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NAME: MARK CHARSHAF

ADDRESS:

CITY: VISALIA

STATE/PROVINCE: CA

ZIP/POSTAL CODE: 93277

COUNTRY: USA

EMAIL: abpust@r.postjobfree.com

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PHONE: 209-***-****

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MARK CHARSHAF

739 S. REDWOOD STREET

VISALIA, CALIF. 93277

209-***-****

HARDWARE/SOFTWARE

Pyramid, Tandem NS; IBM 309X, 303X, 370,

Unix; Non-Stop SQL,GUARDIAN, PATHWAY,

Visual Basic, Power Builder, MVS/XA, DB2, VM/CMS, JCL and MVS

Utilities, TSO/ISPF, IMS/ADF, IMS&CICS/DB2,IMS, Paradox/DB,

Utilities/OMEGAMON, Microsoft office products, Word Perfect,

INFO/MVS, INFO/SYS, INFO/Access, IPCS, SCRIPT/VS

ASSEMBLER, COBOL, BASIC, SAS, EASYTRIEVE, some C

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

5/98

to Professional Consulting Network, Inc., San Francisco,

California

Present Consultant

; Engagements have included:

For Ross Stores, Newark, California

Y2K tested People Planner on a Unix platform.People Planner is a

critical application that runs in all 350 Ross stores that collects

employee work information. It eventually ends up on the TANDEM system

where pay employee paychecks are cut and all data stored.Project was

successful and on time.

Developed a client/server application. The client being an NT Visual

Basic application and the server being a TANDEM Pathway SQL

application. The application automates nontaxable sales items at the

Unix based NCR cash register system at each store.Project was

successful and developed on time.Currently in production.

Ross Stores Reference; Rhonda Licata, MIS Director 510-***-****

4/96

to Boole and Babbage, San Francisco, California

10/96

Support Pre-Sales and Post-Sales activity for DB2, IMS and CICS

customers.

Give Pre-Sales presentations to all levels management.

Organize software trials for successful wins.

Perform consulting services to existing and prospective customers.

4/95

toPyramid Technology, San Jose, California

11/95

Systems Engineering Consultant

Supported Pre-Sale and Post-Sale activity for Pyramid Unix customers

and prospects. Worked with customers implementing Oracle applications.

Coordinated, developed, and wrote Request for Proposals (RFP) for

customers and prospects.

3/87

toTandem Computers, San Francisco, California

3/95Advisory Analyst/Regional SQL Specialist

Serving as the Client/Server and Technical NonStop SQL specialist for

the San Francisco area and Western United States Region.Support

Pre-Sale and Post-Sale activity for major Tandem customers and

prospects.Provide Application and Database consulting services for

customers developing Tandem applications.Teach Application and

Database design classes for Tandem's International division (ICON).

5/85

toCandle Corp., Berkeley, California

3/87Supervisor/Technical Lead, Research and Development

Lead developer in research and development of Omegamon/DB2

specifically in the area of performance management and capacity

analysis.Supervised and participated in software development of

high-level design, detail design, coding, testing and documentation of

Omegamon/IMS.

1/74

toBank of America, NT & SA, San Francisco, California

4/85

Senior Systems Programmer

(2/84-4/85)

Duties include providing technical support and problem resolution for

IMS systems.Identify problems with IMS by looking through storage

dumps to determine causes of software/hardware failures.Other

experience includes:

Internal knowledge of IMS release 1.3

APAR resolution by working with the IBM support center

Evaluate and test changes to IMS system software

Provide technical assistance to IMS change management and large scale

teleprocessing services.

Systems Programmer

(1/81-2/84)

Designed and developed IMS related systems software such as a DL/I

interceptor (interface between IMS and TPF); Fast Path database

pointer validation utility, Emergency Log Terminator, and a TP Billing

system.Provided technical training and support for IMS systems in

Development and Production environments.Have additional experience in

the following areas:

Participated in the early evaluation of DB2 during 1983 for future use

at BofA and established DB2 procedures and standards for application

groups.

IMS Fast Path and DEDB utility structure logic

IMS Recovery/Restart logic

Worked on IMS 1.2 and 1.1.6 installation teams

Performed IMS system generations and SMP.

AWARDS/OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS

September, 1986

- Appreciation award for contributions made in the

current release of OMEGAMON/IMS V260.

June, 1984 - Exceptional performance award given for contributions

made in IMS for the successful implementation of TPF at Bank of

America.

August, 1983 - Exceptional performance award given for the design,

coding and implementation of the IMS Fast Path database pointer

checker validation utility.

December, 1986 - Contributed an article to the Candle Computer Report

on IMS performance to be published 1Q 1987.

August, 1985

to 1986 - Active member at Guide and Share and have made

contributions to IMS and DB2 requirements papers on performance

management issues.

Tandem Analyst of the quarter awards 1Q89, 4Q89, 3Q90 & 2Q91 & 3Q91

Pyramid U.S. System Engineer award 3Q95

EDUCATION

A.S

., Computer Science, in progress

College ofMarin, Kentfield, California

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