Judith A. Shimanek
jashiman@att.net
SUMMARY
Accomplished mainframe Senior
Programmer/Analyst and Infrastructure Software Architect with more than 20
years of expertise in mainframe applications, vendor products, and COBOL/CICS/DB2
programming on IBM and AMDHAL mainframes. Most recently served as SAP Basis
Team Admin for newly implemented SAP/MDM Windows/Java based SQL Server system
with 1200 portal users.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ArcelorMittal USA,
Inc. -
Senior
Infrastructure Software Engineer Project Leader
Responsible for installing,
upgrading, maintaining and troubleshooting operating system software, vendor
software packages, and programming Applications
in COBOL/CICS/DB2 technologies.
● Technical
Project Leader working with overseas contractors, Wipro Consulting from India,
in-house and off-shore to gain knowledge transfer on SAP MDM application and
associated components.
● Monitor SAP/MDM application using NetWeaver, Solution
Manager and Wily Introscope.
● Responsible
for installation and maintenance of Software AG (SAG) mainframe vendor products
COMPLETE, NATURAL, and ADABAS. Eliminated SAG product EntireX Communicator by
reengineering COBOL programs to use IBM EXCI technology to save the company
$40,000 in annual support fees.
● Responsible
for upgrade of all OS/390 2.10 applications to use IBM Language Environment
run-time libraries.
● .
Responsible for maintaining 3 versions of COBOL and supporting the mainframe applications
programming staff 24x7.
●
Coding of COBOL, CICS, DB2, VSAM, ADABAS, NATURAL batch and online
programs as required for architecture maintenance.
● Replaced Compuware Xpediter and Abend-AID
tools with Computer Associates (CA) tools SymDump and InterTest Batch/CICS.
● Installed MacKinney Systems MAPR II CICS
mapping tool.
● Responsible
for APPC (LUTYPE 6.2) server programs (COBOL and NATURAL) and all APPC code,
copybooks, and calls used by the applications area.
● Tested all upgrades to CA Panvalet library
facility.
● Implemented
security to protect DB2 production data from corruption using DB2 plan names.
●
Eliminated Fortran compiler and reengineered applications. This saved the
company $4,000 annually.
● Project
Leader for VSAM tuning project needed to improve mainframe performance working
with Critical Path Software Inc. vendor.
Tracked files to be tuned and mainframe performance improvements.
●
Responsible for the creation of JES3 JCL and COBOL/CICS/DB2 standards.
● Wrote
numerous TSO/SPF dialog panels, clists, and procs using REXX language.
●
Monitor performance of CICS applications.
● DBA
for all HBDAM (in-house written hierarchical database) systems.
● Support Telco vendor system (telecommunications
call record processing).
●
Support DRS and COPS printing software.
●
Support JOB/SCAN JCL standards enforcement vendor product.
●
Creation and support of all mainframe compile/link procedures for COBOL/NATURAL/DB2/CICS.
● Develop
and enforce SOX procedures within mainframe migration processes.
Senior
Programmer/Analyst Project Leader
● Administrator
for software package HourGlass 2000 used for year 2000 testing.
●
Leader of all Application Architecture areas. This included teaching
COBOL, setting programming testing standards
for COBOL and NATURAL, and securing Panvalet source.
● Contracted COBOL off-shore programmers from
Tata Consulting in
● Wrote
the Log of Events ADABASE/NATURAL System used to schedule production installs.
This system eliminated the need of 3
analyst positions.
● Wrote business critical applications in
COBOL/CICS/DB2/VSAM/Batch.
● Used debugging/dump analyzing products
regularly and SORT and IDCAMS utilities.
● Responsible for code reviews of all critical
application programs before installation.
● Responsible for the implementation of COBOL
II R4 and COBOL OS/390 V2R2 compilers.
● Support DESIGN/1 and Micro Focus COBOL used to generate CICS maps.
● Conducted study to upgrade from OS/VS COBOL to COBOL
II or COBOL/370
TECHNOLOGIES
and SOFTWARE
Operating Systems: z/OS, OS/390, MVS/ESA, Windows 2005
IBM’s Program Products: COBOL, DB2, CICS/TS, JES3, TSO/ISPF, VSAM, IBM
Utilities.
Third-Party vendor products (mainframe): Panvalet, Top Secret, ASM2, InterTest, SymDump, ESP, VSAM-Assist, VSAM-Quick Index, DRS, VPS,
QuickRef, Xpediter, Abend-AID, Playback, File-AID, TMON, Wily Introscope, MAPR
II, ADABAS, COMPLETE, NATURAL, SPUFI, Platinum, Move For DB2, QMF, JOB/SCAN,
Telco, File Master Plus, MVS/QuickRef, MAINVIEW
Databases: DB2,
ADABAS, SQL, HBDAM
Programming Languages:
COBOL OS390, COBOL II, OS/VS
COBOL, CICS Command Level,
NATURAL, REXX, CLIST, RPG II,
JES3 JCL, BAL, HLA
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
Attended SAP TechEd – SAP Technical Education Conference 2008
Attended SAP NetWeaver Application Server Fundamentals 2008
Attended SAP Solution Manager Seminar 2008
Attended CA-World annually – Computer Associates Annual Education Conference
Attended IBM Transaction and Messaging and CICS Technical Conference annually
Attended various COBOL seminars at IBM Chicago
'DB2/SQL Application Programming,'CSP Application Programming' - PLATINUM Technology
'NATURAL 2.2 Enhancements' - Software AG
'Micro Focus Training' - Micro Focus Limited
'WordPerfect 6.0 For Windows’/’Introduction to LOTUS' - Compu-Train, Inc.
'Introduction To ESP' – ArcelorMittal USA, Inc.
'Modern Technology Overview' - The
'Making Choices in Difficult Situations' - Callie Meyer Co.
'LIFO Training - Dealing With People and Problems' - Stuart Atkins
'Structured Walkthroughs' and 'Ethics in the Workplace' - Computer Systems Development, Inc.
'Attaining Customer Satisfaction'/'
'Meeting Leading' - Professional Development, Inc.
'Information Engineering - Data Analysis' - Russell Martin & Associates
'Developing Your Image as a Successful Woman' - Fred Pryor Seminars
'Winning Through Influence' - The Mercer Group, Inc.
EDUCATION
Associate Degree in Applied Science - Academic Honors - Data Processing Major