Joao Pedro - Ingénieur de production COBOL

Work Experience




November 2016 until
Consultant

Today
Contractor ITN Lifecycle Management



PROJECT Serena ChangeMan zMF Migration BBVA.pt


BBVA.es, Madrid, Spain


Functions/Responsibilities
- ChangeMan zMF migration from V6R1M3 to V8R1M2;
- CleanUp duties related with previous versions;
- Implement new features like "RACF PassTickets", "HLLX", "HFS/USS" and "DB2";
- Upgrade HouseKeeping processes;
- Customer support;
Technology
zOS v2.1; Ispf; Rexx; Jcl; Asm; Tso; Sdsf; Control M; Db2; Cobol; Cics;



PROJECT Fractalia


Fractalia / Telefonica, Madrid, Spain


Functions/Responsibilities
Application forms and Workflow s conversion from SharePoint / EasyClickON application Melia Hotels/Telefonica ;
Technologies
SharePoint, Excel, Windows 7



April 2015 until
ChangeMan zMF Consultant

June 2016
SwedBank, StockHolm, Sweden



Contractor TEK Systems / Aston Carter International



Functions/Responsibilities
- Standardization of all ChangeMan zMF Infrastructure;
- Migration from ChangeMan zMF V7R1M3C to V8R1M0A;
- ChangeMan zMF Fixes and Patch's installation;
- Installation of ChangeMan instance in V8R1M0A;
- ChangeMan zMF Administrator's Training;
- Implement new functions like RACF PassTickets, HLLX, SSV, etc;
- Redesign House Keeping processes;
- Customer support;
- Project Management;
Technologies
zOS; REXX; JCL; TSO; SDSF; ISPF; CLIST; DB2; CICS; COBOL; ChangeMan zMF V7R1M3P1/2/3 & V8R1M0P1



October 2014 until
zOS System Technician and Config Handler

April 2015
Banco BPI, Lisbon, Portugal



Contractor Data Adviser



Functions/Responsibilities
- RTC & RDz Administrator;
- RTC & RDz Trainer at Customer Development and Operations Teams;
- PMR Problem Management Request Management on-site;
Technologies
zOS; REXX; JCL; TSO; SDSF; ISPF; CLIST; DB2; CICS; COBOL; IBM Rational Team Concert RTC v4.0.3, v5.0.1 and v5.0.2; IBM Rational Developer for z Systems RDz v9.0.1 and v9.1.1; IBM Rational Team Concert Integration for z Systems v4.0.3.3, v4.0.6.0 and v4.0.6.1;



May 2014 until
Freelance IT Analyst

September 2014
Madrid, Spain



Contractor N/A



Functions/Responsibilities
- Temporal substitution of colleagues on the client as a ChangeMan zMF Analyst;
- On-call Support;
- REXX Expertise;
- RACF Education by Spanish IBM;
Technologies
zOS Remote access with France ; ChangeMan ZMF; RACF; REXX; JCL; TSO; SDSF; TWS; ISPF; CLIST; VSAM; DB2; CICS; COBOL;



February 2012 until
Serena ChangeMan zMF Analyst

March 2014
BBVA.es, Madrid, Spain



Contractor DCOs Consulting



Functions/Responsibilities
- Product installation;
- Versions migration of the product;
- Migrations from version 5.6 to 6.1.3 and 6.1.3 to 7.1.3;
- Patch A installation on 6.1.3 and 7.1.3;
- Product customisation according to the client/supplier requirements;
- Product administration;
- Several meetings with the teams involved like Systems, Quality, Architecture ...
- Development of JCL, ISPF and REXX with files and DB2 tables, panels and ISPF skeletons, with zMF XML services ;
- Read and interpret Native COBOL programs with/without CICS and/or DB2;
- REXX Expertise;
- SMF records extraction;
- Performance Tuning;
- Tickets Remedy;
- SDSF Supervision;
- User support;
- On-Call Support;
Technologies
zOS; ChangeMan ZMF; DB2; RACF; REXX; JCL; TSO; SDSF; Remedy; MQ Series; TWS; Cobol; SMF;



