Steven R. Saelens
Palatine, IL 60067
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Summary
Technical Support Professional with expertise providing MVS Mainframe
Software, Security and Job Scheduling Support. Extensive experience
providing administrative and technical support services for client team set-
ups and implementations. Demonstrated ability to provide effective
training and consistently solve problems. Excellent communication and
customer service skills.
. Mainframe JCL RACF
Security Tools (VRA)
. SOP Development & Documentation Control M
Scheduling Software
. Microsoft Word, Excel & PowerPoint
Professional Experience
Hewitt Associates, Lincolnshire, IL
Technical Support: Production Scheduling
2006 - Nov 2009
Responsible for troubleshooting 1st and 3rd level processing problems and
implementing solutions. Provided direct Client team training and support
to resolve technical issues and reduce incidence of errors.
. Selected to work directly with Client teams to train, code and set-up
automated scheduling of Client jobs.
. Worked with client teams to help define unusual/unique Control-M
scheduling records.
. Assisted clients across the business in conversions of manual job
processing to automated processes using Control-M.
. Documented procedures and processes for day-to-day Job Scheduling
operations handled by Control-M group.
. Consistently met productivity and quality Service Level Agreements.
. Implemented new procedures or processes independently or through teamwork
to resolve problems, analyze situations, and implement solutions as
needed to remediate Job Scheduling issues.
. Knowledge in trouble shooting, testing, planning and configuring relevant
technologies.
TBA PROD Support
2003 - 2006
Responsible for providing Total Benefits Administration system support to
Client teams.
. Performed DB2 database setup for new Client installation and
processing.
. Handled MVS Batch job support including JCL migration. Assisted client
teams to isolate and resolve issues occurring during batch job
processing.
. Performed migration of MVS batch jobs through development life cycles,
using software migration tool Endevor.
. Performed a variety of batch job, responded to questions and resolved
problems, including restart and rerunning individual jobs.
. Support upgrades of IBM-supported products.
. Data analysis and report writing skills including RACFRW, JCL, DB2/QMF,
DB2/SQL.
Security Administrator: TBA Mainframe Access
1999 - 2003
Responsible for Mainframe Security access for TBA Practice, providing
secure associate access during years of rapid corporate expansion.
. Performed problem-solving of security access errors to maintain and
comply with company standards.
. Test new release and maintenance upgrades for the z/OS security system
. Knowledge of RACF, Vanguard Administrator
Technical Support: Production Scheduling
1995 - 1999
. Key member of team tasked with evaluating, testing and recommending
mainframe products for automated job scheduling that led to the Control M
conversion.
. Handled manual conversion from ADC2 Scheduling software to Control-M
Scheduling software involving 400 to 500 scheduling records.
Establishing job naming and condition formatting standards in Control-M.
Unit Manager, Data Center 1992 - 1995
EDUCATION
Elgin Community College, Elgin, IL
Certificate in Computer Operations
CERTIFICATIONS
Control M, 4th Dimension Software Company
Endevor Training
Volunteer with American Red Cross