I have always loved math and science and when I started college with a Mathematics major I honestly had no idea what I was going to do after school; was I going to be a teacher, an actuary, an engineer…? I was open to all of the options! I happened to take a computer science class and found a passion for it. From that moment on, I added a minor in computer science and wanted to pursue a career in this field. Right after college I began a technical support analyst position at a small BI Analytics company where I became the primary onboarding/ training person for my department. About 1.5 years later, I took the amazing opportunity to move into L2 Support at IBM for z/OS RSMASM. In 2022 I moved into z/OS DFSMS Product Management where I am actually able to work in an area of the mainframe that allows me to collaborate with new hires across the industry in an effort to modernize and simplify the mainframe. I guess all of my previous roles aligned perfectly to put me in this privileged position to influence the direction of the mainframe for the better.
Email: alexis.kapica@ibm.com
Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexiskapica