Manoj A T
Z/OS Systems Programmer
Bangalore
Summary
To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Z/OS Systems Programmer
Kyndryl
Bangalore
10.2016 - Current
- This role provides underlying system platform programming support on which applications are developed and/or deployed
- Their expertise is required in many environments which may include operating systems, application development platforms, networking, packaged software, etc.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Resolved problems, improved operations and provided exceptional service.
- Adhered to social distancing protocols and wore mask or face shield.
- Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems.
- Improved operations through consistent hard work and dedication.
- Worked flexible hours across night, weekend and holiday shifts.
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced atmosphere.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Conducted research, gathered information from multiple sources and presented results.
- Offered friendly and efficient service to customers, handled challenging situations with ease.
- Worked with customers to understand needs and provide excellent service.
- Learned new skills and applied to daily tasks to improve efficiency and productivity.
- Developed team communications and information for meetings.
- Developed and implemented performance improvement strategies and plans to promote continuous improvement.
- Collaborated with team members to achieve target results.
- Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics
N.D.R.K First Grade College, Mysore University
Skills
Planning software system upgrades and changes in configuration Training system operatorsAutomating operationsRunning installation jobs and scriptsPerforming installation-specific customization tasksIntegration-testing the new products with existing applications and user procedures System-wide performance tuning to meet required levels of serviceGood Knowledge on C and C Programming LanguageKey Courses and TrainingMainframe Assembler Training Conducted by IBM Completed Mainframe Course in Development Having a good knowledge over CA-7 and CA-11 ToolCompleted External JCL and Utilities Certification (ES07) Completed CA-7 Administration Training Provided by CACompleted and Graduated in Smarter Blue Programmer for System ProgrammersCompleted CICS and DB2 Training Provided by IBMCareer History10/2016 - To date FedExZ/OS System ProgrammerInstall and Apply Maintenance to CA-SPOOL Product Install and Apply Maintenance to XPTR and JHS Product Install and Apply Maintenance to TERADATA ProductApply fixes to FOCUS ProductMaintain CIRATS, Patch Advisories for the Account Involved in z/OS 23 UpgradeSupported Hardware team in z14 Hardware upgradeHandle z/OS 24 Upgrade and RSU2203 for z/OS 24XPTR/XNET DecommissionMainframe Decommission ProjectHandle On call Incidents01/2011 - 10/2016IBM, IndiaSME Operations Production Analyst: MainframeSME Operations Production Analyst: Mainframe Scheduling Perform CA-7 Scheduling on MainframePerform EOS Softcopy Administration on Mainframe05/2009 - 12/2010System Operations SpecialistWork as a Mainframe Computer Operator05/2008 - 05/2009Work as a Computer Operator for Mainframe01/2004 - 12/2006Prudent Technologies, India Application ProgrammerDevelop Applications using Visual Basic, Oracle and Microsoft AccessTrain and Develop Academic Projects for Engineering and Diploma StudentsDevelop Utilities for the Operation system01/2001 - 12/2008Keonics, India FacultyTrain students on O-Level Programming CourseTrain students on ComputersTrain students on Programming Language, C, C, Visual Basic, BASIC, PASCAL, COBOLTrain students on Microsoft OfficeAssignment History 10/2016 - To date68 monthsFedExZ/OS System ProgrammingProject DescriptionPlanning hardware and software system upgrades and changes in configuration Training system operatorsPosition: z/OS System ProgrammingContributionUpgraded Critical Customer Products like CA-SPOOL, TERADATA, XPTR, JHSDeveloped REXX Script to read the MVS Control Blocks and report Real Storage Frames Fixed, which when done manually through IPCS would consume considerable amount of timeInvolved in RSU Maintenance for z/OSDeveloped REXX script to Automate Backup and Cleanup of OMVS SyslogDeveloped Shell Script to Mass change owner for respective user directoriesDeveloped REXX Script to Automate Mass Copy of missing deleted user directories from backupDeveloped REXX Script to Monitor and Notify deleted User Directories in USSClient appreciated me on applying and testing (Created a SORT JCL to test the report in encoded format) PTF to find out last accessed time for reports without using SMFTook the responsibility to handle z/OS 23 Upgrade call on TSO1 and handled itEfficientlyPerformed HFS to ZFS Conversion across all LPARS and was appreciated for this activityUpgraded CA-SPOOL successfully on both Freight and Express to version 120 made sure all the User Mods are handled properlyUpgraded TERADATA Tools and