An Experienced ISERIES Professional with a Strong Technical Background

An Experienced ISERIES Professional with a Strong Technical Background

Al York

10794 Wilkins Avenue Apt 201

Los Angeles, CA 90024

562-355-1706

Email

Web site:

Summary

An experienced ISERIES professional with a strong technical background.

Education

Graduated from Northern Maine Technical Institute with a degree in Computer Programming

Experience

April 1993 to September 1999 – Nissan North America

November 1999 to March 2010 – IBM

May 2010 to March 2011 – Teksystems

April 2011 to present – Contractor at Bank of America

References

Chandra Nimmagadda ()

Cary Kellems ()

Jerry Jewel ()

Availability

I am a US citizen

I am available with two weeks notice.

I am unable to relocate out of Southern California but I am able to telecommute.

Al York

10794 Wilkins Avenue Apt 201

Los Angeles, CA 90024

562-355-1706

Email

Web site:

Resume of Al York

PROFILE

Over twenty years of ISERIES (AS/400) systems analysis, programming and administrative experience.

Innovative professional with proven ability to identify, analyze and solve problems using appropriate technologies.

  • Excellent interpersonal and customer relational skills.
  • Enthusiastic, team player and a self-starter with a minimal need of supervision
  • Managing on-site and offshore resources
  • Managing multiple projects
  • Requirement gathering and analysis
  • Project scope and detailed project plan,
  • Database and application design
  • Functional and technical specifications
  • Designing, developing, debugging and troubleshooting interactive and batch processes
  • Preparing and executing test plans
  • Extensive experience with RPG/400, RPG/IV, RPG/Free, RPG/ILE QUERY/400, CLE, DBU, Hawkeye, TATOOL, SDA, RLU, DDS, SEU, PDM
  • Advanced SQL skills
  • Scheduling Tool: ROBOT
  • Systems programming
  • System tool/utility development
  • Change management tools: Aldon, Implementer, Turnover
  • Journaling, constraints, commitment control and triggers
  • ISERIES TCP/IP development – sockets, SSL, FTP
  • Production Support
  • MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, MS Access,
  • Windows programming – Delphi, Visual Basic, FoxBASE+, Assembler
  • Marketed software that I developed for the ISERIES.
  • Have had articles published in leading ISERIES magazines discussing advanced programming techniques.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Contract Programmer/Analyst Bank of AmericaApril 2011 - Present

  • In April 2011 I joined the Test Environment Build (TEB) team Bank of America, which builds and maintains test environments for developers.. My responsibilities include system analysis, software development, documentation, system monitoring, troubleshooting, mentoring, and working with developers to test and refine their software.

Achievements:

  • Designed, programmed and implemented a process to obfuscate (encrypt) test data.
  • Designed, programmed, and implemented a process to pare down a complete data base while keeping all files in synch.
  • Designed, programmed, and implemented a process to force long running batch jobs to stop and resubmit themselves on request, restarting where they left off..
  • Designed, programmed and implemented process to synch ISERIES test data with other systems.
  • Designed, programmed and implemented process to post payments to keep test data current
  • Designed, programmed and implemented process to encrypt Social Security numbers.
  • Handled developer requests
  • Interfaced with several development teams, resulting in a broad understanding of different bank processes.
  • Worked with ISERIES security to resolve issues.
  • Hosted a weekly ISERIES technical discussion group.
  • Assisted and mentored other TEB team members in ISERIES technical areas.

Contract Programmer/Analyst TeksystemsMay 2010 – March 2011

  • After Nissan replaced IBM with HP I continued my role as systems analyst and programmer at Nissan North America as a contractor for Teksystems, subcontracting to HP.

Achievements:

  • Managed 180 ISERIESs around the country
  • Interfaced with Nissan and Infiniti managers
  • Managed PTF application process
  • Managed system O/S and hardware upgrades
  • Coded new system utilities and modified existing processes
  • Maintained ISERIES to ISERIES communication system using SSL over the internet
  • Developed and maintained RPG utilities to interface with XML vendor Xtime
  • Generated Unit Test Plans and Unit Test Results
  • Generated and executed Integration and System Test Plans, UAT (User Acceptance Test) plans
  • Managed Implementation and Post-implementation support

Programmer/Analyst - System Administrator IBMOct 1999 – March 2010

  • In a role of System Administrator/Team Lead at IBM, provided systems administration and software support for 180 ISERIESs for Nissan North America and other accounts.

