Gary S. Carothers

**** *. ******* ***, ******* IL, 60649

773-***-****

abl5hy@r.postjobfree.com

I have been in this field since 1973 during which time I have held many

different positions, from Console Operator, Shift Supervisor. In 1985 I

went into the Consulting side of the business which for me was my period of

greatest learning, as well as the most interesting and fun, while steadily

increasing my skill set. During that time I was able to work with a large

variety of people with a vast knowledge of many different disciplines.

However like many others in the Mainframe world I got caught in its

collapse. During the succeeding years, I have made an effort to maintain

many of my skills as well as acquiring new ones. What I seek now is the

opportunity to get back into my field of expertise, the one that has

occupied the better part of my adult working career.

On my own I have taken and completed two courses from IBM in my pursuit of

becoming fluent in SQL as well as obtaining certification in SQL. I have

completed the requirements for BAS (Bachelor of Applied Science) in

Information Technology.

Gary S. Carothers

6700 S. Crandon Ave, Chicago IL, 60649

773-***-****

abl5hy@r.postjobfree.com

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Roles: Sr. Operations Analyst, Sr. Production Support Analyst

Languages: JCL, Basic SQL

Software: CA-l, CA-7, CA-l1, CA-JOBTRAC, FDR/ADR, DFHSM, FILEAID,

CA-DISPATCH, WSF2, RPT, NDM, LIBRARIAN, ENDEVOR, JES2, JES3,

SAR, ASF, NETMAN, INFOMAN, REMEDY, TPX, TUBES, NETVIEW,

CHANGEMAN, OMEGAMON, MICROSOFT OFFICE, MS, WORD, EXCEL,

ACCESS, VISIO, PROJECT

OS: MVS/SP, MVS/XA, MVS/ESA, OS/390, WINDOWS(XP PRO)

Utilities: SYNCSORT, SYSTEM UTILITIES,DFDSS, VSAM UTILITIES (IDCAMS)

TSO/ISPF/SDSF, CICS, SMS, JCLCHECK

. I also have experience with Active directory, create setup manager,

users and group account

. secure network resources using permission, firewall

. setup, configure and maintained Windows 2000, 2003 servers

EXPERIENCE:

Sr. Operations Analyst 08/2002-11/2003

Bank of America, Richmond, VA

As a consultant for Metro Information Systems, I was employed as a Sr.

Operations Analyst working with a large banking client. I was responsible

for monitoring any number of the multiple LPARS used by this client.

Further responsibilities included correcting all user-related problems

using JCL, and when necessary, system and special utilities. I was also

responsible for correcting scheduling problems in CA7 and handling all

restarts via CA11. I provided direction and support for lesser experienced

analysts, ensured 'ChangeMan' packages were correct, that NDM transmissions

were proceeding correctly and all NDM Queues were clear at the end of the

shift. I

reported any bottle-necks to the proper group and assisted other Analysts

as needed, further

ensuring that all production schedules were completed and on time, so as

not to impact on-lines

and our users.

Sr. Operations Analyst 11/2000-7/2002

Acxiom Corporation, Chicago, IL

As a Sr. Production Support Analyst, my job was to monitor daily production

on multiple LPARS

and assist users with any job problems. This included all JCL, stripping

off bad records, space

problems, scheduling, moving JCL to production, all restarts, setting up

and maintaining

standards, and rewriting JCL where necessary.

Sr. Technical Lead 06/99-10/99

Litton/Prc., Austin TX

As the technical lead for Litton/PRC, I was responsible for the set up of a

test bed that would

mirror production for the client's JES3 shop. Interfaced with the groups

involved, which included

programming, DBA's, Scheduling as well as Applications. Ensured all

database names had been

changed and populated. I was responsible for creating a plan to maintain

parity between both the

production and test databases. Set up and rewrote JCL, creating GDG's, as

well as worked with

scheduling to set up the execution schedules, researched the JCL prior to

scheduling with an eye

on dataset names and how they were used. Used Q&A methods to ensure the JCL

was solid and

all references to the databases were correct. Other responsibilities

included problem resolution,

and satisfying all timetables.

Sr. Operations Analyst 07/98-06/99

Litton/Les Carrollton TX.

For Litton/LES,I was responsible for scheduling using CA JOBTRAC, ABEND

resolution,

migration control(migrating all JCL, programs and copybooks), change

control and quality

assurance. Insured the production schedules ran smoothly and on time.

