ABN-AMRO’s requirements.
• Ensure a consistent and integrated strategy across all EDS capability infrastructure solution towers, especially between the Applications and Infrastructure strategies
• To lead strategy and planning of all infrastructure architecture efforts.
• Be the single point for ABN-AMRO on any architecture development/discussions.

• Main duties include managing the iSeries Infrastructure for ABN AMRO which includes outage management andprevention (High Availability/Business Continuity), system performance management, troubleshooting and problem.
• Successfully implemented iTera High Availability solution for 14 separate production environments.
• Monitor system performance and storage utilization and take appropriate action when necessary.
• Perform regular Disaster Recovery tests to ensure disaster preparedness.
• Manage and perform hardware/software maintenance including interfacing with ABN Head Office and IBM.

• Vanda is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hutchison Whampoa Limited (("HWL") and is a premier IT solutions provider in Asia that specializes in systems infrastructure and application solutions services. Presales Consultant.
• Create and manage in-house testing environment which includes iSeries, pSeries, and Intel based PCs.
• Become familiar with all of Vision Solutions and Arcad software through extensive in-house testing.
• Hold regular training sessions for customers so they can effectively manage their environment.
• Keep customers informed of software enhancements of future releases, fixes/software patches, tips and tricks through a monthly newsletter.

UPM- Kymmene Oyj is a major blue chip company; a global player in the forestry and paper products industry with an annual turnover in excess of EUR 10 billion and operations in all major markets.; For the last 4 years I was involved in a project to migrate the AS400 proprietary applications to SAP r/3. During this time I was able to combine my extensive.

Worked in Arizona County government that was migrating from Unisys to AS/400 where I managed several AS/400 systems. Monitored AS/400 system resources; analyzed impact of and applied operating system changes/upgrades. Responsible for system security, save and restore procedures Monitored and analyzed system errors and worked with service personnel for.

Worked in City government on an AS/400 to support all IT functions and procedures. Worked on projects of moderate to high technical difficulty. Duties included gathering end user and system requirements, design specifications, coding and testing, implementation and end user documentation. System Security Officer, Office Vision/400 Administrator, PC Support.

Worked for a small desk manufacturing company where I was the sole IT personnel at this plant. Designed and implemented specialized programs to aid manufacturing decision making. Created customized reports for local management and headquarters to identify unit costs and areas for performance improvement. Maintained master files and product structure for.

B.S, Computer Science/Applications Programming

Financed entire education Worked full-time as a programmer while completing degree Teacher's assistant for Advanced COBOL programming class

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