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gunther donne

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Last update: 07.10.2018

CA-Automic / Autosys / TWS / CA7 Batch scheduler

Company: Donne-chantaku ITB
Graduation: 1994 Bachelor computer science
Hourly-/Daily rates: show
Languages: German (Limited professional) | English (Full Professional) | French (Full Professional) | Dutch (Native or Bilingual)

Keywords

Linux Mainframe Computing Solaris (Operating System) Z/OS Control M

Attachments

donne-gunther_cv.pdf

Skills

UC4 / CA-Automic
TWS Z/os + Maestro
CA7
Mainframe
Linux
Solaris
Windows
Operations / Operations Analyst
Technical Lead / Domain Lead

Project history

Company : (independent Contractor via Tobania) 11/2014 – ...
Project : Acerta 11/2014 – ...

Function : Technical Lead for NOC setup
Environment : Mainframe / Linux / Windows / zenoss / grafana / scom / kibana
07/2018 – current : Technical lead for setup of a network operations center. Merging mainframe and open systems operators to one team. Exploring monitoring possibilities (Scom / dynatrace / Zenoss / grafana / kibana). Laying ground rules for documentation in Atlassian's Confluence. Project is handled on scrum principle and will be migrated into kanban once the NOC has been set up.
Function : Domain Lead TWS to CA-Automic One Automation Environment : Mainframe / Linux / Windows

01-2018 – current : Domain lead for workload automation in a mainframe offload project. Steering a team for the conversion of TWSz (Mainframe) into CA- Automic One Automation (Window/Linux environment). Interaction with external partners and other departments to incorporate scripts / interfaces into CA- Automic. Making sure that deliverables are met and that risks are taken into account. Overviewing that everything is well documented.
Function : Job Automation Tool prestudy & implementation
Environment : Various Job Automation Tools e.g. One Automation / IWS / Jams / Activebatch / Skybot / Windows Server 2012 R2 / SQL Server 2012 R2 / Powershell / Perl / Dos scripting

10-2016 – current : CA-Automic One Automation

04-2017 – current : Drawing the ground rules for batch framework, guidelines for development and scheduling. Installing CA-Automic on windows servers. Setting up guidelines and rules for release management via Octopus & Ansible. Technical lead for scheduling and scripting within/for One Automation.

10-2016 - 04-2017 : Prestudy for cross-platform job automation solutions as part of Mainframe Offload project. Interacting with vendors (including pricing, planning, licensing). Setting op POC's. Setting up environments / servers /
installation of products. Scheduling and scripting as part of POC to see if the product can meet the requirements.

Function : Application monitoring (APM) prestudy Environment : Dynatrace / New Relic / AppDynamics
02-2017 – 04/2017 : Prestudy for APM tools like Dynatrace / AppDynamics / New Relic as part of a monitoring solution for open system based applications. Also paying attention in regards to licensing (like impact of licensing on microservices).

Function : Senior Operator
Environment : CA7 / TWS / Snow / Omnitracker / Mainview / AutoIT / DB2 / IMS
11/2014 - ... : Monitoring of the core business of Acerta (Mainframe based). Adaptation of scheduling within CA7. Monitoring of CA7 chains and indirectly also TWS chains. Handling tickets. User management. Acting partly as first line, partly as second line for mainframe. Introducing and setting up basic monitoring via AutoIT. Introducing monitoring via mainview.


Company : (independent Contractor via Certio) 09/2014 – 11/2014 Project : Delhaize 09/2014 – 11 /2014
Function : Operations Analyst-programmer
Environment : OS/390 / Windows (Physical & VMWare) / AIX / OS/400
09/2014 – 11/2014 : Converting of scheduling for windows server upgrades within TWSz and TWSd (Maestro). Goal is to convert as many schedules as possible to unix / windows environment. Writing scripts to handle server and service reboots via scheduling. Day to day scheduling of applications and job streams within TWSd and TWSz.
Company : (independent Contractor via Centric) 03/2008 – 09/2014 Project :National Bank Of Belgium 03/2008 – 09/2014

Function : Operator / Operations Analyst / Project Leader / DRP coordinator Environment : OS/390, Windows (Physical & VMWare), Solaris
09/2013 – 09/2014 : Disaster Recovery coordinator & Backup Teamleader of operations : Planning of the different BCP scenario's for 2014. Presenting the current status of the application health and pinpointing the issues of past and future DRP's, in comparison to the BIA plan, to the steering committee of the National Bank of Belgium. Coordination and documentation of the fast disaster recovery procedures to follow by the first, second (operations) and third level (system engineers) in case of a disaster within the National Bank. In case of disaster recovery tests, acting as coordinator between the different teams so that the bank can uphold the Service level agreements and the BIA plan.
As backup Teamleader of operations : Leading a team of 13 operators to ensure daily continuity. Scheduling of changes, requests and tasks within Service-Now. Meeting with servicedesk on regular basis to discuss shared planning between servicedesk and operatons. Upholding the quality of the knowledge base within confluence for operations.

