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Richard A. Molnar
PersonalRichard A. Molnar
3791 Dust Commander Drive
Hamilton, Ohio 45011
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EducationIBM Technical Training
ProfessionalTCP/IP for z/OS: Diagnostics and Debugging
TCP/IP Implementation in a z/OS Environment
VTAM Network Installation and Configuration
VM/SNA Networking Facilities
VM Teleprocessing
VM Installation
VM Post-Installation Topics
VM Internals
VM Performance and Tuning
Professional Certifications
ITIL Foundation, v3
Systems Center
Net/Master NCL Programming
Net/Master AOM/ESF Implementation Workshop
Fred Pryor
Engineering Management
Technical Supervision
Project Management
Effective Communication
AcademicUniversity of Kentucky
Novell Netware Administration
Youngstown State University
Degree of Bachelor of Science
Majors in Mathematics, Computer Science
Girard High School
College Preparatory, Math, Science
ExperienceSenior Network Engineer, February 2003 - Present
The Kroger Company, Mainframe Network Support
Architect, implement and support TCP/IP, VTAM, NCP in an IBM z/OS (OS/390, MVS) environment, including IBM 3745 processors and Open System Adapters. Responsible for installation, implementation and maintenance of several program products, including Connect: Enterprise (TRACS, Mailbox), TPX, and Netview/Access Services. Supported EDI transaction processing between The Kroger Company and various service providers. Responsible for all TCP/IP components, including Telnet, FTP, SMTP, SNMP, OSA/Express2, OSA/ICC, static & dynamic VIPA, OSPF, USS, IBM OpenSSH, Apache, Tomcat. Other supported products include NPM, NtuneMon, and Connect:Direct (NDM). Interfaced with various z/OS operating system and hardware support teams, as well as third party software, hardware and service providers. Interfaced with teams which provide LAN and WAN support, Ethernet and token ring network support (both mainframe and LAN), and router and firewall support.
Managed project to migrate all NCP connectivity from 3745's to Enterprise Extender, and to Cisco routers running SNA Switching Services. Managed project to evaluate conversion of legacy 3270 applications to a web interface using modernization tools such as Rocket Software's LegaSuite and GT Software's Ivory Service Architect. Managed implementation of DB2/DDF using dynamic VIPA's. Managed project to consolidate several mainframe IP subnets into a single, uniform IP structure using virtual IP's.
Senior Network Systems Programmer, January 1999 – January 2003
IBM Global Services, SNA Delivery
OS/390 SNA Network Support – Commercial Accounts
Responsible for implementation and maintenance of VTAM in both OS/390 (MVS) and VM environments, on several commercial customer systems. Responsible for implementation and maintenance of several NCP 7.8 images running on IBM 3745 FEP’s. Responsible for installation, implementation and maintenance of the Netview/Distribution Manager program product. Also responsible for other network-related software products, including TCP/IP (FTP, Telnet, etc.), NPM, NtuneMon, Netview/FTP, Connect:Direct (NDM) Connect:Enterprise (TRACS, Mailbox), Netview/Access Services, TPX (CA), and SuperSession (Candle). Managed task forces to implement communications security for commercial customers, as well as for all IBM Global Services Southeast Region VM systems. Provided support for VTAM, Netview and RSCS in an VM/ESA environment. Interfaced with various OS/390 operating system and hardware support teams, as well as third party software, hardware and service providers. Interfaced with teams which provide LAN and WAN support, Ethernet and token ring network support (both mainframe and LAN), and router and firewall support.
Senior Network Systems Programmer, October 1993 - January 1999
IBM Global Services, SNA Delivery
VM SNA Network Support – Internal Accounts
Responsible for installation, implementation and maintenance of VTAM in a VM/ESA environment, on about forty VM images around the country. Also responsible for several other software products, including VSCS, RSCS, PassThru (PVM), VM/Center II, Netview and Netview/FTP. Supported the AVS/VM environment and various LU 6.2-dependent applications. Developed and maintained the AVS Administrator product. Performed some GCS support work, and was often required to work with the VM Operating Systems group on various projects. Provided support for VTAM, Netview and Netview/FTP in an MVS/ESA and TSO/E environment.
Senior Systems Programmer, October 1985 - September 1993
North American Van Lines, Inc., Information System Services
Responsible for coordination of VM systems activities, and for providing support to Information Center analysts and management. Performed installation and maintenance of the VM/SP and VM/HPO operating systems, the RSCS network, the VM/VTAM network, the VM/Center II suite of system products (VM/Tape, Backup, Archive, Secure, Spool, etc.), Profs, and several program products. Responsibilities in the MVS/ESA TSO environment include the Arbiter suite of products, Net/Master and its components, and various program products. Provided backup support for Top Secret, MVS/VTAM, and MVS capacity planning. Responsible for support of workstation hardware, including OS/2, Windows, and MS/DOS. Performed installation and support of various PC-based products including SAS, Arbiter, Attachmate and the Relay Gold 3270 emulator. Supported various workstation hardware, including 3270 cards, printer sharers, and various laser printers, ink-jet printers and plotters.
Table of Skills
Software/Program Product
/ Skill LevelVTAM / ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄
SNA/SNI / ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄
APPN/HPR / ▄ ▄ ▄
Enterprise Extender / ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄
Unix System Services / ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄
NCP / ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄
IBM 3745 Controllers / ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄
TCP/IP / ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄
OSA/Express2, OSA/ICC / ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄
FTP / ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄
TELNET (and TN3270) / ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄
SNMP / ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄
SMTP / ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄
OSPF / ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄
IBM OpenSSH (sshd) / ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄
Apache/Tomcat (under USS) / ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄
Netview (non-AO) / ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄
Netview/Distribution Manager / ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄
Netview/FTP / ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄
Netview/Access Services / ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄
SuperSession (Candle) / ▄ ▄ ▄
TPX (Computer Associates) / ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄
NetSpy / ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄
VisionNet/IP (VIP, SDS) / ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄
NPM / ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄
SMP/E / ▄ ▄ ▄
NJE/RJE / ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄
JES2 / ▄ ▄ ▄
Connect:Direct (NDM) / ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄
Connect:Enterprise (TRACS, Mailbox) / ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄
Solve: NetMaster / ▄ ▄ ▄
VPS/DRS / ▄ ▄ ▄
Zip/390 / ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄
Linux (OpenSuse, SLES, Ubuntu, RedHat) / ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, etc.) / ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄
Microsoft Visio, Project / ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄
VM Operating System / ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄
VM/RSCS / ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄
VM/Passthru / ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄
VM/Center (VM/Manager) / ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄
CMS, XEDIT, REXX / ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