Thomas R. Risberg - Central Florida job seeker

Hello!

        I am an I.T. professional with 20+ years of experience using the IBM
'midrange' systems (System/38 - AS/400 - iSeries).  Recently, I relocated
from New Jersey to Orange City, Florida in order to provide support to my
parents, both of whom are advanced in age and have health issues.  I
accepted a voluntary severance package from my previous employer in order to
facilitate the move, and am currently seeking employment in the central
Florida area (roughly from Orlando to Daytona).  My preference would be a
technical role (System Management/Administration or Operations), but I am
also willing to consider application development and support opportunities.
The details of my background appear in the attached resume.  Thank you for
your interest in, and assistance with my search for employment.

Best regards,

Tom Risberg  

Thomas R. Risberg
2680 Grande Isle Drive Apt. 19112        
Orange City, FL 32763-7856      

E-mail: trisberg@xxxxxxxxxx
Home: (386) 774-8398  
Cell: (973) 879-0129  

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
I am an accomplished Information Technology professional with over 20 years of 
experience in the development and delivery of integrated hardware and software 
solutions, including:  AS/400 ? iSeries systems management, technical project 
management, support of business systems, and systems analysis/design. My 
objective is to obtain employment in central Florida (Orlando to Daytona area) 
in a technical capacity (System Management/Administration or Operations).  I 
will also consider application development and support opportunities.   

Demonstrated ability to rapidly achieve organizational and systems integration 
during acquisitions, mergers and divestitures.  Extensive experience with 
Financial systems.  Cognizant of Supply Chain Management considerations in 
manufacturing and distribution, and in import and distribution businesses. 

Proven expertise in:
* AS/400 (iSeries) system management, including planning, acquisition, 
installation, configuration of hardware and software, OS/400 version and 
release upgrades, PTF management, security, performance tuning, ?lights-out? 
automation, and disaster recovery. 
* Data management, including backup/recovery, archival/retrieval, migration, 
transport, integrated RDBMS, metadata/object extraction commands, and third 
party object cross referencing tools.
* Relational database design and administration, object-oriented programming, 
client/server infrastructure, and application integration and customization.  
* Project management and system/application design, development, and deployment 
using SDLC methodology.
* Leadership and team building, including relationship management of staff, 
clients, peers, and vendors.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Hardware:  AS/400 ? iSeries (CISC and RISC), UNIX Servers (RS/6000, HP, and 
Sun), Desktop and Laptop (IBM, Compaq, and Dell), UPS, Data storage and 
communications equipment (tape subsystems, CD R/RW/Server, dial-up and 
point-to-point modems, network adapters, 5x94 control units)

Software:  OS/400, CL, DB2/400, SQL/400, RPGIII & IV, Query/400, 
SEU/SDA/PDM/DFU, PSSecure, TurnOver, Aldon CMS, RSF, Robot, DBU, MessengerPlus, 
ICOM/400, APlus, Pathfinder, RPG Toolbox, IBM AnyNet, TCP/IP, FTP, SDLC, 
Ethernet, Token Ring, Dial-up Networking, Rumba, Reflections, Strategi, SAP 
R/3, UNIX (HP-UX), Linux, Oracle, Windows 3x/9x/ME/NT4/XP, MS Office, MS 
Project, MS Outlook, Lotus Notes

Functional:  Systems Management (planning, configuration, installation, 
maintenance, security, and process automation), Disaster Recovery and Business 
Continuity Planning, EDI, Project Management, Application 
Analysis/Development/Programming, Financial Systems, Manufacturing and 
Distribution Systems, HR/Payroll Systems, Software Selection (Applicability/Fit 
analysis and Proof of Concept)




PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
FORD MOTOR COMPANY (Aston Martin, Jaguar, Land Rover), Mahwah, NJ       6/2002 
to 11/30/2005
AS/400 Team Lead ? Land Rover Vehicle Systems, 6/02 ? 11/30/2005
*       Responsibilities included managing software development projects and 
on-going application support for various functional areas 
(Distribution/Logistics, Finance, Sales & Marketing, and Dealerships).  This 
included direct involvement in or leadership of multiple active projects and 
related staff.  Additional responsibilities included creation and maintenance 
of application compliance documentation, vendor software upgrades and 
configuration, and participation in Technical Services projects (operating 
system (V5R2M0 to V5R3M0) and hardware upgrades, data center 
shutdowns/restarts, and disaster recovery tests).
*       Performed in a leadership and hands-on technical capacity in a 
compliance-driven initiative to re-engineer the production and development 
environments residing on the iSeries - AS/400 servers.  The purpose of this 
project was to meet Sarbannes-Oxley and corporate I.T. policy requirements.  
Its scope includes establishing environmental equivalence between production 
and development servers, server replacements, OS/400 upgrade from V4R5M0 to 
V5R2M0, improving the backup and recovery strategy, disaster recovery 
planning/testing, security enhancements, source to object verification using 
Aldon CMS, data cleanup, replacement of existing job schedulers with Robot 
SCHEDULER, and reconfiguring the system to improve job execution/performance.
*       Successfully directed the application development and support efforts 
of a team of 7 iSeries - AS/400 IT professionals during migration and 
integration efforts related to the closing of offices in another state.  All 
team members were new to the organization, and had no previous experience in 
the automotive industry.  In addition to numerous support requests and 
application development initiatives within the Vehicle Systems area, the team 
also contributed to the successful completion of key projects (Fourth Region, 
Business Builder, Data Warehouse, corrective measures to address audit 
findings) in partnership with I.T. peers from a separate franchise area.  
Technologies utilized: IBM AS/400, RPG/400, CL, SQL/400, DB2/400, FTP.

ABBOTT LABORATORIES, Parsippany, NJ     3/2001 to 12/31/2001
Manager - Pharmaceutical Products Division, IM&T Operations & Quality Systems, 
3/01-12/01 (Note that this position continued my service from Knoll 
Pharmaceutical Company, which was purchased from BASF Corp. by Abbott 
Laboratories.)
*       Managed a staff of 14 IT professionals with an annual budget of $1.5+ 
million.  Implemented organizational infrastructure, delegated management and 
administrative workflow processes, and partnered with internal and external 
resources to deliver quality solutions and resolve issues.  Negotiated budgets, 
services and statements of work with clients and vendors.
*       Led key elements of the acquisition process of Knoll/BASF Pharma for 
Abbott Laboratories integration team. Assisted with the 
migration/replacement/decommission of Knoll Company systems.  Prepared and 
instituted a Service Level Agreement between Abbott and BASF Corporation.
*       Recommended the transfer of SAP R/3 intellectual property from BASF to 
Abbott.  Directed related project logistics, which resulted in the successful 
migration of two SAP R/3 clients comprised of FI/CO, MM, PP/PI, QM, and SD 
modules within six months.
*       Facilitated analysis of ACTA ETL product as a possible component of a 
data warehousing solution.




KNOLL PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY (BASF PHARMA), Mount Olive, NJ     9/1987 to 3/2001
Associate Director, 4/00-3/01
*       Oversaw the activities of nine SAP R/3 and Business Systems team 
members.  Managed departmental and project budgets of $1+ million.
*       Worked closely with BASF IT colleagues to ensure that a validated state 
was maintained for the SAP R/3 configuration, implemented as three clients 
(development, quality, and production) on IBM RS/6000 servers.  
*       Recommended, established, and successfully led to completion a project 
to enhance the client-server Forecasting and Planning system with improved GUI 
and reporting features.
*       Coordinated logistics related to the sale of Knoll/BASF Pharma business 
to Abbott Laboratories.  Identified integration team members and assisted with 
system migration efforts.

Manager - Business Systems Support, 5/98-4/00
*       Oversaw the activities of five Business Systems team members.  Managed 
departmental and project budgets of $4+ million.
*       Supported all legacy systems to free I.T. resources for the completion 
of key enterprise projects, e.g., SAP R/3, Seibel, and Contract Management. 
Successfully led project to address/resolve Y2K issues that included testing 
and remediation of hundreds of PC applications and business systems in a 
validated environment, including IBM AS/400 legacy applications.  Managed 
additional staff of five Y2K contractors.
*       Proposed replacement of existing client-server Forecasting and Planning 
system.  Led effort to design, develop, test and successfully deploy the new 
client-server version utilizing Oracle and PowerBuilder in HP-UX and NT 4.0 
environments. 

