My Professional Skills
I have been working in information technology area since 1975 and my hands-on background  experience include  the following topics:
1 - Computer Languages 
01  Sharp Snap-M Assembly Language  Development 4 years (1975 up to 1979)
02 PL-5000 Assembly Language (sub-set of PL-360 IBM language)  Development 4 years  (1979 up to 1982)
03 Zilog Z80 Assembly  Language Development 1 year  (1985)
04 Intel 8085/8086 Assembyr Language Development 2 years (1985 up to 1986
05 Microsoft Macro Assembly 4.0 (Intel 80286 and compatibles upward microprocessors )  Development 4 years
06 S-8000 Assembly Language Development 3 years (1982 up to 1985)
07 Ansi 74 Extended Cobol  Language  Support and Development 3 years (1972 up to 1982)
08 Logol  Languag  Support 2 years (1979 up to 1980)
09 Clio Language   Support 2 years (1979 up to 1980)
10 ADABAS Natural for MTVS - Support 1 year - 1981
11 BASIC  Development 2 years  (1982 up to 1983)
12 Pascal Language  Development Borland Turbo Pascal 1 year (1985)
13 C language Development  8 years (1985 up to 1993)
14 Visual Foxpro 2.5 for Windows Development 3 years  (1996 up to 1999)
15 Natural for OS/2 Warp  ADABAS Database SQL language - Development - 1 year - (1994 up to 1995)
16 Perl 5  Self paced Studying - 2 years (1999 up to 2000)
17 HTML Since September 2000
18 Java 2.0 Self paced Studying - 2 years (1999 up to 2000)
19 VBscript Since September 2000
20 Visual C++ 6.0 Self paced Studying - 2 years (1999 up to 2000)
21 Jscript Self paced Studying - 2 years (1999 up to 2000)
22 ASP 2.0 Self paced Studying - 2 years (1999 up to 2000)
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2 - Operating Systems
01 MTVS - Multi Task Virtual Storage Operating System for SID-5800 Family Machines Support and development - 4 years (1979 up to 1982 ) Mid-range platform
02 CPM - Microcomputer 8 bits Operating System Support - 1 year - (1985 )  PC-8 Bits  platform
03 Digital DOS - 16 bits Digital Operating System  Support and O.S. Maintenance - 2 years (1985 up to 1986)  PC-8 Bits  platform
04 MSDOS - Microsoft DOS - from Version 2.1 to 6.22  Development and supporting - 13 years (1987 up to 2000)  PC-8/16/32  Bits  platform
05 SOD - Multitask Operating System - Cobra 500 and 530 Computers  1 year - (1982 up to 1983) Mid- range platform
06 MASTER - Sisco S8000 Operating System  Support and Development - 2 years ( 1983 up to 1985) Mid- range platform
07 SIMM - 8 and 16 bits Telsist Local Network Operating System Star Topology - Support 2 Years  (1985 up to 1986) PC-16 Bits  platform
08 QNX - 16 bits Peer to Peer Network Operating System -UNIX Like Development 4 years (1987 up to 1989)  PC-16 Bits  platform
09 Digital VMS Operating System - VAX Computer MX-850 Series - UNIX Dialect Development  2 years ( 1987 up to 1988) Mid- range platform
10 Microsoft Windows - From 2.0 Version up to 3.11 (Windows for Workgroups), Windows 95, Windows 98 Support and Development   2 years ( 1987 up to 2000) PC  16/32  Bits  platform
11 Novell Netware - From Version 3.11 up to 4.12 - Intranetware  Development and Support - 4 years (1990 up to 1993) PC  16/32  Bits  platform
12 SCO Xenix - Unixware Operating System  Development and Support - 4 years (1990 up to 1993) PC  16/32  Bits  platform
13 OS2 3.0 Warp Operating System  Development and Support - 2 years (1994 up to 1996) PC  16/32  Bits  platform
14 Microsoft Windows NT Server/Workstation 3.51 and 4.0 Development and Support - 6 years (1994 up to 2000) PC  16/32  Bits  platform
15 IBM OS/400 Operating System for AS/400 - Releases from V3R6 to V4R1 Development and Support - 4 years (1996 up to 1999) RISC Machine - Mid- range platform
16 Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Self Paced studying - 1 year (1999 up to 2000) PC  Server  platform
17 Connectiva Linux Server Version 4.2 Self Paced studying - 1 year (1999 up to 2000) PC  Server  platform
    Note:  I have experience in install and keep reliable and integrated multi-vendor operating systems network environment integrated, with SPX/IPX, TCP/IP, NETBEUI,  SNA protocols, in LAN and WAN geographical context.
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3 - Database and Data Access Methods
  • Micrisoft SQL Server 7.0 - Windows NT 4.0 Platform - Administration adn Implementation Database in front-end and back-end environments - Snce September 2000
  • Software AG ADABAS - Database Management System - For midrange (SID 5800 Series of computer family) and microcomputer platforms (OS/2 Warp) - for support and development of client-server applications - 3 years  (1981 , 1994, and  1995)
  • B-Trieve for Novell Netware - ISAM (Indexed Access Method) for using with C Language to develop Client-Server applications in Novell Netware LAN network - Development  4 years ( 1990 up to 1993)
  • Progress for Novell Netware and SCO XENIX unixware servers - Relational Database platform application - development and support - 4 years (1990 up to 1993)
  • C-Tree (ISAM Access Method) for C language environment - Development of client-server applications over Novell Netware Servers - 1 year (1990)
  • DB2, SQL/400 and Query/400 - Database Management and Tools for AS/400 IBM Risc Platform - 4 years (1996-1999)
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4 - Design Methodologies
  • Structured Analysis and Programming Methodologies:   I have studied and applied the following structured analysis and programming methods of  Chris Gane and Thris Sarson, and Yourdon  Methologies - Standard used by PUC University in  Computer science classes during the stage of  structured programming technology evolution - 9 years using this methologies (1985 up to 1994).
  • Object-Oriented Design methodologies - Actually I am keeping myself in a self pace study of  Rational Unified process (RUP), Object Oriented Software Process (OOSP), and OPEN Process, using the books of  Larry Constantine as a bible for object-oriented project and design.
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5 - Development Package Tools
  • I have had opportunity to use the following Development Packages: Software AG Adabas-Natural, Microsoft Quick C Tool, Borland Turbo Pascal, SDK for Windows  Environment 3.0,  Visual  Foxpro 3.0, Natural, SID and Microsoft Cobol Environments.

