John Landis Email & Phone Number

Swansea, Il

Responsible for management of all software configuration and release activities for all program software. These activities include establishing a stable and efficient development workflow, developing and refining configuration management procedures, configuring software for, and deploying software to various environments, and working with the Development and Testing and QA teams to ensure software quality. Member of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion Council, 2020-2022.

St. Louis, Missouri

• Improved control and stability of mission-critical Java and SQL applications through workflow customization, automation, documentation and reporting using Serena PVCS Professional software.• Reduced application build and deployment time for new releases and maintenance, enabling an accelerated release schedule with increased reliability.• Recognized by management for rolling out corporate ideas collaboration website (using software-as-a-service vendor Spigit) in less than three weeks.• Streamlined reporting website which enabled over 200 users to view, schedule and manage over 400 reports. Managed performance for over 5000 report runs monthly.• Migrated change, issue, source control, build and deployment of multiple application projects to TFS from Serena product suite. • Maintained Test and Production application environments and code repositories: Microsoft Team Foundation Server; Serena PVCS Version Manager version control and TeamTrack change management software; Serena Business Manager (SBM) workflow software; Crystal Enterprise/Business Objects web-based reporting software; Kana Response email response management software; and Mercury TestDirector/Quality Center/WinRunner web-based quality assurance/test automation software.

St. Louis, Missouri

• Managed Data Center Systems Support group of 4-6 systems programmers with an annual budget of $300,000. Provided operations support in areas of software configuration and change management, problem management, systems automation, and report management.• Headed evaluation process, vendor contract negotiation, acquisition and installation of PVCS Version Manager software for improved control and reliability of distributed systems.• Reduced deployment time for new releases and product maintenance by 75% using Serena ChangeMan software, managing project to migrate more than 15,000 source code modules for over 150 applications, from Panvalet proprietary repository to standard PDS. • Automated mainframe shutdown/IPL process with REXX scripts, reducing downtime from 3 hours to less than 1 hour.• Developed and managed Year 2000 compliance and business continuity plans and test cases.

St. Louis, Missouri

• Provided pre- and post-sales technical support for two account managers with combined annual quotas of $5 million for interactive voice response (IVR) systems.• Developed proposals, analyzed, configured, and demonstrated IVR systems solutions for customer applications such as benefits administration, time, labor and payroll reporting. • Designed client/server network and host data interfaces, PC configurations, analog and digital (T-1) telephony interfaces.

St. Louis, Missouri

• Provided systems analysis, project management, and software implementation services, delivering projects with revenues from $40,000 to $300,000. Primary applications were problem, change, and configuration software; systems automation; network management.• Managed project team and contributed to design, develop, deliver, and document an automated NCP Gen Management application for a major computer services organization on time and within budget. The customer subsequently awarded the consulting team their Systems Integration Excellence Award.• Retained as independent consultant to implement network management and automation systems at Southwestern Bell and Bell South after company merger/reorganization (1993).