Any updates?

[Tony Zhang]

Hi,

It's been a while I didn't hear anything from the group. Are there any updates? I saw the member list growing, are there anyone working on / planning to work on the project this semester?

Tony (Chi Zhang)

[Georgia Brown]

Not really. Or at leadt not with me. I'm pretyy swamped this semester because I'm teaching the android class.  On top of that I have a torn rotator cuff and have scheduled surgery in a couple of weeks. Not sure how that will affect things. How are you doing?
Georgia

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[Ralph Loizzo]

Just joined the group.  How can I get involved?

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[Tony Zhang]

Which part are you interested in? The core code (ASM "interpreter") or GUI (currently using PyGTK, might move to Web in the near future)?

Are you familiar with Python / HL-ASM / SVN?

Talk to Georgia to get an overview of the project, start play around the code (read-only code can be checked out at http://mainframe-env-simulator.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/). Once you're ready to start working on the code, E-mail me or Georgia so we can add you to the dev team.

Have fun!

Tony (Chi Zhang)

[Ralph Loizzo]

Thanks . Currently a grad student at large at niu.  Got interested in this project as I am taking 640 and thought I could really use this to practice on.  Having only dabbled in assembly in my younger days

Very used to subversion .  Python and I usually have arguments over white space :)

[Ralph Loizzo]

I'll start playing around with the code this week 

On Feb 2, 2013, at 6:30 PM, Tony Zhang <niu.tony...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Georgia Brown]

I usually have time on Wed if you have questions. Although I'm not as familiar with the code as Tony,  I can help with assembler questions.
Georgia

[Ralph Loizzo]

What are your office hours on wed?

[Georgia Brown]

9-1 pm 556

[Ralph Loizzo]

If I can get out of work earlier before my  2:00 class, ill come meet you

[Allison Nicholas]

Hello,

 

 

Representatives from Acxiom Corporation will be attending the NIU Career Fair on February 19, 2014.   We are very interested in talking to students and alumni about this opportunity.  The position is posted on our website http://acxiom.com/about-acxiom/careers/. 

 

The Mainframe Technical Services Business Unit supports all Acxiom outsourcing clients with mainframe support.  The teams have established a 6-9 month rotation process where the associate will work directly with each of the nine teams within the business unit learning the various support requirements and performing tasks as directed by the team leader. The long term plan would be to assign more complex tasks as experience is gained

 

What you will do:

• Perform knowledge transfer and training with various teams that comprise the Mainframe Technical Services Business unit.  These teams include: Automation, Capacity Planning, CICS, Database, Disaster Recovery, Hardware, Network, Operating System/ Third Party Software and Storage
• Perform software research to determine compatibility and end of support upgrade requirements
• Vendor software conversions, installs, replacements and upgrades
• Complete software upgrade validation, testing, and creating back out documentation using standard team processes
• Support capacity/CICS/database/storage management areas of customer and internal systems
• Provide 24 X 7 on-call support
• Participate in disaster recovery activities

What You Will Need:

• MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Project, and Word) or MAC equivalent products
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
• Attention to detail
• Vendor or customer management skills
• Possess the drive, self-motivation and passion to learn new technology applications
• Decision making skills – know when to ask for guidance/help
• Strong analytical/problem solving skills
• PACT – Passion, Accountability, Creativity and Teamwork (a foundation of Acxiom’s culture)

What Will Set You Apart: 

• Experience using TSO, ISPF, ISMF and JCL  
• Software product installation experience
• REXX/SAS programming experience 
• Cobol/Assembler programming experience
• SMP/E experience

Acxiom’s expertise managing consumer data drives on-line, off-line and mobile marketing decisions for more than 7,000 global clients with worldwide annual revenue of $1.4 billion.

 

Interested in Acxiom? Learn about our Equal Opportunities, job postings and more @

 

http://www.acxiom.com/about-acxiom/

https://twitter.com/Acxiom

https://www.facebook.com/AcxiomRecruiting

http://www.acxiom.com/careers/

 

Thanks for your help!

 

ALLISON NICHOLAS
College Recruiting/University Relations

 Acxiom Corporation
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