Accomplishments


ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Unisys / MPS Partners 2009 – late 2014

ITIL v.3 Certification
O/S Migrations – V4.3 to V6.1.0; V4.5 to V6.1.0; V5.1 to V6.1.0;
System consolidation – Multiple systems to one. Multiple-LPAR system
Developed Operational Guides for Non-Technical Personnel
Disaster Recovery Platform Leader (5 of 5 successful tests)
Developed / Deployed Automated System Cleanup Utility
Developed Performance (resource) Tuning Algorithm for wAutoTune Configurations
Implemented (Lights-Out) Automated Operations
Automated console operations
Automated system health with smart-phone connectivity
BRMS Automated Backups
BRMS Network to Stand-alone to Network reconfigurations
Developed System Health Check Dashboard in Collaboration with Syntervision
Developed training for analysts – local and global
Technical Leader on iSeries decommissioning
Data conversion
Automation considerations
Assisted With Design and Coding for Various Pharma Applications / Data Transformation


Eli Lilly & Company 1999 -- 2009

Saved Net Revenues in Excess of $5M Implementing High-Availability Replacement of Backups
Installation & Validation of AS/400 in Kobe, Japan
Lead Technical Consultant for System-wide, Security and Automation ReDesign
Installed, Configured, and Maintained MIMIX, High Availability Systems
Developed Real-time, Simulated System Quiescence For HA (MIMIX) Checkpoint Function
CISC to RISC Conversions
Developed AS/400 compliance audit system
Developed & deployed AS/400 implementation of 21 CFR Part 11 Compliance
Lead corporate AS/400 compliance project (6 mths.) and their procedural and processing redesign (Evolution)
Successfully performed 10 of 10 Disaster Recovery Tests
Prevented legal action against Lilly by forensically identifying a Lilly hacker compromising a local business (Ron V)
Used Robot utilities to identify system anomalies and apply proactive efforts to heal the system
Developed DST system clock system with compliance reporting


Lilly Industries, Inc. 1998 - 1999 (Purchased by Valspar)

Developed 'Virtual Systems' Utilizing a Front-end to Routing Tables and leveraging Security API's
Deployed my API-based, automated monitoring solution
Further refined my Configurable, API-based Monitoring solution to include system monitoring
Lead effort to retrofit company-specific, Software 2000 modifications to the new Infinium
Managed the project for the automated printing of Canadian MSDS
Developed a Series of Database Administration classes and trained team members


PolyGram (Universal Music Group) 1997 - 1998 (Bought by UMG)

Developed Application-level, Secure, Secondary Sign-On Process
Developing a Massively-Configurable, API-based solution for expanding my Monitoring solution
Further-refined Automated Performance Monitoring using my API-based solution
Further-refined the Alpha-Pager interface for system monitoring
Lead SAP to JD Edwards migration (final quarter)


Banc One 1996 - 1997 (Bought by First Chicago NBD Corporation )

Developed Automated Performance Monitoring Using Alpha-Pagers
Designed Unix collection modules for integration with AS/400 monitoring
Documented database performance standards using OPNQRYF
Developed & documented a system to provide a “health check” of our adherence to govt. audit requirements
Documented AS/400 implementation of corporate / govt. audit standards


Maytag/Jenn-Air 1994 - 1996 (Facility Moved to TN)

Developed Automated, User-Selectable, Report Distribution System
Developed Performance Management Modeling (Graphic)
Installed, Configured, and Maintained help/Systems Automation Products
Developed Database Standards for AS/400 Applications Development
Assisted external Auditing agency in the development of an AS/400 audit program
Used work with external auditors to develop an automated auditing system for Maytag Corporate


Alcoa/CSI 1989 - 1994 (Migrated to UNIX)

Developed Mfg. Line Load Balancing System
Lead Migration of MAPICS to Pansophic Systems
Team leader for Development Team
Developed the Alcoa-affiliate's, first disaster-recovery plan
Documented system processes and operations run-book
Installed, Configured, and Maintained help/Systems Automation Products


Independent Contractor 1988 - 1989 (Moved Back into Mid-range)

Re-wrote in-house ERP solution (Cobol) on Data General (DG) MV10000 to AS400
Developed API's to reproduce DG's lack of a field format-identifier
Developed DDS and Cobol source generator to replace DG's unique field management with my API


Anixter Bros., Inc. 1987 - 1988 (Moved from IMS to DB2)

Successfully promoted the idea of standard, system-wide, checkpoint/restart routines
Developed first standard, system-wide, checkpoint/restart routine


Advanced System Applications, Inc. (ASA) 1986 - 1987 (Purchased)

Successful rewrite of central, table-driven logic module (SYS005) for ASA Healthcare Systems (Macro Assembly)