09/2013 – 09/2014 : Automation Project : Reboot the windows server park via the autosys scheduler together with the windows team • Writing the perl scripts and deploying them to the servers to be able to perform an auto-reboot, apply windows patching or shutdown of the serverpark of the National Bank of Belgium under a controlled and scheduled environment (Autosys – CA-AE).

09/2012 – 09/2013 : Project Leader for the fusion of service desk level 2 and operations to one team • Project Leader for documentation handling for service desk level 2 / operations • Member of the DRP Task Force for Windows. Creating DRP tests and documentation for windows failovers • Field co-ordinator for major changes handled by operations including DRP.

05/2012 – 05/2013 : Part of monitoring team for groundwork (scripting on windows), Introscope (dashboards), CEM and SSA/SOI (procedures)

10/2011 – 09/2014 : Documentation admin for Confluence / Sharepoint

03/2008 – 06/2013 : Operator / Operations Analyst / SD L2 / Backup Teamleader
Creating scripts and scheduling in Autosys for the mainframe offload to solaris project • Monitoring of NBB's core business • Shutdown / IPL Mainframe, Rebooting Solaris, Windows Server park (Backend / Frontend and Middleware – Physical servers & VMWare). Installation of upgrades for VMWare Tools. Performing patch releases and updates on Solaris Oracle DB's by pre-defined procedures. Acting as servicedesk level 2 to help clients with issues that need a more indepth approach. As backup teamleader, Planning of changes and tasks. Weekend planning for Operations.


Company : (USG Innotiv) 11/2005 – 02/2008
Project :Toyota Motor Europe 11/2005 – 02/2008
Function : Operations Analyst / Senior Operator
Environment : MVS, Cobol, Rexx, Stonebranch, Windows 2000, Windows NT, AS400, XFB, FTP, EDI, OPC, OPS, MS-DOS
Analyzing the schedules for TMME in OPC • Making schedules, adapting schedules in OPC in interaction with development for various projects (Parts, Datawarehouse, Warranty, ...) • Monitoring the job flow of TMME's core business.
Adapting global variables in OPS • Preparing Shutdown before IPL • Writing Post- transfer JCL's for XFB • Writing Jcl's to FTP data from TMME to other companies (also for EDI) • Writing little Cobol and Rexx programs for splitting from files, checking header/trailer data on Edi data,... • Making JCL's for Stonebranch (this is a tool that via mainframe can do scheduling on AS400, Windows) • Making MS-DOS batch scripts to take over projects from NT operations team via Stonebranch.


Company : S.A.M. Private School 03/2004 – 10/2005
Private English and computer science teacher for business purposes in a private school in Ao Udom (Laem Chabang industrial area, Thailand) • 1 on 1 business
English classes to managers in the automotive industry • English conversation classes to adults as well as to young adults and children (starting from 4yo)


Company : (Harvey Nash Consulting) 10/1999 – 12/2003
Project :Toyota Motor Europe 12/2001 – 12/2003
Function : Operations Analyst
Environment : MVS, Cobol, Rexx, Stonebranch, Windows 2000, Windows NT, AS400, XFB, FTP, EDI, OPC, OPS, MS-DOS
Analyzing the schedules for TMME in OPC • Making schedules, adapting schedules in OPC in interaction with development for various projects (Parts, Datawarehouse, Warranty, ...) • Monitoring the job flow of TMME's core business.
Adapting global variables in OPS • Preparing Shutdown before IPL • Writing Post- transfer JCL's for XFB • Writing Jcl's to FTP data from TMME to other companies (also for EDI) • Writing little Cobol and Rexx programs for splitting from files, checking header/trailer data on Edi data,... • Making JCL's for Stonebranch (this is a tool that via mainframe can do scheduling on AS400, Windows) •
Making MS-DOS batch scripts to take over projects from NT operations team via Stonebranch.


