Master’s of Sciences degree, Electronic Engineering; University of Buenos Aires.

English, French, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish (mother tongue).

Independent ICT Consultant (1998 to date) - Provides ICT consulting services, mostly to governments and corporations in developing countries.  Recent projects include:  

Formulation of ICT strategies for:
    - the USAID headquarters in Washington, DC,
    - the U.S. Census Bureau,
    - the American Indian Housing Council and
    - the Barbados National Procurement System (IADB project)

Implementation of ERP Systems for the governments of:
    - Georgia (WB project),
    - Indonesia (WB project),
    - Mongolia (WB project),
    - the OECS (four Caribbean countries, WB project) and
    - Yemen (WB project)

Implementation of ERP Systems for utilities companies in:
    - Ethiopia (Nordic Development Fund),
    - Malawi (WB project), and
    - Vietnam (WB project

Computerization (ASYCUDA)/Modernization of  the Customs Administrations in:
    - Barbados (IADB project),
    - Benin (MCC project),
    - ECOWAS (Single Window for five African countries, WB project),
    - Egypt (USAID project),
    - El Salvador (USAID project),
    - Gambia (WB project),
    - Macedonia (USAID project),
    - Moldova (USTDA project) and
    - OECS (four Caribbean countries, WB project)

Modernization of the Tax Administrations in:
    - Guatemala (WB project),
    - Mongolia (WB project),
    - Montenegro (USAID project),
    - the Philippines (USTDA project) and
    - Vietnam (WB project)

The World Bank, Washington, DC (1981 to 1998)
Sr Informatics Specialist (1992-1998) - Provided advice and support, both to the borrowers' and the Bank's staff, on the selection, procurement and implementation of software solutions, hardware, communications equipment and related consulting services, funded through World Bank loans.

Information Technology Officer - Asia Region (1989-1992) - Managed the planning and support functions for over 1,200 computer users located in Washington, Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Nepal, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Thailand.

Computing Trainer - Economic Development Institute of the World Bank (1987-1989) - Conducted extensive research on the use of computers in training.  Wrote several papers on the subject and lectured in many countries around the world.

Network Planning Manager - Information Resource Management Department (1985-1987) - Participated in the selection of an enterprise-wide LAN solution to interconnect over 6,000 PCs.  Analyzed most cost-effective ways to communicate between Washington, and the Bank's 76 overseas locations.  Established direct satellite links with Abidjan, Beijing, Dar-es-Salaam, Jakarta, London, Nairobi, New Delhi and Paris.

Various functions and responsibilities from 1981 to 1985, within the World Bank's internal ICT Department.


Target, Buenos Aires, Argentina (1980-1981)
Marketing Manager/Acting General Manager - Managed the marketing division of the exclusive distributor in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay for:  Qantel computers; MSI portable terminals; ISC microcomputers and terminals, etc.  Supervised 25 sales persons; 3 subsidiaries and 6 sub-distributors in Argentina; plus one in Paraguay and another in Uruguay.  Managed the marketing & planning functions; defined marketing policies, procedures and standards; selected products to market and negotiated distributorship agreements.  In the 2nd semester of 1980, sales reached $2.0 million, exceeding the organization's total combined sales for the three previous years.

 
Storage Technology Corp., Louisville, CO (1979-1980)

Marketing Manager for Latin America – Identified, selected and signed agreements with distributors; advised, assisted and controlled the distributors.  Established one distributor in Argentina, two in Mexico, one in Peru and two in Venezuela.  Sales to these distributors exceeded $2.5 million during the period.

 
Bull Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina (1976-1978)
Subsidiary of Honeywell-Bull

Marketing Director/Acting General Director – Managed the Sales, Systems Engineering, Time-Sharing Center and Marketing Planning & Administration units, comprising approximately 50 employees.   Computer sales and new rentals exceeded $25.0 million in a 15-month period, increasing by 50% the value of all Bull computers installed in Argentina throughout the preceding 12-year period.  Marketing productivity ratios were five times higher than the corporation's international standards.

 
SADE-Sociedad Americana de Electrificación, Buenos Aires, Argentina (1970-1975)
Engineering and Construction Company, majority owned by the General Electric Co.

International Manager of Information Systems – Managed the ICT activities of the subsidiaries located in:  Argentina, with 10,000 employees; Brazil, 14,000; Colombia, 2,000; Peru, 3,000 and Venezuela, 5,000.  All administrative tasks in Argentina were fully computerized; use of computers was started at all other locations; engineering calculations were computerized generating substantial savings; systems development work was shared between subsidiaries; custom developed and used own charge-back system for the appropriation of the internal ICT costs to end-users.


EARLY EXPERIENCE

Bull Argentina – District Sales Manager – Managed hardware and software sales to Central Banks, commercial banks, insurance and retail companies, Stock Exchange, etc., in Argentina and Paraguay.

Ducilo – Argentine subsidiary of DuPont Corp. – Systems Analyst.

Bull Argentina – Trainee; Programmer; Systems Engineer; Salesman.

Extensive ICT teaching experience, including Associate Professor in the Computer Sciences Department of the Engineering School at the University of Buenos Aires.