Mike Fulton
IBM Distinguished Engineer in Squamish, British Columbia, Canada
I have worked on IBM's Enterprise Systems, predominantly System z, for over 30 years. My goal has been, and continues to be, making developers lives easier. I am an IBM Distinguished Engineer focused on Application Foundation technology. I lead a portfolio of products centred around the Ops side of the house for IBM's Enterprise Systems, primarily z/OS.
Most recently I have been interested in bringing foundational software to z/OS, and am working on the z/OS Open Tools community A subset of these tools are now available through the Open Enterprise Foundation, which is now available through z/OS directly.
I designed and developed software originally called mvsutils that grew into the IBM Z Open Automation Utilities, which is now available through z/OS directly.
My background is in software close to the metal, spanning all aspects of compilers, debuggers, profilers, and development environments for C, C++, Java, COBOL and PL/I. I have a deep understanding of IBM's key hardware, operating systems and middleware.
Among other roles, I was CTO for z/OS DevOps, chief architect for Rational Developer for Power, chief architect for WebSphere Real Time (a Java Virtual Machine running with maximum delays below 1ms), chief architect for the z/Linux and z/OS Java JIT, technical lead for System z and AIX hardware profilers, and the tech lead for the C/C++ compiler team for z/OS.
I have been involved in other Open Source initiatives throughout the years with my work on Java and Zowe, which offers modern, open, interfaces to the mainframe.
I am also a Master Inventor at IBM.
I live in the community of Brackendale, British Columbia, a small community between Vancouver and Whistler.
I am grateful to be with my wonderful wife, two amazing daughters and a great son.
In my non-IBM hours, I am a father and an outdoor enthusiast. I do backpack camping, hiking into the back-country around Squamish with all food, clothing and shelter on my back. Skiing and golfing are also on my fun list.
Check out my work blog:
https://makingdeveloperslivesbetter.wordpress.com/
and my personal blog: