CURRICULUM VITAE
Of
Jacquese van der Plank
PERSONAL DETAILS.
Full Name. Jacquese Deon Van Der Plank
Residential Address. 14/466 4th Avenue,Mid-Ennerdale Extention, 1830
Mobile phone. 063-***-****
E-Mail Address. ac3hjp@r.postjobfree.com
Marital Status. Divorced
Citizenship. South African
Identity Document. 731***-****-** 4
Date of Birth. 20 October 1973
Health. Excellent
Languages. English - Written and Spoken
Afrikaans - Written and Spoken
Drivers License. Code 08
EDUCATION.
High School Attended. Fred Norman Senior Secondary High School
High School Subjects. Passed Standard Ten with the Following Subjects
* English
* Afrikaans
* Mathematics
* Biology
* Geography
* Economics
Technical Courses Completed
Ipl of Mainframes
Mvs Concepts and Facilities
Basic Operator Training
Mvs Advanced Operator Training
Mvs/Esa JES2 Control of Job Processing
Mvs/Esa JES2 Coding JCL with SMS
Mvs/Esa JES2 Concepts and Facilities
Mvs/Esa Coding Basic JCL
Mvs/Esa Coding Advanced JCL
Mvs/Esa TSO/E
Mvs/Esa Using Vtam
Master Console Operating
Mxs/Esa Controlling Sms Operations
TCP/IP Explained
Windows 95/NT/2000
Automation using A.O.C / Mvs
R.A.C.F Security
Tandem Security (Basic)
AS400 Concepts and Security
Network Security Management
EMPLOYMENT.
Company: ABSA
Position: Senior Computer Operator
Period: 2007/01/01 to 30/09/2014
Job function: Senior Computer Operator on Mainframe (MVS) and Batch
Duties:
-2nd in charge to the shift Manager
-Standing in and managing shift when shift manager is not available.
-Escalating any problems within our scope of work to Senior Management.
-Attend management meetings
-Liaise with relevant business units and follow up on outstanding problems till resolution.
-Provide feedback to Senior Management with status of events in the daily operations within the Command Centre.
-Responding to all system failures at time of failure and working
with support teams or vendors to minimize downtime
-Providing host system resource management and coordination and
monitoring online availability; This includes monitoring parameters for critical systems, Operating System (OS) thresholds, Central Processing Unit (CPU)/memory usage and error logs
-Troubleshoots basic system problems, long tape mounts, slowness of batch processing while interfacing directly with Production Control for problem determination and resolution
-Perform basic operational functions on a daily basis such as IPLs,
recycling CICS regions, canceling production batch jobs, starting/stopping started system tasks
-Monitoring Production Systems
-Training Junior Operators
-Ensuring Batch Completion before online time
- Monitoring IMS’s
- Monitoring of Cics
- Z/OS systems
- TSO logons
Manager Farouk Alexander
Tel (011-***-****
Mobile (071*******)
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY.
(i) Company: ABSA
Position: Computer Operator
Period: 1992 to 1997
Job function: Computer Operator on Mainframe and AS/400 Platform
Duties: Junior Operator (1992-1993)
-Tape Loader - Mounting Cassettes
- Cycling backup sites
- Print Loader - Printing Batch and Users runs
-Maintenance on Hardware
Operator (1993-1994)
- Running Development Systems
-Ensuring System Availability
-Implementation of Procedures to rectify problems
before calling relevant standby Personnel
Senior Operator (1994-1997)
- Running Production Systems
-Training Junior Operators
-Ensuring Batch Completion before online time
- Monitoring IMS’s /Cics
- Z/OS systems and TSO logons
Supervisor/Manager Roger Smith
(Tel) (011-***-****
(ii) Company: ABSA
Position: Security Administrator (AS/400 and R.A.C.F.)
Period: 1997 to 2004
Job Function: Host Security Administrator (AS/400 and R.A.C.F)
Supervisor/Manager Bruce Gillett
(Tel) (011-***-****
(iii) Company : ABSA
Position : Risk Analyst
Period : 2004 to 2006
Contact Person/s : Amanda Luus
OBJECTIVES:
1.Patch Management – Patch related security
(2004 to 2006)
To ensure that Microsoft patches are loaded in a timely manner and thereby avoiding exposure to hackers and malicious code.
Monitor the deployment of patches.
2.Security Vulnerabilities (2005 to 2006)
Escalation and tracking of overdue problem reports captured on Solve (FMS)
3.Password Cracking (2004 to 2006)
Do a regular password crack of domains to determine strength of user passwords.
4.Audit Tracking
Assist with audit tracking for Group I.T (Adhoc)
5.Power Tools Administration (2004 to 2006)
Ensuring the use of power tools is minimized
Ensuring that only authorized personal have access to power tools
Clean-up of power tools access
Formulate power tools clean-up process
6.Spoofed websites (2004 to 2006)
To proactively identify spoofed websites
Ensure the closure of rogue sites (with the assistance of other parties) that may be used by criminals to “steal” money and sensitive client information.
7.Deviation Register (2004 to 2006)
Ensure the registration of all deviations from policies, standards and processes.
8.Reporting (2005 to 2006)
Management reporting which includes:
IT assets damage and losses for month
Risks closed
Risk indicators
Feedback on Patch management
Password crack report (2004 to 2006)
Power tool access report (2004 to 2006)
Daily web research for identified risks
Daily report of severity 1 and 2 problem reports
Monthly Internet banking report
Monthly virus attack report
Monthly severity 1 and 2 problem report
COMPETENCIES:
Accountable
Resilient
Flexible
Technically proficient
ATTRIBUTES:
Sense of humour
Committed
Reliable
Adaptable
PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS:
Responsible
Committed
Passionate