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9 June 2014

Training the Next Generation of Mainframe Engineers Joe Bedell (Marist ‘09) Jason Breen (Marist ‘10) Jim Kokoszynski (Tulane ’xx) Joe Parisi (Marist ‘09). 9 June 2014. Agenda. CA’s ASE Program ASE Perspective Leadership & Career Opportunities Agile Environment Q&A.

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9 June 2014

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  1. Training the Next Generation of Mainframe EngineersJoe Bedell (Marist ‘09)Jason Breen (Marist ‘10)Jim Kokoszynski (Tulane ’xx)Joe Parisi (Marist ‘09) 9June 2014

  2. Agenda • CA’s ASE Program • ASE Perspective • Leadership & Career Opportunities • Agile Environment • Q&A

  3. Associate Software Engineer (ASE) Program • 7wk Program – Plano, TX… this year at our Pittsburgh Lab • zOS Basics, TPX, TSO/ISPF, JCL, SMP/E, REXX, Assembler, Linux, Java, MSPS • Teaming Events & Speakers: Pirates game, Rocky Bleier, Ducky Tour, BBQ • SHARE Pittsburgh 3-8 Aug • School & Community Partnership • 2-3 Key Schools… Build Pipeline, Access • IT-oLogy, Carnegie STEM Outreach, Speakers – Superintendent • Benefits • Foundation • Morale – Generational, Career, Sustainability • Budget Neutral • ROI on education… Tangible, Point to, Companies hiring, Career

  4. ASE Perspective • Foundation for new employee • 6-8 week intensive training program • Class of approximately 20 ASEs (31 ASEs this month) • Mostly recent college graduates with no mainframe experience and some engineers with 5+ years prior mainframe experience. • New engineers gain a technical background on the mainframe before joining their teams at CA offices around the country. • ASE program gives the new hires a group of contacts from their ASE class as they begin their careers at CA.

  5. ASE Perspective (continued) • ASE program builds a community in each class of new hires • ASEs stay in a hotel together • Weekend activities planned • Rental cars provided for ASEs • ASEs get an AMEX corporate card and a daily allowance of spending money • Going forward, the ASEs have a group of contacts in their age group at CA

  6. Leadership & Career Opportunities • Every year hiring new employees. One team for example added the following ASEs each year: 3, 1, 3, 2, 1, 1 • Responsible for training the next year of new hires • Wide range of skill on the team and everyone is able to contribute • Flexible career path • Level 1 – Customer facing • Level 2 – Sustaining engineering • Scrum team – Development or Quality Assurance • Scrum Master – New role • Self directed scrum teams • Relocation availability – IL, MA, NJ, NY, PA, TX

  7. Agile @ CA • Why is Agile good for an ASE? • Constant collaboration • Work explicitly defined for each Agile sprint • Roles are fluid on the team • Customer interaction

  8. Questions and Comments Q & A

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