GT Software, the leader in revolutionizing data, processes, and transactions to optimize business information across all platforms, announced the addition of noted CICS thought leader, Glenn Schneck, to the organization.

Schneck will serve as senior solutions architect for GT Software, where he will specialize in growing and strengthening GT Software's CICS development solutions to keep in line with IBM's z Systems Software roadmap.  Along with the organization's product development team, he will be responsible for evangelizing GT Software's solutions to help clients continue to leverage the mainframe as part of modern business initiatives in the area of mobile, cloud, analytics, cognitive, and more.

Schneck has been involved with CICS as a systems programmer for over 30 years, working across several industries for companies as diverse as Equitable Life & Casualty Insurance Company, Guardian Life, The Walt Disney Company, and SunTrust Bank.  In addition, he has had extensive involvement with the CICS Project at the independent technology association for IBM users, SHARE, since 1987, where he has served as project manager for the past five years.  His expertise is key in shaping the group's CICS strategy and education programs. 

"We are proud to have Glenn on board, as we continue to strengthen our solutions for the CICS community," stated President & CEO of GT Software, John Pratt.  "He brings knowledge, skills, and a unique perspective to the future growth of mainframe integration solutions that will be paramount in ensuring that our solutions continue to best serve CICS users in the future."

"I first met the team at GT Software about ten years ago, as a customer," Schneck says.  "As a former user of the Ivory Service Architect, I can speak from firsthand experience about how great the solution is and how it helped the application teams to access hard-to-reach mainframe data and applications by empowering us to build new applications quickly.  I look forward to sharing my story with customers as I help them accomplish their goals and business initiatives with Ivory."