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Pamela Pickinpaugh

Summary

Over 20 years experience in the areas of Change and Release management as well as vendor software installation and in-house code deployment. Experience with both mainframe and distributed platforms. Works closely with development, QA and business teams to accomplish goals and exceed customer expectations.

Overview

32
32
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Software Deploy Engineer

First National Bank of Omaha
09.2020 - Current
  • Developed positive working relationships with stakeholders to effectively coordinate work activities.
  • Ensured smooth deployment processes through proficient use of version control tools like Git.
  • Deployed Ear and War files via Bamboo plans and Gitlab pipelines
  • Deployed microservices to Pivotal Cloud Foundry and AWS Cloud environments
  • Administrator of Atlassian Bamboo Server and Subversion at FNBO
  • Assisted in the migration of code and build deploy processes from Subversion and Bamboo into gitlab
  • Stayed current with industry trends and emerging technologies, continuously expanding technical knowledge and skillset.

Change Implementation Analyst

First National Bank of Omaha
03.2006 - 09.2020
  • Streamlined change implementation processes by identifying inefficiencies and proposing improvements.
  • Served as an advocate for release management, communicating release management processes and procedure throughout the company and assisting teams with adoption.
  • Assisted in the implementation of the Change Management module in ServiceNow
  • Championed best practices in change management, resulting in increased efficiency across multiple projects concurrently.
  • Deployed microservices running in Pivotal Cloud Foundry to the production environment using gitlab CI/CD pipelines and Concourse.
  • Installation and patching of vendor delivered software applications on Windows servers


Programmer Analyst

First National Bank of Omaha
11.1996 - 03.2006


  • Provided technical support for the mainframe application release process
  • Modified the in-house release control / change control system and autocompiler system used by FNBO
  • Supported Hogan Umbrella software systems, including installing system updates.
  • Performed detailed analysis and design for various projects
  • Played key role in successful launch of several high-profile software projects, meeting all objectives and timelines.
  • Contributed to development of internal tools that boosted coding efficiency and reduced errors.
  • Responded to and remedied critical issues to limit downtime.

Customer Service Research

First National Bank Omaha - Credit Card Division
11.1992 - 11.1997
  • Researched and resolved customer disputes on bankcard account according to Visa and MasterCard regulations
  • Calculated and refunded interest on disputed amounts
  • Maintained up-to-date knowledge of company policies, procedures, and promotions for accurate information sharing
  • Negotiated successful resolutions between customers merchants, and merchant's issuing bank


Education

Master of Science - Computer Information Systems

Bellevue University
Bellevue, NE
06-2021

Bachelor of Science - Computer Information Systems

Bellevue University
Bellevue, NE
01-2008

Associate of Science - Computer Programming Technology

Metropolitan Community College
Omaha, NE
08-1996

Skills

  • Project Management
  • Agile and Waterfall methodologies
  • SDLC
  • Git / Gitlab
  • JCL
  • Hogan Umbrella
  • ServiceNow
  • Extensive knowledge of ITIL
  • DevOps
  • Excellent communication skills, from individual contributers to senior leadership
  • Scripting with powershell, python
  • Multitasking

Certification

  • ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management Axelos 2022 October
  • Amazon Certified Cloud Practitioner

Timeline

Software Deploy Engineer

First National Bank of Omaha
09.2020 - Current

Change Implementation Analyst

First National Bank of Omaha
03.2006 - 09.2020

Programmer Analyst

First National Bank of Omaha
11.1996 - 03.2006

Customer Service Research

First National Bank Omaha - Credit Card Division
11.1992 - 11.1997
  • ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management Axelos 2022 October
  • Amazon Certified Cloud Practitioner

Master of Science - Computer Information Systems

Bellevue University

Bachelor of Science - Computer Information Systems

Bellevue University

Associate of Science - Computer Programming Technology

Metropolitan Community College
Pamela Pickinpaugh