Jim Vreeland
Accomplishments while
contracted to Electronic Data Systems (12/2001 thru 12/2002)
Mainframe Systems
Provided 24x7 mainframe support for three SKF companies
Participated in OS/390 to z/OS upgrade
Assisted in conversion of OEM software products to EDS standard offerings
Designed SMS environment for production LPARS
Established enterprise printing solution using IBM Infoprint/Server
Upgraded tape solution from 3480 to 3490 for mainframe workload transition
Disaster Recovery
Implemented and tested business continuity procedures for SKF critical mainframe applications
Database Administration
Standardized the configuration of six DB/2 instances across three LPARS
Reconfigured DB2 catalog to segregate system data from application data for disaster recovery purposes
Implemented DB2/Connect for data sharing between mainframe and AS/400
Installed z/OS toleration service for DB/2 via SMP/E to prepare for O/S upgrade
Security Administration
Created security matrix establishing content and ownership of all mainframe resources and user groups
Activated and customized appropriate security classes for MQ/Series installation
Implemented security policies for EDS tech support groups during workload transition
Designed RACF / SDSF security configuration for local and remote operations groups
Administered DB2 security
Project Management
Organized and participated in transition of mainframe workloads for three SKF companies from Trooper PA to Charlotte NC
Performance Tuning
Performed tuning on I/O subsystem after workload move using RMF data
Updated IPS/ICS parameters to reflect change from multi-processor to uni-processor
Directed extensive CICS tuning effort to identify and correct long running IRC transactions
Miscellaneous
Created end-to-end response time profiles to measure the effect of mainframe workload transition
Assisted SKF and EDS management with billing issues using home-grown utilities