Handled report distribution

via WSF2 making sure users were added or deleted, as well as the recreation

of any missing or problematic reports.

Sr. Operations Analyst 02/98-07/98

Thomas/Gont Enterprises, Hillside Ill.

For Thomas Gont Enterprises, was part of the OS/390 Technology team.

Responsible for

naming conventions, some disaster recovery. Assisted in setting up

production job streams in the

CA-Jobtrac scheduling product. Re-designed JCL in many production jobs

make the JCL more

efficient. This included the introduction of 'control cards' in IDCAMS &

DFDSS.

Created standards based on new environment and insured those standards.

Sr. Data Analyst 4/97-02/98

Transamerica Real-estate and Tax Svc. Dallas TX.

Provided quick tumaround on user production requests using available tools,

primarily CA-Culprit.

This position required the ability to "cut/ paste" and modify the

previously

written CA CULPRIT programs in an effort to provide the various divisions

with the

information they required. To provide this information, extracts were run

against one or

several Master files, from which new temporary Master would be created to

be used

throughout a particular cycle. After putting together the various programs,

and edits would

be run to error check(programs).To insure that the proper Master file was

in play

Endevor was used for tracking purposes. After the edits came up clean the

necessary

adjustments would be made to the JCL and then the extracts would be set up

for

execution. Responsible for the entire 'Life Cycle' process. If the proper

Master file

was not available, applications would be contacted and the problem

corrected.

Consultant 9/96-2/97

Thomas/Gont Enterprises, Hillside IL

For Thomas/Gont Enterprises, as technical lead for an integration test

team, duties included

ensuring accurate and timely execution of all scheduled jobs within the

four new systems to be

implemented. Responsible for production fixes which included JCL, to adjust

files as required.

Interfaced with applications groups, rewrote JCL and procedures, restarting

jobs using CA 11.

Assisted application groups with movements from integration to acceptance

testing, moving

procedures, replacing portions of JCL as needed, ensuring that all

standards were up-to-date,

Open and closed CICS files when necessary and scheduling (CA7).Responsible

for some

change control and quality assurance

Consultant 02/96 - 08/96

IBS Corporation, Minneapolis MN

Involved in change management installing replacement modules such as JCL,

DOC and

procedures using in-house tools such as CA-JCL Check and Netman. Insured

this had been

accomplished properly with LIBRARIAN and ASF. Executed SPR(Special Runs)

which requires

the use of Netman and CA-7 . Scheduled jobs and problem resolution using

TSO/SPF/SDSF,

CA-7 and other tools. Built, altered, and delete GDG's using IDCAMS

(special utility) and JCL.

Produced scheduling reports not normally available through CA-7s usual

reporting facility. Was

also involved with Disaster Recovery, using the flexibility of DFDSS to

create copies of

datasets(files).

Consultant 01/90 to 02/96

Brandon Systems, Inc., Chicago Ill

Functioned as production support analyst. Completed several long-term

contracts for several major Chicago corporations, as a Production Control

Specialist and

Operations Analyst on several major projects. Involved in a large CA-7and

CA-l 1 project

that involved placing jobs into CA-7,insuring compatibility with client's

parameters

and corporate standards. Tools used were FDR, TSO/ISPF, DFDSS,CA-7,CA-11,

CA-l, CA-DISPATCH, SAR. Also familiar with NETMAN and NETVIEW.

EDUCATION:

IADT Chicago - BAS in Information Technology

Kennedy-King Jr.- College Computer Science

Harold Washington Jr.- College Computer Science

Control Data Corporation - Computer Operations

IBM Corporation - DB2 Fundamentals

Basic SQL

Experience dates back to 1973

Salary Requirements: Open

REFERENCES:

Upon Request

International Academy of

Design &Technology

One North State Street, Suite 400 .

Chicago, IL 60602-3300

Tel. 312/980-9200. 877/222-336

Fax. 312/541-3929

www.iadtchicago.com

October 15, 2007

To Whom It May Concern:

Gary Carothers (xxx-xx-1950) was awarded a Bachelor of Applied Science in

Information Technology from the International Academy of Design and

Technology on September 22, 2007.

If you need any further information, please contact the Office of the

Registrar at 312-***-****.

Sincerely,

Maria Bautista

Student Records Coordinator

Office of the Registrar

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