Gary Patterson, CISSP
Expert for hire: IBM i, AIX, Linux, Windows, DB2, Performance, Security. EDI
  • Saint Petersburg,
  • Florida,
  • United States of America
Member Since: 2008/03/16
Industry: Computer & IT
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30+ year IT expert: IBM i/iSeries/AS400, AIX, Windows, Linux, EDI, security, performance, web, mobile, cloud, SQL, RPG, Java, .NET, more.

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Professional Background
VP / Senior Consultant
Greymine, Inc. (formerly Quorum resources, Inc.)
March 2003 – Present
Seminole, FL 33776
Over thirty years of hands-on Information Technology experience in multiple disciplines:  

System Administration, IT Security, Database Administration, Application Development, Project Management,
System Operations, IT Security, Disaster Recovery Planning, and Network Design.  Heavy focus in large cross-platform
application development, system migration, system conversion, and system upgrade projects involving IBM i / iSeries
/ AS/400.
 
Extensive experience with IBM Power Systems, Microsoft, and Linux platforms.

Extensive project and application development experience.
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Performance expert, IBM i, iSeries, AS/400, DB2, RPG, SQL, CL, Java, php, system administration, system upgrades/migrations/conversions, programming, security, backup and recovery, data conversion, disaster recovery planning.

Need immediate help?  Email Gary_The_IT_Pro at Greymine dot com or call +1-502-498-4510.

Available for anything from quick questions or troubleshooting a single problem to long-term projects and ongoing support.

Greymine, Inc. is a US-headquartered Information Technology services and consulting firm.  Our client base includes large and small companies in the US, Canada, Caribbean, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.  

Quorum provides exceptional levels of service on a variety of platforms and technologies:

IBM Midrange (System i, iSeries, AS/400, System/38, System/36), all Microsoft desktop and server operating systems, AIX, Unix, Linux, DB2 UDB, DB2/400, SQL Server, MySQL, RPG (II, III, IV, ILE, Freeform, Visual Age), CL, Rexx, Visual Basic V3 and up, .NET, Java, PHP, WebSphere, Cisco IOS / CatOS / PIX / ASA, HTML, XML, EDI (Gentran, TrustedLink, and more), SAP, ABAP, and many others.  

We specialize in complex cross-platform projects, especially those integrating IBM midrange systems, large roll-out projects, and application performance troubleshooting and improvement.

Our technical support team provides a variety of support services, including per-call support, on-site resource augmentation, and outsourced help desk services.  Feel free to contact us, whether you need an answer to a single question, or if you need to staff an entire IT help desk.

Contact us if you need technical support, or help with a project: infrastructure, voice and data telecom, web development, application development, disaster recovery planning, EDI, software selection, security, policy development, and more.  We have reasonably-priced service offerings for "quick questions", up to major projects.  If we are unable to help you directly, we will provide referrals to qualified, competent service providers with the expertise you need.

Quorum employs expert consultants with skills on most major platforms and technologies, and we are constantly seeking qualified technology professionals for part-time, full-time, and contract opportunities, both Quorum and for our clients.  Feel free to send us your resume or CV in complete confidence.  We will never share your information with anyone without your express permission.

Gary Patterson
VP - Technology
Greymine, Inc.
+1-502-498-4510
Gary_The_IT_Pro at greymine dot com

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