Hi, I'm Shawn
Anston.

United States

Led requirements gathering and analysis for Order Management and Shipment Tracking Systems serving global operations. Acted as primary technical liaison between onsite stakeholders and offshore Mainframe teams. Coordinated cross-functional Mainframe, Java, and Angular developers for integrated solution delivery.

• Enabled team to leverage generative AI for day-to-day Mainframe codebase activities, enhancing workflow efficiency
• Led cloud migration of multiple on-premise applications to AWS infrastructure
• Designed and documented migration strategy converting monolithic Java APIs into microservices architecture
• Enhanced Shipment Tracking System to support consigned inventory tracking at external warehouse locations

• COBOL
• JCL
• AWS
• Java Microservices
• Jira
• Agile

Chennai Area, India · 4 yrs 8 mos.

Provided production support for critical Inventory Control System supporting manufacturing operations. Managed incident resolution via ServiceNow achieving 99%+ SLA compliance. Led Kaizen continuous improvement initiatives optimizing JCL batch processes and SQL programs.

• Spearheaded Kaizen initiatives reducing CPU utilization — saving millions in annual operational costs via JCL & SQL optimization
• Developed REXX automation module for CA7 job scheduler monitoring, cutting manual tracking from 30 minutes to under 1 minute (97% improvement)
• Led Endevor to ISPW migration with comprehensive testing, documentation, and zero production incidents
• Enhanced Shipment Tracking System integrating Angular frontend with Mainframe COBOL backend and stored procedures

• COBOL
• DB2
• REXX
• JCL
• ServiceNow
• CA7

Chennai Area, India · 1 yr 3 mos.

Completed comprehensive Mainframe development training in COBOL, JCL, DB2, CICS, and IMS DB. Executed multi-year IMS to DB2 database migration converting IMS DB calls to DB2 SQL. Developed COBOL programs and stored procedures for the new Shipment Tracking System.

• Successfully converted multiple IMS databases to DB2, improving system performance and maintainability
• Documented and decommissioned obsolete legacy components, reducing technical debt across the codebase
• Contributed to Shipment Tracking System connecting Mainframe backend with Angular frontend

• COBOL
• IMS DB
• DB2
• CICS
• TSO/ISPF
• Endevor