Project :KBC Bank 10/1999 - 12/2001
Function Analyst-Programmer
Environment : MVS, Cobol, APS (4GL Cobol), Metasuite Division : Client Information Systems (CIS)
Extensive financial client-relationship representations (07/00 - 07/01)
Programming + documentation for datamart programs • Preparation of production-JCL’s • Preparation production-JCL’s for partitioning files • Follow-up of datawarehouse-production jobs
Central Reporting (02/00 - 05/01)
Functional and technical analysis for central reports of tasks and financial client-
relationship representations.
Commercial information (10/99 - 06/00) Technical analysis for commercial information programs • Programming + documentation of commercial information programs • Creating JCL’s for production


Company : POV-Information Technology 08/1997 - 08/1999
Function Systems Designer
Environment IBM Mainframe, AS/400, MVS, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 95, Unix, BaaN IV, BaaN Enterprise Tools, Ideal 2.2, MS Exchange, Cobol, Metacobol,
Datacom 9.0, DB2, BaaN Base, Oracle 7, POV-Migrate, POV-2000, Outlook, Client/Server
Project : Lannoo Uitgeverij N.V. (04/99 - 08/99) ? ERP tools consultant (BaaN). Programming in BaaN C • Designing and adapting forms, reports, menus, functions, program scripts, report scripts, DLL • Helping users getting acquainted with BaaN • Mostly situated in logistics
Project : POV-Migrate (03/99 - 04/99)
Internal consultant regarding POV-Migrate. This is a tool to convert Ideal/Datacom to Cobol-DB/2 • Making translation rules, project estimates, date- routines.
Project : Marketing (02/99 - 08/99)
Designing and maintaining of new company brochures / adapting company
profiles • Supervising / making demo applications and presentations for clients. Project : POV internal (02/99 - 08/99)
Functioning as backup of system administrator • Maintaining user profiles / restrictions • Maintaining directory restrictions • Installations of clients. Installation of software/hardware • Maintenance of the Exchange Server •
Network patching
Project : POV Internal Training (01/99 - 02/99)
Co-preparing and co-giving internal training regarding BaaN Enterprise Tools 1 & 2
Project : POV internal (12/98 - 01/99) ? Adapting BaaN Reports and Forms according to company standards. ? Configuration of BaaN menu system, according to user/authorisation ? Installation of BaaN IV under Windows NT 4.0 with an Oracle DB behind. ? Creation of users, authorisations of users, creation of developers. ? Maintaining Package VRC’s. Creation of new package combinations. ? Installing and maintaining demo companies. ? Installation of Dynamic Enterprise Modeler. ? Installation of devices (printers). ? Licensing of BaaN IV.
Project : Charles Veillon, Switzerland (09/98) ? Supervising Trial for POV-2000 project. ? Interacting with client.
Project : Sony Holland (09/98) ? Putting remediated programs into Quality Assurance for Y2K-Project. ? Consulting (scanner/solver phase) regarding POV- 2000 for Ideal.
Project : Al Banki Al Saoudi Al Fransi (Arabian Bank) in Belgium (07/98 - 08/98)
? Supervising Trial for POV-2000 project. Interacting with client and the French reseller Activity
Project : POV Internal Training (07/98 - 08/98) ? Internal Training Ideal 2.2 for new employees. ? Internal Training POV-2000 for new employees.
Project : 3M EEME (05/98) ? Consulting (scanning phase) regarding POV-2000 software factory project. ? Helpdesk product level
Project : CA-World ’98 (03/98 - 04/98) ? Exhibit stand on CA-World ’98 for POV- 2000 for Ideal / Cobol / metacobol. ? Following lectures on Y2K, Datacom 9.0, Ideal 2.2.
Project : FDB Data Denmark (02/98 - 01/99) ? On-site consulting regarding POV- 2000 for Ideal. ? On-site consulting regarding POV-2000 for Cobol / metacobol. ? First and second line support for the distribution company at POV and on-site regarding POV-2000 for Ideal / Cobol / metacobol.
Project : FDB Data Denmark (09/97 - 02/98) ? Analysis and development for POV-2000 for Cobol / metacobol in Ideal 2.2. ? Online programming : A complete CA-Ideal on-line application allows the user to inquire on the information stored in the POV-2000 database and to guide the tool (in/exclude fields, fine-tuning, marking of date fields, defining conversion rules, ...) ? Batch processing : Analysis and development of different programs : loading of sources into our repository, scanning of sources, data conversion and source conversion. ? Reporting : Analysis and development of different batch reports and jobstreams for impact analysis reporting.
Project : POV internal (08/97 - 09/97) ? General maintenance of the existing program structure within the company. ? Analysis of the existing programming structure and of new development.

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