Manager Information Technology

JULES VERSTER

571-***-**** *************@*******.**

Senior Developer Database Administrator Technical project manager

Systems Engineer Technical Team Lead Lead Database Administrator

Dynamic, fast learner, self-starter and intuitive Technical Project Lead that can interface and negotiate/establish functional SME expectations and SLAs with developer skills and expertise in all facets of systems analysis, application development, data modeling, migration strategy and implementation (including ETL), mainframe information technology, database administration and application modernization. Experienced in Agile/Scrum as well as SDLC development. Skilled in programming as well as collaborating with diverse stakeholder groups in leading technical migration solutions. Instrumental in designing and implementing database applications and converting Natural source code to Cobol, C# or Java. Expertise in development of the source code convertor in both Java and C#. Expertise in technical aspects of applications written in Cobol, Natural (4GL), C#, Java/J2EE, SQL, Transact SQL, PL/SQL, PL/I, HTML, WebFocus and JavaScript. Self-starter Lead developer/Administrator with full knowledge of the technologies in this document.

Migration strategy

Design applications

Project management

Application development

Technical leadership

Team management

Code conversion

Application modernization

Assessing Client Needs

Quality control

Professional Experience

DELL SERVICES 2013 – Present

Senior Manager (Application Modernization)

Interfaced with functional SMEs to establish SLA and test strategies for the application migration to Linux

Lead the technical migration for a Fortune 100 company from a mainframe (Z/OS) to a Linux system. The migration included Cobol, PL1, Natural, ADABAS, DB2, VSAM, IMS DB, Sequential files, JCL and MQ Series

The mainframe programming languages in scope (Cobol, Natural, PL/I, Assembler) was migrated to or converted to Dell Cobol

Manage and mentor a team of technical experts both based in the USA and offshore

Develop bridging strategy and programs (Java) for a staged migration off the mainframe to Red Hat Linux

Advised and managed the conversion of Natural applications to Cobol and migration of ADABAS data to DB2

Recommend technologies for application modernization

Designed and delivered a report management replacement for RMDS written in Java

Designed and delivered a reporting tool, QMF, for the Linux platform written in Java

Delivered the rehosted environment on time and under budget

Built and maintained new DB2 database environments

Built a replacement mechanism to simulate CICS 3270 Bridge to web enable parts of the application under CICS

This project started with the development of the SOW

SALIENT FEDERAL SYSTEMS 2012 –2013

Systems Engineer

Spearheaded reverse engineering of Natural Programs to modernize reporting programs

Developed new WebFocus programs following Agile development and Scrum team philosophy

Designed and developed generic compare routines in C# to compare EBCDIC collated reports with ASCII collated reports. The collating sequence was dealt with by the compare routine. The EBCDIC reports were text file while the ASCII reports were Excel spreadsheets.

Monitored Subject Matter Experts and User Acceptance Testers to achieve quality standards

Developed and maintained PL/SQL for data translation and maintenance

ZULU SOFTWARE INC 2010 – 2012

Technical team Lead

Lead a technical team to convert Natural source code to C# and migrate ADABAS data to SQL server

Developed and maintained C# programs, SQL Server (T SQL) functions and procedures

Developed source code conversion in C# and Java

Finalized scripts in MS DOS batch, PowerShell and Korn Shell

Created and maintained development and test SQL server databases for data migration

Facilitated the migration of CICS Cobol programs to Windows platform

Integrated existing VB application with converted C# application

Integrated diverse applications via Web Services and SOAP

GREAT HARVEST BREAD COMPANY 2004 – 2010

Owner/Managing Director

Managed a small to medium business enterprise focusing on customer relations, awesome product.

As a small business owner I was responsible for employee management, budgeting and forecasting, accounting, production control and sales.

CABLE & WIRELESS 1999 – 2004

Lead Database Administrator

Worked as part of a team of technical experts responsible for database administration (ADABAS and Oracle on MVS) and infrastructure management using Predict Application Control.

Maintenance of all installed Software AG products

Perform performance and tuning as well as support development staff with any issues or problems in the use of Software AG products

Scripted interface processes using Korn shell scripting and Perl

Administered quality control by testing and trialing recommended technologies

Installed Software AG, Oracle and IBM software products and conducted routine maintenance and regression test

Administered Adabas and Oracle databases on MVS and Sun Solaris.

Trialed, tested, and recommended new technologies

SOFTWARE AG 1989 – 1999

Research & Development Product Manager /Sales Systems Engineer / Research & Development Specialist

Services - Development for State of MN – MAXIS project following a SDLC

DBA for NASA upgrading all Software AG software onsite and work with developers in database design and performance and tuning

Designed, developed and implemented configuration management tool “Predict Application Control” (PAC)

Implemented configuration control for 3GL applications into PAC

Developed a black box testing tool from concept to market

Programmed Natural programs for Software AG’s product suite

Advised team members on Natural program strategy and syntax

Managed processes from education to beta test cycles

Provisioned sales engineering support

Education & Credentials

B.Sc., Commerce (majoring in Information Systems and Business Management), University of South Africa

Diploma, Civil Engineering, Durban Institute of Technology South Africa

Technical skills

Adabas, MS SQL Server, Oracle, VSAM, DB2, IMS DB, Access, SQLite, MySQL

Adabas Online Services, Toad, SSMS, Data Studio, SqLiteStudio

Natural (4GL), COBOL, C#, Java/J2EE, SQL, PL/SQL, C, TSQL, Assembler, PL/I, FOCUS, WebFocus, HTML, CSS, DL/I,

Visual Basic

CICS, IMS DC, Com-Plete

Windows, Linux (Red Hat), MVS (Z/OS), Solaris, VMWare

JCL, PowerShell, Perl, Korn Shell, DOS batch scripting, Java Script, XML

SAG Entire-X, Predict, Predict Application Control, Natural Security, RACF, ACF2, LDAP

Visual Studio, Eclipse, SSMS, Data Studio

Apache Web Server, Apache Tomcat Application Server, IIS

TSF, Subversion, CVS, PAC

Arbor, Commtax, Quantum, RMDS, QMF, Control M

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