HERBY ESTIMABLE
Pomona,NY
Summary
Seasoned I/T Specialist with a robust background at IBM Global Services, showcasing expertise in OS/390, SMP/E, MVS JCL, HW Storage DASD-MVS, TSO/ISPF, JES2, HCD, TWS, ISMF, REXX, Lotus Notes, C/C++, COBOL, DB2/SQL, PERL, OS/390 Mainframe & UNIX environment. Excelled in data recovery, system upgrades, and client support, ensuring seamless business continuity. Demonstrated leadership in coordinating tech teams and driving software and hardware assessments, blending technical acumen with strong problem-solving skills.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
I/T Specialist
IBM Global Services
01.2001 - 01.2016
- Company Overview: IBM Global Technology Services, Sterling Forest, NY
- Supported the Business Continuity and Resiliency Services of commercial accounts in the northeast to provide data recovery in the event of a disaster
- Other responsibilities include customer or system problems determination and resolution
- Performed numeric z/OS upgrades as well as processor upgrades
- Responsible for applying many system maintenance that include, but not limited to Integrity, Security, HIPER, PSP buckets and Coexistence/Toleration maintenance without impact to our customer
- Responsible for maintaining z/OS Platforms propagation hub for production implementation
- Coded and implemented numerous IOCP to maintain Hardware configuration for the z9, z10, z196, and EC12 IBM processors changes to support New Business Engagements and Transitions
- Provided Batch Scheduler responsibility within the organization by utilizing Tivoli Workload Scheduler to schedule and resubmit batch jobs
- Provide many system builds in support of new clients, maintenance installation and Support
- Well versed in SMP
- Used the tool to perform CSI consolidation and SMP zone manipulation
- IBM Global Technology Services, Sterling Forest, NY
I/T Specialist
Prudential IFS Account
01.1999 - 01.2001
- Responsible for assessing impact on Prudential software and hardware changes on IBM maintained applications for three sites
- Other responsibilities involved providing testing support for AOS applications as well as being tech team coordinator
- Tracked technical assessment of software and hardware changes
- Interfaced with the customer to provide implementation estimates for software upgrades
- Developed new application programs using REXX and COBOL
- Support the routine maintenance of twelve COBOL programs
- Made program changes due to elimination of a mainframe environment
I/T Specialist
Prudential PHC Account
06.1998 - 01.1999
- Supported Y2K certification testing for mainframe applications supporting health care
- Compiled and updated batch programs for production
- Promoted table updates weekly for production installations
- Developed programs using SQL to access DB2 tables
Self-Employed
01.2017 - Current
- Accomplished over 9,000 successful trips over the span of three years as an independent ‘contractor’ on the UBER/Lyft and VIA driver application while in search of an I/T position
Education
MS - Information Systems with a concentration in E-commerce
Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, NJ05-2002
B.S. - Applied Mathematics & Statistics and Economics
State University of New York At Stony Brook
Stony Brook, NY05-1998
Skills
- Fundamental Skills in OS/390
- OS/390 System Services Structure
- MVS/ESA & OS390 HCD
- SMP/E Fundamentals
- TSO REXX
- Changeman
- DB2 SQL workshop
References
Available upon request
Awards
- Dean’s List.
- New York State Assembly Certificate of Merit.
Timeline
Self-Employed
01.2017 - Current
I/T Specialist
IBM Global Services
01.2001 - 01.2016
I/T Specialist
Prudential IFS Account
01.1999 - 01.2001
I/T Specialist
Prudential PHC Account
06.1998 - 01.1999
MS - Information Systems with a concentration in E-commerce
Stevens Institute of Technology
B.S. - Applied Mathematics & Statistics and Economics
State University of New York At Stony Brook
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