FERNANDO LUIS SUÁREZ
PE RSONAL I NFORMATI ON
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Date of Birth: July 16th, 1973.
Place of birth: El Palomar, province of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Home Address: Zapiola 4078, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Nationality: Argentine.
Marital Status: Married, two sons.
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E DUCATI ON
University:
1999 - 2003
UADE – Universidad Argentina de la Empresa
City of Buenos Aires
Degree: Computing Systems Engineer (graduated with Honour Diploma –
Cum et Laude -, being the best average in qualifications of that year.
Information Technology magazine interviewed me consequently and published the
note at December 2004 edition).
Secondary School:
1987 - 1992
Juan XXIII Institute.
Ramos Mejía, province of Buenos Aires
Degree: Electronics Technician.
Primary School:
1980 - 1986
San Carlos Borromeo school.
Haedo, province of Buenos Aires
CE RTI FI CATI ONS
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PMP (Project Management Professional), granted by the PMI (Project
Management Institute), in May 2008 (recertified until May 2021).
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SMC (Scrum Master Certified), granted by SCRUMstudy, in February
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2020 (certified until February 2023).
ATE NDE D COURSE S
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Scrum Master Certified, in December 2019, at SCRUMstudy (on-line
training).
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, between October and December
2019, at A Cloud Guru (on-line training).
Introduction to Agile and Scrum Methodologies, in April 2015, given by
Baufest at the HSBC facilities in Buenos Aires
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Project Financial Management, in October – November 2010, given by
PMvalue (Registered Education Provider of the Project Management
Institute), at Buenos Aires.
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Personal Skills in Projects, in June – July 2009, given by PMvalue
(Registered Education Provider of the Project Management Institute), at
Buenos Aires.
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Microsoft Project Course, in Septiember 2008, given by IAAP Global,
at Buenos Aires.
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The Project Management Office and the Maturity Models workshop, in
June 2008, given by CVPRO - GL&A Consultores, at Buenos Aires.
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Preparation for the exam of PMP of the PMI, in April - July 2007, given
by PMvalue (Registered Education Provider of the Project Management
Institute), at Buenos Aires.
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Projects Administration, in April 2005, given by personnel of PMvalue
(Registered Education Provider of Project Management Institute), at
Buenos Aires.
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CSVPN (Cisco Secure Virtual Private Networks), in November 2004, at
IT College, Buenos Aires.
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HP OpenView Administration I on UNIX, July 2004, at HewlettPackard Argentina facilities, Buenos Aires.
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ICND (Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices), in November 2003, at
IT College, Buenos Aires.
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HP-UX: operator and administrator, September 2002, given by HewlettPackard, at Buenos Aires.
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Open VMS: operator and administrator, between December 2001 and
January 2002, given by Compaq, at Buenos Aires.
PCP Network Configuration, at ECI Telematics, August 1997, at Fort
Lauderdale, Florida, United States.
Communications and Teleprocessing, September 1995, at Instituto
Tecnológico de Buenos Aires (ITBA).
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PROFE SI ONAL E XPE RI E NCE
From May 2018 to December 2023: Equifax Argentina
City of Buenos Aires
Position: CSA (Corporate Services Alliance) Tribe Leader (from April 2022
to December 2023)
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Management of technical teams for the LATAM region, with
resources distributed in 10 countries, to support on-premise and
cloud infrastructure:
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Compute & Storage.
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Networking.
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DBA.
Position: CSA Project Manager (from May 2018 to March 2022)
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Project management in the area of IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service)
Alliance:
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Management of specific projects in the area of Technological
Infrastructure.
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Management of necessary infrastructure for software
development projects (servers of different technologies and
operating systems, databases, networks, storage, virtualization,
application server, backup, process automation, PRD).
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Cloud platforms infrastructure provision and implementation
(AWS, GCP).
From October 2017 to May 2018: Kantar Ibope Media.
City of Buenos Aires
Position: IT Infrastructure and Help Desk Coordinator (Argentina &
Uruguay)
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Responsible for the IT Infrastructure area, which includes the following
platforms:
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Servers:
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Physical.
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Virtual (VMware ESX).
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Operating systems.
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Databases.
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Storage.
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Backup solutions.
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Networking.
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Telephony.
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Data Center:
Air conditioning.
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Electric power systems (including generators and UPS).
Responsible for the Help Desk area, which includes the following
functions:
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Support to external and internal clients.
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Support for applications for internal use (email, collaboration
software, office applications, etc.) and external (in-house
developments).
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Active Directory management.
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Support for mobile devices.
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Management of acquisitions related to IT.
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March 2017 to September 2017: PMCompliance
City of Buenos Aires
Position: Program & Project Manager
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Management of programs and projects related to IT Infrastructure.
IT Infrastructure and Project Management Methodologies advisory.
August 2014 to February 2017: HSBC Bank Argentina S.A.
City of Buenos Aires
Position: IT Operations Project Manager
• Project Management in IT Operations area (areas of IT technologies).:
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Update of voice platforms (IVR, telephone exchange, predictive
dialer, recording).
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Updating of Trading Floor voice infrastructure (telephony and
recording).
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Management of specific projects in the area of networking.
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Management of infrastructure needed for software development
projects (servers of different technologies and operating systems,
databases, networks, storage, virtualization, application server,
backup, process automation, DRP).
