Markus Pelt
Phone: (303) 223-4866
FAX: (303) 223-4866
Email:
MARKPELT@PELTIND.COM
SUMMARY Wide breadth and depth of experience.
þ Expert in Sun StorageTek VSM – Virtual Storage Manager.
þ Expert in z/OS & MVS systems
programming internals.
þ Expert in
commercial software development,
support & training
on IBM mainframes using BAL,
structured macros, REXX, C/C++, PL/1, VTAM, IBM 327X.
þ Worldwide expert in mainframe systems
operation automation
(including author of
AF/Operator and co-author of OPS/MVS), Netview and SA/390
þ Excellent writer and teacher of advanced and introductory IT courses
in REXX, Assembler, ISPF Dialog
Manager, TSO CLIST, JCL, MVS internals, MVS Subsystem
interface, MS Office, Word, Excel,
MS Access, Powerpoint
þ Vast technical
support experience for mainframe and PC software
including installation and
maintenance of MVS ESA and z/OS operating systems and related
program products from multiple
vendors. Level 1,2 and 3 experience on Windows and mainframes.
LANGUAGES Native Dutch speaker,
English and French.
BAL assembler
(30+ years) OS/MVS, MVS, z/OS, VTAM, SVC writing, SSI subsystem interface,
cross-memory mode applications, 3270 I/O streams, EXCP and channel programming
for DASD.
REXX
(15 years) MVS TSO/E REXX, OS/2 REXX, Windows Quercus REXX, Windows 95, Object
REXX C++/C
(8+ years), MVS SAS/C, MS Visual C++, Borland C,
PL/1
(4 years) IBM MVS, z/OS
SAS
(4 years) IBM MVS, z/OS
Visual BASIC
(4 years) Windows, Windows 95, Windows NT
Smalltalk
(2 years), Digitalk SmallTalk on OS/2
COBOL
and FORTRAN, JCL, Intel
80x86 and Z80 Assembler
SOFTWARE Mainframe: z/OS, MVS/ESA, VM, CMS, Netview, AF/Operator, AutoOperator, OPS/MVS, Netview, SA/390, subsystem programming interface, in-depth BAL and REXX programming, SAS, SAS/C, C/370, VTAM programming, SMF record processing, JES2 and JES3 modifications and exits, external writers, ISPF dialog programming and panel writing.
PC: Programming on Windows 95/98/NT/ME/2000/2003, . Microsoft Visual C++ & MFC, Visual Basic, Visual Studio, Microsoft Office 97/2000/XP development including building Access data bases and Excel spreadsheets, Borland C++ 4.5, Digitalk Smalltalk, IBM C Set/2 2.1, Presentation Manager Programming, IBM OS/2 LAN Server, OS/2 Warp and 2.1
PDA: FormLogic (Basic) for
WORK EXPERIENCE (many
of the underlined company names below contain embedded web links and can be
clicked on)
Integrated Storage Engineer
(May 2006 to
September 2008) Sun (formerly StorageTek),
Louisville/Broomfield, CO
Provide main interface
to partners with FICON switches and channel extenders (such as Brocade/McData,
Cisco and Ciena) that need to operate with FICON mainframe tape drives, tape
silos and virtual tape solutions under the StorageTek product line, especially
StorageTek Virtual Storage Manager (VSM) and the Sun Vritual Tape Library
products. Provide support for testing and qualification of new products
interoperability with partner products. Coordinate testing, and knowledge about
interoperability.
VSM Instructor & Course
Developer (May
2005 to April 2006) Sun
Microsystems (formerly StorageTek),
Teach main course on
Virtual Storage Manager, Sun’s flagship tape virtualization product, to
customers and Sun personnel. Course is 4.5 days long and extremely technical
requiring detailed and in-depth knowledge of MVS (allocation, tape processing,
job processing, Hardware Configuration Definition). Other responsibilities include
maintaining the Customer Education Lab hardware and software, including
implementing new release. Also continued to enhance the main course as well as
create additional add-on modules, such as the VSM Vault Utilities, and the ExPR
software product. Job requires a delicate balance of both technical and people
skills to be effective in delivering the material.
