Kenneth Marz is an engineer and programmer seeking to apply his technical skills in the biotech industry. He has over 20 years of experience at IBM where he received two awards for his work developing software and hardware. He is currently pursuing a certificate in applied biotechnology from Boston University where he is learning skills like HTML, CSS, databases, and operating chromatography equipment.

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22 Debra Ln, Framingham, MA 01701
845.625.7360 • kmarz@bu.edu
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
 Sharp, versatile engineer and programmer at IBM seeking to apply software and technical skills in
the biotech or healthcare industry.
 Collaborative and dependable team member noted for outstanding problem solving abilities in
hardware and software interactions.
 Adept at working effectively with cross-functional teams (hardware, firmware and system
configuration) to complete projects on schedule. Recipient of two Outstanding Technical
Achievement Awards.
 Applied Biotechnology Program, Boston University. Added to computer skills with HTML5, CSS3,
Database Design and Implementation for Business (Oracle used).
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
 Iterative Product Development  UI and Embedded Programming
 Agile & Scrum Development  Web Application Development
TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES
Languages: Assembler, C, C++, Visual Basic, Java, C#, HTML5 and CSS3
Platforms: Windows, VM, Linux
Tools: MS Office (Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word), SQL developer, Oracle 11g
Equipment ÄKTA pure 25 Chromatography System with Unicorn 7 software
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
IBM, POUGHKEEPSIE, NY
Staff Engineer, 1979 – 2002
Technical Scope: C/C++, PLS-PLX, Assembly, Windows, VM, AIX
 Collaborated with team members in iterative, top down development process to bring new software
and hardware products to market quickly with minimal errors.
 Drove requirements gathering and analysis; created detailed specifications, and participated in
reviews to ensure completeness, correctness, and efficiency prior to implementation.
 Supported hardware test fixtures; improved tool versatility and performance.
 Developed, reviewed, and implemented test plans; performed process and problem tracking to
facilitate bug-free releases.
Key Roles & Achievements
Mainframe Support Processor PC Based
 Developed C/C++ based software to execute on PC; modified and expanded core components of
existing IBM German Service Element product to support complex interface functions of mainframe
computers designed by IBM USA; garnered Outstanding Technical Achievement award.
Mainframe Support Processor Development VM Based
 Spearheaded hardware error recovery on S370/S3090 CPU component involving 100K lines of PLS-
PLX code.
 Worked closely with engineering design team to develop recovery software concurrently with
horizontal microcode and hardware design, delivering key component of priority queued event
handler in VM for IBM mainframes.
 Received Outstanding Technical Achievement award for solving hardware issue with software-only
solution that retained customer with 13 multimillion-dollar mainframes.

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Hardware Test Floor Support
 Leveraged both stand alone and custom test programs to enhance performance of raised floor test
fixtures for uncapped Thermal Conduction Modules (TCMs).
 Simplified ability of technology specialists to cycle key TCM elements and collect experimental data
from tools written in UC assembly language.
BIOSCIENCE ACADEMY, BOSTON UNIVERSITY, APPLIED BIOTECHNOLOGY PROGRAM
 Course work in HTML5 and CSS3.
 Course work in Database Design and Implementation for Business (using Oracle database).
 Set up and operated ÄKTA pure 25 chromatography system.
Automates and records operation of chromatography lab procedures.
Self-taught use of Unicorn 7 operational control software.
EDUCATION
Certificate in Applied Biotechnology, in progress
Bioscience Academy, Boston University School of Medicine & Metropolitan College
Courses:
Medical Terminology
Essential Methods in Biotechnology (with lab)
Seminars in Biotechnology and Clinical Research
Business of Biotech
Web Application Development
Database Design and Implementation for Business
Professional Development Collaborative, Inc.
Agile & Scrum Fundamentals, August 2015
New York State Home Inspection Training And License
American Home Inspectors Training (AHIT)
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
Checkpoint Home Inspections, Poughkeepsie, NY
NYS Licensed Home Inspector, 2006 – 2011
Weichert Realtors, Poughkeepsie, NY
NYS Licensed Real Estate Salesperson, 2012 – 2014