CURTIS T. LATHAN

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AS/400 iSeries Systems Engineer/Administrator

Summary of Qualifications:

AS/400 iSeries System Engineer/Administrator with over 20 years in system

operations, change management, performance tuning & capacity planning,

system installation, testing, security administration, and engineering of

IT hardware/software and business solutions. A hardworking and

enthusiastic problem-solver, who is attentive to detail.

Technical Highlights:

. Performed firmware, OS/400 version upgrades and QA Testing

. Installed IBM Licensed Program Products and kept system PTFs current (-

1)

. Installed WebSphere Application Server (V6.0; V5.1; V5.0) on CRM systems

Provided support for JDE OneWorld / PeopleSoft CRM (start/stop instances)

. Maintained switch readiness on 5 HA replication systems (iTera; MIMIX)

. Provided operations support to IT Help Desk & Data Center Operations

Experience:

HCL America - Raleigh, NC 03/2010 to

Present

AS/400 iSeries Technical Manager

. Provide client technical support, perform system restores, data center

migrations and OS upgrades (V5R4M0, V5R4M5 and V6R1M0), also perform /

document Disaster Recovery processes.

Allen & Associates, Incorporated - Charlotte, NC 08/2009 to

01/2010

AS/400 iSeries System Administrator for Coats North America

. Provided contract technical support of the production model 520, and

development 820 AS/400 Systems, including remote and local user support,

communications (SNADS, IP/FTP, SMTP), CL Programming, PTF download and

application, hardware and operating system upgrades (V5R4M0, and

V6R1M0), also performed / documented Disaster Recovery drills.

Electrolux Home Products - Augusta, GA 01/2006 to 11/2008

AS/400 iSeries System Administrator

. Supported IBM AS/400 iSeries models (740, 820, 890, & i5-595 with dual

HMCs), at various OS/400 levels from V5R1 to V5R4

. Installed firmware, OS/400, & 3rd party software upgrades, and PTF

updates for IBM & 3rd party software using image catalogs as well as CDs

& DVDs

. Performed installation, maintenance, monitoring, & troubleshooting of

production MIMIX and iTera HA (MIMIX replacement) backup environments

. Distributed libraries and files using FTP and iSeries Navigator

. Installed, configured & tested: iTera HA, WebSphere MQ V6.0, PM4Data

V8.1.8 and Tivoli V6R1M6

. Managed user profiles and system access using SoftMenu and PentaSafe

(NETIQ)

. Installed & configured BRMS, using iSeries Navigator

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Computer Task Group (CTG) - Atlanta, GA 11/2004 to 12/2005

IBM Tech Ed Service - AS/400 System Programmer Support (contractor)

. Performed installation & maintenance of IBM class training environments

on various IBM AS/400 iSeries models (270, 270 w/2 LPARs, 720, 830 w/3

LPARs, 840, 6 i5-520s and 6 i5-570s (w/3 LPARs & HMCs)), with OS/400

levels from V5R1 to V5R3

. Installed & configured i5-520 & i5-570 hardware and software

. Installed software upgrades, including WebSphere Application Server: V6;

V5.1; V5

. Provided BRMS instructor support (hardware & software)

. Distributed libraries and files using FTP and Operations Navigator

. Performed application testing

Manheim Auto Auctions - Atlanta, GA 05/2003 to

07/2004

AS/400 / iSeries Systems Engineer

. Supported 119 AS/400 iSeries system models (170, 270, 810, 820, 840,

and 890)

. Performed system maintenance, monitoring, and support of LPARs (using

PCs for LAN console connections), and single system environments

. Performed BRMS backups; provided user & programmer support

. Installed PTFs (Cum, Database, Hipers, & Group)

. Resolved system problems and supported system communications (SNADS,

TCP/IP, FTP, DHCP)

. Upgraded system OS from V5R1 to V5R2

. Managed and completed user work requests & problem tickets

Interface Flooring Systems - Lagrange, GA 12/2000 to

03/2003

AS/400 System Programmer/Analyst

. Supported AS/400 models (150, 170, 730 (2), and 830)

. Performed OS/400 upgrades (V4R3 to V4R5; V5R0 to V5R1)

. Performed system maintenance & support (backup/recovery; PTF

installation)

. Installed & administered 3rd party software products

. Performed system environment setup (subsystems, job descriptions,

line/controller/device configuration, menu & signon screen design)

. Supported system communications (SNADS, TCP/IP, FTP); users &

programmers

. Managed a 3995 optical system for Gauss document management

. Managed an AS/400 model 730 4-way, containing 3 system environments

using LPAR (used PCs as LAN consoles)

Burnham Services Corporation - Atlanta, GA 12/1998 to

11/2000

AS/400 System Administrator / JDEdwards Analyst

. Performed troubleshooting of JDEdwards OneWord Financial software, and

Manhattan Associates PkMS Warehouse software

. Performed troubleshooting of AS/400 EDI, using GENTRAN Server 2.0

. Assisted with Harbinger AS/400 connectivity issues

. Coordinated/managed MKS implementer change management software

. Installed 3rd party software products (Quallcomm logistics)

. Configured system environment setup (subsystems, job descriptions, & job

queues)

. Performed hardware & OS upgrades from model 500s with V3R7 to model

720s with V4R3

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Coca-Cola Enterprises, Incorporated - Atlanta, GA 04/1997 to

12/1998

Senior Technical Analyst

. Provided technical support of 34 AS/400 Systems, including remote and

local system installation, communications (SNADS, IP/FTP, RJE/NJE), CL

Programming, DB2 database file maintenance, PTF download and

application, AS/400 network topology redesign, hardware and operating

system upgrades (CISC to RISC: V3R7M0, and V4R1M0), used Softlanding -

Turnover to distribute changes

Education:

Over two hundred (200) hours of IBM training, including: AS/400 Tailoring

Administration/Control, AS/400 Capacity Planning and Tuning, PC

Support/400, AS/400 CL Programming, Program Testing and Validation, Project

Management, RPG Fundamentals for Batch Programming, RPG/400 Interactive

Programming, TCP/IP Architecture, RS/6000 AIX V4 Basics, and System

Administration.

B.S. Computer Science - Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA

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