Experience:	
4/06 - Present	Information Systems Consultant
	BNP Parabis
	iSeries Systems Engineer / Architect
	Configure and support MQ, Websphere, and MIMIX. Develop and implement Disaster
Recovery strategy, including regularly scheduled role swaps. Perform all aspects
of system maintenance in a multi-LPAR environment, utilizing i520 hardware.
Analyze PM400 data, along with iDoctor performance information, and tune system
accordingly. Architect and engineer solutions including hardware upgrades, long
term upgrade strategies, trend analysis, dynamic system resource allocation.
Perform system programming using APIs (RPG, CL). Provide rotational 24/7on call
support. Apply strong analytical and problem solving skills. Ability to manage
customer expectations in a complex and sometimes demanding environment. Operating
System upgrades, PTF maintenance, third party software maintenance, HMC
configuration and upgrades. Installed and utilized system analysis tools such as
DASD Plus, BMC Predict/Patrol, IBM LPAR Toolkit.

9/03 – 4/06	Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc.
	Lead iSeries Systems Engineer
	Involved with O/S upgrades, PTF installation and application, networking, on
call support, DASD upgrades, and maintaining overall system health and
performance. Interfaced with upper management to report system metrics and
analysis. Was responsible for upgrading all vendor software utilities
(Implementer, DBU, Robot, and various others) for the iSeries platform. Designed
and developed high level programs and utilities to aid in streamlining and
automating system administration functions. Configured TCP/IP and multiple
network interfaces. Hardware administered included an i595 frame with multiple
LPARs using the Hardware Management Console. Also supported Vision Solution’s
mirroring application. Heavily involved with disk-to-disk- to-tape (Virtual
Media) conversion to external EMC storage, thru BRMS. Responsible for meeting
service level agreements and availability targets for systems and technical
platforms.

	
	Test Lead 
Plan and oversee the satisfactory completion of assigned projects and tasks.
Develop, establish, and maintains overall standards, procedures and other
relevant documentation for technical platform. Develop, establish and maintains
metrics/measures and associated reporting to next level of management. Maintain
positive relationships with partner organizations in the IT Applications
Development areas as well as other business unit customers. Proficient PC skills
including Microsoft Project, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Utilize Test Director
and other testing tools to capture and analyze testing results. Provide tactical
and strategic plans that balance business need, technical industry direction, and
cost/benefit with corporate direction.
	




Warren A. King
Mobile (901) 331-5642   Email [Send email using form at bottom]


	Senior Programmer Analyst 
	Applied structured methodologies and tools to accomplish assigned project,
programming and analylitical tasks. Interacted directly with leadership and end
users to create detailed specifications for various development projects.
Willingly accepted new and challenging responsibilities on both the iSeries and
Unix platforms. Became exposed to deeper levels of project management and complex
technical issues. Some specific accomplishments include: Designed and developed
an Excel interface with full data validation and embedded VBA processing to serve
as a front-end data entry template. Worked on various other in-house development
projects, including conversions from Lawson to Stratton-Warren, as well as
conversions to Infinium. All iSeries change management was coordinated through
very complex configurations of MKS-Implementer. iSeries FTP and other data file
transfers were secured via PentaSafe. Automated job scheduling was executed via
ROBOT. All AIX change management was coordinated through PVCS. Designed and
developed Tibco adapters), as well as Hawk Rule Bases, for interfaces to PDB
(Patron Database). Development was done in CL, RPG/LE, VBA, Unix-C, Unix Shell
Scripting, SQL and Excel.

12/91 – 9/03	Information Systems Consultant 
	For Novartis Pharmaceuticals  (7/01 – 9/03):  
	Responsible for maintaining applications utilized in the drug and
pharmaceutical industry. Provided solutions for new development requests and
provided production support to existing applications. Worked directly with the
business and end users to resolve production issues, design and develop
enhancements to the existing systems.  Worked closely with the business users
while supporting Contract Administration, Rebates, Government Pricing, Rebates,
and Contracts, Designed and developed the Best Price Possible application for
Government Reporting. Maintained and developed applications that are client
server based utilizing the AS400 in a Data Warehousing environment.  Applications
for the end user were accessed through an NT Citrix Server interface and required
a high level of reliability and availability. Later became involved with
conversion to CPCC and also supported the EDI application and interface.
Development was done in CL, COBOL (including ILE), Visual Basic, DB2/400, RPG and
SQL. Change control was managed through MKS-Implementer.