Utilities to 1612 and made sure all the issues are fixed and it is compatible with the current version of z/OS 23Upgraded XPTR, JHS and XNET to version 52W2 and resolved the User Mod issuesApplied Hotfix to FOCUS Tool to resolve the issue with the current version of zOS 23, worked with the vendor and got the PTF developed from them and applied itParticipated in z14 Hardware Upgrade, on Express, worked with the vendor on required PTFs for the products owned and applied them through the standard change management processParticipated in z14 Hardware Upgrade, on Freight, worked with the vendor on required PTFs for the products owned and applied them through the standard change management processParticipated in zOS 23 Upgrade on Express and Freight, worked on all the pre implementation and post implementation tasks assigned to me and made sure there are no misses Created a REXX utility to easily perform the tasks assigned to me Made sure all required PTF's have been applied to the products owned by me before the zOS 23 UpgradeHelped other team members in the tasks assigned to them on zOS 23 Upgrade to eliminate the repetitive tasks using Microsoft ExcelAutomated Customer requirement of ISPW Dataset usage monitoring using DCOLLECT, SYNSORT and REXXLead and Handled 5 LPARs Decommission Activity SuccessfullyUpgraded 6 LPARs to z/OS 24, Created various REXX scripts to automate and avoid and defects in manual processCreated REXX to Automate apply of Log4j Patched across all the systemsWorking on XPTR / XNET Decommission Activity and got various appreciations from the Client and Vendor President of the Vendor Company sent an appreciation note on automation and handling the decommission activitiesCreated REXX Script and JCL to Automate the reporting of HIPERs Monthly in CSV formatUpgraded XPTR, JHS and XNET to version 52Z1 and resolved the User Mod issuesCreated JCL to extract data from SMF Record 30 using ICETOOL utility to report the jobs ran in a system and their subtotals06/2014 – 10/201650 monthsChryslerPerforming CA-7 Scheduling and AdministrationPerforming Application Library Management using DCCS tool Performing EOS Softcopy AdministrationPosition: - SME Production Control AnalystSuccessfully KTed the CA-7 Scheduling and ALM for Chrysler Account from CSC to IBMWithin a month of time Learned new tools like Perl, C, C on USS, and CA- Easytrieve to Handle the Softcopy Administration and successfully KTed the account Got appreciated from the sending GEO and from the Chrysler IBM India ManagementAutomation of CA-7 SOX ABEND Reporting to Microsoft Excel, was selected as good practice and communicated across IBM through Global Clearing HouseAutomation of job triggering process whether to run/not to run based on time through JCL was selected as good practice and communicated across IBM through Global Clearing House01/2011 - 06/201442 monthsCNA Insurance and CNA Surety Mainframe Scheduling and Application Library ManagementOperations Production Analyst: Mainframe Scheduling Worked as Mainframe Scheduler, Account Focal and SMEWorked on CA-7 and Control-M Scheduling, Automation of Batch PositionOperations Production Analyst: Mainframe Scheduling ContributionHave got appreciation from the Client for Suggesting Changes that effect the productionWon the Bravo award for supporting the client for continuously three days when the mainframe was downWon the Bravo Award for Installing and Administering Control-M Product on the Surety SystemHome grown process of on call updating tool (Job Inventory) on mainframe required huge amount of time to update Automated this process by writing a Mainframe VSAM-COBOL Program which would do a mass updateUsers would send their data in EXCEL and VBA Program which I wrote would validate and format the data and would FTP to Mainframe; once the File is Ftp’d to Mainframe CA-7 would automatically run the COBOL job to update the on call VSAM FileAutomated the Daily CA-7 Forecast report using DFSFORT to generate a CSV file and e-mail using SAS programAutomated various Repetitive Scheduling On call and BAU activities using DFSORT and saved several hours of Man hoursFixed and helped various IBMer’s across the globe to resolve the Hummingbird issue on Windows 7, received various thanks award for itAutomated various process in CA-705/2008 - 12/201032 monthsAmerisource Bergen (Drug Wholesale), Pearson PublicationTo Work as Mainframe Computer OperatorUse Tools like CA-7, CA-11, CA-SAR, XPTR, HMC, OMEAGAMON, TMONMVS, TMONDB2, SDSF, ISPF, TSO, ELIPSPosition: System Operations SpecialistI gained significant experience in handling different type of IssuesCreated a CA-7 U7SVC Job to do mass demand jobs which reduced considerable amount of time when having multiple requestsPrepared Document on Handling XPAF Printers using JES commands which is updated in the QMXPage 3 of 5
Systems administration
Upgrading systems
Timeline
Z/OS Systems Programmer
Kyndryl
10.2016 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics
N.D.R.K First Grade College, Mysore University