Podcast Episodes

I am a Mainframer: Zareen Rydhan

On this episode of the “I Am a Mainframer” podcast, host Steven Dickens is joined by Zareen Rydhan, Software Development Engineer in Test II and Lead Test Automation Engineer with Rocket Software. D…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

I am a Mainframer: Shaung Chen

On this episode of the “I Am a Mainframer” podcast, host Steven Dickens is joined by Shuang Chen, PhD, a seasoned entrepreneur, senior technologist, inventor, and recognized industrial leader. Shuang…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

I am a Mainframer: Salisu Ali

On this episode of the “I Am a Mainframer” podcast, guest host John Mertic, Director of the Open Mainframe Project, is joined by Salisu Ali, a current mentee of the organization.

A final year medica…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

I am a Mainframer: Megan Conklin

On this episode of the “I Am a Mainframer” podcast, host Steven Dickens is joined by Megan Conklin, the WW Director of LinuxONE and Linux on System Z Sales at IBM. Megan brings a wealth of experience…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

I am a Mainframer: Benjamin Daniels

On this episode of the “I Am a Mainframer” podcast, host Steven Dickens is joined by Benjamin Daniels, Cloud Solutions Engineer at Oracle. While an undergrad at North Carolina A&T State University, B…

Published on 2 years ago

I am a Mainframer: Meral Temel

In this episode of the “I Am a Mainframer” podcast, host Steven Dickens is joined by Meral Temel, Mainframe Platform Leader for JFORCE. Meral has been in the mainframe industry for more than 20 years…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

I am a Mainframer: Bryan Foley

In this episode of the “I Am a Mainframer” podcast, Steven Dickens is joined by Bryan Foley, Worldwide Sales Director for IBM Cloud. His team helps define the major approaches to help clients meet th…

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

I am a Mainframer: Enzo Damato

In this episode of the “I Am a Mainframer” podcast, host Steven Dickens is joined by Enzo Damato, a high school senior, self-proclaimed mainframe nerd, researcher, and teacher. During this fascinatin…

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

I am a Mainframer: Leonard Santalucia

In this episode of the “I Am a Mainframer” podcast, Steven Dickens is joined by Leonard (Len) Santalucia, Chief Technology Officer at Vicom Infinity. During this fascinating conversation, Len shares …

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

I am a Mainframer: Patrick Stanard

In this episode of the “I Am a Mainframer” podcast, Steven Dickens is joined by Patrick Stanard, Chief Mainframe Architect at Kyndryl US, from the show floor at the SHARE Conference in Columbus, Ohio…

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago