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Martina Schmidt
 
Education:
 
Qualifications:
Dipl.-Inform. (BA) / Bachelor of Science of honours in Applied Computer Science Berufsakademie Stuttgart / University of Cooperative Education, Germany
Thesis Title: Performance considerations for Java EE applications on mainframe operating system z/OS, 2006
 
Languages :
English - Fluent
German - Fluent
French - Good
Spanish - Basic
 
Professional experience:
 
Profile
Martina Schmidt is a System z IT Architect working for IBM Germany. She works as a technical presales specialist in IBM System z Field Technical Sales Support and is responsible for Java and J2EE on z/OS. She is specialized in the areas of performance, troubleshooting and security for Java and J2EE applications.
She has worked for IBM since 2003 when she started her studies at University of Cooperative Education in Stuttgart. During her three years of studies with practical internships at IBM departments she did projects in Global Services Operations and in sales, worked with Lotus Domino, z/VSE and Tivoli products.
Her main responsibility in her current job role is system engineering for dedicated customers. In addition to that she is supporting a wide range of customers, independent software vendors and business partners with Java on z/OS.
 
Key Skills:
 
Programming languages:
• Extensive experiences in Java, PHP, HTML and CSS
• Basic knowledge of C and Assembler
Operating systems:
• Deep knowledge about all Microsoft Windows products
• Profound knowledge about z/OS
• Basic experiences in Unix, Linux, z/VSE
Databases:
• Profound theoretical knowledge about DBMS
• Numerous practical experiences with DB2, MySQL, Lotus Domino/Notes
• Strong good skills in the use of SQL
• Profound skills in DB2 z/OS Java connectivity (JDBC, SQLJ)
Application server:
• WebSphere Application Server for z/OS
Industry Skill:
• Profound skill in banking industry
Soft skills
• Very good presentation techniques
• Consultative selling
• Project management
• Software engineering
• No problems concerning flexibility and mobility
• Very good ability to integrate and enthusiasm to work in projects and teams
 

Career History:
 
10/2006 - To date
IBM Germany, Germany System z Field Technical Sales Support
Member of new workload team, Member of security focus group, z System Engineer for customers in automotive and banking industries
 
02/2006 - 09/2006
IBM Sales & Distribution System z9 Technical Support
Student
Performance consideration of J2EE applications on the mainframe operating system z/OS including 5 weeks residency participation „Performance Monitoring and Best Practices for WebSphere on z/OS“ in Poughkeepsie, NY, USA
 
07/2005 - 09/2005
IBM Systems &Technology Group z/VSE Development
Student
Integration of the operating system z/VSE into the management software Tivoli Enterprise Console
 
12/2004 - 03/2005
IBM Sales & Distribution Systems Sales Financial Services Sector 1
Student
Development of a Lotus Notes data base for customer and white space analysis
 
01/2004 - 02/2004
IBM Global Services Operations Processes & Business Transformation
Student
Development of an intranet presence
 
Other relevant information:
 
Publications:
Martina Schmidt: Die neue Generation der Mainframe Prozessoren, freeX, 2008
 
Ng, Powers, Granados, Onghena, Pedersen, Schmidt, Buzzetti, Barney, Beda, Kappeler: Java Security on z/OS - The complete overall view, in: IBM Redbook, IBM ITSO, 2008
 
Louwe-Kooijmans, Cox, Huisman, Matysiewicz, Mungee, Paskin, Schmidt, Schulze, Voos, Yu: Performance Monitoring & Best Practices for WebSphere on z/OS, in: IBM Redbook, IBM ITSO, 2006
 
Martina Schmidt: Der Systemadministrator - Tivoli Enter prise Console, Interest Know-How Ware, 2006
 
Michael Störchle, Martina Schmidt: Virtualisierung auf dem Mainframe, freeX, 2006
 
Other job-related activities:
Teaching several Mainframe courses per year at public universities
Presenter on several international conference e.g. WebSphere Technical Conference, System z Technical Conference, Technical Leadership Exchange