Mike Watkins

Contractor @ CDI

About

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS Extensive and varied experience in large, data center environment including mainframe and distributed/midrange systems. Positions include project coordination, technical and administrative advisor, manager and mainframe systems programming. Excellent communications and interpersonal skills and a reputation for professionalism. Specialties: • Project coordination, tracking and resource scheduling. • Server systems installation scheduling, coordination, tracking, reporting and control. • Process improvement (LEAN). • MS Office products.

Country

United States

City

Phoenix

Industry

Information Services

Skill

Microsoft Office, Coordination, Project Coordination, Project Portfolio Management

Experience

phoenix arizona

various it positions

american express

1977-2 - 1996-1 · 19 yrs

Manager and director of a staff of software engineers performing operating system and vendor software support on midrange, Unix-based systems. Platforms included IBM RS/6000, Sun Microsystems and IBM AS/400. Manager of mainframe VM systems programming group. Position included both managerial and lead systems programmer duties for conversion to and on-going support of the VM/XA operating system. Platforms included IBM 3xxx series and Amdahl 59xx systems with Multiple Domain Facility.

advisory professional

ibm

2002-5 - 2010-5 · 8 yrs 1 mo

Advisory professional on American Express customer account. Most recent assignment as focal for new server operating system installation project review, scheduling, work load assignment, monitoring and reporting. Participated in process improvement activities for new project and delivery pipeline work streams. Prior roles included technical and administrative support for 2nd and 3rd line management staff, various infrastructure projects as well as departmental budgeting assistance and staff screening and recruitment as required. Routinely functioned as manager delegate.

project leader, lead software specialist and acting director

american express

1996-1 - 2002-4 · 6 yrs 4 mos

Project Leader, Lead Software Specialist and acting Director in various Technologies engineering groups having worldwide corporate responsibility for desktop and server testing and standards development. Major projects included global out-sourcing RFP for IT operations, planning and coordination of Year 2000 conversion project for desktops and servers.

contractor

cdi

2010-6 - 2012-7 · 2 yrs 2 mos

Contracted to IBM and assigned to Disney account. Responsible for system administrator scheduling and resource allocation/control on various customer projects: SAN migrations, SAN infrastructure upgrades, server software upgrades.