Jo-Ellen Mcfadden Email & Phone Number

Pleasant Prairie, Wi

Responsible for operations and administration of a multiple LPAR environment. Partnered with senior administrator to perform OS and PTF upgrades. Monitored and assisted in DR testing of MIMIX mirroring software. Setup and maintained Robot, BRMS, and Standguard Anti-virus software. Utilized Authority Broker and Powerlock to setup and maintain user profiles and authorities.• Co-administered 22 LPARS on 5 systems in the US/London/Paris with a Senior Administrator• Monitor and perform DR testing using MIMIX mirroring software on 6 production LPARS.• Setup and maintain jobs on the Robot job scheduler system.• Setup and monitor system backups using BRMS software and restore data.• Setup users and maintain user security utilizing Authority Broker, PowerLock, and profiles.• Performed OS upgrades and PTFs.• Monitor system issue using ABSMessage by Software Engineering of America.• Assisted in setting up Single Sign-on and maintain users on it.• Install and maintain Standguard Anti-virus software.• Assisted users with any issues that they have on the system.

Responsible for operations, administration and programming needs of iSeries production system.Performed OS, PTF and software package upgrades. Installed and tested a DR machine at a remote location. Converted in house software to purchased software. Maintained users and equipment for iSeries and Windows servers.• Wrote and maintained programs that interacted with the payroll/human resources and manufacturing software utilizing COBOL and RPG programming language • Converted in house payroll to Unicorn HRO system• Upgraded AS/400 to i5 system• Developed system to maintain employee 401k deferral and loan information for transmittion. • Maintained users and authorities to the AS/400, Unicorn HRO, and BLIS systems• Installed upgrades to the Unicorn HRO payroll and human resource system• Ordered and installed PTF’s for AS/400• Maintained users, printers, and authorities on a Windows 2003 Server• Ordered, installed, and maintained PC’s, software, and printers for company manufacturing locations• Scheduled backups and performed restores using Veritas Backup Exec• Setup, trained, and monitored users on exchange e-mail system

Management Information Systems

Multiple Programming Classes