In addition to these areas of specialization, Fant can assist with architecting a total hardware and software solution that includes high availability, backup solutions, and disaster recovery. Fant presents at seminars worldwide on many areas of i5 solutions that include communications technologies and IT optimization.
Prior to joining this group, Fant spent three years as an Advisory ITSO Specialist for AS/400 in the International Technical Support Organization (ITSO), Rochester Center. While in the ITSO, Fant wrote several redbooks on communication and e-business topics. He spent eight years as an instructor and developer for the AS/400 communication and programming curriculum of IBM Education and Training. Prior to joining IBM in 1989, he worked on S/36 to AS/400 code conversions in the medical industry, VM/MVS systems programming, and applications programming for the manufacturing industry.
Fant can be reached at fant@us.ibm.com.