Install and configure third-party OEM software products for Dino's software development and testing.Universal Data Manager (UDM) product developer. All code and interfaces are assembler-based programs and when possible I utilize the newest system instructions available in the z/Architecture.

• I was an integral part of the development team for the CA Tape Encryption and CA Key Manager software products. Designed and developed several significant product enhancements including the SAF Interface (RACF, TSS, ACF2). Other enhancements were migrated into the CA Encryption Key Manager product. This system required an extensive knowledge of z/OS subsystem interface, SAF interface, MVS internals including open/intercept exits and unique CA Top Secret and CA ACF2 exits and interfaces.• Other development duties included developing enhancements for CA CTS (Common Tape Services), CA 1 and CA TLMS tape management systems, CA Vantage construct enhancements and SAF interface for CA Vtape. • Installed and built z/OS operational LPAR and VM guest machines to support multiple z/OS releases, Sysplex, Non-Sysplex environments, DFSMS constructs, CA Disk management and multiple SAF security system environments.

• Primary responsibilities involved working with development and enhancement of the assembler mainframe-based agents for the CONTROL-SA Security Administration software. Other primary responsibilities included the development of custom interface and development of alternative architecture interfaces for the mainframe clients (CA-eTrust and IBM’s Security Server). • Other duties included working with development and product support to develop custom features required for different sites as well as development of code fixes. This position required an extensive travel schedule that required me to travel to the customer’s site to perform the required work.

• Managerial responsibilities included the planning of the departmental budget, completely responsible for data center P&L, direct management, growth and development of 12 professionals and complete responsibility/accountability of a large regional hospital’s MIS department.• During my tenure, my staff installed and upgraded OS/390 (and associated OEM software products) to take advantage of new system enhancements. This included OS/390 base, conversion from CA-TSS to RACF, CA-1 to DFSMSrmm, CA-7/CA-11 to Tivoli, and hospital-wide implementation of Unix System Services for internal websites, HBOC hospital system and consolidation of multiple Windows/Intel based servers back to the OS/390 platform.• I was able to successfully control expenditures and reduce the operating budget by completing developing a comprehensive vision/plan for the department. Two examples of this implementation was the replacement of non-cost competitive systems (hardware and software) with newer, better solutions and the consolidation of an additional hospital’s MIS department into our infrastructure.• Developed and implemented a comprehensive set of metrics and service-level agreements with the user community to ensure 24 x 7 system availability.

• Connect:Direct VSE and Connect:Direct z/OS support representative and developer. Product is completely written in assembler and macro-development assembler (proprietary development assembler macro language). During my tenure, developed and implemented a major release of the VSE version of the product and worked with the development team on the development and introduction of Connect:Direct OS/390.• Installed and maintained VM/ESA operating system. After the initial system installation I installed and implemented all of Sterling Software’s VM suite of software products (e.g. VM:Direct, VM:Secure, VM:Tape, etc) and implemented VM/VTAM and VM TCP networking for VM and VSE guests. Also, installed and implemented VSE/ESA releases 3.2, 3.3, 3.4. Installed and implemented Computer Associates VSE products, CA-EPIC, CA-DYNAM, CA-FAQS, CA-FLEE/XP, etc.• Also, worked with development and support group on the unit/system testing and quality assurance testing of the CONNECT:Direct for VSE, VM and OS/390. This involved extensive Y2K interface testing, testing of the OEM system interfaces and development/augmentation of the product documentation, all in assembler.

• Complete responsibility of the planning and management of a large MVS data center. This included all areas of system management including developing and implementing system-wide (e.g.: MVS, JES2, RACF, etc) system modifications and exits, all written in System/390 assembler language. • System conversion duties included the following projects: planning, designing and implementing operation system conversion from MVS/XA to MVS/ESA Version 4.3 along with all associate IBM and OEM program products (e.g.: RACF, DFSMS, CA-1/7/11, Wylbur, etc.) • Online conversion responsibilities included the conversion of all CICS regions from a heavily modified CICS/OS/VS 1.7 system to an IBM/TTU standard assembler CICS/MVS 2.1.2 system and later to CICS/ESA Version 4.1. Other online duties included the installation of upgrade to the DB2 data base management system.• Development duties included writing assembler-based VTAM application programs for use with in-house designed VTAM front-end system. Interfaced all MVS subsystems to RACF security and total rewrite of all TTU CICS System Programming routines to IBM standard Command-Level/Macro Level (where required) assembler programs. Other development included the writing and maintenance of ACF/VTAM table (USSTAB, Log Mode tables, etc), NCP/VS and interfaces into VM/ESA.

• Hands-on manager with Overall responsibilities included the managing of a large corporate VM/XA SP, MVS/XA, and VSE/SP data center. Technical responsibilities included planning, installation, and implementation of operating system releases and new hardware. Upgraded system from multiple 4381 processors running MVS/SP to a single-image IBM 3090-600 running VM/XA and MVS/XA. Upgraded all of the real-time POS CICS regions from CICS/VS 1.7 to CICS/MVS 2.1.2. • Developed and implemented system-wide MIS naming standards and wrote many assembler system exits (JES2, SMF, CA-1, CA-Librarian, RACF, etc.) to enforce system standards. Development of assembler VTAM and CICS system to process the Point-of-Sale hardware updates and POS environmental changes. This required low-level code on MVS and 4690 POS systems.