Juarez Almeida
Mainframe Consultant at GFS Software- Claim this Profile
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English Full professional proficiency
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Spanish Professional working proficiency
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Credentials
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AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Amazon Web Services (AWS)Aug, 2020- Nov, 2024
Experience
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GFS Software
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Brazil
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Mainframe Consultant
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Feb 2013 - Present
Responsible for: • Writing and maintaining the GFS products’ code; most of them written in ASM. • Working closely with the sales team providing technical pre-sales assistance on potential opportunities; • Architecting and deploying tailored made solutions meeting customers’ requirements: Application performance analysis and optimization z/OS Security Analysis (RACF) on customers’ sites z/OS Upgrade projects CICS/DB2 Upgrade and customization • Keeping up GFS' Mainframe infrastructure, IBM Z14-R01, on its latest version, including z/OS version (currently going to 2.4), CICS and DB2. Activities: • Install, maintenance and support GFS’ products on customers: Bradesco, Banco do Brasil, Caixa Economica; • z/OS Upgrades on GFS’ site: 1.13, 2.1; 2.2; 2.3 and currently going to 2.4; • z/OS migration from VM to native z/OS 2.1 on customer B3, former BOVESPA; • z/OS Security Assessment (RACF) on customer Bradesco. Show less
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Technology Manager
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Jul 2000 - May 2012
1. After May/2009, Grupo Santander (Produban) Responsible for the Capacity Planning Area, comprising mainframe, Risc/Intel servers and storage solutions. 2. Before May/2009, ABN AMRO Real Besides Capacity Planning, responsible for Datacenter Infrastructure, disaster/recover solution and infrastructure software. Responsible for : • Planning the annual Mainframe budget for investments and expenses; • Developing a short and long term mainframe/datacentre strategy, based upon historical growth and business plans; • Developing the Mainframe Technological Architecture to face IT Services demand; • Developing the Datacentre Disaster/Recover solution; • Developing the Software and Hardware Plan; • Following up and controlling resources usage, performance and availability indicators, providing appropriate charge back; • Managing, installing and customizing hardware/software assuring its currency; • Evaluating alternative configurations and recommending solutions; • Establishing standard hardware and software configurations; • Datacentre physical planning. Activities : • Has actively participated in integrating ABN AMRO’s IT infrastructure into Santander’s Datacentre, designing a cost/effective strategy; • Has actively helped to convert the Santander’s Owned managed infrastructure into the ABN AMRO’s outsourced model; • Has taken part of IT infrastructure outsourcing negotiation for ABN AMRO worldwide, from Apr/2004 to Nov/2005, in Amsterdam – NL, as a Mainframe and Datacentre representative for Brazil; • Has managed the Dual Sites project, where the operational model changed from a stand by cold backup site to two sites. As outcome of the achievement the Recovery Time Objective, after deciding for contingency, has dropped from 24H to 2H. • Has developed and implemented a Datacentre Disaster/Recover solution; • Has actively participated in defining and cost/effectively preparing infrastructure to integrate Sudameris IT Service demand to ABN AMRO’s Datacentre. Show less
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Banco Real
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Sao Paulo
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Performance&Capacity Planning Manager
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Apr 1991 - Jun 2000
Performance and Capacity Planning Manager, 6-8 direct reports. Responsible for : • Developing a short and long term mainframe/datacentre strategy, based upon historical growth and business plans; • Developing the Mainframe Technological Architecture to face IT Services demand at agreed service levels, meeting business, security and disaster/recover requirements; • Capacity Planning for CPU and storage; • Managing provided IT Services performance and availability, based on expected indicators; • Managing and following up resources usage, assuring a best utilization; • Recommending application changes aiming recapture CPU capacity; • Evaluating alternative Configurations and recommending solutions; • Establishing standard hardware and software configurations, compliant with the architecture strategy; • Datacentre physical planning. Activities : • Has actively participated of the process of branch automation; • Has taken part of the team who designed and implemented the application that supports the services Branch Automation, ATMs and Call Center. Show less
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Education
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1976 - 1981
Instituto de Fisica - USP
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