Senior Systems Top Secret

Resume of Experience and Education

David M. Wakser

718-***-**** (H)

e-mail: ad5d83@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY:

Extensively experienced and innovative legacy z/VM, z/VSE, VSEn, BAL, COBOL, DB2, TCP/IP, and CICS systems and applications programmer.

Software: VM and its components (from Rel 1.3 thru z/VM 7.3), VSE and its components (from DOS/VS 28 thru z/VSE 6.2 and VSEn 6.3), VSAM, VTAM, NCP, DB2 (SQL/DS - VM & VSE), CICS (from 1.5 thru CICS/TS), TCP/IP (VM & VSE – the latter both CSI and BSI flavors), OS/MVS (lite), SHADOW II, DYL280, EasyTrieve, SYNCSORT, CA-RAPS, CA-SORT, CA-DYNAMD/T, CA-FAQS, CA- INTERTEST, Dr.D, Dr C, Condor, Top Secret, RACF, DIRMAINT, Group-1 and Pitney Bowes mailing and merge/purge software, EPIC, IpServer, zWebhost, Virtel, MLOG, TUBES, VPAC, VSAMTUNE, TMON, CA-EXPLORE, Siemens and CPMG printing software (VM and VSE), XEROX printing software, FAVER, MCAT, Rexx, COBOL, BAL, some PL/I, VM:BACKUP (HIDRO)

Employment History:

USAREAUR – Vehicle Registry

Oct 2012-Present

• Senior systems programmer, responsible for all hardware and software in the present zVM/zVSE/VSEn environment

• Help Programming director revamp applications base, includes both design and coding of CICS and batch programs

• Review and implement new D/R procedures

• Upgrade hardware (CPU, tape, disk)

• Upgrade existing systems to current software levels

• Establish and implement new security directions

• Set up and test a viable D/R site which, because of Army regulations, cannot

utilize commercial offerings.

InfoCrossing, Inc. 2 Christie Heights Street, Leonia NJ 07695

Apr 2004-Sept 2012

• Support up to five “VM” systems and 35 “VSE” systems (various releases)

• Apply all necessary maintenance, product upgrades, and support

• Upgrade most client systems from older level VSEs to z/VSE 4.3

• Upgrade most client systems from CICS/VSE to CICS/TS

• Provide innovative solutions to help clients enhance their applications and throughput

• Provide training, as needed, to both clients and in-house operators

• Handle all client-initiated problem tickets in a timely manner

• Help in the design and execution of disaster-recovery testing at various sites throughout the country

Mnemotech Systems, NY, NY – Factoring systems service bureau

Feb 1999- Mar 2004 Senior Systems and Applications programmer

• Responsible for all systems hardware and software maintenance and upgrades, including:

VM/VSE/CICS/DB2/VTAM/COBOL/TCPIP/various OEM software

• Design, code, test, and implement online and batch applications for factoring clients

• Enhance applications, as requested by the clients

• Design and document complete disaster recovery plans

• Implement web-based client system on CICS/TS

TrackAmerica, Leonia, NJ – Database management and direct marketing firm

June 1992- Feb 1999 Senior VP, Systems and Applications

•Responsible for all systems hardware and software, including: VM/VSE/CICS/DB2/VTAM/TCP/IP/MVS

•Handle all system-related issues involving: operating systems installation and support, performance tuning, IBM and third-party software support, and integrating the needs of operations and applications development staff

•All typical systems programming duties in a VM/VSE environment including: PTF application, debugging, tuning, and product installation, Disaster Recovery, LAN/WAN connectivity, Web-enabling

•Design, manage, and support all applications systems development, including a currently marketed product used extensively within the brokerage community for lead generation and management in conjunction with intra-company and regulatory requirements

•Design and support major reporting sub-systems to provide effortless generation of reports and billing copies

•Database design, programming, and implementation, including the design of multi-indexed databases containing in excess of a hundred million rows

•Data appending techniques design, implementation, and support

•Manage all operations and develop company-wide procedures

•Design and support innovative inventory and product fulfillment system

•Design and support automated billing system for online customers

•Handle all data communications issues for: leased line, dial up, ISDN, TCP/IP, WWW

•Systems and procedures migration from older operating systems and hardware environments

•Hire, train, and support all applications and systems programmers and operations personnel

•Responsible for all disaster recovery procedures and implementation

July 1991 - June 1992 Systems programming and applications design (consultant)

•Upgraded entire VM and VSE software to (then) current levels

•Designed and wrote complete CICS-based applications for providing instantaneous record counts of various complexity

•Redesigned all operations procedures to ensure less manpower dependency and to automate numerous functions

•Database design of compiled information resulting in a database of hundreds of millions of records used for order fulfillment

July 1986 - July 1991 National League for Nursing, New York, NY

MIS Director, Systems programmer, Programming manager

•Responsible for all systems hardware and software, including: VM/VSE/CICS/VTAM and all relevant systems programming

•Negotiated all leases and purchases for hardware and software

•Managed: data entry personnel, applications programmers, and operations personnel

•Completely upgraded the environment from a batch-oriented one to an on-line one, automating many of the people-dependent procedures

•Designed and supported scores of new online applications to support the testing and statistical environments the organization required

Feb 1985 - July 1986 Simplex Systems, New York, NY (defunct)

Vice President, Programming and Systems

•Responsible for all systems hardware and software, including: VSE/CICS/VTAM, related products, and all relevant systems programming

•Responsible for all operations staff and procedures

•Designed and developed all new applications, including: multiple billings systems, an entire accounts receivables system, and remote invoice printing

Feb 1984 - Feb 1985 Berkey Marketing, Woodside, NY (defunct)

Programmer/analyst

•Responsible for the design and development of new CICS and batch programs in the sales and reporting systems.

•Designed and developed new applications using Nomad2 (under VM)

•Rewrote scores of older programs to increase efficiency

Jun 1980 - Feb 1984 Simplex Systems, New York, NY (defunct)

Programmer

•Responsible for the writing of all batch and online programs involved in the development of a billing and accounts receivable system for a major client (billing in excess of $250k/month)

•Aided in formatting operations and programming policies and procedures

•Developed a merge-purge system

OTHER:

Adjunct professor, COBOL & BAL, Baruch College (CUNY) for 11 years

Author of numerous technical articles in the VM/VSE/CICS realm

Member, NasPa from 1987

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