Résumé of
JOSEPH W. GALLAHER

Contact: Joe Gallaher
800-739-7724
Email: Joe@SPCI.net
Visit us at: www.SPCI.net

BOOKMARKS:

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
DETAILED EXPERIENCE
EDUCATION
VENDOR TRAINING

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

Acme Anvil Apr. 2001-present Lead CICS Systems Programmer
Mar. 1998-Apr. 2001 Programmer Analyst
Nov. 1996-Mar. 1998 Computer Operator
Aug. 1995-Nov. 1996 Anvil Inspector

EXPERIENCE:

Aug. 1995-

Acme Anvil
present
Lead CICS Systems Programmer (Apr. 2001-present) - Lead person over a four-member team responsible for systems programming support for CICS/TS 3.1 in a z/OS 1.7 Parallel Sysplex environment comprised of 250+ CICS regions. Specific duties/accomplishmnts included:
  • Lead person responsible for installation (SMP/E), customization and general system-level support for CICS/TS 3.1. Solely responsible for previous installation of CICS/TS 2.2.
  • Implemented CICSPlex SM across multiple MVS images for a large DB2 Data Sharing environment.
  • Installed and customized CICS Transaction Gateway 4.0.
  • Setup and maintained CICS-DB2 interface.
  • Implemented CICS-TCP/IP socket interface.
  • Troubleshot CICS-related systems problems using TMON/CICS as well as full-region and transaction dump analysis (IPCS, Abendaid/CICS). Also provided CICS applications-related problem diagnosis using CEDP, Xpeditor/CICS, and INTERTEST.
  • Monitored CICS performance and throughput using Omegamon/CICS and DFH0STAT. Also modified SAS programs to analzye SMF 110 records and report on current and potential transaction bottlenecks.
  • Implemented WLM (Q-mode) to balance CICSPlex workloads and improve response time.
  • Installed, maintained, and supported CICS-related software, including: TMON/CICS, Abend-AID for CICS, and Xpeditor/CICS.
  • Coded REXX routines to automate CICS-specific functions and alerts.
  • Designed and coded several CICS-related global user exits and user-replaceable modules (e.g., DTR, Autoinstall, Task Termination).
  • Assisted with CICS security by creating RACF profiles and defining the CICSPlex SM transactions to RACF.
  • Promoted to Lead CICS Systems Progammer in June 2004.
Programmer Analyst (Mar. 1998-Apr. 2001) - [insert Programmer Analyst job description]
Computer Operator (Nov. 1996-Mar. 1998) - {insert Computer Operator description here]
Anvil Inspector (Aug. 1995-Nov. 1996) - {insert BRIEF non-IT description here]

EDUCATION:

B. S., Computer Science (Magna Cum Laude), University of Maryland, May 1996.

VENDOR TRAINING:

CICSPlex System Manager Introduction (IBM)
CICSPlex System Manager Administration (IBM)
CICS-DB2 Interface for System Programmers (IBM)
CICS Transaction Server for z/OS V3.1 Structure and Debugging Module 1 (IBM)
CICS Transaction Server for z/OS V3.1 Structure and Debugging Module II (IBM)
CICS Transaction Server V3.1 Performance Tuning (IBM)
CICS TS for z/OS Problem Analysis (IBM)
CICS Application Programming (IBM)

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8606 Hillside Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90069
800-739-7724

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