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NAME: Steven Lark

ADDRESS: **** ***** **** ****

CITY: Essexville

STATE/PROVINCE: MI

ZIP/POSTAL CODE: 48732

COUNTRY: USA

EMAIL: abpoi3@r.postjobfree.com

PHONE: 989-***-****

CANDIDATE ID: 102227

CITIZENSHIP: US

Citizen

EDUCATION: Bachelor Degree

EXPERIENCE: 5

WILL RELOCATE: No

RELOCATION INFO:

JOB WANTED: Any

RATE NEEDED: Open

HOMEPAGE:

COMMENTS:

1189 N. Pine Rd., Essexville, MI 48732

Phone: 989-***-****

Email: abpoi3@r.postjobfree.com

BACKGROUND

Sixteen years of professional information technology experience focusing on technical and

leadership responsibilities in Unix and mainframe computing systems. Extensive experience

with a broad range of computing platforms, technical challenges, and end-user / customer

support opportunities.

EXPERIENCE

Director, Technology Department

Jackson National Life Insurance Co

., Lansing, MI

November 1996

- May 2001

* Directed three departments supporting all IBM AIX, Sun Solaris, IBM S/390 system

software and servers. These departments included 16 full-time technicians and various part-

time contractors. Departmental skill sets include Unix and Web Server Administration, Data

Base Administration, S/390 Systems Programming, and Imaging System Administration.

* Responsible for 'Project Sunrise', a major corporate initiative that was targeted at

insourcing and replacing all EDS outsourced computing systems, infrastructure, personnel,

and applications. Successfully led this project and numerous other corporate initiatives.

* Budgeted, planned, and led three data center migrations to new facilities. DBMS

deployment and performance tuning effort for high profile Life New Business (LNB) client

server application. EDS Equity Plus application migration (from EDS Plano, Texas server to

a JNL Lansing, Michigan server) project, saving JNL $3.5 million in 2001. Partitioning of

the JAMMS-2 marketing application, Lawson accounting general ledger, Actuate web report

system, and Siebel CRM DBMS applications across multiple Unix servers.

* Installed, configured and institutionalized information technology standards,

guidelines, policies, and procedures with regard to the utilization and exploitation of

AIX, Solaris, ColdFusion, Apache, WebSphere, TCP/IP, C, C++, FileNET imaging and workflow,

Oracle, Sybase, DB2, UDB, ADSM/TSM, OS/390, CICS, MQ, Snap/Shot, SMS, and other system

software packages.

* Scaled the hardware environment to an integrated complex of 19 Unix servers and two

S/390 mainframes connected to a total of 8.5TB of disk storage.

* Responsible for building end-user systems, programming and model office testing

environments, and development of tool suites that aided in the insourcing effort and day-

to-day operation of a tightly-coupled, multi-platform computing complex.

* Strengths include team development, resolving difficult technical customer issues,

research, technical communication, large scale project leadership, budget planning and

management, and interpersonal/intra-department communication and coordination.

* Led Y2K set-up, testing, and remediation efforts, as well as completion of DBMS

instance upgrades, complex operating system upgrades and maintenance patches, and imaging

system enhancements.

* Actively participated in the bi-annual Unix and mainframe application disaster recovery

tests at a remote business recovery center.

Supervisor of Systems Programming and Data Center Operations

Frankenmuth Mutual Insurance Co

., Frankenmuth, MI

March 1991

- November 1996

* Responsible for computing system software, hardware, data center facilities, vendor

relations, contracts, and budget. Led five S/390 systems programmers and four data center

operators. Major accomplishments included relocation of the data center to a new facility;

MVS/ESA operating system conversion; numerous server, disk, tape, communication upgrades;

and deployment of a capacity planning and performance tuning methodology. Deployed

external SNA network topology for agency company interface project. Achieved two

promotions (team leader and then supervisor) and continually accepted additional technical

responsibilities.

Network Engineer / Systems Programmer

Cadillac Plastic and Chemical Co

., Troy, MI

August 1988

- March 1991

* As a member of the Technical Services data communications team, researched,

recommended, prototyped, designed, planned, and deployed a ten million dollar SNA data

network for a new CICS/Cobol-based order entry, invoicing, and inventory system. This

included extensive networking software experience with installing, tailoring VTAM, NCP,

Netview, and batch data transfer products. Responsible for all host-to-terminal

communication software/hardware products and vendors, including IBM 3745, IBM 3174,

modems, and US Sprint.

Software Engineer

Dow Chemical Co

., Midland, MI / Modern Engin., Warren, MI

November 1987

- August 1988

* Designed, programmed, and implemented a Human Resources Flexible Benefits System, using

a SoftwareAG database and Natural programming language.

Programmer

Lamb Technicon Corp

., Warren, MI

May 1986

- November 1987

* Designed and supported real time engineering and automated machine tool systems written

in SoftwareAG Natural programming language and Adabas DBMS.

Data Entry Clerk

Analytical Technologies Inc

., Birmingham, MI

June 1985

- August 1985

EDUCATION and RELEVANT COURSE WORK

Bachelor of Science

in Business, Computer Information Systems

Ferris State University,

Big Rapids, MI

May 1986

LPIC Level 1 - Currently working toward the completion of the Linux 101 and Linux 102

exams.

Various technical classes and computer-based training courses, including Caldera

OpenLinux, Visual Basic, HTML, and Sun Solaris.

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