Meet Zach, a Pre-Apprentice in the IBM Z Global Skills Accelerator Program. Zach has been working in the computer industry for several years and recently turned his attention to learning about the IBM Z mainframe. With over 100 hours of mainframe training, plus his previous knowledge of C, C#, COBOL, Javascript and other languages, he is ready to move to a new role as a mainframe system administrator or application developer. Zach lives in Durham, North Carolina and is looking to either join a company in or around Research Triangle Park or work remotely for a company in another state.