Achievements:

  • Managed 180 ISERIESs around the country
  • Interfaced with other IBM and Nissan managers
  • Created detailed Project Plan, Time and Budget Estimates
  • Managed PTF application process
  • Managed system O/S and hardware upgrades
  • Coded new system utilities and modified existing processes
  • Developed ISERIES to ISERIES communication system in RPG using SSL over the internet
  • Developed RPG utilities to parse HTTP data and format HTML responses
  • Generated Unit Test Plans and Unit Test Results
  • Generated and executed Integration and System Test Plans, UAT (User Acceptance Test) plans
  • Managed Implementation and Post-implementation support

Technology used:

  • CLP, ILE RPG, RPG/400, Query/400, HTML, Delphi
  • Subfiles, DDM files
  • TCP/IP programming (sockets, FTP, SSL, HTML)
  • Triggers, Journaling, Commitment Control
  • DBU, DDS, SEU, PDM, SDA, DDS, RLU
  • DB2/400
  • Debugging Interactive and Batch processes
  • SNA/APPC communications
  • Automated system monitoring
  • MS Excel
  • Performance management

Programmer/analyst - Manager of ISERIES Tech Support Nissan North America Feb 1993-Sep 1999

  • Support 180 computer systems for Nissan North America

Achievements:

  • Managed technical support team
  • Designed and coded new applications
  • Support existing applications
  • Managed PTF application process
  • Managed system O/S and hardware upgrades
  • Coded new system utilities and modified existing processes
  • Generated Unit Test Plans and Unit Test Results
  • Generated and executed Integration and System Test Plans, UAT (User Acceptance Test) plans
  • Managed Implementation and Post-implementation support
  • Interfaced directly with management
  • Managed implementation and post-implementation support

Technology used:

  • CLP, ILE RPG, RPG/400, Free RPG, COBOL/400, Query/400
  • Subfiles, DDM files
  • Triggers, Journaling, Commitment Control
  • DBU, DDS, SEU, PDM, SDA, DDS, RLU
  • ROBOT for job scheduling; IMPLEMENTER for code management
  • DB2/400
  • Performance management
  • TCP/IP (FTP, sockets, SSL)
  • Debugging Interactive and Batch processes
  • MS Excel

Sr. System Analyst / Sr. ProgrammerIBMJul 92-Jan 93

Contract programmer/analyst for IBM at Nissan North America.

Achievements:

  • Supported and enhanced the Infinitinet application for Nissan
  • Worked in all areas of the automotive industry – Sales, F&I, Parts, Accounting

Technology used:

  • CLP, ILE RPG, RPG/400,
  • Subfiles
  • Triggers
  • DBU, DDS, SEU, PDM, SDA, DDS, RLU
  • DB2/400
  • Debugging Interactive and Batch processes

  • Job scheduling
  • Performance management
  • Satellite communications

System Analyst / ProgrammerIBMNov 91-Jun 92

Contract programmer/analyst for IBM at Nissan North America.

Achievements:

  • Analyzed ISERIES applications to find ways to improve performance
  • Developed detailed specifications for coding improvements
  • Created utilities to perform some analysis automatically

Technology used:

  • CLP, ILE RPG, RPG/400,
  • Subfiles
  • Triggers
  • DBU, DDS, SEU, PDM, SDA, DDS, RLU
  • DB2/400
  • Debugging Interactive and Batch processes

  • Job scheduling
  • Performance management

System Analyst / ProgrammerICN PharmaceuticalsOct 89-Oct 91

Contract programmer/analyst for ICN Pharmaceuticals in Costs Mesa, CA

Achievements:

  • Supported System/38 and System/34
  • Converted both systems, plus a Data General system, to an ISERIES

Technology used:

  • CLP, RPG, RPG II, RPG III
  • Subfiles
  • DBU, DDS, SEU, PDM, SDA, DDS, RLU
  • Debugging Interactive and Batch processes

  • Job scheduling Debugging Interactive and Batch processes
  • Mapics
  • Pansophic
  • Performance management

Professional recommendations

Chandra Nimmagadda ()

Cary Kellems ()

Jerry Jewel ()

Further references available on request

More information

Visit my web page at to review the articles that I have had published and the utility software that I have developed and is in use worldwide.

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