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  • For AS/400 platform I have used Application development Tools that includes: DB2, QUERY OS/400, SQL OS/400, SDA (Screen Design Aid), RLU (Report Layout Utility), SEU (Source Entry utility), PDM (Programming Development Manager), and Client Access.
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    6 - Computer Networks - LAN and WAN
    • I have strong knowledge about local area network. I am installing, supporting, troubleshooting Local area networks  since 1986 for more than 13  years. I have started working with LAN using QNX, peer to peer LAN.  Also I have worked with Star network topology named SIMM and developed by  Telsist. With Novell I have started studying and becoming Network Administrator with Novell 3.11. After this release I have installed and used for long time the release 3.12. Actually I am using   Novell Intranetware release 4.11. I integrated  Novell with other servers, that includes OS2 2.0, OS2/Warp 3.0, Windows NT Server 4.0 and OS/400.
    • I have experience to design and install the ETHERNET backbone environment. I have started working with 10 Base 2 (thinnet) and 10 Base 5 (thicknet) for backbones. Due to the cabling system evolution and also because the Structured cabling Level 5 became cheaper, I have used it - that includes the RJ45 environment and also fiber optical cables. I have knowledge of  installation, support, troubleshooting and maintenance of  link-switches, hubs, transceivers 3COM, balloons, multiplexers and routers. Also, I worked with twinaxial environment and its conversion for fiber and RJ45 environments.  My experience with protocols includes the installation of muti-protocol environment with  SPX/IPX,  TCP/IP, SNA and NETBEUI.
    • My WAN experience includes the installation of AS/400 environment using IGN international backbone to connect our AS/400 global peer to peer network,  connecting with sites in the following countries:  Germany, England and UK. The IGN backbone was using  SNA protocol using IBM router.
      Also the WAN experience includes the installation of NOTES EMAIL environment also over IGN backbone using TCP/IP that includes connection with hub-computers in USA and gateway with INTERNET.
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    7 - Internet, Intranet and Extranet
    The IT is, in my opinion, among the most hardest career to keep ourselves updated about the new technologies and its evolution. Part of that difficult is because it is not easy to find formal institutions offering most of specialized courses needed. So we must buy books, buy softwares and do a lot of self study, and also to gain experience and know-how we must go hands-on.