June 2013 until
Serena ChangeMan zMF Analyst

July 2013
BBVA.pt, Lisbon, Portugal remotely from Madrid, Spain



Contractor DCOs Consulting



Functions/Responsibilities
- Version migration of the product from 6.1 to 7.1.3;
- Product customisation according to the client/supplier requirements;
- REXX expertise;
- Performance Tuning;
- User support;
Technologies
zOS; ChangeMan ZMF; DB2; RACF; REXX; JCL; TSO; SDSF; Remedy; Cobol;



June 2012 until
Serena ChangeMan zMF Analyst

June 2012
InfoCaja, Madrid, Spain



Contractor DCOs Consulting



Functions/Responsibilities
Installation and Customisation of Serena ChangeMan zMF in Liberbank;
Technologies
zOS; ChangeMan ZMF; DB2; RACF; REXX; JCL; TSO; SDSF; Jira; Cobol;



January 2012 until
Control M Enterprise/Tivoli System Operator

February 2012
Telefonica, Madrid, Spain



Contractor AirON / IBM.es



Functions/Responsibilities
Monitor Batch and Online mobile network;
Technologies
Control-M; Tivoli; Remedy; Windows; unix;



April 2011 until
Production Analyst - Control-M MidRange

December 2011
Banco Espirito Santo, Lisbon, Portugal



Contractor Tecnidata



Functions/Responsibilities
Process/Procedures in batch environment Optimisation midrange Control-M ;
- Built Manual of Good Practices - Approved by ESI & Banco Espirito Santo;
- Review of deployed applications in the project optimisation and standardization;
- New documentation templates - D.P.E. Dossier Preparation for Exploration Ch. 1-14 ;
- Meetings with the teams involved - Development and/or systems, IBM;
- Optimisation and standardization of Control-M chains in the project - The Drafts Control-M , Scripts and/or Batch Files;
- Use Control-M functionalities - User and system variables, utilities, etc ... in building control-M chains;
- New applications chains in the Control-M - Design, construction and documentation;
- Microsoft Project - Update;
- Interaction with IBM planning team;
- Administration Tasks in Control-M Users, Views, Permissions etc;
- Evaluation of software to development and production environments;
- Performance Tuning;
- On-Call support;
- User support;
Technologies
Control-M v6.2 v6.4; Remedy; Microsoft Project 2010; Unix; Windows; SQL;



August 2010 until
TWS/OPC Mainframe Technician on zOS

March 2011
Barclays, Lisbon, Portugal



Contractor Unisys



Functions/Responsibilities
- Develop scheduler tasks including construction, design and implementation of job's and/or JCL's chains supported by the documentation provided by the development teams;
- Promote programs to their environments - Development, Pre-Production and Live;
- Bridging between Systems / Development / Operations and Help-Desk teams;
- Develop utilities using REXX and CLIST;
Responsibilities
- Check each morning batch status of the night. Resolve any errors and correct in real terms solved overnight by the operator;
- Build batch applications TWS/OPC with the documentation provided by the development teams;
- Build/Validate JCL to be promoted to its environment Systems, Accept and Live;
- Package Construction/Validation Program's / ​​Copy ' s / JCL / Rexx / Clist ... to your environment - Endevor ;
- Resolution/Create/Assign Ticket Service Center v7.0 HP ;
- Recover files from backup - SAMS DISK;
- Recovery of DB2 tables From the FIC / IIC or Quiesce ... to tables or files;
- Perform data recovery files and DB2 tables - Development on request - Accept and Live;
- Reprinted maps of different cost centers including agencies - ESF / CA ;
- Create/Update all essential documentation for the production of each job running in Production - Opin 's;
- Process Automation - either application or Planning Mainframe Service Delivery by REXX and CLIST ;
- Bridge between Development and Barclays GB England teams;
- Run applications ONLINE requested by Development teams;
- Unload/Load data in different promotion sites System , Accept and Live - DB2;
- Transfer files to/from different entities - Connect Direct NDM;
- Read and interpret Native COBOL programs with/without CICS and/or DB2;
- REXX Expertise;
- On-Call support;
- User support;
Technologies
zOS; TWS / OPC; DB2; REXX; JCL; TSO; ISPF; CICS; ENDEVOR; SPAR; NDM; SDSF; HP Service Center; Remedy; Cobol;



