Senior DB2 DBA technical specialist with 17 years of experience in mainframe environment. A DB2 DBA and systems programmer at IBM, and previously a senior member of the mainframe DB2 DBA team at Standard Bank for 15 years. Consistently top-rated achiever, I have throughout my career been heavily involved in large scale projects, across DB2, and BASE24 installations, all of which were successfully completed within deadlines. Hardworking, analytical team player adept at multi-tasking, with a strong willingness to learn and share knowledge with others. Technical skills: Platforms - IBM Mainframe z/OS, DB2 v8/v9/v10/v11 Languages - SQL, DDL, DCL, DQL, COBOL, REXX, CLIST Tools - IBM Tools for DB2, BMC Tools for DB2, CA Tools for DB2, TSO / ISPF, CLIST, JCL, Workload management, Object analysis, Concurrency control and locking, Access path and optimization, Storage management subsystem, IBM DB2 utilities, Data Sharing, Lotus Notes, System Design and Programming