Information Technology and Services Professional
Brazil
Information Technology and Services Professional
Brazil
I worked for Shell in the last 30 years, 10 years in IT and 20 years in Finance. In 2003, I have acted as Application Support Director for Shell in Latin America, after 5 years as Shell Brazil CIO. In Finance, I worked as Finance Manager for Shell Brazil Chemicals and in Shell Paraguay, after jobs in Controlling, Treasury and Planning areas. I'm electronic engineer (ITA74).
IT Governance, IT Management, Cost Leadership, Service Levels Agreements, Leadership, Benchmarking, Vendor Management, IT Processes, Customer Satisfaction Survey
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
January 2006 — Present (3 years 7 months)
In 2006, I received an invitation to coordinate the alumni of engineers graduated in ITA, living in Rio de Janeiro (AEITA - Associação dos Engenheiros do ITA). The activities of this association are in the link:
http://aeita.rio.googlepages.com .
(Philanthropy industry)
March 2004 — Present (5 years 5 months)
Since 2004, I have joint the board of Visão Mundial/Word Vision, as volunteer. A non-profit organization focused in help the children in social risk.
More about that: www.visaomundial.org.br
(Information Technology and Services industry)
January 2003 — February 2004 (1 year 2 months)
This new Shell organization was launched in January 2003 and it is covering around 40 countries in Latin and Central America, 5.000 users and 3.000 sites with IT applications. Purposes of this job:
· Keep the SOPLA applications portfolio within a low cost and high availability, implement legal requirements and other customer required enhancements. Covering the following technologies/platforms: SAP, JDE OneWorld, JDE WorldSoftware, Client/Server (PowerBuilder), Web (Websphere, .Net), Oracle, Peoplesoft/Vantive, Gemco, MicroSiga, etc.
· Meet Service Level Agreements and User satisfaction.
Dimensions:
· Annual Budget Investment/Replacement value of some 120 M USD and annual support budget of some 11 M USD
· Staff: 96 Shell Staff throughout Latin America and approximately 80 Contract Staff
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; RDSA; Oil & Energy industry)
September 1997 — December 2002 (5 years 4 months)
Shell Brasil, an Oil company of US$ 3Bi of revenue, 3000 services stations, 2000 users.
Purpose: To co-ordinate the management of IT at the company level, ensuring that it is manage as an integral part of the business.
·Annual Budget: US$23M
·47 Shell employees+108 vendors
The main results obtained :
.Implemented new IT principles/policy, organization and processes
·Reduce the IT Base Costs from 1996:R$ 56M to 2001:R$ 26M (=US$10M). It was recognized as one of the most efficient IT operation in the Group
·This cost reduction had been proved as sustainable and the service levels agreed have been delivered
·The Service Levels were fully aligned with the businesses and this fact had been measured by the Customer Satisfaction Survey that achieved 95% of approval (Dec02)
·The Shell People Survey (work environment) presented a very positive results from our IT staff as compared with the company results and against the "Global High Performance Norm"
.Important projects delivered
(Chemicals industry)
July 1993 — August 1997 (4 years 2 months)
In this period, additional to those responsibilities, I was involved in the process of the implement the sale of the Crop Protection Business to Cyanamid, the transfer of shares to Montell of the interests in Polypropylene companies (Polibrasil, Braspol, Policom and Koppol) and the Tolling contract with Inspec after the sale of Ionol business.
An EIS (Executive Information System) was developed and implemented to Chemicals covering Sales information (Quantities, Proceeds and Margins), Operational Expenses, Working Capital and Financial Statements (Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet) by Product Groups. Two LAN (Local Area Network) were implemented (Head office and TR Plant).
The development to provide information to CHEMIST (Chemical Information System) was completed and participation in the first phase of SAP (Integrated Package) happened.
(Oil & Energy industry)
February 1989 — June 1993 (4 years 5 months)
This was the n.2 within the Controller’s department, covering everything from Validation of data entry, through Control and Valuation of stocks, reconciliation of accounts, to prepare of the final accounts, and submission of Group Return to London, and of local accounts to the appropriate local authorities.
Responsible for 55 people, with two managers and one supervisor reporting directly.
