Seeking a position with a Connecticut company which is currently developing unique and useful software and will give me opportunities to apply extensive mainframe and midrange DBA, software administration and programming skills developed since 1984.
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Last updated February 7, 2002
Chronology
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Midrange Systems Performance
- Perl & Shell Script - Developed tools for AIX and Solaris system performance monitoring.
- Provided performance analysis support for web app stress environment.
UDB (DB2) Software Support
- Perl & Shell Script - Developed monitoring tools for UDB platform staff.
- UDB - Participated in extensive problem resolution with project teams and IBM reps for MSIC and DocFind.
- UDB - Upgraded test, QA and production UDB platforms on NT, Solaris and AIX from V5 to V6.
- UDB - Installed new instances of UDB (V6.1) on NT, Solaris and AIX for ASD lab.
- Y2K - Coordinated and executed Y2K rollover plan for all AIX UDB platforms.
- DATA JOINER - Built instance interfacing with SYBASE and UDB.
- DB2/6000 - Built and maintained V2 and V5 (UDB) test and production instances on AIX 4.2 .
- DDCS - Built and maintained LU6.2 (SNA/VTAM) connections between AIX and MVS.
- DB2 - Built subsystem for Y2K validation. Installed QMF, DB2PM, Omegamon/DB2, and BMC admin utilities.
- DB2 - Subsystem support for 18 V4.1 subsystems in three data centers.
- DB2 - Assisted in building production subsystem for newly acquired U.S. Healthcare system.
IDMS Software Support
- IDMS - Completed first 24*7 conversion of a production IDMS platform in Middletown.
- IDMS - Developed prototype 24*7 platform operations model.
- IDMS - Primary dictionary level support for more than 50 CVs across 3 data centers.
- IDMS - On Enterprise team for software upgrade from 10.214 to 12.01.
- IDMS - First successful conversion of production CV at Aetna from 10.214 to 12.01.
- IDMS - Revised homegrown BAL Assembler utilities.
- IDMS - Worked directly with CA technicians to resolve internal software problems.
- IDMS - Developed 10.2 to 12.0 conversion tools for IDMS team used more than 50 times.
Internet Development
Database Administrator and General Technical Support
- DBA - Secondary dictionary level support for one IDMS application (CRS) in 3 CVs.
- DBA - Supported application staff of 25 for IDMS, CICS, VSAM, PC software.
- DBA - Developed ISPF panel driven utilites for DBAs and applications use.
- DBA - Developed CICS/VSAM facility to monitor IDMS DB utilization trends.
Application programmer - Claim Reporting System (CRS)
- CRS - COBOL programmer on high volume CICS/IDMS draft reconciliation system.
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Education
- 2/00 - NIMS - Shell Programming Workshop (ksh)
- 12/98 - IBM - Certified Solutions Expert - UDB V5 DBA
- 4/98 - IBM - UDB Performance & Tuning Workshop (CF411)
- 2/98 - M/UX - AIX V4 System Admin (Q1114)
- 2/98 - IBM - DB2 UDB Advanced Admin Workshop (CF451)
- 12/97 -Fillmore Group - DB2 UDB Admin Workshop (CF211)
- 5/97 - IBM - DB2 for MVS Data Sharing Recovery and Restart (CF320)
- 3/97 - IBM - DB2 for MVS System Administration (U4067)
- 3/97 - SYBASE - Advanced SQL Server Administration
- 2/97 - Mentor - Introduction to UNIX
- 1/97 - IBM - DB2 for MVS Data Sharing Implementation (CF310)
- 11/96 - West Hartford Schools - Adult Education - C++
- 7/95 - CA - IDMS DC/UCF Internals ID520
- 5/95 - CA - IDMS DBMS Internals ID510
- 6/94 - Aetna - DB2 Database Design and Administration
- 4/94 - CA - IDMS Performance and Tuning ID470
- 3/94 - Aetna - ADS/O Application Design
- 5/93 - CA - IDMS 12.0 Bridge Class BR120
- 9/89 - Aetna - DB2 SQL
- 3/89 - CA - IDMS Database Administration DB410 & DB415
- 8/84 - Greater Hartford Community College - Certificate in Data Processing
- 9/77 - Boston University - Bachelor of Music
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Military Service/Professional Music
12/82 - present - 102nd U.S. Army Band Connecticut National Guard
- Current rank - Sergeant First Class (E-7)
- Woodwind Group Leader - supervising 12 - 14 soldiers
- Concert Band - Clarinet player/section leader, Assistant Conductor
- Stage Band - Lead Tenor Sax, Guitar Player
- Marching Band - Drum Major
12/78 - 12/81 - First U.S. Army Band, Ft. Meade, Maryland
- Concert Band - Clarinet player
- Stage Band - Guitar Player
Other Professional Music
- Co-founder and musical director of the Aetna Wind Ensemble
- CMEA certified All-State adjudicator for Clarinet
- 1994 & 1993 - Albano Ballet Orchestra - Clarinet
- Regional Musical Theatre - Pit Orchestra - Clarinet, Saxophone, Guitar
- Silver Cornet Band, Norwich Concert Band - Clarinet
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Robert V. Breen
E-mail: rob.breen@netzero.net
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