Toby C. Wolf

Current

Vice President, Group Manager Mainframe Operations Services at Zions Management Services Company

Past

Vice President, zSeries and Non-Stop Systems Programming at Zions Bancorporation
Ebusiness Systems Consultant at Wells Fargo Bank
First Vice President, Data Center Operations Manager at CALIFORNIA FEDERAL BANK (formerly First Nationwide Bank)

Vice President, Computer Operations Manager at FIRST NATIONWIDE BANK
Computer Operations Manager at Transamerica Airlines (Oakland, CA)
Senior Computer Operator and Tape Library Manager at Information Systems Design (Santa Clara, California)

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Education

San Francisco State University
Monterey Peninsula College
Seaside High School

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Information Technology and Services

Toby C. Wolf’s Summary

Possessing more than twenty five years of experience in computer operations, data center and I.T. management in the financial services industry; I offer demonstrated abilities directing the efforts of up to 150 personnel, controlling multimillion-dollar budgets, and devising and implementing corporate policy and procedures to facilitate organizational objectives. I am an effective communicator and exceptional leader that is skilled in building strong team oriented organizations, which deliver high quality products and services, while managing cost and risk. I have a proven track record managing projects and training project management methodologies to colleagues and associates.

Toby C. Wolf’s Specialties:

Strategic Planning • Change Management • Project Management • Process Improvement
Policy/Procedure Development • Budget Preparation • Financial Management • Training
• LAN/WAN Technology • Systems Development • Disaster Recovery • Technical Support
• IT Governance methodologies and processes • Mainframe; Midrange and Client Server Hardware Platforms

Toby C. Wolf’s Experience

Vice President, Group Manager Mainframe Operations Services

Zions Management Services Company

(Public Company; ZION; Banking industry)

August 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)

The Mainframe Operations Services (MOS) department operates as a part of Zions Management Services Company's (ZMSC). The Group Manager position is accountable for the day-to-day management and oversight of the System z (mainframe); NON-STOP (Tandem) and zLinux operating environments. This includes, but is not limited to, the operating systems, independent software vendors (ISVs) products, hardware configurations and connectivity, capacity and performance management; Computer Operations and Production Control. During my first year in this position; we reduced operating costs by 20% while upgrading to zOS 1.9 and upgrading the hardware platform to a IBM z10 BC. We have also activated zIIP; ICF; and IFL specialty engines. zVM has been installed on our IFL and we are currently running multiple Redhat zLinux guests.
Vice President, zSeries and Non-Stop Systems Programming

Zions Bancorporation

(Public Company; ZION; Banking industry)

June 2006 — August 2008 (2 years 3 months)

The Mainframe Operations Services (MOS) department operates as a part of Zions Management Services Company's (ZMSC). This position is accountable for the day-to-day management and oversight of the MVS and NON-STOP (Tandem) operating environments. This includes, but is not limited to, the z/OS operating system, Tandem Non-Stop operating system, independent service providers (ISPs) software products, hardware configurations and connectivity, and capacity and performance management. Notable accomplishments include: implementation of a software currency policy that allows ZMSC systems software to remain one level behind current release levels. Cross training of specific disciplines and expertise within the Systems Programming Group to allow for effective on-call rotations and superior support processes. We successfully mentored and trained younger technicians to address support concerns with elderly technicians retiring.
Ebusiness Systems Consultant

Wells Fargo Bank

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

October 2004 — June 2006 (1 year 9 months)

(Contract Position) This was a Program Manager role that specialized in Hardware and Software purchasing and implementation for the Wells Fargo Mortgage web hosting division. Used proficiency in current server hardware and implementation/configurations, (Blades, Shark, etc.) and software, (OS- Unix, Linux, Win) to support the web hosting environment for Wells Fargo Services. Organized, tracked and reported on the progress of over 30 separate infrastructure implementations running concurrently. Worked independently with multiple-tasks, using excellent communication skills, enabling follow-up and escalation when needed.
First Vice President, Data Center Operations Manager

CALIFORNIA FEDERAL BANK (formerly First Nationwide Bank)

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

January 1994 — August 2003 (9 years 8 months)

Directed an enterprise operations staff comprised of more than 120 full-time and contract employees. Prepared and administered a $45-million budget across multiple cost centers. Provided production support of all platforms used across CALFED Bank and Investments, First Nationwide Mortgage, and AutoOne Guaranty; performed third-level operations and systems support for production problems across all internal hardware platforms.
Vice President, Computer Operations Manager

FIRST NATIONWIDE BANK

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

December 1985 — January 1994 (8 years 2 months)

Managed over 40 personnel while maintaining financial responsibility for employee payroll ($1.2 million), an annual field engineering service contract ($1.33+ million), and an annual hardware budget ($5.6 million). Administered the daily operations of all data center systems, monitored usage and effectiveness of hardware and system software, and managed quality assurance of all new data center applications. Assessed and approved all data center batch, online, procedural, or policy changes. Ensured compliance between company standards and documentation. Computer Operations provides 24 hour a day operations and production support (on line/batch) for the OS/390, OS/400, RISC and Client Server environments.
Computer Operations Manager

Transamerica Airlines (Oakland, CA)

(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Aviation & Aerospace industry)

April 1983 — December 1985 (2 years 9 months)

Responsible for the management of two Sperry Univac 1180s and the personnel that were required to support the Information Technology infrastructure. All flight plans and core applications were provisioned through the Sperry complex. This included mission critical flight updates and climate reports.
Senior Computer Operator and Tape Library Manager

Information Systems Design (Santa Clara, California)

(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

June 1981 — April 1983 (1 year 11 months)

Monitored 24 Sperry Univac 1180s and associated peripheral devices (200 tape drives; GEO Plotters; 400 DASD – direct access storage disk units, etc.). Additional responsibilities included management of the tape library and 8 fulltime staff.