    My most loved issue is networking environment and technologies. I felt in love with Internet. I have been reading, searching, studying, deploying, implementing as much as I can do about that. Also, the companies were I have been working has invested in training, when was possible, to let the internal team to be prepared to use and deploy the LAN and WAN technologies, what includes myself.

    As a part of my self investment to get one certification program with the major international companies (Microsoft, Oracle, Sun, Cisco, ...) to be updated into the new environments,  I have started to study, since 1996, everything specific and related to the Internet technologies. My recycling preparation program includes participation in Courses lead by instructor and self paced learning tools (step-by-step books, cdroms, web online content, practice tests, and so on).

    To create the homepage of Autotex I had the following activities:

    Domain Name Register and Maintenance

    • I Registered the Domain Name of Autotex.com.br - I was the technical and administrative (not only the billing) contacts for this domain. I kept in touch with Brazilian Internet Register Institution and they with me about any issues related with our home page.
    Home Page Maintenance
  • I was in charge of  to create the draft of our homepage. I have used the internal design people of Design and Textile CAD area of the company.
  • The Company who kept the Site of Milliken & Company Group was Doog Wood Production. I kept in touch with them about issues related at Autotex Home Page that I was in charge. I sent to them the text content draft and the images of our home page. The Autotex Home page was kept in English and Portuguese language.
  • The host computer working was the Web Server (Http Server) was kept the Autotex Home Page is Milliken&Company Host in USA
  • I kept tracking periodically the statistical about visitors to our home page and I published these data to our internal managers and interested people
  • Dialer, Browse Installation and  Block of IP Address Administration
  • I was in charge of  Block of IP Addresses administration of  the mobile users and our DHCP Server of the LAN f the plant where I was the IT manager
  • I had control over the new login accounts and the IP gave to each new mobile  users
  • Actually I am keeping studying  tools, utilities, languages protocols, and everything else related with Internet such as TCP/IP suite of protocols, DHCP Servers, DNS Servers, HTTP Servers, FTP Servers, Proxy Servers and Firewalls, SMTP POP3NNTP, Index Servers, ASP 3.0 (Active Server Pages), Linux Server, CGI with Perl5, Java 2.0, HTML, DHTML, XML, Apache and Internet Information Server (IIS 4.0), SQL Server 7.0, Frontpage, Golive, Dreamweaver, Visual Basic Script,Visual C++, and Visual InterDev and everything related with environment, security, page design, and so on.
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    8 - Leadership
    • I have participated in special classes and seminars to acquire experience to manage and lead people. These trainings has been sponsored by the companies where I have worked. Specially the first training I receive was in August-1988, from RACIMEC, named "Management of Yourself". This seminar was made for the whole management team of RACIMEC. We were one week in training. After the training one Adviser was analyzing our progress for more than one year. I learned issues such as motivation, creativity, conflict negotiations, relationships problems,  perception, leadership, memory, and so on.  Also I had certificate of participation in a training specially about in "How to Manage IT. Teams".
    • I have started in 1988 to be an IT Manager in Racimec, and  I was for 2 years. Then I got the same position in Atlantis Group, in 1990 for 4 years. The third experience in IT. Manager position was in Willen group for 2 years. Now I am working in Autotex for more than 3 years in the IT. manager position. This means more than 10 years leading people in IT area, not including the acumulated periods of time where I was leading people at the position of project leader despite of my senior system analyst position. 
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    9 - Project Management
    • I have had opportunity to work together with PUC University teachers in a project of CEF (Social Brazilian Federal Bank) for close to 4 years,  and I have learned, searched and written text containing concept, theory and practical application about planning and scheduling of projects in special  oriented to projects made by IT and system  teams (Pert/Cpm, Resources Balancing, Critical paths, Gantts, and so on). Also I have been teaching these issues in several companies. 
    • I have strong domain over software for project management and I use them often into daily basis to have control over system projects activities,  tasks and resources of all kinds. I have had opportunity to study,  to use, and to give training  to people over the following packages: Super-Project Plus, Time Line 3 and 4, and actually Microsoft Project.
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