Been fortunate to have worked in IT and management around the world for both the public and private sectors, where much enterprise expertise and solution-building experience was gained for over 20+ years; want to share the value-added with you and your organization.
The freelance enterprise solution services I offer are affordable and tailor-made, Business-Data-IT solutions where improvement or fresh solutions are crucial to companies of all sizes; some examples:
Improving business processes, appraising and implementing architectures, business or data analysis, data architecture, new or improved database for an cloud application, developing or integrating applications, facelift or create new website, lowering costs or consult and troubleshoot on a wide number of issues.
“The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination”
Albert Einstein
“Be yourself; everyone else is taken.”
Oscar wild
“When your work speaks for itself, don’t interrupt.”
Henry J. Kaiser
SAMPLES
Some EXAMPLES OF WORK DONE
Lived and worked in many countries around the world for over 30 years. Worked at all levels, from startups, to medium size and global companies, financial institutions and trading companies. Experience of working with public sector and other international bodies.
Josh Folgado
Lisbon, Portugal
Europe
Services: Global
I speak English, Portuguese, French, Spanish, some German and Dutch
Member of Direction Team, advisor to the top Director along with legal affairs, public analysts, psychologists and external affairs.
Architect and strategically align first enterprise architecture for the organisation; implement Zachman and TOGAF frameworks.
Responsible for architecture, standards, methodologies, enterprise meta-model and governance; additional oversight of business models.
Present at senior management level and to all staff on selected occasions.
Key founder & member of BPR Team.
Represent Direction and coordinate with European Institutions and external vendors.
Plan, deliver and measure training on new. framework; ensure people were adequately prepared for change and subsequent BI.
Roles and Responsibilities
New European Personnel Selections/Competitions Project
Business Enterprise Architecture Project
Business Process Re-Engineering Project
New Project Office Project including Operational and Strategic Planning
Move of IT organisational unit to external entity (DIGITl)
Projects
Work for Research & Architecture and part of Architecture Committee.
Check and verify final organisation enterprise meta-model design.
Implement enterprise meta-model following Zachman and TOGAF frameworks.
Define standards, procedures and documentation.
Key member of team tasked with creation of new Project Office.
Support organisation by giving workshops and personal training on new enterprise architecture, project management and subsequent procedures.
Assist other architects with on-going projects; ensure compliance in new structure and applicable methodologies.
Roles and Responsibilities
Enterprise Architecture Consultant
(Rijswyjk, Netherlands)
Enterprise Architecture Project
Prince2 implementation of new Project Office
European Machine Translation Project, in close cooperation with Google
Electronic Integration of Legal Text Project
DG3 Decisions Project (Legal arm for European Patent Office)
Research & Architecture Directorate KPI’s
Projects
Business Intelligence Architect
(Zug, Switzerland)
Implement Enterprise Architecture using Zachman framework; provide training to business/IT teams on architecture and framework.
Build enterprise data model for all known data sources, including trading and analysis data sources.
Create first enterprise architectural model for high-frequency trading platforms (HFT).
Improve communication between business and IT
Manage relationships with external vendors.
Roles and Responsibilities
Enterprise Architecture Project
Select and implement enterprise architecture case tool – IBM System Architect
Business Intelligence Project
Projects
Chief BASEL Architect
(Swindon, UK)
Overall responsibility for BASEL II Metadata and Architecture.
Implement Zachman and TOGAF frameworks.
Architect and manage development of BASEL Reporting; data source was one of the biggest SQL data warehouses in Europe.
Present to board level, senior management and external entities.
Architect and develop BASEL ETL Tool and DDL Generator.
Roles and Responsibilities
BASEL II Project
BASEL II Reporting
BASEL ETL Tool & Data Migration
MS SQL DDL Generator
Projects
Y2K Project Manager
(For Western Cape Province)
Project manager all Y2K infrastructure projects for the Western Cape.
Manage over 280 resources spread over thousands of km’s.
Key decision maker on use of all technologies.
Daily change management in a country that has 11 national languages, needing to cut across many of these barriers.
Ensure that all data integration from disparate data sources to be aggregated into Oracle; later changed to MS SQL, needed to rewrite some SQL, reports and applications.
Budget management.
Project reporting and weekly/monthly meetings with members of government and others.
Roles and Responsibilities
Western Cape Crucial Y2K Projects (some examples below)
Cape Town Harbour
Lighthouse Project (all lighthouses)
Harbour & Docks System, including new ability to calculate costs to ships as they entered different parts of the harbour
Projects
Trading Enterprise Architect
(City of London, UK)
Architect and implement European architecture for trading platforms.