1995 – 2005
Red Link S.A.
Buenos Aires
Last position: Project Manager (from May 2005 to June 2014)
• Main IT Infrastructure related projects:
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PM (Project Manager) at Servers Virtualization Project. It consisted
in the virtualization of approximately 100 servers of x86 technology
located in a primary processing site, and others in a recovery site.
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Mainframe Platform Migration Project, in the role of PM. It consists
of mainframe migration of ATM network from an HP NonStop SSeries to an HP Integrity NonStop platform.
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Storage Platform Migration Project, in the role of PM. It consists in
the migration of the storage platform from IBM DS 8100 storage to
an EMC Symmetrix DMX-4 storage.
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Monitoring Tools, in the role of PM. It consists of the
implementation and integration of several monitoring tools for the
different hardware and software platforms that are currently in use at
the company. This project is currently under development.
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Network Infrastructure Reengineering, in the role of PM. It consists
of a complete reengineering and actualization of the company’s
network infrastructure (routers, switches, firewalls) which includes
new features for better performance and security. This project is
currently under development.
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Mainframe Platform Migration Project, in the role of PM. It consists
of mainframe migration of ATM network from an HP Integrity
NonStop to an HP NonStop Blade platform.
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Compliance and certification of the company to the PCI-DSS
standard Project, in the role of coordinator of the Technology Area.
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MasterCard Debit cards launch, in the role of PM. It consisted in the
launch of a new debit card for some banks of the network.
• Main IT Integration projects (Business, Systems Development, Security,
Infrastructure):
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PM at Mobile Banking Project. It consists of the creation of a
transactional channel operated via mobile phones.
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IT Strategy Definition, in the role of PM. It consists in defining,
together with the areas of Technology and Systems Development,
the strategy level of technology (hardware platforms, software
architectures and tools) for the coming years.
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Contactless Cards - E-Ticket Project (SUBE), in the role of PM with
technical specifications. It consists in implementing a model for a
recharge network for public transportation cards through the Red
Link’s electronic channels.
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Adding Services to the Disaster Recovery Plans, in the role of PM. It
consists of the incorporation of different network services to the
Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP).
• Main Systems Development projects
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Home Banking Reengineering Project, in the role of PM. It consists
of the design and development of a new platform for Home Banking
and Business Banking to suit current business needs, using
technologies defined in the IT Strategy Definition. In this project I
participated in the Inception Phase, which is now complete.
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Compliance and certification of the company to the PCI-DSS
standard Project, in the role of PM for some specific systems (Home
Banking, Corporate Banking, Payment Systems and other systems
for internal use).
• Other Projects:
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Moving of the company (offices and data center) to a new building
project, in the role of PM. It consisted on a building demolition and
renovation of office floors to house all offices and data center
company.
• Other tasks performed during the period:
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Achievement of Microinformatics Area Servers’ Capability Plan, to
guarantee the normal functioning of the applications under peaks of
demand.
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Monitoring of Resources Capability at the plant of installed servers,
and generation of monthly reports.
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Participation at the selection of new technologies in order to
improve the advantage at the use of resources and the uptime of
applications.
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Mantaining of the documents of the company’s technologic
infrastructure of documents (servers, storage, software, physical
infrastructure) and of the armored products and services.
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Participation at new projects that involve the area of
Microinformatic Support Engineering.
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Contribution at the development of the Recovering Plan at Disasters
(PRD) for the incorporation of new services.
Position: Telecommunications Specialist (from February 1995 to April 2005)
• Administrator of LAN and WAN nets: configuration and instalation of
switches, routers, firewalls, access servers and other equipments of
Motorola, Cisco, Telematics, Memotec, Cylink, Ascend, Xylogics, Bay
Networks, 3com lines, among others.
• Administration of a net with more than 3,600 electronic teller machines,
in the whole extension of Argentina and Uruguay.
• Net protocols management: X.25, Frame Relay, SNA, BSC, IP
protocols suite, LAT, asinchronical protocols, voice over IP.
• Design, implement and administration of a virtual private net (VPN) to
perform SWIFT Alliance service to different banks associated to Red
Link. This net was implemented using IPSec technology, with Cisco
equipments.
• Installation and mantaining of data connections through modems and
line drivers of Racal, Penril, RAD lines among others.
• Administration of X25 connections’ encription systems with CSMS of
Cylink, through which a secure net for the exchange of messages of
SWIFT systems was assembled.
• Telephony: administration of NEC and Avaya PABX systems.
• Category 5 Structured Wiring for LAN and telephony set up.
• Configuration, switch on and administration of HP OpenView over
Windows NT and Solaris platforms.
1994
S.M.E. S.A.
Ramos Mejía, province of Buenos Aires
Position: Electronics Technician.
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Industrial, Comercial and home Electric Installations.
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Installation of alarms at comercial shops and homes.
1993
Saetel S.A.
City of Buenos Aires
Position: Linker and tester of telephonic net wirings.
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Attended a course of Urban Telephonic Wiring empalmador, performed
continuity tests and insulation of wires between central and electric
closets, and between electric closets and boxes of domiciliary
distribution.
Handling of necessary instruments for the achievement of the above
mentioned proofs.
LANGUAGE S
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English:
• Spoken: advanced level.
• Reading: advanced level.
• Written: advanced level.
