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Build and support leading edge banking applications to support the Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act (Check 21). Leverage large archive market share to build image share and image exchange capability, clearing and settlement applications, a trusted national archive, and electronic payments applications.Installed and supported OS, applications, data movers for the check archive upon which Viewpointe was built. Designed and built several software products still in production todaySubject matter expert (SME) on several facets of both the AIX operating system, and Viewpointe applications such as Archive (legacy and VPII), Image Share/Image Exchange (ISIX), data flows, bulk image retrievalUtilizes strong and creative problem solving skills to identify and resolve application issuesLeads software design teams, building high level designs and technical specifications from business requirementsAble to demonstrate flexibility and adaptability in high-pressure environment, consistently producing high-quality deliverables on timeCollaborates with business analysts, development, QA, and implementation organizations to ensure minimal disruptions of SDLC and delivery requirementsUses excellent communication skills to effectively lead training classes for both Viewpointe applications and OS conceptsPerforms impact/gap analysis on new product ideasNetwork throughput verification and troubleshootingConsistently scores 'A' rating on bonus potentialIBM P-class machines, AIX, LVM, JFS/JFS2, ESS (Shark), LTO, Tivoli, Connect:Direct (NDM), CVS, Mercury Quality Center, ksh, TSM, DB2, SQL, OnDemand, Websphere, Java, MQ Series, OpenSSH, Powerpoint, Word, Excel, Visio, X9.37, image data formats (MO:DCA, TIFF

Use technical expertise, adaptability, and flexibility to provide superior support, and technical solutions to the client.First and only assignment at Chase bank working primarily on the prototype archive systems which became the foundation for ViewpointeConsistent renewal of contract at Chase, with expanding roles, such as troubleshooting other bank systems, attending management status meetings, Tivoli implementation IBM SP2, AIX/PSSP, HACMP, SSA, EMC, STK, Oracle

Support infrastructure of large seismic data processing shop. Maintain and update operating systems. Develop system customization as business needs dictate.Supported operating systems of IBM mainframe, and midrange SP (including parallel processing) platformsAnalyzed numerous program and system dumps to determine error causeInstalled and maintained operating systems, PTFs, APARs, and exitsSupported hierarchical storage management from high-speed DASD arrays to long term tapeBuilt, configured, and maintained robotic tape softwareExtensive user exit coding for OS customizationSystem 370, 3090, SP1, SP2, MVS (XA, ESA), JES2, ISPF, SMP/E, Assembler, AIX, PSSP, SSA, Network Appliance, STK, csh, Xwindows, MOTIF