Stephen V. DeNitto
(516) 352-9067
OBJECTIVE
Management Information Systems position with a major corporation which will
utilize 30+ years hands-on technical, management and administrative experience.
SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE
Systems Software and Production Control
Director experienced in supporting muti-vendor, muti-site environments. A hands-on manager with the latest
technology. Comfortable with senior management, IBM and OEM vendor reps.
Well-organized, results oriented individual
with proven ability to implement standards, procedures and processes that improve
business functionality. Solid management skills, capable of leading and
motivating individuals to maximize levels of
productivity, while forming cohesive team
environments.
SOFTWARE
ZOS, Z/VM, Z/LINUX, MVS/ESA, VM/XA, CICS, SMP/E, DFHSM, JES2, JES3, VTAM, TCP/IP, NCP, EP, DB2, CA/OPS/MVS, CA-1, ACF2, RACF, RMF, SAS, INFO/MAN, DFSMS/MVS,
MQ SERIES, MAINVIEW ZOS/MQ/USS, VPS, QREF, CA/JARS, NVAS, NFTP, FTP,TIVOLI TSM, SMB,FLASHCOPY,
IDP FDR/ABR/CPK/FATSCOPY/UPSTREAM, PSF, OGL, PPFA,TSO, ISPF, CA
PANVALET,
CA/PANAPT,
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Donovan Data Systems Inc,
Director of Operating Systems Software and Data Control
September 1990 – March 2009
Responsible for a staff of five systems
programmers, fourteen data control technicians, and two check design
programmers providing support for ZOS and Z/VM operating
systems for both NY and UK data centers, JES3, CICS, MQ
Series, DASD management, VTAM, TCP/IP, IBM Security Server, Go Green
Archive Server, Check Design Server, backup and recovery management, Sox
Compliancy, MF Security Administration, Business Continuity, Application
Program Control and Support, system capacity planning and performance, and
multiple OEM products.
Responsibilities and accomplishments include:
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Planning for all hardware requirements and
configurations for Mainframe Processors, Enterprise Storage Controllers,
Enterprise Tape Library and Virtual Tape, Communication Controllers, Open
Systems Adapters, Console Controllers, Servers for Check Design System and
Archive System, and MF Laser Printers.
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All planning, budgeting and evaluating of
software including writing proposals for new products.
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Chaired an automated operations committee
responsible for automating data center tasks. Provide project planning, task
assignment and status reports to senior management.
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Meet with senior management on a regular
basis to discuss operational and software issues.
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Design, develop, and implement Business
Continuity policies and procedures for the restoration of all ZOS and Z/VM
production systems and MF applications at DDS. These procedures allowed DDS to
conduct 17 successful BC tests over a 13 year period.
·
Established Sox compliancy controls for
Systems Software, Data Control, and Check Design Departments and the
administration and monitoring of MF security access levels, using RACF, to
insure that all departments conformed to required Sox compliancy controls
·
Planned and coordinated the implementation
of a Z/VM and Z/Linux environment on one IFL engine running on a 2094-704
processor. Websphere Message Broker was developed in this environment and was
used to successfully replace a home grown legacy application.
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Responsible for ZOS, USS, and Z/VM
performance monitoring and tuning. Re-architected the Workload Manager environments
to more effectively and efficiently manage the workloads running on the
production and development systems. Reviewed daily statistical reports to
determine transactions rates, I/O rates, and CPU consumption of all online and
batch systems. Used Mainview Z/OS and USS on a daily basis to monitor the health
of the ZOS environments. Used Z/VM Performance Toolkit to monitor the health of
the Z/VM environment.
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·
Planned and coordinated the implementation
of many IBM processor migrations starting with two 3084’s up to a Z9-EC
2094-704 processor.
·
Planned and coordinated the implementation
of several Operating System upgrades starting with MVS/ESA V3.1 to ZOS 1.9 over
an 18 year period.
