David Baldon
Solution Architect, DB2 Backup Recovery at BMC Software
Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDavid Baldon is a seasoned IBM mainframe veteran who has worked on z/OS and DB2 since 1985 and now serves as a Solution Architect for DB2 Backup & Recovery at BMC. He designed and shipped core products—starting as a DB2 systems programmer, helping launch Log Master, and building an automated backup/recovery solution for SAP on DB2 z/OS—bringing deep C++ and assembler expertise to complex infrastructure. A strong proponent of mainframe modernization, he embraces APIs, Zowe, Agile and DevOps practices to bridge green-screen heritage with contemporary GUIs and cloud-native tooling. Unusually for a mainframe architect, he also contributes front-end UX improvements to open-source projects like a popular YNAB browser extension, demonstrating hands-on versatility across the full stack. Based in Austin, he combines decades of legacy-system knowledge with a clear focus on making mainframe data as accessible and developer-friendly as any other platform.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Associate, Computer Science, Associate, Computer Science at Parks College
Github Skills (15)
web-extension10
web-extensions10
firefox-addons10
google-chrome-extension10
javascript10
ui-d10
javascripts10
front-end-development10
frontend-development10
ui-design10
chrome-extension10
firefox-addon10
firefox-webextension10
browser-extension10
css9
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
toolkit-for-ynab/toolkit-for-ynab
Feb 2016 - Jul 2021
A general purpose YNAB enhancing browser extension for Chrome and Firefox. Have it your way!
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:3 reviews, 179 commits, 95 PRs in 5 years 6 months
Contributions summary:David's commits primarily focused on enhancing and maintaining a YNAB-enhancing browser extension. Their contributions involved significant modifications to the extension's front-end code, specifically addressing UI elements, goal indicators, and budget progress bars. The user also implemented features such as customizing account row heights and adding a clear selection option to the account register, demonstrating a focus on improving the user's experience within the YNAB platform.
firefoxbrowserynabenhancingchrome
dbaldon/toolkit-for-ynab
Sep 2016 - Apr 2021
Contributions:67 pushes, 64 branches, 2 tags in 4 years 7 months
firefoxbrowserynabenhancingchrome
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