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mainframe system programmer in Colorado

Location:
Sedalia, CO, 80135
Posted:
October 30, 2009

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Resume:

Scott Hatanaka

***** ******* *****

Sedalia, Colorado 80135-9710

303-***-****

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Work History:

I was an MVS Systems Analyst for Electronic Data Systems from July 1999 to August 2008.

Function: SMP/E maintenance work to dozens of products across over 100 mainframe complexes. 50+ disaster recovery drills. MVS oncall support to 50+ mainframe complexes at a time, 20 days a year. I have done 50+ z/os upgrades over the last decade. Was the company go to expert in CA1 and OPSMVS. 300+ change control records for software product upgrades and hardware upgrades. Led the EDS MVS team in change requests in 2007, led the EDS MVS team in disaster recovery drills in 2006, 2007 and 2008. Was the sole onsite MVS system programmer for the Equifax Y2K event. Was the sole MVS system programmer for 1 Amdahl machine upgrades. Attended various conferences on my own time and money. Was the onsite MVS representative for the Certegy: disengage.

I was an Automation/MVS System Analyst for Equifax Payment Services in 1998-1999.

Function: Was brought in for the AUTOMATE to OPSMVS conversion. Was the senior onsite MVS system programmer for most of 1999. Implemented the OPSMVS/Omegamon interface for various high performance CICS problem detection using the EPI interface. Was the MVS,DB2, CICS and Automation system support for 3 disaster recovery drills and was the main MVS support for 2 Amdahl machine upgrades and 4 OS/390 upgrades. Oncall support for MVS every other week for Equifax.

I was an MVS System Analyst for Time Customer Service(technical service division for Time Inc) in 1997-1998.

Function: SMP/E maintenance work to dozens of products across a 2 complex/8 lpar environment for Time Customer Service. This include various product upgrades and as part of a team doing 2 OS/390 upgrades. CICS product upgrades.

I was a Lead Operator/Automation Analyst for Time Customer Service from 1987-1998.

Function: Did automation support, including the following using REXX and CA-Automate. 99% message suppression, 15 minute mean time to recovery, online notification control, automatic restart of various system tasks. Automated the process to write up problem tickets for production batch job abends, tape and disk hardware failures, availability issues. Automated the process to do tape input processing for multiple CICS regions. Also did some Netview automation for 1 year before the company elected to use CA-Automate.

I was a tape operator for Time Inc. from 1985-1987.

I have done CICS and DB2 System programming work and OPSMVS Automation overlapping my MVS career at Time Customer Service, Equifax and EDS.

Specific skills:

As an MVS System Analyst, I have expert level skills in SORT, DFHSM, DFSMS, WLM, CA1, CA7, TSO, ISPF, SNA, IP, VTAM, Communication Server, JES2, dump analysis, SMF, Endevor, Xpediter, File-aid, File Manager, SAS, JCL and exits, among many other mainframe products in both a parallel sysplex and monoplex environment(s). As a member of the EDS national team, I supported over 200+ sysplex/parallel sysplex environments. I have also done DB2 and CICS system programming. As an automation analyst, I have extensively used REXX and the OPSMVS SQL interpreter.

Other z/os related skills

I have taught VSAM/IDCAMS and am well aware of the following file usages: VSAM record level sharing, Transactional VSAM, linear datasets, Transparent VSAM, 'large' datasets and the other more basic z/os file systems.. I have a working knowledge of and am very familiar with USS(UNIX System Services), DF-HSM, DF-SMS, WLM, DB2 data sharing, VSAM -RLS, VTAM generic resources, coupling facility. I am also familiar with such things as IRD, zaap engines, ziip engines, IFL engines,

Programming Languages:

REXX, Assembler, Clist, C+, COBOL, Fortran, Basic, JAVA.

Accomplishments:

• Collaborated/Performed - 8 z/os 1.7 to 1.9 upgrades in 2008.

• Collaborated/Performed - 9 disaster recovery drills in 2008.

• Collaborated/Performed - 10 disaster recovery drills in 2007.

• Executed 200+ change requests over the last 3 years, involving various z/os products.

• Performed over 1000+ low level service requests(install minor PTFs, printer changes, parameter updates) over the last 3 years.

z/os professional development:

• Attended IBM's OS/390 Workload Based Performance Management class.

• Attended Techknowledge MVS/ESA Structure and Flow class.

• Attended IBM's HCD(hardware configuration dialog) class.

• Attended Techknowledge OS/390 MVS/ESA Diagnostic Techniques class.

• Attended IBM's CICS Basic Tailoring class.

• Attended IBM's Parallel Sysplex Overview class.

• Attended IBM's CSAR(Complex Systems Availability and Recovery-In Depth) class.

• Attended IBM's VSAM/AMS and Access Method Services class.

• Received a Linux on ZSeries Installation certificate at the WAVV conference.

• Received an APPN/HPR/EE Network certificate at the SHARE conference.

• I have 7 other SHARE certificates.

Automation classes attended:

• Attended ProTech's Converting Automate to OPS/MVS II class.

• Attended Legent's Advanced Automation Using Automate/MVS class.

• Attended Legent's Controlling Your System with Automate class.

• Attended IBM's Intro to Netview Facilities for System Automation class.

• Attended IBM's Introduction to Netview Clist Coding class.

• Attended IBM's Coding REXX Clists for Netview class.

Conferences attended:

• IBM z/os – 2001 – Orlando

• CA-World – 2002 - Orlando

• CMG – 2004 – Las Vegas

• SHARE –2005(Anaheim, Boston)

• IBM Transaction and Messaging(CICS/Websphere) – 2005 – Orlando

• WAVV(VM/VSE/Linux) – 2005 – Colorado Springs

• SHARE – 2006(Seattle)

• IBM Storage – 2006 -Las Vegas

• IBM Information on Demand(DB2/IMS) – 2006 – Anaheim

• SHARE - 2007(Tampa, San Diego)

• CA-World – 2007 – Las Vegas

• SHARE - 2008(Orlando, San Jose)

• SHARE – 2009(Denver)

• Objective:

• To secure the position of mainframe systems analyst

• Qualifications:

• 10+ years z/os(MVS) mainframe system programming experience, 11 years of operations analyst experience.

• Previous work experience in the credit card processing industry (Equifax Payment Services/Certegy:). Previous experience in the magazine fulfillment industry (Time Inc.).

• I am an IBM v1 Certified eServer zSeries Technical Specialist.



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