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. 2003-present Senior Performance Analyst
America First Bank Nov. 2001-Apr. 2003 MICS Administrator
Feb. 1999-Nov. 2001 SAS Programmer

EXPERIENCE:

Apr. 2003-

Acme Anvil
present
Senior Performance Analyst - Responsible for performance analysis and system-level tuning for a multi-LPAR, 20,000 MIP z/OS 1.7 mainframe environment. Specific responsibilities included:
  • Designed and coded a wide variety of SAS programs to evaluate z/OS CPU, I/O and storage performance statistics. These programs extracted and utilized a variety of source data, including: MICS, MXG, and raw SMF records.
  • Also used tools such as TMON/MVS, Omegamon, and RMF to monitor z/OS performance.
  • Isolated CICS and DB2 transaction bottlenecks using TMON/CICS, TMON/DB2, CICS PA, DB2 PM, and SMF data analysis.
  • Identified network bottlenecks using Network Vantage and utilized EMC's Symetrix tools to monitor SAN resources. Advised storage administration team members on ideal volume placement.
  • Implemented WLM for 15 LPARs and set up Goal Mode policies based on specified business requirements.
  • Utilized Strobe, CICS PA, and Trace outputs to identify application-related performance issues.
  • Produced Excel-based graphs and spreadsheets to compare performance reality with SLA goals.
  • Designed and developed (SAS, MICS) an ad hoc chargeback system to track resource allocation.
  • Provided performance analysis for 300 Windows servers using NTSMF to collect and analyze Perfmon data. Also created and maintained a database to track Windows historical performance data.
Feb. 1999-

America First Bank
Apr. 2003
MICS Administrator (Nov. 2001-Apr. 2003) - {insert MICS Administrator description here]
SAS Programmer (Feb. 1999-Nov. 2001) - {insert SAS Programmer description here]

EDUCATION:

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

VENDOR TRAINING:

Workload Manager Goal Mode Migration (IBM)
OS/390 Workload-Based Performance Management (IBM)
Workload Manager Workshop (TechKnowledge)
z/OS Performance Measurement and Tuning (IBM)
Best/1 Capacity Planning and Performance Management (BMC)

Systems Programming Consultants, Inc
8606 Hillside Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90069
800-739-7724

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