Lead Business Process Improvement Team.
Implement Zachman framework.
Centralise disparate data sources into centralised data warehouse.
Establish trading data and software development blueprints.
Present trading architecture from analysts/traders to board level.
Manage relationships and coordinate with external vendors.
Lead in relationship with Audit and Compliance and government agency, namely the Financial Services Authority.
Roles and Responsibilities
Enterprise Architecture Project
Select and implement enterprise architecture case tool – Popkin/IBM System Architect
ITBI (integrated trading business intelligence) Data Warehouse Project
Business Process Improvement Project
Business Objects Reporting Project
Audit and Compliance Reporting; for Financial Services Authority (FSA)
Projects
Co-Founder & Technical Director
(Cape Town, South Africa)
XpertNet
Formulate company direction and mission, strategy & objectives.
Work on full development life cycle projects; as project owner and resource.
Responsible for all Project Management controls; internal/external.
Manage development of number of US based commercial websites.
Manage resources, staff selection and subsequent training.
Work closely with Sales effort, both pre and post sales.
Negotiate legal contracts with customers and suppliers.
Roles and Responsibilities
Tailor-made service level agreements with multiple clients/sites
Number of Projects, i.e. PLEXUS, Freddy Hirsch, First Bank, Old Mutual, Standard Life Insurance
Number of national South African government Y2K projects, i.e. transport, harbours, infrastructure and utility projects; a total of 82 projects
National Panasonic Baan Project and mainframe migration to HP-UX
Transportation and Logistics Project
Forecasting Solution for 3rd World Markets Project, end-users being Engen (ex-Mobil) and Old Mutual
Mainframe replacement with HP client-server mini-servers for Swartklip Products, part of Armscor
More than 100 projects with other clients, ranging from network upgrades, server/workstation installations, PM, DBA and app//macro/web development
Projects
Business Enterprise Architect
(Croydon, UK)
Lead architect in merge between DHL and Securicor.
Implement Zachman and TOGAF frameworks.
Lead team to model all supporting business functions and processes, throughout multiple locations around the country.
Manage documentation of functional specifications for all systems.
Create and manage corporate encyclopaedia.
Present solutions from mid to senior management, before and during merge.
Roles and Responsibilities
Enterprise Architecture Project
Selection and implementation of enterprise architecture case tool - Telelogic/IBM System Architect
Project Hubble to model all business units and supporting processes
Enterprise Reporting Project, Business Objects and Office integration
Projects
Analytics Tech Lead
(Lisbon, Portugal)
Analytics
Artificial Intelligence
Big Data
Blockchain
Digital Transformation - Robotic Process Automation
IOT (Internet of Things)
Roles and Responsibilities
Architect of F|AST (Fujitsu Analytics Service Technology) with integrated geospatial technology, a first for Fujitsu globally
Digital Annealer
Digital Sphere
FAIR (Fujitsu Analytics Image Recognition)
Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro (Portuguese League Against Cancer)
Negotiating and closing new partnerships to deliver additional solutions
Responsible for the Analytics Portfolio for Portugal
Responsible for the Slack Websummit 2019 for Fujitsu Europe
Projects
Enterprise Architect + IT Manager
(Cape Town, South Africa)
Bridge between Business and IT.
Provide overall enterprise architecture.
implement Zachman framework.
Manage IT budget, resources, security, communications, network, applications and technology roadmaps.
Responsible for all development, tools, DBs, network, backup and change management.
Coordinate and supervise architects and all external vendors.
Present to board level.
Roles and Responsibilities
Enterprise Architecture Project
Select and implement enterprise architecture case tool - Rational Rose & Erwin
Architect and manage PLEXUS move to new building/complex
Data Warehouse Project
Asset Management Reporting Project
Internet and Intranet Web Site Projects
Installation of country-wide network and communications
Projects
Solutions & Delivery Architect
(Cape Town, South Africa)
Architect and implement client-server solution, new network and VOIP.
Migrate Nixdorf mainframe to two HPUX client-servers.
Replace serial network and terminals with Ethernet and Windows PCs.
Migrate BAAN to HPUX, modify terminal emulators to support all equipment in a real-time large factory.
Upgrade all print servers.
Install new automated backup system.
