He specializes in DB2 for z/OS in the DB2 Classic/Legacy and DB2 SAP environments. His experiences include DB2 systems programming, project manager for the DB2 V8, 9 and 10 Early Support Programs, DB2 disaster recovery technical lead and project manager for migrating John Deere’s SAP implementations to SAP on DB2 for z/OS. He is a founding member of the Very Large Database (VLDB) Technical Exchange; an organization of companies running SAP on DB2 for z/OS.