Course Developer (January 2005 to May 2005) StorageTek, Louisville, CO
Create On-The-Job activities for students after finishing z/OS and MVS courses. Included web page development, JCL assignments, and tests to verify that students have absorbed course material theory and can their newly acquired knowledge to practical on-the-job situations.
Tape Library Test Engineer (September 2004 to January 2005) StorageTek, Louisville, CO
Assist in testing new microcode for mainframe tape silo hardware and tape library software. Tests are run from VM operating system on the mainframe as well as on the control unit hardware itself. Wrote REXX code to automate testing cycles on VM.
Mainframe Automation Consultant
(April 2004 to
August 2004) Charles Schwab Co,
Assist in conversion
of task automation from OPS/MVS SSM to IBM SA/390 V2.2. Create design for
graphical monitoring facility (GMFHS) of entire
PC Medic (March 2002 to April 2004) Pelt Industries,
Started own business fixing PC hardware and software problems for home users and small businesses. Provide technical support in case of software problems such as systems hangs, "blue screens", software incompatibilities, virus infections, data recovery. Also provide web design and web hosting services.
Software Developer Consultant
(September 2001 to
March 2002) XR Technologies, The
C++/C conversion project for a video startup company to build a SDK for a software package that renders real-time production quality video imaging of virtual reality studio sets (such as those seen on most evening news shows).
Mainframe Software Consultant
(April 2001 to September
2001) Cendant Corp.,
Convert startup/shutdown of hundreds of IMS regions from BMC AutoOperator to CA OPS/MVS for Avis and Budget car reservation systems. Implement OPS/MVS on many other LPARs. Contract cancelled after 9/11.
Software Web Architect Consultant
(September 2000 to
January 2001) eWine B.V.., The
Primary architect of data base and workflow
for www.vinovia.com website featuring Just-In-Time
ordering and shipping for retail and wholesale wine sales all over
Software Operations Automation
Consultant (August
1999 to August 2000) IBM
Corp.,
Assist in conversions from OPS/MVS to Netview for clients of IBM Global Services. Write Netview and SA/390 CLISTs. Also par-time work installaing hardware and software for Windows and Windows NT Local area networks at small businesses.
Software Developer Consultant
(February 1999 to
July 1999) QMSoft Inc, Boulder,
Assist in porting of C/C++ address standardization and geographical coding software from Windows to OS/390. Teach classes in MVS Concepts & Facilities to educate developers on OS/390 platform.
Software Operations Automation
Consultant & Instructor (Sept 1997 to January 1999)ProTech
Inc.,
Assist clients in conversions from CA-Automate/MVS to CA-OPS/MVS automation packages. Teach classes in REXX, Operations automation, MVS Concepts & Facilities. Clients included US Sprint, Farmer’s Insurance and Bank of America, Duke Energy, The St. Paul Companies, and EDS.
Senior PDA Software DevelopeR & Architect (January 1997 to June 1997) Trauma Care IPA, Boulder, CO
Lead contract programmer developing client/server medical software
on Apple
Level 3 Technical Support
(March 1995 to
January 1997) Candle Corp.,
As part of 18-person team, develop fixes for mainframe operations automation
products (AF/Operator and Omegacenter Gateway). Installed
and maintained MVS test systems (including JES3, JES2, CA7, CA11,
HSM) using SMP/E. Read system dumps using IPCS. Developed REXX programs to
automate PTF review process. Reviewed code fixes and enhancements, including
APPC and JES3 support.
Taught
classes in REXX, MVS internals, ISPF Dialog development, MVS
Subsystem Interface.
