Engineer Life Insurance

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Raymond is a seasoned Power Systems Engineer/Administrator for the iseries, who brings over 25 years DP/IT experience, beginning as a computer operator in a mainframe environment, and then specializing in IBM enterprise systems. He’s experienced with systems and hardware selection, configuration and installations of mid-range servers, networks, client connectivity, and communications protocols as well as developed and been trained in High Availability and Disaster Recovery solutions, for single systems to entire data centers. Adding on, Ray has completed multiple upgrades to v7.2, 7.3 upgrade. He recently completed a data center relocation and migration project, and is currently supporting legacy tools and applications at PanAmerica Life Insurance Group. These include upgrading from OMS/ODS to Mimmix, while supporting 9 pairs of OMS replication LPARS, replacing home grown security with an all-inclusive audit and compliance security package. I have many years providing performance evaluations using performance navigator, and iDoctor. I have FSM experience and re-configured to use the HMCs and VIOS to see all the power servers.

TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE

Project Management, Trainer/Instructor, Third Party Applications Installer/Support, CL, Query, iSeries, pSeries, zSeries, AS/400, OS/400, DS8000,V7000,end to end encryption, TCP/IP, SNA, LAN/WAN, CISCO, RS6000, AIX, Wintel, MS-Office/Project, Visio, PowerPoint, Disaster Recovery/High Availability, Business Continuance, LPAR,VIOS,SKLM, HMC, LAN Consoles, Client Access, System Configuration/Upgrades, Technical Refreshes, Patches and Upgrades, Systems Architecture EMC storage solution, SRDF designer, tiered storage solutions . Certified ITIL v3, Six Sigma, Design for Reliability, Security: BSAFE, POWERTECH, SKYVIEW. iDoctor and Performance Navigator.

Applications:

Commercial Ware; MOZART, RETAIL DOT COM

J.D.Edwards; WORLD, ONE WORLD

PRISM, MAPICS, BPICS, LAWSON, FISEV.

FINPAC, MACPAC, PALLM

ORVIS, SPSS SHOWCASE, Reporting Tools

Help Systems; ROBOT Automation Suite, Space,Taatool,FEUPRO,Netsocket

EMC Timefinder, Copy Point, STM, SRDFa.

DataMirror, Vision, Mimix, Maxava, Replication and High Availability Suites.

BRMS, COMMVAULT, VTL, Change Management software and Remedy.

OS/400 native tools, iDoctor, Performance Navigator.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Pan America Life insurance Group, New Orleans LA 09/2017-Present

Power Systems lead engineer/architect for Iseries, VTL,Sans

Lead build engineer for Iseries

Relocate Data Centers from outside the US into Dallas DC

Move Iseries and supporting infrastructure into a hosting site.

Upgrade Power 7 with FSM to Power 9 using HCM and VIOS.

Modernize Backups using BRMS., v7r1 t0 v7r2, plan for v7r3.

Manage third party vendors, keeping track of tools used.

Install power9 and new HMC in Latam countries.

GE Transportation, Atlanta GA, Flower Mound TX 02/2016-09/2017

Power systems lead consultant, converted to full time.

Project manager for Iseries team.

Accountable Technical Lead (power systems)

Planning and doing POCs to replace Vision OMS/ODS.

Review audit policies and plan for a security package.

Automate manual processes.

Plan for upgrade to V7R3 and power 8 hardware.

Vision OMS/ODS lead while planning for Mimmix upgrade.

Took some time to get my ITIL version 3 certification. 11/2015-01/2016

Dean Foods, Dallas TX 06/2015-11/2015

Iseries Power Systems Consultant

Ensure that security was in place and ran audits, prior to upgrades.

Joined the migration project as the Iseries SME

Documented the path to migrate data center and iseries hardware.

Went from a modle 595 to a MMC-770

Move 11 LPARs from one data center to another using mimix replication.

Turned over the migration plan to off shore for execution.

Church Mutual Insurance Company, Merrill WI 02/2015-06/2015

Iseries Power Systems Consultant

Ran security audits and advised on next steps.

As the SME and Technical lead provided guidance and support for the upgrade project.

Did performance evaluations.

Recommended best practice for backups along with installing a VTL solution and BRMS

Automated daily, monthly, batch runs.

Upgrade HMC to use VIOS.

Provide SOX and security recommendations.

Introduced Mimix, Maxava, and QEDD replication POCs.

AT&T at AAA Cooper Transportation, Dothan AL 07/2014 – 01/2015

Power Systems Consultant and Support

Provided security support using Skyview, ran audits as needed.

Supported the MAXAVA replication and provided hardware and OS support, which included CUME/PTFs third party applications, and performance tuning.

Update backups using a VTL solution with BRMS

Upgrade HMCs to use VIOS

AIG, Fort Worth TX 04/2014 – 07/2014

Iseries Security and Audit Consultant

Worked on remediating Federal Audit findings and set up a more robust security package from BSAFE( Enforcive) and DeText-IT.

As iseries systems are moved from under the lines-of-business into the Global Services model, they needed to be security compliant; applied many years of experience making systems SOX and Audit compliant.

Disney, Orlando FL 12/2013 – 04/2014

iSeries Consultant Architect Engineer

Brought in to be part of the iSeries project team as a systems engineer.

Primary duties were upgrading Iseries hardware to power 7, and bringing the OS level from V5R4 to V7R1.

Upgraded third party software to meet the V7R1 and latest CUME/PTF levels.

