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I am an IBM z/OS Mainframe specialist with 10 years experience in the public sector, and with IBM Global Technology Services and its clients.I have supported a number of z/OS and Open Systems environments across all aspects of the Enterprise-Storage discipline in support of highly-critical, online and batch-centric applications. These include: - Day-to-day operations and support in SLA and ITIL-driven enterprise environments - Capacity planning and management - Disaster recovery planning, architecture, and execution - Disk and tape technology refreshes and migrations, across multiple platforms and vendors - Training and mentoring of junior staff - Authoring and maintenance of documentation in compliance-driven environmentsI have a strong understanding of government business and processes, having participated in the authoring of requests for tender, tender evaluation and vendor selection, and solution implementation in a number of significant projects for the Australian Commonwealth.I offer both an eagerness and a capacity to understand the challenges my clients, employers, and colleagues face, and am motivated by these to pursue the best solutions.I have a broad general ICT foundation with non-core knowledge and experience in database administration and SQL; server and client-side web programming; assembler language; IP networking; office automation and macro-application development

Listed skills include Disaster Recovery, Ibm Mainframe, Mainframe, Storage, and 21 others.