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Greater Chicago Area

Principal Solutions Advisor for Rocket Software. Specializing in data virtualization, supporting IBM Data Virtualization Manager, IDAA Loader for z/OS, and Omegamon for Db2.

Greater Chicago Area

• Primary responsibility is creating and managing digital technical content for support of Db2 z/OS products, and IBM Cloud Pak for Data with an emphasis on data virtualization.
• Develop and deliver internal sales & technical enablement content for IBM’s Cloud Pak for Data and Db2 z/OS products.
• Assist sales with customer presentations on IBM Cloud Pak and Db2 z/OS integrations.

Greater Chicago Area

Worldwide SME for IBM Big Data and hybrid cloud solutions.Key Roles:-Provides strategic technical guidance for sales and regional tech teams throughout the sales cycle including customer facing presentations, POCs, and RFI/RFP creation.-Part of strategic relationship team for IBM/Hortonworks partnership. Responsible for developing and delivering internal.

Lisle, IL

Pre-sales SME for CA Technologies Db2 for z/OS solutions, with secondary responsibilities supporting CA’s Big Data solutions.

Warrenville, IL

Held dual roles as Product Manager and Product Marketing manager responsible for all Db2 products at Quest.Also acted as Db2 technical evangelist representing Quest globally at relevant technical trade shows and user groups.

• The Titanium Group was founded by a group of former Db2 technical and marketing veterans from Platinum Technology.
• Senior consultant specializing in performance and tuning of large Db2 OS/390 environments.
• Extensive experience in SQL tuning and index design.
• Developed reseller agreement with German based Software Engineering to resell their tools in the U.S.

Oakbrook Terrace, IL

Primary responsibility was the management of over 20 sales support resources for the central United States for all product lines.

Oakbrook Terrace, IL

The primary focus of this position was to provide worldwide internal education to sales and sales support on all Db2 related technologies. Secondary role was that of pre-sales systems consultant focusing mainly on high profile deals.

Schaumburg, IL

• Greenbrier & Russel was a high tech consulting organization specializing in Db2 OS/390. It was also a regional affiliate of Platinum Technology known as Platinum Chicago.
• Db2 OS/390 DBA consultant.
• Managed the Platinum Chicago sales support organization for Greenbrier & Russel from 1994-1995.

Hawthorne, CA

• The Database and Products services organizations primary responsibility was to review new database related technologies and roll out to the company.
• Primary responsibility was to review DB2 database related software for applicability to the Northrop mainframe environment.
• Extensive experience as project manager for implementation of new releases of DB2 and QMF.
• Responsible for developing test plans for new release of DB2.
• Coordinated installation and testing of new DB2 releases.
• Responsible for internal education of DBA’s and programmer communities on new functionality.

Hawthorne, CA

• Solely responsible for managing all facets of DB2 related applications running in a high security classified environment.
• Complete Installation of DB2 V1.3
• Monitoring of all DB2 subsystems
• Managed security for all DB2 applications.
• Designed and implemented all new databases used in program.
• Provided regular maintenance to existing databases.

Hawthorne, CA

• Lead programmer in the development of a manufacturing database and related systems for a pilot DB2 project during the IBM DB2 1.0 beta program.
• Experience with DB2/QMF, TSO/ISPF, JCL, Clist’s, VS FORTRAN, ASSEMBLER, Graphical Data Display Manager (GDDM), and Dialog Manager Services.
• Responsibilities included the design, coding, and implementation of all applications used in pilot program.
• Other responsibilities included doing maintenance and modifications to APT software

Fort Worth, TX

• Primary responsibility was programming milling robots for production of fuselage components for the F-16 program.
• Programmed Cincinnati Milacron robots in proprietary language.
• Produced N/C programs using CADAM software.