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Pensacola, Fl, Us

Manager of z/OS and Unisys operating system teams

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

Team Manager responsible for managing TIBCO RV and EMS product currency across the firm. Acting project manager overseeing TIBCO RV and EMS upgrades for three thousand servers globally including client application libraries.Change manager responsible for the scheduling and coordination of regional and global changes of TIBCO RV/EMS deployments.Project design lead of deploying HA/FT RV/EMS deployments over WAN network and managing multicast network address allocation for applications within MAN/LAN network.

Nationally

Senior Architect within TIBCOs Professional Services department specializing as a technology consultant responsible for delivery of enterprise-grade SOA and BPM automation solutions to TIBCO clients. Involved in numerous projects/engagements spanning various industries for the following companies: A.C. Nielsen, CareFirst Blue Cross & Blue Shield, US Army, Ahold, RICOH, Clair’s, Tuffs Healthcare, Level3 CommunicationsConsult on new system implementations for clients in medium- to large-sized organizations across the U.S. Work with software project team members to analyze customer business objectives and develop customized integrated systems to facilitate process automation using TIBCO software. Provide documentation, mentoring and knowledge transfer of delivered solution.

Nationally

Work environment and responsibilities paralleled prior employment, whereby, I solidified conceptual and practical experience as a Programmer/Analyst consultant specializing in EAI and B2B integration. Collaborate with clients to deliver, install and test application-to-application and business-to-business integration interfaces. Coordinate with developers and administrators for design, troubleshooting and performance assessments. Train development and support users on live systems providing on-the-job support/Q&A during pre and post production go-live for the following companies: Alcoa, CISCO Systems, IBM Global Services, US Army, Analog Devices, Viking FreightSystems, platforms, and technologies involved: Oracle Interconnect, XML Gateway, AQ, DB, Applications; SAP IDOC; TIBCO; Sterling Gentran; EDI; JAVA; Cobol; C; PERL; UNIX Scripting; HPUX; Solaris; ESA/390

Richmond, Virginia Area

EDI Programmer/Analyst responsible for plan, develop, test, and document of EDI interfaces to mainframe AR, AP, OE and OM applications written in COBOL. Assist users to solve operating problems. Recreate steps taken by user to locate source of problem and update applications to correct errors.Track and report dedicated and leased lined communication circuit availability for statistical reporting. Implement new trading partners, transactions, job streams, and business processes. Create custom sign on and sign off scripts. Assist Value Added Networks to set up new trading partners and solve data and/or communications related issues. Coordinate test activities between trading partner community. Work with internal and external customers including executive management and functional business analyst/groups. Write documentation to describe program development, logic, coding, corrections, installation and operating procedures.Systems, platforms, and technologies involved parallel prior employment.

Richmond, Virginia Area

First-tier support Help Desk Representative specializing in EDI responsible for dispatching appropriate second-tier support or vendors to solve software and hardware complications. Assist end users with connectivity problems and application glitches.Document and track status of client inquires, coordinate, appropriate responses, and follow up to ensure client satisfaction. Support proprietary software, various operating systems, up/download issues, and software and hardware installations.Systems, platforms, and technologies involved: ESA 390, Sterling Gentran Plus translator, JCL, TSO, VSAM, file-aid, COBOL II, RJE, IDCAMS, DEC VAX clusters, Supertracs, Procomm plus, job schedulers and monitors. Message format/standard: ANSI, proprietary. Version: 2000 thru 3060. Transaction: 810, 820, 823, 832, 850, 855,856, 861,867; flat file – EBCDIC fixed and variable format. Communications: VANS: GEIS, ADVANTIS, Sterling. Direct

Electronic Technician specializing in Satellite Communications responsible for performing maintenance on electronic equipment used for communication, cryptography, and navigation. Read and interpret schematics and block diagrams. Use test equipment and hand-tools to repair electrical/electronic cables and connectors.Localize malfunctions and repairs or replaces faulty systems, subsystems, circuits, and parts. Align, adjust, calibrate, and perform preventive maintenance on equipment. Inventory tools and portable test equipment and complete maintenance data forms.

Java 2 Programmer Certification, Java

Electronic Technician, Satelite Communications

Associate Of Applied Science Degree, Computer & Electronics Technology