John Germano
Dallas, Texas 75219
**********@*****.***
Objective
To obtain a position as a Project Manager / IT Release Coordinator
Qualifications
. Specializing in the development and implementation of business plans,
structures and application requirements to ensure realization of business
goals for growth, profit, and branding
. Extensive experience in managing large-scale business-critical projects,
dedicated to improving business processes, decreasing costs and
controlling risk
. Making effective transitions to new technologies and system platforms in
a matrixed environment to support multiple and diverse business units
. Successful release management involving web-based CRM and other
applications deployed on WebLogic application servers; life-cycle
management and quality assurance
. Effectively managing multiple departments into one cohesive project team
comprised of IT personnel and Business units
. Utilize Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) concepts and
practices
Work Experience
Systems Analyst / Release Coordinator
1997 - 2010 SuperMedia (formally - Idearc Media / Verizon), Dallas, TX
. July 2004 - Promoted to Build & Release Coordinator
in charge of all database and application code changes going
into a Production or Test environment
- Act as liaison between IT and Business teams
- Coordination of database and application server moves, setup and
configuration
- Also responsible for all environment issues related to the systems. This
entailed 24/7 availability
. June 2002 - Promoted to Systems Analyst in Production
Control in charge of batch coordination
- Wrote numerous SQL/Unix scripts
- On-call support for all scheduler and batch problems
- Automated all batch streams and backups so that they ran without
intervention
. Sept. 1997 - Trained staff on the real-time management
systems
- Performed nightly server backups
- Created bootable backups for UNIX servers
- Ran nightly MVS & UNIX batch streams
- Configured & managed network monitoring software
- Acted as Shift Supervisor upon request
- Trained computer room staff in MVS & UNIX
- Managed printer queues and report distribution
- Technical Writing
- UNIX ID Administrator
Work Experience cont.
Computer Operator
1996 - 1997 S.B.L.I, Woburn, MA
. Manage Batch processing
. End user software orientation
. Performed nightly server backups
Computer Operator
1986 - 1990 U.S. NAVY, Holylock, Scotland
. Oversee all computer operations
. Training Officer
. Performed mainframe system backups and restores
Education
2001 North Shore Community College, Beverly, Ma
. Certifications: Oracle - SQL & PL/SQL; Database
Administration; Networking; Backup & Recovery; Performance
Tuning
1999 Northeastern University, Burlington, MA
. Certification: C/C++ Programming
1999 UNIX 1 & 2, Burlington, Ma
. Certification: Unix System Administration
1998 Windows NT Server 4.0 Administration, Burlington, Ma
. Certification: NT SERVER 4.0 Administration
Skills
AUTOSYS JCL Maestro
MVS UNIX Vi Editor Korn/Csh Scripting
Java JavaScript HTML
DB2 ORACLE WebLogic
MS Project 2003 MS Visio MS Office Suite
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST