WADE T. CARTER
Babylon, N.Y *****
631-***-**** home
718-***-**** - cell
******@*****.***
Comptia A+ Certified technician with over 20 years experience as a skilled IT
professional, within mainframe
and windows environments. Specializing with system tuning software and hardware
updates.
Experience with project management procedures and possess excellent customer skills.
Decision One March 2005 January 2015
IT CONSULTANT
Conducted monitoring of all areas of mainframe and non mainframe systems.
Ensured workflow was completed in a timely manner.
Monitored all transmissions for successful completion.
Maintained print ques for timely completion and distribution.
Documented all production problems in problem management system
Extensive use of Windows xp,2007 and light Mac usage.
New York Mercantile Exchange April 1999 – October 2004
SYSTEMS ADMINSTRATOR AND TESTER
Maintain all hardware and software to current revision levels for all environments,
production, development and system sandboxes.
Developed test scripts for Y2K compliance.
Implemented changes on sandbox pre live testing.
Responsible for full Testing life cycle including analysis of outcome and documentation of
recommended solutions.
Worked closely with end users and development group to maintain and increase
functionality of applications.
Investigate disk status and perform analyze disk when needed.
Evaluate and recommend new technologies to enhance all environments.
Maintain relationships with vendors of both hardware and software.
Project manager for the implementation of new technologies.
Knowledge of various new technologies and middleware.
Microsoft server 2003
HSJ, HSC’s Compaq ES series, and assortment of Digital’s Alpha servers and NT servers
and the AS/400. OpenVMS through version 7.2, MQ SERIES, AIX Unix 4.0 HS0F 5.1 and
various third party management tools i.e.: Roboman, robocentral polycenter, scheduler,
performance Adviser and Remedy.
Standard Charter, Credit Lyonnais and Bank Paribas (IT consultant) May 1998 –
March 1999
Developed test scripts for Y2K compliance.
Implemented changes on sandbox pre live testing.
Responsible for full Testing life cycle including analysis of outcome and documentation of
recommended solutions. M
Worked closely with end users and development group to maintain and increase
functionality of applications.
Supported the implementation of all Alpha/VAX related applications for Y2K compliance
testing. Such environments were Swift Chips and Montran. Doing so required the Q’sing
of HSC’s and HSJ’s copy and redefining security quotas for user accounts.
Redefining logicals and disk names test environments, resetting clocks defining backup
schedule as needed, setup printers via
Lat and terminal servers as needed.
VMS install was a daily requirement to maintain and manage the barrage of vendor
request.
This environment was primarily Alpha servers both 41 and 2100 series, CI cluster with
assorted peripherals running Open VMS 7.1.
Bowne Technical Services December 1996 – May 1998
IT SUPPORT SPECIALIST
Acted as first line support for all operating systems of multiple platforms.
Duties entailed performance monitoring, load balancing, installation of new products,
software revisions, creation and
modification of command procedures. Other duties included but not
limited to fielding all calls concerning
network outages, creating user and setting up user queues.
Platforms included Alpha/VAXES running Open VMS 6.2 a AS/400
Multiple Spark stations running Aix/Unix 4.0
Staffing Solutions Inc. (IT consultant) October 1992 – December 1996
Svenska Handelsbanken
Constructed CI cluster for Montran and Swift utilizing DEC
Alpha 2100’s.
This entailed defining environment, loading software,
establishing network connections, creating sessions and profiles for
users.
Documentation and training of end users completed this
assignment.
Midland Bank PLC
Coordinated mix connect token ring rollout of all equipment. This
required backing off all appls. Rerouting network traffic,
reconfiguring network to support remaining appls. Reconnect and
re installation of software with new interfaces required at new house.
Chase Manhattan Bank
Oversaw day to day operations of CI cluster which contained both Alpha
and VAX clusters. Created and implemented command procedures, prepared
documentation for trouble shooting appls. Performed installations and
upgrades for all systems.
Blue Cross Blue Shield
SR COMPUTER OPERATOR
Preformed all system maintenance and data collection. Preformed
Backup schedule, restores fielded user request and preformed system
monitoring