IBM Z Champion and Mainframe Analytics Ltd. co-founder and Chief Strategist Reg Harbeck, MA, has worked for over 35 years with operating systems, computing security, automation, networks, middleware, applications and a wide range of platforms and with a particular focus on the IBM Z mainframe platform. Reg has written, presented, podcasted and consulted on mainframe-related matters worldwide and across the mainframe ecosystem, and has a special interest in the humanity of the IBM mainframe, a topic which he focused on during his recently-completed Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Humanities degree.