Senior Software Developer
(Feb 1992-Nov
1994) Enterprise Software Corp.,
Marina del Rey, CA
As part of 11-person team, designed, developed and tested workload scheduling tool for IBM mainframes written in C and C++. Personally responsible for LU 6.2 data communications from OS/2 workstation to mainframe; wrote graphical user interface using Smalltalk; assisted with design and testing of assembler SMF exits, subsystem exits to gather data, and the console interface to issue operator commands. Also installed and maintained MVS ESA and XA test systems and program products with SMP/E for regression testing.
Senior Software Developer
(Feb 1989-Jan 1992) MVS Software Inc., Los
Developed 3270 VTAM terminal emulation to allow interface to any 3270-based mainframe packages (TSO, CA/7, CICS, OMEGAMON) using LU2. Implemented C/C++ interface for product using SAS C/C++ compiler enabling existing assembler code to call C modules and vice versa.
Software Consultant (Jan 1986-Jan 1989) MVS Software
Inc., Los
International Business Link, Marina del Rey, CA
Elan Software Inc.,
Memorex
Corp,
Connectivity Systems Inc,
American
President Lines LTD,
Memorex
Corp,
Developed various software packages for several startup software startups as well as Fortune 500 companies.
¨ Co-author for commercially successful mainframe automation package OPS/MVS, for which I developed a REXX compiler/interpreter, and the multi-system communications facility (MSF) between mainframes using (non-LU 6.2) VTAM programming, and ISPF automation testing facility (AOF). Also functioned as project manager for development group. Company was sold after 3 years for $26 million to Goal Systems Inc. Assisted in installation and maintenance of MVS 3.8 and XA test systems and program products under VM for testbeds.
¨ Developed in C on Windows software to graphically edit a computer network and generate/update NCP gen decks for mainframes Net*Edit Windows software (International Business Link).
¨ Co-developed Windows software which could control an IMS system from a PC using 3270 terminal emulation. Elan Workstation. Boole & Babbage bought company.
Software Developer (Nov 1984-Jan 1986) Compucept
Inc.,
Developed mainframe computer operations automaton tool called Intercept. Responsible for design, coding and testing. It was one of the first packages to include its own scripting language and use the MVS subsystem interface. Package was sold for over $2 million to Candle Corporation; is now named AF/Operator and is still earning over $25 million a year in revenues for Candle.
Data Communications Manager (Sept
1983-July 1984) Saga
Corporation,
Lead
Systems Programmer (Jan 1983-Sept 1983)
Technical
Support Manager (Jan 1982-Jan 1983)
Senior
Systems Programmer (Oct 1980-Jan 1982)
¨ Maintained VS/1 and VM operating systems on IBM mainframe for $1 billion food corporation (owner of Straw Hat pizza,Velvet Turtle,Chili’s restaurant chains) as lead system programmer.
¨ Managed group of five systems programmers responsible for maintenance of MVS, VS/1 and VM operating systems; lead 9 month conversion project from VS/1 to MVS.
¨ Reorganized data communications department and trained data communications staff. Responsible for network of 130 local 3270 terminals and hundreds of remotely polled restaurant terminals.
¨ Designed, coded and implemented voice-synthesized telephone data entry system which resulted in over $20,000 savings within first 6 months of operation.
Systems Software Developer (March
1980-Oct 1980) Memorex Corp.,
Technical
Education Specialist (Aug 1979-March 1980)
Systems
Programmer (May 1978-Aug 1979)
¨
As developer designed, wrote and tested mainframe
package to allow printing of JES2 output on 3286 printers over a
distributed network. Distributed Printing System (DPS) was sold for $1.5
million.
¨ As education specialist taught classes on 370 assembler, ISPF, TSO CLISTs and JCL.
¨ As systems programmer was responsible for corporate data center mainframe operating system. Performed various MVS, VS/1 and VM sysgens. Installed and maintained program products. Assisted users and operators with system problems.
Systems Programmer (May 1977-April 1978) Planning
Research Corp.,
Systems
Programmer (Oct
1974-May 1977) Virginia Commonwealth University,