All,
With the NDC to MDC Mainframe Migration coming to a close I would like to take a moment to give special recognition to those of you who have played important roles in this critical CSC Internal project. For many of us the migration of AE on the 25th of August signaled the grand finale of a long year of hard work. I am personally grateful for the dedication each of you put into this project. Thank you very much for your support and I look forward to working with many of you again soon! (Please forgive me if I left a name out, this is a very big list!)
Critical Technical Players – These individuals worked countless hours in roles where any single failure would have meant certain project delay. These people took extraordinary challenges and performed above and beyond all expectations. Through their success this project was able to make significant architectural re-designs, remove outdated hardware, perform necessary upgrades and migrate corporate critical mainframes on an aggressive schedule.
Mack Harris – MCS Lead – Mack served as the project leader for all technical aspects of this project. Any problems or issues handed to Mack were neutralized by his Mainframe Expertise. Mack created all Hr x Hr’s and through his mastery of migration strategy we were able to find solutions to all migration requirements. Mack commanded a very large team of experts towards success throughout the entire span of this project and deserves special recognition on his role on this project.
Rebecca Bullock – ETS Application Lead – Rebecca performed multiple roles exceptionally. She served as both the ETS Mainframe application & MCS SME as well as the technical liaison to the client. We were able to overcome many challenges by benefiting from her established relationship with the client. Rebecca deserves special recognition on her role on this project.
Gail Amey – DuPont Application Lead – Gail served as the focal point for DuPont communications and application issues. Gail managed an extremely large number of application owners to success. Her DuPont Mainframe application expertise allowed us to overcome many challenges over the course of the migration. During the final migration of the AE Mainframe Gail was able to counterbalance client fears of a potentially “No Go” causing issue with her knowledge of the applications and of the environment. Gail deserves special recognition on her role on this project.
John Forrest – Mainframe Network Lead – John worked countless hours making necessary hardware changes required by the migration. He performed the CIP to OSA migration, 3745 reduction and installed and configured DEC Gateways even when he held limited knowledge of the outdated equipment. John also deserves recognition for showing up for migrations even when he was ill. John deserves special recognition on his role on this project.
Neil Swanson & Lee LaFountain – MNS Leads – Throughout the span of this project Lee and Neil passed the baton from one to the other as availability changed. Lee successfully redesigned the network solution for both ETS and DuPont. Lee also successfully lead the network team during the final DuPont AE Mainframe Migration. Neil Swanson implemented the Network Solution designed by Lee. Neil also worked countless hours resolving Network issues on the ETS, DuPont NIB and DuPont AW mainframe migrations. Lee and Neil deserve very special recognition
Jeff Mitchell, Manny Duraes & Robyn Bernard – Storage Leads – Jeff worked as a team lead with Manny and Robyn to successfully migrate all data from the NDC to the MDC. On the ETS migration Robyn was the primary storage lead. On the DuPont migration Manny was the primary storage lead. Jeff and Manny also performed tape migrations and hardware conversions. Jeff, Manny and Robyn worked multiple nights and weekends to lead us to project success. Jeff Manny and Robyn deserve very special recognition.
Scott Hodukavich & Aileen Murray – MCS Lead Technicians – Scott and Aileen worked together as a team with Mack to make all mainframe changes and deal with any issues throughout the entire course of this project. Scott & Aileen deserve very special recognition.
Other Key Players who made this project a success – Thank you all !
Akhil Kapoor
Azeem Ur Rehman
Bill Gee
Bill Huddleston
Bob Brandi
Brad Basile
Bruce Smith
Chandan Dutta
Cheryl Betts
Choon Lim
Chuck Henderson
Dale Spooner
Dave Hearrin
Grover Bonsall Jr
Harry Doughten
Timothy Arnold
James McGaughey
Jamie Grandel
Jerry Le Baron
Joel Linebarger
JR Evans Jr Joe Szaflarski
Kathy Mowczan
Kim Eiring
Larry Theml
Lorrie E Layton
Luke Wilby
Mark Corrigan
Mark Greaker
Padge Severin
Paul St. Amand
Peter Botchis
Richard Glaude
Richard Smedberg
Rodney Porter
Ron Hawkins
SK Png
Stephen E Platz
Stephen Reynolds
Terry Pollard
Terry Watkins
William Ramsey
Program Key Players
Andy Ziehr
Anthony Alfano
Bruce Mcintosh
Candice Peake
Danny High
David C Nilsson
Gregg Russo
Lonnie Henegar
Shay Trumper
Data Center Key Players
Anthony Kowal
Chuck Towne
Dave Hugh
Jim Gagliardi
Jeff Dudek
Judy McNelly
Justin Weglein
Kevin Martin
Larry Bosick
Lisa Hart
Marjorie Pierce
Mike Tomlinson
Preetika Grewal
Thomas Gorham
Wes Markman
Project Management Key Players
John Moro
J.D. Wood
Melanie Thomas
Rich Reinig
Bob Glass
Sean Deering
Tyler Withrow
Finance & Procurement Key Players
Annette Daresta
Charles Allen
Gregory McCarty
James Fuller
Linda Morley
Mary Ellen Martin
Monty Johnson
Pat Tetreault
Paul McQuilken
Robynne Madison
ETS Migration – Key Players
Client & Account – A very special thank you to the Steering Team and Application Management team. Your direction, guidance and trust allowed this move to happen. It was a pleasure working with each and every one of you and I am extremely thankful for your administration.
A very special thank you to Karen Krieger who served as the ETS primary liaison to the CSC project team.
Al Warcola
Arnie Isaac
Barbara Crane
Bruce Love
Cheryl Pocino
Darla Becker
Ellen Cline
Jim Sorenson
John Barkasy
Karen Krieger
Larry Yenchik
Linda Frost
Marty Sommer
Michael Bowman
Mike Kopliner
Nicholas O Monaco
Paul deLuca
Pete Smith
Randy Konsko
Ray Selmer
Sid Mohanty
Terri Ganster
DuPont Migration – Key Players
Client & Account – A very special thank you to the Steering Team and Application Management team. Your direction, guidance and trust allowed this move to happen. It was a pleasure working with each and every one of you and I am extremely thankful for your administration.
A very special thank you to Tim Jackelen who served as a key DuPont liaison to the CSC project team. Through him we were able to overcome many obstacles you find when working on a mutual project between two large corporations.
Chuck Askine
Charles Diese,
Cheryl Cermele
Claudia Haberzettl
Cynthia Baker
Dani Brown
David McHenry
Dennis Fouchier
Derrick Lowery
Dirk Kretzschmar
Ethiopia Asfaha
Frank Robinson
Gene Lambert
Greg Lane
Jeff Crystle
Joe Hammons
Mike Haugsness
Mike Rubini
Namik Okumus
Pete Trainor
Ray Young
Sam Lewis
Sean Helle
Sylvio Joseph
Tammy Murray
A final thank you to our friends at:
568 SYSTEMS
AT&T
BROCADE
CISCO
HDS
IBM
IRON MOUNTAIN
Who provided excellent support throughout the migration.
Good Luck on all your future projects! It has been a pleasure to work with you all!
Best Regards,
Zane Perry
Computer Sciences Corporation
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