Rashid Jiwani REQUEST RESUME

IBM Certified Sr. System Administrator, Database Administrator

AVAILABLE   |   Remote Only   |   Recruiters OK   |   US   |   Posted on Dec 06, 2020

Rashid  Jiwani

Engineer, MBA (IT/Finance)

IBM Certified AS400 iSeries Sr. System Administrator & Database Administrator

 

          Cell: +1 (678)  480 – 9999

         Email:  RashidJiwani@gmail.com

 

 

Over 20 years’ experience as IBM AS400 iSeries – Sr. System Administrator & Database Administrator

 

Objective:

  • To obtain a management position to help develop, support, security, service to the success of the company through utilizing my rich experience and technical skills in the most productive manner

 

Education:

  • Master’s in Business Administration, MBA (IT / Finance)
  • Bachelor’s in Engineering (Chemical Engineering)
  • Bachelor’s in Accounting (Accounting / Business)

 

2002 - onwards                                          IBM AS400 iSeries Sr. System Administrator & Database Administrator

  • IBM Certification on IBM i Administration and Control
  • IBM i System Configuration, Installing LIC (Licensed Internal Code), OS (Operating System), Licensed Programs
  • Creating multiple LPARS (Logical Partitions), Disk Parity Protection, adding disk units to ASP, Product Keys, System Migration
  • HW used IBM iSeries Power 7/8408-E8D, Power 7/8202-E4D, Power 8/9119-MME
  • Upgrade OS/400 Operating System. Recently, upgraded OS/400 to V6R1, V7R1, V7R2 on multiple LPARS, Planning on upgrading OS/400 to V7R3
  • Managed Server and LPARS using HMC (Hardware Management Console) 7042-CR7. Upgrade HMC to V9R1
  • Maintaining Tape Library 3573 with multiple Magazines, High Density LTO5 Backup Tapes
  • Installing IBM PTF (Fixes), FTP directly from IBM Fix Central to the iSeries using Image Catalog, SNDPTFORD
  • Install and maintain Powertech Antivirus Tool on all LPAR’s
  • Allocating & Optimizing System Resources, DASD, CPU, Shared Pool Memory
  • IBM DB2 Web Query for I (Power Security Compliance), Generating & comparing reports from all LPAR’s
  • System Performance Tuning using iDoctor, Job Watcher, Disk Watcher, PEX Performance Analyzer, Plan Cache
  • System i Performance Navigator for GUI Interface
  • System Networking, Line Description, Controller Description, TCP/IP, NETSTAT, Printer setup, Spooled files
  • System Audit, Remote Journaling for Security Audit Trails, Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) Audit, PWC Audit
  • System Values for the security purpose. Integrated File System (IFS)
  • System Cleanup and Maintenance, Creating Indexes, Reorganizing Large Files, Archiving Files
  • Secure FTP / SSL, EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) between various systems, TELNET
  • Creating Sub-Systems to run jobs, other than QBATCH, QINTER, etc. Using Job Scheduler (same as ROBOT)
  • Designing iSeries environments like DEV, UAT, PRD, etc. for QA Testing
  • User Account Management, user-id, password security to sync with the server, grant / revoke special authority, private authority to users. Maintaining job description for proper user access
  • MQ Series WebSphere, Channels, Queues, Queue Managers, and other encrypted software's for Data Exchange
  • Maintaining DB2/400 databases, PDM (Programing Development Manager), SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle), Reorganizing Large Databases, SQL/400, Query/400
  • BRMS System Backup and Restore, Disaster Recovery Planning, Restoring system on a different server
  • High Availability replicating software’s like Mimix, iTera, etc.
  • Change Management Software’s, TURNOVER, COOL2E, PTC Implementer, etc.
  • Use of SST (System Service Tools), DST (Dedicated Service Tools) to identify and diagnose the system issues
  • Installing, Configuring, Supporting, Upgrading third party applications, running on AS400 iSeries
  • Data Mining and extraction from different platforms across the network
  • Worked extensively on various ERP / BPCS Modules (same as JD Edwards, SAP):
  • Financials – Account Receivables, Account Payables, General Ledger, Financial Retrieval System
  • Distribution – Inventory, Purchasing, Order Entry, Billing & Sales, Forecasting
  • Interact with HW/SW vendors, PC connection with AS400 using ACS (Access Client Solutions)
  • Content Manager OnDemand
  • Excessive use of Microsoft Office products, Excel, Access, etc.
  • Provide 24X7 system support, ensure 100% system high availability, and helpdesk coverage

 

 

2000 - 2002                 UPS Capital Corp                 IBM AS400 iSeries System Administrator & App. Administrator

  • System Configuration, Installing LIC & OS (Licensed Internal Code, Operating System), Creating multiple LPARS (Logical Partitions), Disk Parity Protection, adding disk units to ASP, Installing Licensed Programs, Product Keys, System Migration
  • System Administration of AS400 iSeries, Upgrading OS400 from V5R3 to V5R4
  • Installing LIC (License Internal Code), OS (Operating System), License Programs, Product Keys
  • Installing IBM PTF’s (Fixes), FTP directly from IBM Fix Central to the iSeries using Image Catalog
  • Installing, Implementing, Maintaining & support of commercial International Factoring software I-FACTOR, and its upgrade from V4.1 to V5.2. Specialized training from its vendor Hill Price Davison in London, UK
  • Installing, Implementing, Maintaining & support of ERP software BPCS, and its upgrade from V4.3 to V6.05. Also had specialized ERP training from its vendor
  • System Tuning, Performance & Optimization, DASD storage, User Profiles and their sign-on menus, User Access commands, Job queues, Out queues, IP Address, Spool files, Re-route spool files to another printers, Job Scheduler, BRMS System Backup & Recovery, System IPL
  • Connectivity and support with AS400 iSeries offshore remote users from UK, Hong Kong, Taiwan, etc.
  • DB2 Database Administration, Data Transfer between LPAR’s on iSeries and across network, Secure FTP
  • Assisting programmers using PDM Tools
  • Installing, Prototyping, User’s Training on SW applications incl. ERP / BPCS modules:
  • Financials – Account Receivables, Account Payables, General Ledger, Financial Retrieval System
  • Distribution – Inventory, Purchasing, Order Entry, Billing & Sales, Forecasting, Multi Currency

 

 

1997 - 2000                 GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceutical Company                                                 Manager – MIS

  • User Interface, Prototyping, Installing, Implementation of ERP BPCS products on AS400 at the client’s location
  • Installing, Prototyping, User’s Training on SW applications incl. ERP / BPCS modules:
  • Financials – Account Receivables, Account Payables, General Ledger, Financial Retrieval System
  • Distribution – Inventory, Purchasing, Order Entry, Billing & Sales, Forecasting, Multi Currency
  • Worked extensively on ERP BPCS Financials and Distribution modules, BPCS Training at client’s location
  • Managed a team of programmers to amend the source of BPCS module, and tailor to client’s specifications
  • Change System Values to configure BPCS modules, Create diff. environments in BPCS, like DEV, UAT, PROD
  • Change User Profiles for BPCS users, granting object and special authorities
  • Creating Initial Sign-on Menus for BPCS users


My Specialties

IBM AS400 (iSeries) System Administrator, Database Administrator


Geographic Preferences:

  1. No Geographical Preference
  2. Remote Working.

Security Clearances:

  1. OK

Disciplines



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