Providing to the Company the facilities to cope the new fiscal legislation (IVVC, ICMS, Fixed Assets Monetary Correction, Monthly Income Tax Computation).
Producing financial statements to head office, management information and local authorities.
Introducing in the Holding and Oil business the new finance/accounting system (GL:M- DBS)
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Oil & Energy industry)
July 1986 — January 1989 (2 years 7 months)
Managing the Depts:Controlling,Treasury,Data Processing.
Responsibility for the Accounting according to the Group standards/local legislation.
Coordinating the Country Business Plan and responsibility for consolidation the plans of each sector.
Coordinating Controller of expenses against the budget.
Responsibility for maintaining/improving Internal Control and liaising the auditing.
Development and Implementation of a Credit Policy for the company
Providing the necessary framework for planned financing and executing it.
Maintaining the Insurance Policy.
Providing information for the continued smooth functioning by way of computer systems like: Sales&Stock, Accounting, Invoicing&Distributing, Blending, Fixed Assets, Group Information,Personnel.
Responsibility for the coordination and revision of established procedures and introducing new methods according to the Group’s new technique (PROTEC).
Participating on committees for Tender Acceptance, Credit Control and Top Mgmt Team.
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Oil & Energy industry)
November 1982 — July 1986 (3 years 9 months)
Nation wide coordination of bank operations involving all the Shell companies in Brazil.
Responsibility for the optimization of the transit of funds from the collecting stage up to its centralization/utilization, aiming at the safety of all operations and at the faster availability of these funds.
Responsibility for obtaining/negotiating with the banks, local short term loans, leasing and the financing of taxes and duties payable by Shell companies in Brazil.
Negotiating with banks, the payments for services provided (Balance average, tariffs, over draft lines, collecting floats).
Development of a special system of collection with several banks.
Responsibility for the coordination of the Treasury Automation Project involving: Banks reciprocity, local and external loans, forecast of revenues, exchange operations, control of bank collection. Software used: EPS/FCS, RAMIS II, SAS, CMS/REXX.
Responsibility for obtaining Rural Credit lines for customers of Chemical Division.
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Chemicals industry)
August 1978 — November 1982 (4 years 4 months)
Responsible for the coordination and execution of the financial planning of Shell Brazil Chemical Company and for the coordination of the planning of other Shell companies in the Chemicals and Consumer Sectors (Polibrasil, IAB, Temana, IPB, Colborn).
Development of Computer Planning Models for Shell Brazil Chemical Company and Product Divisions (Agrochemical, Industrial Chemicals, Polymers), using special software (MASTER, FCS/EPS) in an IBM 4341 DOS/VSE (ETSS/ICCF).
Responsibility for organizing the financial reporting system with Shell International Chemical Company (SICC) and the Group Accounts reporting.
Responsibility for the estimated twelve months cash f low for Shell Brazil Chemical Company and the Product Divisions.
Development and computer implementation of a Cost Build-up/ Pricing for Agrochemical Products.
Investment and Project Evaluation (Temana, Rhodia Consumer Products Line, Polivac).
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Oil & Energy industry)
March 1974 — August 1978 (4 years 6 months)
Responsibility for the implementation of a computer system for the profitability analysis of Shell service station (IROPS Individual Retail Outlet Performance Statements) .
Project leader for the Shell Brazil Chemical Company financial planning computer system.
Responsibility for the maintenance of the Shell Brazil Planning System (Oil).
Coordinating the development of a system for Planning and Controlling of Projects (IC Resources).
Responsibility for the investigation and evaluation of packages in the Operational Research area (LPS, APEX, GPSS, SPSS)
Installing, promote and training, related to MASTER (a Shell language development -Mathematical and Statistical Tool for Engineering and Research).
Post-Graduation , Finance , 1980 — 1982
Course specializing in Business Administration (Post-graduated level) at the Getulio Vargas Foundation (CEAG-FGV) - São Paulo with emphasis on Finance (1980-1982).
Post-Graduation , COPPE - Information Technology (Operational Research) , 1975 — 1976
Post-graduate studies in Information and Technology at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (COPPE) concentrating on Operational Research.
Graduation , Electronic Engineering , 1970 — 1974
Médio , 1962 — 1968
AEITA - Associação dos Engenheiros do ITA