Roles and Responsibilities
Baan Project
Database Upgrade Project
Network Upgrade Project
System migration to HPUX
Replacement of all terminals with PCs and MS Windows
Upgrade real-time network and PLCs
Projects
Areas of Expertise
Roles/Responsibilities
Technical Skills
Affiliations
Project Management
Professional Training
Languages
Professional Skills
Professional Skills
Enterprise
Networking
Data
Development
(Application and Web)
Reporting
Virtual
Technical Skills
Areas of Expertise
Architect
Implement
Troubleshoot
Application Development
Y
Y
Y
BASEL II
Y
Y
Y
Business Analysis
Y
Y
Y
Business Improvement
Y
Y
Y
Change Management
Y
Y
Y
Data Warehousing
Y
Y
Y
Enterprise Architecture
Y
Y
Y
High Frequency Trading
Y
Y
Y
MS Macro Development
Y
Y
Y
Project Management
Y
Y
Y
Reporting
Y
Y
Y
Web Development
Y
Y
Y
Data
Architect
Implement
Troubleshoot
DB2, DB3, DB4
Y
Y
Y
MS SQL Server
Y
Y
Y
MySQL
Y
Y
Y
Oracle
Y
Y
Y
MS Access
Y
Y
Y
Data Warehouse
Y
Y
Y
Data Marts
Y
Y
Y
Data Migrations
Y
Y
Y
Data Reporting
Y
Y
Y
XML
Y
Y
Y
Software Development
(Application and Web)
Develop
Implement
Troubleshoot
.NET, VB, VBA
Y
Y
Y
HTML, CSS
Y
Y
Y
ASP/ASPX
Y
Y
Y
PHP
Y
Y
Y
AJAX
Y
Y
Y
JQuery
Y
Y
Y
JavaScript
Y
Y
Y
VBScript
Y
Y
Y
Serif
Y
Y
Y
Wordpress
Y
Y
Y
Project Management
Resource
Plan
Manage
Small Projects
Y
Y
Y
Medium Projects
Y
Y
Y
Large Projects
Y
Y
Y
Microsoft Project
Y
Y
Y
Prince
Y
Y
Y
Project Management Office
Y
Y
Y
Enterprise
Architect
Implement
Troubleshoot
Application Architecture
Y
Y
Y
Business Architecture
Y
Y
Y
CASE Tools
Y
Y
Y
Data Architecture
Y
Y
Y
Development (application and web)
Y
Y
Y
Enterprise Frameworks (TOGAF, Zachman)
Y
Y
Y
Networking
Y
Y
Y
Project Management
Y
Y
Y
Reporting (apps and web)
Y
Y
Y
Troubleshooting
Y
Y
Y
Virtual Systems & Cloud
Y
Y
Y
Networking
Architect
Implement
Troubleshoot
LAN/WAN
Y
Y
Y
DNS
Y
Y
Y
File Servers
Y
Y
Y
Mail Servers
Y
Y
Y
Routers
Y
Y
Y
Bridges
Y
Y
Y
Gateways
Y
Y
Y
Remote Printing
Y
Y
Y
Servers
Y
Y
Y
Workstations
Y
Y
Y
Google Cloud
Y
Y
Y
Professional Training
Courses Attended:
Applied E-Commerce
Advanced Project Management
Advanced MS SQL Server
Advanced Visual Basic
Business Process Re-Engineering
Business and Technical Analysis
Comprehensive UML
Data Modeling
Personal Coaching
Software Analysis and Design
UML Object Oriented Analysis and Design
Roles & Responsibilities
Architect
Implement
Troubleshoot
Business Enterprise Architect
Y
Y
Y
Business Process Improvement
Y
Y
Y
Business Analysis & Modeling
Y
Y
Y
Data Architect
Y
Y
Y
Data Analysis & Modeling
Y
Y
Y
Database Administration
Y
Y
Y
Senior Developer
Y
Y
Y
Project Manager
Y
Y
Y
Project Owner
Y
Y
Y
Project Consultant
Y
Y
Y
General Consulting
Y
Y
Y
Languages
Read
Speak
Write
English
Y
Y
Y
French
Y
Y
Y
Portuguese
Y
Y
Y
Spanish
Y
Y
Y
Dutch
minimal
minimal
No
Italian
minimal
minimal
No
German
minimal
minimal
No
Affiliations
Architecture and Governance
Enterprise Architects in the EU
Enterprise Architecture Network
Future Trends
High Frequency Trading
The Institutional Financial Trading Network
Project Management Institute, US
TOGAF for Architecture
Zachman Framework
Reporting
Architect
Implement
Troubleshoot
ASPRunner
Y
Y
Y
Business Objects
Y
Y
Y
Crystal Reports
Y
Y
Y
IBM System Architect
Y
Y
Y
VBA Reports (Excel, Word, PowerPoint,Access, Project, SharePoint)
Y
Y
Y
SugarCRM / SuiteCRM
Y
Y
Y
Virtual
Architect
Implement
Troubleshoot
Dropbox
Y
Y
Y
Google Cloud Instances
Y
Y
Y
VirtualBox
Y
Y
Y
VMWare Server
Y
Y
Y
VMWare Workstation
Y
Y
Y
Virtual Reports
Y
Y
Y
“If you can dream it, you can do it.”