·
Planned and coordinated
the implementation of several DASD Storage Controller installations, including
two EMC Symmetric’s, an IBM 2105-F20, and IBM ESS/800, and most recently an IBM
DS8300. In most cases, planned the migration of data from one controller to
another. Worked with IBM migration services to migrate data from the ESS/800 to
the DS8300 using TDMF.
·
Planned and coordinated the installation of
an IBM 3494 ATL and VTS and subsequent upgrades to a B20 VTS, the addition of
3592 Jaguar tape drives, and FICON connectivity.
·
Planned and coordinated the implementation
of Tivoli Storage Manager used to backup Open Systems Data. Data was backed up
to 3592 tape in an IBM 3494 ATL. Established retention and archive policies and
developed BC procedures for restoring the data at the BC site.
·
Planned and coordinated the implementation
of a VTAM CMC LPAR that controls a 10,000 terminal network.
·
Evaluated, planned and coordinated the
implementation of Innovations Data Processing Upstream product to replace
Tivoli Storage Manager. Also coordinated the migration of the data from TSM to
Upstream. Migration of 100TB‘s of data
was 65% complete at the time of my separation.
·
Coordinated capacity planning studies with
IBM for all processor, storage controller, tape library, Escon channel
upgrades.
·
Co-managed a communications project that
would migrate a 10,000 terminal network from a CISCO CIP running a TN3270
server to an MF TN3270 server connected to Open Systems Adapters.
·
Planned and coordinated the implementation
of PR/SM on a 3090/400E.
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Managed a “GO Green” project dealing with
the migration ,and AFP like customization, of all client printed reports from
the MF to a Monarch Archive server. This would save millions of lines of
printed output on a daily basis. This project was 75% complete at the time of
my separation.
·
Managed a check design department which
allowed clients to print application generated checks either locally through
server based software called Paybase, or at their home site using a web base
product called Webseries. Clients printed upwards of 6000 checks on a daily
basis. Both Paybase and Webseries applications were maintained by my staff, as
well as, the actual design of the checks printed by the client. Coordinated client requests and changes
through the Client Service and Product Development departments. Also planned
and coordinated software and sever upgrades.
·
Assign and prioritize work for all staff
members.
·
Schedule all software upgrades with Director
of Operations.
·
Hiring, career development and training, and
performance appraisals of staff.
·
Provided interdepartmental interface between
Systems Software and Operations, Applications, Communications, Product
Development, and IS Services.
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Provided hardware and software vendor
interface.
Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co.,
AVP, Manager of Technical Services
October 1975 – September 1990
Total responsibility for a staff of twenty
five systems programmers at two sites supporting
multiple vendors’ software in a retail banking
environment. Responsibilities included:
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Planning for all hardware requirements and configurations. Environments
included IBM, NCR, and Perkin Elmer.
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Evaluating and budgeting for all new
software products.
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Ordering all software and all vendor
interface.
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Interdepartmental interface. Budgeting for
staff increases.
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Hiring, career development and training, and
performance appraisals of staff.
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Planning and coordinating all upgrades.
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Prioritizing workloads for all areas of
Technical Services.
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Contingency planning and testing.
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Installation, maintenance and training of
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Prior experience in the bank included Manager
(Technical Officer) and Senior Technician of Data Resource Management, and Data
Resource Management Specialist.
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Operator and Systems Programmer Trainee
May 1973 – October 1975
Performed communications troubleshooting
(i.e. terminals, Telco circuits, modems, and lines), system parmlib maintenance
and I/O gens. Functioned as a console
operator on 370/155.
EDUCATION
B.S. Computer
Information Science, February 1978
Completed 4
Certified Financial Planning courses.
Attended
numerous IBM and other Vendor classes and seminars.
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERTISE
Hold a Commercial pilots license.
Possess US and Irish citizenship with
passports.
Former President and Treasurer of $2 MILLION
company credit union.
MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Lotus
Notes, Extra, Windows (95, 98), Windows (NT, 2000, XP), MS Visio
REFERENCES
Furnished upon
request.