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Bentonville, Arkansas, United States

DB2 Software testing to ensure top quality products for our customers

ISV Engineering - Installation and maintenance of ISV software in multiple GDPS IBM Z/OS mainframe environments. Partner with developers and support associates to find more efficient and effective ways to enable their customers through the innovation of software technology. Participate in continued efforts of learning new methodologies to support the business in a team synergism practicing an agile environment.

Bentonville, Ar

ISV Engineering - Installation and maintenance of ISV software in multiple GDPS IBM Z/OS mainframe environments. Partner with developers and support associates to find more efficient and effective ways to enable their customers through the innovation of software technology. Participate in continued efforts of learning new methodologies to support the business in a team synergism practicing an agile environment.

Greater Omaha Area

Electronic Federal Tax Payer System (IRS) - Championed Quality assurance efforts to modernize Db2 database encryption while partnering with developers using tools such as JCL, Cobol, Rexx, CICS, Endeavor, Platinum, IBM Rational CLM, windows/web applications, clarity and in-house tools.

Bentonville, Ar

Lead Senior Quality Assurance Engineer III– Championed all areas of the SDLC for product testing in an agile atmosphere for the version, release, and maintenance levels of products including:• Review requirements and specification, create testing design and provide timely feedback• Product installation, product maintenance, usability, accessibility, performance and certification• Creation, automation, documentation and maintenance of testing design, rules, scripts and procedures… Show more Lead Senior Quality Assurance Engineer III– Championed all areas of the SDLC for product testing in an agile atmosphere for the version, release, and maintenance levels of products including:• Review requirements and specification, create testing design and provide timely feedback• Product installation, product maintenance, usability, accessibility, performance and certification• Creation, automation, documentation and maintenance of testing design, rules, scripts and procedures using various tools• Coordination of QA engineers, programmers, packagers, writers, managers, and support personnel for small and large projects• Identify product issues and report to developers or implement some product code changes when needed• Manual and automation testing included using SQL, REXX, VB Script, XML, Webinject and other scripting languages when needed.• Test tracking performed through in-house product called Rocketrack and Testlink. • Products include: IBM Tivoli Output Manager (ITOM), IBM System Display and Search Facility (SDSF), IBM Guardium Data Encryption for DB2 and IMS (DEC), IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler (TWS), IBM Omegamon for Storage on Z/OS (OXES)• Manage offshore quality assurance engineers• Train and mentor other team members. Senior QA Engineer I - 2003-2005Senior QA Engineer II - 2005-2012Senior QA Engineer III - 2012-2017 Show less

Bentonville, Ar

Lead efforts in installation and maintenance of 3rd party software in a parallel muti-LPAR; multi-sysplex, OS/390, IBM mainframe environment. • Support included 69 products from 33 vendors including: Infopac (Mobius), Audit Control Reporting (UACR/Unitech), Advanced Function Presentation (AFP IBM), Elixir, Document Direct (Mobius), Keymaster (Phoenix), JCLPREP, Variable Print Specification (LRS/VPS & LRS/DRS), JES Queue Client for Printers (JQP/Mckinney), VTAM Virtual Printer… Show more Lead efforts in installation and maintenance of 3rd party software in a parallel muti-LPAR; multi-sysplex, OS/390, IBM mainframe environment. • Support included 69 products from 33 vendors including: Infopac (Mobius), Audit Control Reporting (UACR/Unitech), Advanced Function Presentation (AFP IBM), Elixir, Document Direct (Mobius), Keymaster (Phoenix), JCLPREP, Variable Print Specification (LRS/VPS & LRS/DRS), JES Queue Client for Printers (JQP/Mckinney), VTAM Virtual Printer (VVP/Mckinney), BMC/Mainview suite, CA/Platinum suite, SQR, Connect Mailbox, $avers (CA), CA7, CA11, along with many others.• Provided formal and informal classroom and one-on-one training to teammates and customers for many different products and procedures. • Mentor for our college interns and provided training and direction on project responsibilities. Wrote documentation on many of the products supported. • Core member for many cross team projects including new country, store, club, DC, home office installs and conversions, Y2K, EURO conversion, Filetek optical platter data (4TB) to mod 9 DASD conversion and de-installation of the software and hardware, along with many others.• Collaborated with vendors of the products to help them and Wal-Mart succeed in our intense business needs.Received Associate of the month and Genesis Awards. Show less

