Adam Ririe
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Professional Experience
Dell Software Group/Quest Software 2002 – 2015
Senior Software Engineer/Team Lead
Responsible for the design, development, and maintenance of Toad for DB2, an enterprise class DBA and development tool for DB2 on LUW and z/OS.
Senior Developer and Team Lead on Spotlight for DB2 LUW a database activity and performance monitor that reports that presents statistics to allow rapid identification performance issues. Senior Developer on Spotlight for DB2 z/OS responsible for design, maintenance, enhancements and installation.
Designed and implemented database space usage features which track data source capacity over time and allow for an accurate estimation of future space requirements.
Developed a performance monitor which records metrics from DB2 on z/OS that can be played back and analyzed at slower speeds.
Created a tool to capture all dynamic SQL across a DB2 on z/OS database with metrics to identify performance bottlenecks.
Developer on Quest Central, a Delphi based DB2 database administration tool, responsible for design, development, maintenance and support.
Managed coordination, training and consultation with teams in several European and Asian countries.
Monitored public product community boards responding to user ideas, suggestions and technical problems.
Technical Expertise
Languages: C/C++, C#, IBM Assembler, COBOL, Delphi Pascal, JCL Databases: DB2 for z/OS, DB2 for LUW, IMS, VSAM
Systems: z/OS, Windows, VM, Linux, UNIX, AIX, CICS Tools: Visual Studio, Delphi, ISPF, XDC, Git, Jenkins, Jira Methods: Agile, Waterfall
Other: .Net ADO, StarTeam, SourceSafe, TFS, InstallShield, Wise Install, ReSharper, VMware, Dev Express, .Net Memory Profiler, vSphere Summary
An accomplished Developer with extensive experience producing enterprise class software products. Highly knowledgeable in all aspects of DB2 tools and utilities on multiple client and server platforms. Strengths include a deep understanding of IBM mainframes and the .Net framework, a proven record of development using C/C++, C#, IBM Assembler languages, and managing all phases of the software life cycle. Adam Ririe Page Two
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Education
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Minor in Mathematics
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
KPMG Peat Marwick Advanced Technology Group 1987 – 1992 Senior Consultant
Responsible for re-engineering and implementation of application software systems for large mainframe systems.
Developed and tested various software tools to facilitate the translation of source code from low level to high level languages, and from “homegrown” TP monitors to standard IBM program products.
Analyzed and researched custom application installations to locate areas of design and coding that could be re-engineered to be more maintainable.
Created proposals and proofs of concept which demonstrated our group’s ability to solve customer problems.
Presented formal analysis findings to customer management and engineers to facilitate understanding of weaknesses in application maintainability. Computer Associates/Platinum technology 1992 – 2002 Senior Developer/Lead Developer
Lead developer. Responsible for the design, development, and maintenance of RC Migrator/RC Compare, a DBA application which facilitates alters, migrations and compares of DB2 for z/OS database objects, and executes database changes and ordered and recoverable manner. Developer responsible for design, development, maintenance and testing of features on Fast Unload utility.
Designed and implemented an SQL predicate parser and analyzer which processes complex queries in a fraction of the time required by native DB2 utilities and products.
Designed, developed and maintained an application which analyzes index statistics and produces object property changes that save storage and increase index efficiency.
Developed an application allowing the customized installation of product features and fixes across multiple subsystems.
Created technical documentation and guides for customers and support technicians.