Use BRMS and MIMIX replication to upgrade and move LPARs

Upgrade HMCs

Caesars Entertainment, Las Vegas NV 06/2013 – 12/2013

iSeries Administrator Security and Performance

This contract was to evaluate the 770s running OS/400, Aix and Linux.

The focus is on OS/400 using iDoctor and Performance Navigator to gather metrics.

Ran security audits to find performance isues. Found security isues with the updates to the application package from Agilisys, the vendor.

Built a HA 770 in the Las Vegas DC next to the production system for a quicker fail over should the production 770 be visited by an outage. The iSeries are the back bone of Caesars and run both the front of the house and the financials.

Considered to go-to person (SME) and have been training to new NOC vendor for iSeries related task.

Wrote SLAs, SOPs, and advising on CRQs, for change control.

Waste Management, Houston TX 02/2011 – 05/2013

iSeries Manager with Security

Directed the efforts of a team in the design, development, implementation and support of a large IBM Power iseries (as400), environment that provides service management and billing for 22 million customers and is accessed by 10,000 users.

Planned, investigated, and prepared for the International growth and security.

Changed the security model and introduce Powertech as the security standard for the iseries.

Lead the modernization of the environment by leveraging the latest features and capabilities of Power technology.

Managed improvements in High Availability and Disaster Recovery solutions, advance the integration with Wintel systems, and strengthen system monitoring and automation for improved responsiveness, availability, and operating efficiencies.

Upgrade vision replication to mimix replication.

Oversaw and guides, SAs, Engineers, and DBAs, who liaise with application development teams for database design and performance tuning.

Managed both FTEs and offshore vendors (Microland), along with the new hosting vendor.

Managed the transition to Linux from Unix, Sun and Aix.

Citigroup, Irving TX 04/2006 – 12/2010

AVP/Accountable Technical Lead

Upgraded OS/400 and hardware, while relocating the main production systems from Solana to SWDC.

Improved the disaster recovery solution to include systems in Latin America.

Upgraded Robot, Powertech, and other Help Systems products to meet OS level requirements.

Supported the DR sites using Mimix replication.

As a member of the change reconciliations team, ensured changes were carried out per the change record and provide proof for auditors.

Alcon Laboratories, Fort Worth TX 09/2005 – 04/2006

Technical Lead/Systems Analyst iSeries

Upgraded 17 LPARed productions systems running on AS/400, 890s.

Moved disaster recovery systems to a bunkered remote site.

Upgraded systems from internal disk to external disk solution.

Implemented a failover solution for 5 production LPARs to 5 HA / back up LPARs, using EMC SRDF.

Reduced production systems down time by moving back ups to HA LPARs.

Designed the DR/HA solution for the Europe site and implemented remotely.

Established procedures for installing OS/400 patches and maintaining CUME levels for all iSeries and pSeries.

Countrywide Financial Corporation, Plano TX 08/2003 – 08/2005

Staff Engineer AS/400

Supported LPARed IBM AS/400 systems for the high availability solution.

Built and installed new systems to support the growing business needs.

Installed and tested SRFDa on the Iseries platform, for business continuance.

Moved IBM servers and their supporting servers to a new data center.

Worked closely with IBM and other vendors, to resolve critical outages.

Supported external attached DISK arrays and backup solutions for Iseries.

Tested and proved a 100% up time backup solution, using EMC disk.

Tested and proved a 5 minute rollover of a Production to DR Iseries solution.

Provide mentoring and training to lower level engineers and operators.

Supported the companies Production and DR sites 24x7.Work and manage projects as assigned.

Contractor/Consultant for AS/400, Boston MA 06/2002 – 09/2003

Provided Business analysis for small to medium Businesses.

Business Continuance and Disaster Recovery.

Recover damaged IT systems for Clients throughout New England, running MAPIC, BPICS.

Provided scheduled maintenance, PTFs, Upgrades for Clients.

Automated computer systems for reduced hands on (lights out), for a manufacture running MAPIC.

Trained Clients staff on various systems as needed.

Set up and Document back up procedures and test recovery.

Provided onsite support for data center move.

StockerYale, Salem NH 06/2000 – 05/2002

Technical Operations Manager

Technical Consultant who provided systems analysis and upgrade support to StockerYale, as a contractor, then accepted the permanent position of Corporate Systems Manager position on 8/01, after the current manager left the company.

Installed/Upgraded AS/400 from model 500 at V3R7 to model 820, V5R1

Coordinated the Upgrade of MacPac from version 10 to version 11.1

Replaced twinax controllers with IP driven controllers.

Automated the backup and institute offsite storage of all backup media.

Implemented MacPac at the Montreal site over a VPN.

Trained network personnel on the installation of client access sessions and printers.

Insured documentation for ISO9000 is current and up to date.

Oversaw the upgrade and connectivity of Netfinity servers.

Hiring and termination responsibilities.

Supported Turnover Change Management software for the QA enviroment.

Implemented Y2K backup and restore plan.

Relocation of the DATA CENTER from Cambridge MA to Phoenix AZ.

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

EDUCATION

Hesser Business College

Associate's Degree, Management Information Systems

New Hampshire College

Course work, Management Advisory Systems/ Business Analysis

CERTIFICATIONS

ITIL v3, EMC Certified Storage Solutions Provider, Data_Mirror certified Transformation Server AS/400 to NT/SQL, IBM Certified Specialist AS/400 Technical Solutions V5R4M0, IBM Certified AS/400 Solution Sales V5R3M0, Data_Mirror certified High Availability Solution Provider

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