Bentonville, Ar

Administration of BMC’s Auto-Operator• Position included responsibilities in Rexx coding, OSPI sessions, Alert management and other functions.• Supported the following areas: MVS, Storage, CICS, DB2, IMS, MQSeries, ISV Engineering, Network Engineering, Capacity Planning, and many application programming areas. • Requested to return to ISV engineering team due to increased business needs

Bentonville, Ar

Admirably performed duties for the installation and maintenance of 3rd party software in a parallel, muti-LPAR; multi-sysplex, OS/390, IBM mainframe environment. • Support included 69 products from 33 vendors including: Infopac (Mobius), Audit Ccontrol Reporting (UACR/Unitech), Advanced Function Presentation (AFP IBM), Elixir, Document Direct (Mobius), Keymaster (Phoenix), JCLPREP, Variable Print Specification (LRS/VPS & LRS/DRS), JES Queue Client for Printers (JQP/Mckinney), VTAM… Show more Admirably performed duties for the installation and maintenance of 3rd party software in a parallel, muti-LPAR; multi-sysplex, OS/390, IBM mainframe environment. • Support included 69 products from 33 vendors including: Infopac (Mobius), Audit Ccontrol Reporting (UACR/Unitech), Advanced Function Presentation (AFP IBM), Elixir, Document Direct (Mobius), Keymaster (Phoenix), JCLPREP, Variable Print Specification (LRS/VPS & LRS/DRS), JES Queue Client for Printers (JQP/Mckinney), VTAM Virtual Printer (VVP/Mckinney), BMC/Mainview suite, CA/Platinum suite, SQR, Connect Mailbox, $avers (CA), CA7, CA11, along with many others.• Provided formal and informal classroom and one-on-one training to teammates and customers for many different products and procedures. • Mentor for our college interns and provided training and direction on project responsibilities. Wrote documentation on many of the products supported. • Core member for many cross team projects including new country, store, club, DC, home office installs and conversions, Y2K, EURO conversion, Filetek optical platter data (4TB) to mod 9 DASD conversion and de-installation of the software and hardware, along with many others.• Collaborated with vendors of the products to help them and Wal-Mart succeed in our intense business needs. Show less

Bentonville, Ar

Administration of Infopac, Document Direct, ACR, AFP, Elixir, JCLPREP, Keymaster, Large Systems director reports, Librarian JCL and ABEND tracking.Worked with many key business units including: Payroll, Finance, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Merchandising, Regional DC’s, Grocery DC’s, Specialty DC’s, Sam’s Clubs, International Home offices, Real Estate, Benefits, corporate executives, as well as many others. Provided formal training classes and/or online materials for our… Show more Administration of Infopac, Document Direct, ACR, AFP, Elixir, JCLPREP, Keymaster, Large Systems director reports, Librarian JCL and ABEND tracking.Worked with many key business units including: Payroll, Finance, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Merchandising, Regional DC’s, Grocery DC’s, Specialty DC’s, Sam’s Clubs, International Home offices, Real Estate, Benefits, corporate executives, as well as many others. Provided formal training classes and/or online materials for our customers. Show less

Bentonville, Ar

Responsible for administration of Infopac, Document Direct, JCLPREP, Keymaster, Large Systems director reports, and ABEND tracking.Worked with many key business units including: Payroll, Finance, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Merchandising, Regional DC’s, Grocery DC’s, Specialty DC’s, Sam’s Clubs, International Home offices, Real Estate, Benefits, corporate executives, as well as many others. Provided formal training classes and/or online materials for our customers.

Bachelor'S Degree, Agricultural Business And Management

Activities and Societies: Agricultural Business Club

Associate'S Degree, Computer Science

Activities and Societies: Pioneer Basketball Team member

Education record