For Bell Atlantic (7/98 –7/01): Worked as part of a team that converted a
mainframe based workers compensation system to ATS (a PC based client/server
system). Designed and converted existing OS/2 LAN to WinNT Server 4.0
environment, including a high-speed connection to the Internet. Was responsible
for various other corporate wide projects including Corporate Benefits. 
Implemented and configured TCP/IP on the AS400. Designed and developed a user
interface for automated file transfer via FTP. This automated system would also
read the FTP generated logs and notify the operator of failed transfers.
Transfers were processed via a dedicated T1 line and also securely across the
Internet. Also was responsible for all software development,  operating system
upgrades as well as all hardware configurations and migrations.  Designed and
developed AS400 applications and ad-hoc user requested reports pertaining to
corporate benefits, open enrollment and insurance. Provided  employee and
dependent demographic and statistical information. Design and Development was
done both in CL, RPG and COBOL with imbedded and stand alone SQL.
Warren A. King
Mobile (901) 331-5642   Email [Send email using form at bottom]


For NYNEX Corporation (7/92 – 7/98): converted existing PC based employee
benefits system From Microsoft C and Clipper to RPG400. Also converted an IBM
Mainframe based benefits compliance testing system from SAS/C with embedded SQL
to RPG400. Was responsible for all aspects of the AS/400 system administration,
system security, system upgrades (hardware & software), application design,
application development, and communications. Defined and established
communication links to remote and locally attached PC networks using both AS/400
Client Access and OS/2 Communication Manager. Designed and established network
communication links to remote S/370 mainframe systems for 3270 emulation,
SPLS/400, and LU6.2 communications. Programming was done in both RPG400 and
COBOL400. Installed and configured NDM (LU6.2 & IP) for the AS400 and assisted
the mainframe systems support with configuring the mainframe side of the
interface. Was involved with the VTAM and LU definitions as well as RACF
modifications required to build the NDM interface. Was responsible for all file
transfers from and to the AS400 using both NDM and FTP. Installed and configured
an NDM environment for OS/2 and for Windows NT Server to interface with the
mainframe NDM environment. Created batch routines to send and retrieve data from
the mainframe. Configurations and file transfers were made to both internal and
external hosts. Scheduled and implemented all system activities including backup
procedures, operating system upgrades and hardware configurations. Programming
was done both in CL, RPG and COBOL.

For Nestle Foods Corporation (5/92 – 8/92): designed and developed conversion
programs to be used in converting old financial applications (A/P and G/L) to new
application formats. Provided support for Global A/P , PO, and Computer
Associates G/L systems for the corporate headquarters in addition to 20 plants
and warehouses. 
Modified and developed APPC programs to transmit G/L transactions from
	warehouses and plants to the corporate headquarters. Programming was done in 
	CL, RPG400 and COBOL400.

For New York Telephone(12/91 – 7/98): designed and programmed RPG400 programs to
interface with the 3270 SNUF API (utilizing LU6.2protocols). These communication
programs allowed an AS/400 program to retrieve host screen information without
any need for programming on the host (screen scraping). 

4/90 - 11/91	Management Dynamics, Inc.
	Account Information Engineer
	Worked as part of a team that redesigned and reprogrammed a customer complaint

	tracking software package (CSSTech). Supervised as many as three programmers 
	during the development and enhancement phases of numerous projects some of 
	which include:1. Black & Decker (Manufacturing) 2. Eden Toys (Importing) 
	3. Adrienne Vittadini, Inc (Retail Sales). Designed and programmed a system
that 
	will dynamically generate RPG, DSPF, PF, and PRTF source code based upon user 
	parameters. Developed interface programs using 	the Systems Network
Architecture 
	Upline Facility (SNUF) and also Bisynchronous Communication files linking 
	midrange applications to IBM Mainframe applications. Created utilities and
executed 
	a full system 	conversion from AS/400 system/36 environment to the AS/400
native 
	environment. 

Warren A. King
Mobile (901) 331-5642   Email [Send email using form at bottom]


4/89 - 4/90	Hill Petroleum Company
	Senior Programmer Analyst
	Interfaced with users to define application needs including on-line screens,
reports, 
	database design,  and 	program processing. Provided on-going support to user 
	department to investigate and resolve application problems. Redesigned and 
	programmed a partial system conversion from AS/400 (S/36 Environment) to 
	AS/400 (Native Environment).


6/86 - 4/89	Nestle Foods Corporation
	Programmer Analyst
	Responsible for systems design, programming, documentation, conversion, 
	implementation, user support, and user training of various financial
application 
	systems. Programming was done in both RPGIII and COBOL. Became heavily 
	involved with System/38 File Transfer Utility and AS/400 PC Support.

Certificates:	 
	AMA Project Management Certificate

	IBM-Backup Recovery Media Services Certificate

	IBM-Hardware Management Console Certificate

	IBM-iDoctor for System i Performance Analysis Certificate

	Microsoft Certified Professional – Windows 2000


Education:	
	B.S. – Management Information Systems
Currently attending: Liberty University 
	
	A.O.S. - Computer Science and Business Management
1987	Westchester Business Institute 
	Cum Laude
	Awards: Presidents List, Deans List, and Who's Who Among College Students