Disaster Recovery Specialist

Summary

Accomplished seasoned IT professional with over 20 years experience. Looking for a Business Continuity position with a major company.

Technical Summary

IBM 3090 Mainframes, IBM PC's, 33XX DASD, Compaq PC's, HP LaserJet Printers, EMC DASD, IBM Utilities, JCL, VSAM, TSO/ISPF, FDR/ABR, DMS, DFDSS, CA1, CA7, CA11, OPC, VSAM Assist, InfoMan, ChangeMan, JCL Scan, DOCUTEXT, PROJCL, POOL-DASD, DADS, STOPX-37, DFSMS, DFHSM, ProSMS, WordPerfect, Excel, Word, Harvard Graphics, Lotus 123, Lotus Notes, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Works, Office 2000, Lotus SmartSuite, REXX

Professional Experience

November 2005 - Present

Citimortgage, INC, OFallon, MO

Assistant Vice-President, Senior Project Manager

Responsible for streamlining production batch systems to reduce the production run time cycle. Manage the production control area and assisted the application development areas in enhancements to existing systems. Matrix managed the operations support staff and was an elected member of the Standards/Change Control Committee. Member of business continuity support staff. Manage mainframe Test Center environments in regards to system integrated testing as well as unit acceptance testing.

Aug 97-November 2005

Citigroup Technology INC, Weehawken, NJ

Assistant Vice-President/Disaster Recovery Specialist/Senior Technical Analyst

Responsible for maintaining integrity of all Business Continuity Plans for all North American IT facilities within Citigroup. Created and implemented Business Continuity projects for various Citigroup organizations. Maintains all Business Continuity test application schedules. Developed BIA's for new application installations. Developed Business Continuity test plan for using OPC as BC test scheduling tool. Chair development meetings on changes to production schedule to ensure coordination between production and Business Continuity Plans. Assist in developing production disaster swing of Citibank Customer Service Sites in Las Vegas, Nevada and Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Maintain Business Continuity production schedule to ensure all files are backed up and restored to alternate site. Responsible for all problem determination/resolutions in relation to Business Continuity test. Co-ordinate all problem resolutions with application development staff and senior management. Create monthly management reports using PC based tools. Took and passed DRI certification test.

Jul 95-May 97

Sony Corporation of America, NYC, NY

Storage Administrator/Sr. Technical Analyst

Responsible for maintaining integrity of all DASD for Sony Music, Sony Pictures, Sony Electronics and Sony Corporation. Created and Implemented DASD projects for various Sony organizations. Created and implemented DASD pooling concepts for Sony Music using ProSMS. Assisted in creating and implementing DASD pooling concepts for Sony Pictures and Sony Electronics using DFSMS/DFHSM. Assisted in creating and implementing business continuity plans for the various Sony organizations.



Jul 91-Jul 95

Sony Music Entertainment, INC, NYC, NY

DASD Manager/LAN Administrator

Responsible for maintaining integrity of all DASD for Sony Music. Created a monthly status report using PC based tools. Created and implemented POOL-DASD allocation rules. Responsible or DASD disaster recovery plan and maintaining DASD configuration charts. Implemented changes to DASD configuration based on performance reports. Made recommendations to senior management on mainframe hardware/software acquisition. Operations liaison for UNIX project teams. Responsible for maintaining national hardware inventories. Created database

applications in Lotus Notes. Responsible for all LAN software installations and home PC's for support

personnel, and was responsible for configuring all user workstations. Created business continuity plans as it relates to DASD.

Mar 89-Jun 91

Sony Music Entertainment, INC, NYC, NY

Supervisor, Operations Support

Responsible for streamlining production batch systems to reduce the production run time cycle. Managed the production control area and assisted the application development areas in enhancements to existing systems. Matrix managed the operations support staff and was an elected member of the Standards/Change Control Committee. Member of business continuity support staff.

Oct 84-Mar 89

Drexel Burnham Lambert, INC, NYC, NY

Supervisor, Operations Support

Responsible for streamlining existing production batch systems to enhance the production cycle. Responsible for all production scheduling implementation into the UCC7 scheduler. Matrix managed the operations support staff and attended all management meetings pertaining to production scheduling, problems and enhancements.

Feb 80 - Oct 84

Union Carbide Corporation

Tarrytown, NY

Various Positions

Started in mailroom. Responsible for delivering mail to employees. Transferred to computer department as Print Operator in Mar 81. Promoted to Tape Operator in July 81. Promoted to 2nd Operator in Sept 81. Promoted to Asst. Shift Supervisor in Aug 82. Promoted to Shift Supervisor in June 83.

US Navy - April 1975 - April 1981

Education

Feb 1980- Jun 1988

Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, NY

B.S. Computer Information Systems

Vice-President of Mercy College Alumni Association

Passed DRI Business Continuity exam in Jan 2005.

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