Personal Data

·         Birth Date: February 28, 1969

·         Birth Place: Bonn, Germany

·         Nationality: Venezuelan

·         Marital Status: Stable long term relationship

Languages

·         Perfectly bilingual Spanish/English

Computer Knowledge

·         Installation, configuration and administration of Windows and Linux Servers and Workstations.

·         Web page design and administration.

·         Programming in Visual Basic and MS Access database.

·         Extensive use of MS Office, Internet Explorer, Antivirus and other similar utilities.

·         Assembly, upgrade, installation and configuration of hardware and telecommunications.

·         Planning, organizing and teaching computer courses.

Work Experience (13 years and 9 months)

February 2005 – Present (3 years and 3 months):

Technical Writer at Smartmatic Labs, C. A., Caracas, Venezuela.

·         Preparing the Technical Data Package (TDP) for a voting machine being sold to the State of New York, and travelling to Denver and NY to certify the TDP with the US Election Assistance Commission (EAC) Standard.

·         Interviewing software designers and programmers in order to collect the information needed to write all systems’ technical documentation.

·         Translating documents from English to Spanish.

·         Writing installation and configuration manuals, hardware and software specifications, system components descriptions and software quality assurance procedures.

·         Creating logical and physical architecture diagrams, flowcharts and sequence diagrams, and class and data models.

January 2001 – February 2005 (4 years and 1 month):

Systems Coordinator at Concesionario MB de Venezuela, S. A., Caracas, Venezuela with branches in Valencia and Maracaibo. In October 2004, Automóviles MDB, C. A. bought the Caracas branch, transferring all personnel to the new company.

·         Installation, configuration and administration of Windows and Linux servers with more than 90 workstations.

·         Recommendation, buying, installation and configuration of all systems and computers.

·         Assisting all users (branches by telephone, remote network management and travelling once a month).

·         Coordinated the installation and configuration of all telecommunications systems between branches using TCP/IP over Frame Relay.

January 2000 - December 2000 (1 year):

President at SMO Sistemas, C. A., Caracas, Venezuela.

·         Registered my own small business to assemble and sell computers and accessories.

November 1996 - December 1999 (3 years and 1 month):

Systems Coordinator at Mercedes-Benz Venezuela, S.A., Caracas, Venezuela with branches in Valencia and Maracaibo.

·         Programmed the vehicles and parts ordering and importing database in MS Access, using Visual Basic.

·         Bought, installed and configured the new NT and UNIX servers for Y2K compatibility.

·         Coordinated the installation of network cabling when moving to a new building.

June 1995 - June 1996 (1 year):

Computer Resources Manager at Webster University (American), Vienna, Austria.

·         Chairman of the Technology Development Committee.

·         Instructor of seminars in computer studies to administrators, teachers and students.

·         Supervisor of Computer Lab Assistants.

June 1993 - October 1994 (1 year and 4 months):

Computer Lab Assistant at Webster University, Vienna, Austria.

·         Assisting lab users and university administration staff.

·         Installing, diagnosing and repairing computer hardware and software.

Education

October 1992 - October 1994:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Studies with honours (Summa Cum Laude), Webster University, Vienna, Austria.

·         Mathematics and Computer Science Departmental Honours.

·         Student Leadership Honour Roll Award.

·         Certification of Appreciation for Volunteer contribution of time and talent.

January 1990 - May 1992:

Bachelor's degree in Psychology with distinction (Magna Cum Laude), Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada.

·         Michael Oliver Scholarship (not taken because of travelling to Austria).

Other Activities

February 2003 - Present:

Cofounder and Director, Venezuelan Transhumanist Association, Caracas, Venezuela.

·         Webmaster www.transhumanismo.org.

·         Translating articles and news from English to Spanish.

·         Assisted the World Transhumanist Association Executive Director with website and database administration.

·         Participating in TransVision 2004 conference in Toronto, Canada.

·         Organizing the TransVision 2005 conference in Caracas, Venezuela.

·         Programming the TransVision 2005 conference webpage: www.transhumanismo.org/tv05.