Luis Andrade, Systems Programmer

Luis Andrade

Systems Programmer

IBM

Location
Portugal
Education
Bachelor's degree, Applied Mathematics - Information Systems
Experience
30 years, 0 Months

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Total years of experience :30 years, 0 Months

Systems Programmer at IBM
  • Saudi Arabia
  • My current job since August 2016

Install and maintain z/OS Mainframe and Software solutions for MOI-NIC. The role combines managing the day-to-day support process, hands-on coding, process improvement and automation.
Responsibilities include:
•System and software/OS upgrades
•Provide technical support, analysis, and consultancy, internally and to customer.
•Troubleshoot and track issue tickets;
•Develop technical solutions to business problems based upon best practices and compliance
•OMEGAMON POC looking to replace CA Sysview
•Coordinate System & Events Automation (SA) implementation;
•Convert & migrate CA OPS/MVS to IBM SA z/OS, including connection to CA-SDM
•Research and implement alerts for events that could lead to a disaster situation;
•Interact with Network, CICS, DB2 & Storage areas for system resources definition;
•Assist Production Control & Support (TWS) operations;

Senior IT Specialist at IBM Portugal
  • August 2009 to July 2009

Install and maintain z/OS Mainframe and Software solutions for several major clients. The role combines managing the day-to-day support process, hands-on coding, process improvement and project coordination.
Responsibilities include:
•System and software/OS upgrades
•Patches based on IBM CIRATS (Compliance, Issue, Risk & APAR Tracking System )
•RACF resource definition based on products requirements and customer requests
•Provide technical support, analysis and consultancy internally and to customers.
•Troubleshoot and track issue tickets
•Develop technical solutions to business problems based upon best practices and compliance
•Develop automation, tooling, reports and utilities
•Co-author of a JCL utility to install, transfer, clone & update GSD software (aka DUs), based in naming conventions, symbols & aliasing
•Coordinate System & Events Automation (TSA) implementation projects cross-customers;
•Convert & Migrate BMC-AutoOperator to IBM TSA
•Member of SA Users group;
•Coordinate Performance and Tuning (OMEGAMON and MAINVIEW) cross-customers;
•Participating in PARMGEN & EAP international discussion groups;
•Interact with Network, CICS, DB2 & Storage areas for system & security resources definition;
•Major changes to the existing Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity Plan, adding new subsystems and maintain set of jobs to rebuild environment's required resources during IPL;
•Define SA RunModes for automatic IPL in DR sites, with minor Operator intervention;
•Assist weekly Business Continuity tests; follow-up during systems startup;
•Validate and retrieve evidences of successful executions before shutdown;
•Assist Production Control & Support (TWS and TDS) operations;
•Research and implement alerts for events that could lead to a disaster situation;
•Backup for Change Management (CHANGEMAN) team;
•Backup for Automatic Output Distribution (TOM and EOS) team;

Pre-sales Consultant at Totalstor
  • July 2006 to July 2009

Storage & Network Solutions
•Solution concept and design, pursuing customer needs and requirements:
•Storage, Backup, Disaster Recovery
•Teaming with Account Managers to improve customer relationships;
•Prepare, install, configure and present product and solutions demonstration;
•Research and test innovative technological solutions;
•Project planning and follow-up on ongoing implementations;

CTO at Jobserve TI
  • January 2002 to July 2006

Infrastructures and Technological Innovation Management
•Enterprise strategy development - Globalization,
•Products and Services Infrastructures
•Management - Team leading to install, configure Hardware and Software
•Consultancy on ongoing projects;
•Research and test innovative technological solutions;
•VAD and VAR agreements negotiation;
•Marketing and pre-Sales contacts;
•Training and education.

Technical Consultant at Eyetech-software ( LESIUS Portugal )
  • January 2000 to December 2001

Technical consultancy on a multi-platform, multi-environment solution - TOP/X

Systems programmer at TRANQUILIDADE - Insurance Company
  • July 1996 to December 1999
Systems programmer at IMPÉRIO - Insurance Company
  • June 1989 to June 1996

automation and control (AOC/OPC);
•Automatic Output Distribution (BETA);
•Training on MVS, JCL, TSO, ISPF & BETA to colleagues;
•Help-desk and Development CLIST/ REXX for internal use.

Programmer at IMPÉRIO - Insurance Company
  • June 1987 to June 1989

Labor injuries insurances statistical project
•Create and maintain COBOL - CICS programs;
•COBOL

Education

Bachelor's degree, Applied Mathematics - Information Systems
  • at Universidade Autónoma de Lisbo
  • January 1989

Specialties & Skills

AUTOMATION
IBM DB/2
MAINFRAME
MANAGEMENT
NETWORKING
OMEGAMON
OPERATING SYSTEMS
RESEARCH

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