March 2009 until
MidRange Control-M Scheduler

June 2010
Banco Espirito Santo, Lisbon, Portugal



Contractor Novabase / IBM.pt



Functions/Responsibilities
- Develop scheduler tasks including construction, design and implementation of job's and/or JCL's/Sript s chains supported by the documentation provided by development teams. Resolve any errors at scheduler level - Control M;
- Tickets REMEDY - Solve, Create and Assign;
- Meetings with Development teams;
Responsibilities
- Build Applications in Control-M with the documentation provided by the development teams and verified by me;
- Resolution / Create / Assign Ticket REMEDY;
- Create / Update all essential documentation for the production of each job running in this environment;
- Run applications ONLINE requested by Development;
- On-Call support;
- User support;
Technologies
Control-M Enterprise; Windows; Unix; Shell scripting; ORACLE; Remedy;



February 2009 until
TWS/OPC Operator on zOS

September 2010
Barclays, Lisbon, Portugal



Contractor SoftINSA / IBM.pt



Functions/Responsibilities
-Oversee and manage proactively the operating environment Mainframe OS/390 and/or zOS according to agreed processes and/or procedures;
-Review changes in services and operational impact;
-Implement approved changes as needed.
-Resolve 1st/2nd exceptions as appropriate, escalate exceptions properly;
-Meet all defined operational SLA and KPI's functional, ensure compliance with documented processes and procedures for the resolution of system and applicational errors;
-Identify and implement operational solutions to manage the coexistence of batch processes and transactions;
Technologies
TWS/OPC; DB2; REXX; JCL; TSO; ISPF; CICS; ENDEVOR; SPAR; NDM; SDSF; HP Service Center; Remedy;



June 2008 until
TWS/OPC Operator on zOS

December 2008
CGD - Caixa Geral de Depositos, Lisbon, Portugal



Contractor IBM.pt



Technologies
TWS/OPC; DB2; REXX; JCL; TSO; ISPF; CICS; SDSF; Remedy; Editran; DFHSM; IMS;



June 2007 until
Control-M Mainframe Operator on zOS and MidRange

May 2008
Banco Santander Totta, Lisbon, Portugal



Contractor Vantis / IBM.pt



Technologies
zOS; Control-M; DB2; REXX; JCL; TSO; ISPF; CICS; SDSF; Remedy; Control-M Enterprise Manager; DFHSM; VAX/VMS;



1999 until
Control-M Operator & Scheduler on OS/390, zOS and MidRange

2005
Banco Santander Totta, Lisbon, Portugal



Contractor N/A



Technologies
OS390; zOS; Control-M; DB2; REXX; JCL; TSO; ISPF; CICS; SDSF; Remedy; DFHSM; Cobol; VAX/VMS; Control-M Enterprise Manager; Control-M Desktop;



1994 until
Control-M Operator on MVS/ESA

1999
Banco Espirito Santo, Lisbon, Portugal



Contractor N/A



Technologies
MVS/ESA; Control-M; DB2; REXX; JCL; TSO; ISPF; CICS; SDSF; Remedy; DFHSM; VAX/VMS; TANDEM;



1994 until
Oracle Database Technician

1999
NovaBase, Lisbon, Portugal



Contractor N/A



Develop Unix/Oracle, including SQL Forms, SQL Reports, PL SQL, SQL, programs. I was part of several projects, including Social Security, Insurance and internal projects taking into account the growth of the company .
Technologies
Unix; Oracle; SQL Forms; SQL Reports; PL SQL; SQL;