Walt Disney
Working with the cutting edge of technology and best practices, target to provide an individual approach to each project and customer. I work easily with other designers, developers, target is to deliver the project.
Build solutions to match your goals!
enterprise solutions
Can help your business properly choose an enterprise solution, complete proper requirements and functional specs for a new system or business process. Someone to contact when you have an important decision and need an independent soundboard!
Data solutions
Really love data, have extensive experience in data analysis, data design and architecture, data documentation and data migration. Great partner to have for an agency, branding company, a design or development team!
Custom web solutions
Specialize in custom-made webs sites that are different, fresh, using selected technologies, high focus in site performance and impact. Site can have a database too, to store and manage your products, prices, etc.; all on the cloud.
Bridge between the Business and IT, best alignment and increased quality of business and services.
Assess and fine tune business strategy, goals, objectives and subsequent efforts and implementations. Ensure architecture is business driven!
Business Enterprise Architecture
Enterprise Solutions
Business analysis has emerged as a core business practice in the 21st century. Its the vital link between a company information technology capabilities and its business objectives.
As a skilled business analyst will contribute to the profitability of companies large and small, in just about every industry.
Business Analysis
Provide advice and support on all aspects of business modeling and analysis on a broad range of engagements to enable better decision making.
Develop models and derive analysis to support:
Business cases
Cost reduction programmes
Strategic business planning
Feasibility studies
Business Modeling
Provide advice and support to managers on business improvements including best practice methodologies. Analysis and consultation across the organization. Guidance on internal policies and processes for the implementation of initiatives.
Recommendations for greater effectiveness and efficiency including cost saving and implement improvements in business processes and practices.
Other aspects can include team building and group facilitation, compiling and tracking data, and preparing training materials.
Business Improvement
Some fundamental skills offered are:
Logical/Physical Data modeling
Development of a data strategy and associated polices
Selection of capabilities and systems to meet business information needs
New database
Data Architecture
Often working on a team of data architects, data modelers are systems analysts engaged in translating business requirements into conceptual, logical, and physical data models, who may focus on issues such as:
Reducing redundancy of data within an existing computer system or Improving the way in which it moves information from one system to another
Data Modeling
Analyze the current method of data migration and provide recommendations for processing. Additional responsibilities can include:
Analyze the method of transforming existing data into a format for the new environment and the loading of this data into other database structures
Review existing migration tools and providing recommendations for improving performance of the migration process, documentation
Data Migrations
Data Solutions
Import, clean, transform, validate or model data with the purpose of understanding or making conclusions from the data for decision making purposes.
Can present data in charts, graphs, tables, design and develop relational databases for collecting data or also include building or designing data input or data collection screens.
Well able to write SQL, be responsible for improving data quality.
Data Analysis
Analyze, design, code, test and troubleshoot Software using database and programming technology such as Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Visual Studio 2005-2010, Visual Basic 6.0, VB.Net and SQL.
Test and develop programming modifications using specified testing scenarios. Analyze performance of programs and take action to correct deficiencies.
Experienced in integrating Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, Project, SharePoint. Debug/code difficult functions/macros.
Ability to normalize complex data/define referential integrity in Access. Ability to manipulate worksheet, cell properties, formats, outputs and integration.
VBA Macro Development
Design, code and modify websites, from layout to function and according to your specifications. Strive to create visually appealing sites that feature user-friendly design and clear navigation.
Strong understanding of UI, cross-browser compatibility, general web functions, e-commerce and standards.Deep expertise and hands on experience with E-Commerce, Web Applications and programming languages such as AJAX, ASP, ASPX, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Jquery, XML and API's.
Web Development
Hands on transformational migration services to relocate applications from one hardware platform to another to include design, product installation, data loading, and processing of test scenarios. Gather and document business requirements to develop the design and architecture.
Contribute to the project delivery schedule, artifacts, resource loading and risk analysis, and communicate with the delivery management team. Experience of more than 20 years in successful migrations for diverse platforms.
