Podcast Episodes

I am a Mainframer: Jabrell McPherson, Shariif Ali, and Jason Lowe

On this episode of the “I Am a Mainframer” podcast, host Steven Dickens is joined by Jabrell McPherson, Shariif Ali, and Jason Lowe — all students at Albany State University in Albany, Georgia. Jason…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

I am a Mainframer: Guilherme Cartier de Palma

Guilherme Cartier de Palma, Associate Director of Infrastructure/Cloud Architecture at Kyndryl, joined host Steven Dickens to share his insights on mainframe transformation in a recent episode of the…

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

I am a Mainframer: Richard Perret

On this episode of the “I Am a Mainframer” podcast, host Steven Dickens talks with Rick Perret, Head of Analyst Relations with Broadcom Mainframe Software. Their conversation highlights the growing i…

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

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 2 years, 4 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 2 years, 5 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 2 years, 6 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 2 years, 7 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, 8 months 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, 9 months 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, 10 months ago