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Thomas E. Williams
6743 Sweetwater Drive, Nineveh, Indiana 46164
cell [Send email to request phone number] 72-4400
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SUMMARY_______________________________________________________________________
• Dedicated specialist in every aspect of the IBM AS400. From administration,
programming, software installation, and performance tuning.
• Many years experience LPAR and HMC. Installation and administration.
• Currently hold ten IBM certifications.
EXPERIENCE____________________________________________________________________
Thomas E. Williams and Associates, Nineveh, Indiana, Consultant Company, 2010 to
currently
Consultant
• Install and upgrade 30 AS400’s a year for 13 IBM Solution Providers. Each
upgrade was a project which included planning, migration of libraries and data,
configurations and communications. I have helped and installed for customers
unsupported upgrades. Worked many upgrades that were not supported such as 3.2
to 5.3 and did it in one phase. Installed disk and memory as well as
configurations for raid and mirroring.
• Installed/upgraded AS400 systems with LPARs . Configured profiles for Linux
also.
• Planned, coded and implemented RPG programs, as well as CL for clients.
Experience with Cobol, Basic, and Fortran languages.
• Provided performance tuning for clients and gave security analysis..
• Worked with BRMS for backup solutions.
Data Processing Services, Indianapolis,Indiana, 2008 to 2010
System Engineer
• Sales of new AS400 Iseries, Power 5,6, and Power 7 to customers.
• Install and upgrade new AS400 Iseries including complete migration.
• Work with LPARS and HMC in a virtual environment with 6.1
• Provide technical support to over 200 AS400 customers in US and abroad.
• Installed BRMS for clients for backup solutions.
• Currently hold eight IBM certifications.
Thomas E. Williams and Associates, Nineveh, Indiana, Consultant Company, 2004 to
2008
Consultant
• Install and upgrade 30 AS400’s a year for 13 IBM Solution Providers. Each
upgrade was a project which included planning, migration of libraries and data,
configurations and communications. I have helped and installed for customers
unsupported upgrades. Worked many upgrades that were not supported such as 3.2
to 5.3 and did it in one phase. Installed disk and memory as well as
configurations for raid and mirroring.
• Installed/upgraded AS400 systems with LPARs . Configured profiles for Linux
also.
• Planned, coded and implemented RPG programs, as well as CL for clients.
Experience with Cobol, Basic, and Fortran languages.
• Provided performance tuning for clients and gave security analysis..
Support Net, Inc.(Arrow Electronics); Indianapolis, Indiana IBM Iseries
Distributor 1996 to 2004
System Engineer
• Worked in the Technical Support as a level 2-support person answering calls on
IBM operating system and license program products. Have extensive knowledge of
AS400 operating system, Query, and database techniques.
• Installed AS400s and configured LPARS for Support Net and for many of our
Solution Providers.
• Taught performance tuning and sizing classes for in house and Solution
Providers.
• Provided High Availability solutions for Solution Providers.
• Answer questions on S36 operating system and IBM communication protocols such
as SNA,SDLC, and TCPIP.
Harlan Sprague Dawley, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Medical Research Products
1986 -1993
Data Processing Manager
• Installed IBM E45 AS400 and migrated 4 IBM S36s to a new machine in a matter
of a few weeks. Installed IBM S36 computers in Europe.
• Designed and wrote order entries, accounts receivable, billing, general
ledger, inventory and production software in RPG.
• Installed worldwide communications software for 24 remote sites for better
customer communication.
• Implemented disaster recovery plan.
• Developed and installed EDI for major customers. Installed and managed local
area LAN. Manage four people.
EDUCATION______________________________________________________________________
IBM, St. Louis, Missouri
• Eight weeks of training on AS400 and IBM S36 which includes everything from
administration to performance tuning.
JDEdwards, Colorado; Training on case and software. Attended LPAR classes and
High Availability classes.
CERTIFICATIONS_________________________________________________________________
IBM Certified Specialist - Power Systems Sales for AIX andLinux
IBM Certified Solution Developer - WebSphere Integration Developer V6.1
Rational Change & Release Management Technical Sales Professional (v1)
WebSphere MQ Technical Sales Professional (v1)
IBM Certified Advisor - Internet Security Systems Technical v1
IBM Certified Specialist - Power Systems Technical Support for AIX and Linux
IBM Certified Specialist - Power Systems Technical Support for i
IBM Certified Specialist – Power Systems Sales Support for i
IBM Certified Technical Sales Specialist - Power Systems with POWER7 and IBM i -
v1
IBM Certified Sales Specialist - Power Systems with POWER7 and IBM i - v1
HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE
IBM A/S 400, S36, IBM mainframe, NCR, Burroughs and many pc computers. LAN,
WAN, remote controllers, and converters. Mapics, BPICS, and JDEdwards software.
All types of communication including SDLC, TCPIP, and SNA. I have over 35 years
experience in the field and I have been on the AS400 since its inception in 1988.
I worked on the S36 before that. I have over 20 years in RPG. I have worked with
RPG ILE also.
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