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Making Mainframe professionals from school leavers

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Stream: Monaco
Time: 15:15 - 16:00


Presentation

This session will review Macro 4's 2 year trainee program from both the management and the employee's perspectives. We now have detailed systems support engineers working on z/OS using IBM's Global Skills Accelerator Program (GSAP) alongside our working expertise - true learning on the job. I will be joined by Shelly Meierarend from IBM who is a Global Skills Leader to give IBM's perspectives also on the program and Macro 4's participation in it.

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Speakers


  • Michelle Harris at Macro 4
  • Michelle manages a number of teams within UNICOM Global, one of which is the Macro 4 mainframe development team. As a result, Michelle is always keen to exploit new developments within the DevOps space both for internal use and to assist Macro 4's customers


    Email: michelle.harris@macro4.com

  • Andrey Mitrev at IBM
  • Professional with 20+ years of experience in the IT field - storage, networking, mainframe, leadership, project/program management and outsourcing. Currently responsible for IBM Z Ecosystem within EMEA and expanding the outreach of the IBM Z Skill Programs


    Email: andrey.mitrev@bg.ibm.com