Project Manager - Midrange Systems, 5/96-5/98
*       Formally assumed all AS/400 Security Officer responsibilities which 
included the management/configuration of security, operating system, hardware, 
data communications, business applications portfolio and data, third-party 
utilities, change control, and disaster recovery planning and test execution.
*       Directed, planned, and successfully completed the low-cost AS/400 
migration from CISC to RISC technology using the IBM Replace-a-Release roadmap.
*       Key player for Knoll in a BASF initiative to standardize PC 
hardware/software solutions.  Tested software for NT 4.0 compatibility, created 
installation scripts and led the configuration and implementation of Rumba 
software.
*       Created, tested, and implemented a Rumba notebook profile for company 
employees to connect to all production servers using TELNET, FTP, remote 
dial-in, and/or IBM AnyNet to allow APPC traffic across TCP/IP architecture.
*       Key member of integration team supporting the merger of Knoll 
Pharmaceutical Company and Boots Pharmaceuticals.  Developed a solution that 
allowed orders to be processed and shipped using dissimilar EBCDIC and ASCII 
based systems.  Solution featured use of asynchronous program-to-program 
communication (AS/400 send and receive data queue commands), and FTP "put" and 
"get" commands.  Responsible for modification and support of sales reports.  
Converted of Boots historical sales data for use with inquiry and reporting 
programs developed on the IBM AS/400.  Technologies utilized: IBM AS/400, 
RPG/400, CL, SQL/400, DB2/400, FTP.

KNOLL PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY (BASF PHARMA) - Project Leader, 5/90-5/96
*       Designed, developed, and successfully implemented budget/expense 
analysis, and medium term forecast systems to meet corporate financial planning 
and reporting requirements.  System features: normalized data base, extensive 
use of 

KNOLL PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY (BASF PHARMA) - Project Leader, continued
SQL/400 and OPNQRYF, pre-summarization tables to maximize performance, data 
areas for processing control, and automated monthly updates 
from receipt of BASF corporate flat files via RJE.  Technologies utilized: IBM 
AS/400, RPG/400, CL, SQL/400, DB2/400, RJE.
*       Customized Knoll Pharmaceutical Company and Knoll Fine Chemicals 
business applications as part of the BASF Harmony project.  Defined data 
structures/program code to support sales/cost accounting and customer 
maintenance information gathering, formatting, transmission, and retention 
processes.  Technologies utilized: IBM AS/400, RPG/400, CL, SQL/400, DB2/400, 
RJE.
*       Key contributor in the IBM System/38 to AS/400 migration.  Improved 
processing reliability and stability by implementing remote dialup, planning 
and executing off-site disaster recovery testing, and deployment of  TurnOver 
change management, Robot automated processing and Abstract/Probe cross 
referencing/documentation systems.

Senior Programmer Analyst, 9/87-5/90
*       Designed, developed, and successfully implemented a real-time order 
monitoring system for controlled substances as mandated by the DEA.  Featured a 
subsystem for asynchronous program-to-program communication, along with 
SQL-like OPNQRYF (Open Query File) commands, normalized database, and join 
logical files for rapid data access and summarization.  Technologies utilized: 
IBM System/38, RPGIII, CL, DDS (database and screen creation).
*       Responsible for support and customization of Knoll Fine Chemicals 
business applications (Knoll Pharmaceutical Company and Knoll Fine Chemicals 
were divisions of BASF Corp.).  Enhanced the order processing system to 
automatically select and allocate inventory based on default business rules, or 
user selected override options, relying heavily on the dynamic building of 
SQL-like OPNQRYF statements.  Designed, developed, and successfully implemented 
a Sales Statistics Reporting and Customer Buyout Cross Reference system 
utilizing normalized database design, SQL, pre-defined indexes, join logical 
files, and data pre-summarization to enhance system performance.  Technologies 
utilized: IBM System/38, RPGIII, CL, DDS (database and screen creation).
*       Provided hardware and operating system support for IBM System/38, as 
well as programming and problem resolution for company business systems.

COLORITE PLASTICS COMPANY, Ridgefield, NJ       2/1984 to 9/1987
Assistant DP Manager
*       Supported system and business applications in an IBM System/38 
environment.  Significant contributions included: planning and implementing 
upgrades to hardware and operating system environment, implementation of SDLC 
point-to-point communications with two remote manufacturing sites, installation 
of tape backup subsystem, installation/configuration of a UPS to prevent system 
crashes, and installation/configuration of first-generation IBM PCs connected 
to System/38 host system.

EDUCATION
Computer Learning Center ? Paramus, NJ  
Certificate in Computer Programming, 1984               
GPA: 4.0  *  Honors Graduate  *  Peer Tutor

Colorado State University ? Fort Collins, CO
Forestry, 1970 ? 1971 

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING 
SQL/400 Programming
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING, continued 
Project Management  
Communication, Leading Teams, Conflict Resolution, Delegation, and Time 
Management
Overview of SAP/R3
Accelerated SAP Implementation
Intro to Oracle for Experienced SQL Users
UNIX System Basics II  

* REFERENCES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST *