Frank Collura

Experience

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  IBM

  Sept 2000 - now

  Identify and understand new HW architecture & features as they pertain to Field MES upgrade scenarios. Facilitate test planning for all HW program Frame roll MES and loose piece MES upgrade scenarios. This includes processor upgrades, loose piece HW adds including LICCC only upgrade, TKE and HMC upgrades. MES test includes not only field MES upgrade validation scenarios, but validates the new machine order process correctness, including machine/hardware installation instructions, labeling on HW parts, Field Bill of Materials, etc. Testers place MFG orders for MES test kits (kits are defined in the test plan for MES system test; Frame rolls and Loose piece) as the start of the order system validation process. Works closely and oversees MES test planning with extended MES team participants (i.e. eConfig dev/test, MFI, MFC, FBM, Installation Instructions, etc)Attends all offering management meetings for up to date Line item information to stay on top of new MES test requirements. Insures that all existing and new customer selectable HW feature codes get tested via MES end to end test scenario test cases (Utilizing combination FC tests and paper checks where possible, during MES test scenarios). Paper checks are used to validate the correctness of the packing list for a given order and can be cost effective methods of validating order inventory lists as opposed to a hands on migration test. It is not possible to cover all possible permutations of customer migration scenarios given people and machine resource constraints. Insures all MES dependencies are met and tracks completion of open items (TCs, JUPs, Paper test kit cancellations, etc). Responsible for insuring completion of all items affecting MES TC completion. Show less zSeries Mainframe systems bring-up manager, responsible for CP / IO.Virtual Bring-up / System characterization: Managed a team of design engineers working in virtual bring-up (VBU) and system characterization experience seeing the entire life-cycle of a processor from the design phase all the way through to wafer test and eventually powering on in a system. The VBU phase involves executing all the steps necessary in the powering on of a system for the first time. In a virtual environment using software models, the processor is tested for logic errors, millicode is exercised, hardware procedures are written and all the steps through to the IPL of the system software are written and tested.System characterization involves analyzing, measuring and collecting the data on the various characteristics of the processor chip while running processor functional workloads and varying the voltage and frequency. Skills needed for both VBU and system characterization are Perl scripting, SQL, C/C++ programming, VHDL, system architecture and micro processor design. Show less Strategic transformation leader for engineering system test “System Z” mainframe serverPrimary interface to executive management for statusInfluence and aid in all things related to current projects across the test teamKnowledgeable on many aspects of test methodology CPU, Channel, Coupling, Networking, HMC, Recovery, Compliance, zBX  Built and tracked delivery statistics and power curvesRun scrum meetings to facilitate test progress Successful GA’s meeting / exceeding business milestone dates on the following projectso zEC12 (IBM zSeries mainframe)o z196 (IBM zSeries mainframe)o zHE / zMR (IBM zSeries mainframe) o EC / BC (IBM zSeries mainframe) o zPDT (zSeries software solution)Primary interface between Test, Development, Integration, MFG, and Program OfficeStrategic leader for engineering system test Show less

  • Product Owner System Z upgrade paths

    Nov 2019 - now

  • Bring-Up / VPO / VBU Manager

    Sept 2016 - Nov 2019

  • New Technology Introduction zSystems Program Manager

    Apr 2015 - Sept 2016

  • zSeries Test portfolio execution manager

    Jan 2004 - Apr 2015

  • zSeries Test Technician

    Sept 2000 - Dec 2003