Advisory Board

Summary: More than 30 years experience in:

Public Administration: Universities. Businesses: both service and industrial, always in the computer area and in medium and large businesses. Markets: Local, National and International with relations and research in Europe and America. Functions: evolution from technician to management, creation of own business of computer services. Personnel managed directly: Technicians, Salesmen and Functional managers. Details in Businesses and Functions:

UNIVERSITAT OBERTA DE CATLUNYA Information Technology Manager and member of the Board of Directors of the group business: Gestión del Conocimiento, S.A. (GECSA). Creation and management of Information Systems department with the consequent creation of the necessary management tools, such as the annual Plan of Action, the Manual of Standards, Policies and Procedures, The Management Committee, The Technical Committee etc. The Contracting (externalisation) of different services, such as:

The technical support Hot-Line for 35,000 clients (Students and Teachers)
The 7x24 service
The development of Applications
The maintenance service of Applications
The technological design of the Applications in a virtual teaching environment, based on Internet (the e-learning platform "Campus Virtual", contents management, etc)
The technological design of the telecommunications network to ensure correct access for some 35,000 users. Negotiation and development to become an Internet Autonomous System Creation of a technological Observatory, based on Internet Development of, fund raising for and establishment of alliances for innovation projects, such as:
Development of a knowledge management system of all the multimedia contents in the university.
Pilot tests of new band widths
Pilot tests of mobility+Internet

UNIVERSIDAD DE BARCELONA Information Technology Manager, assistant to Management The activity was based on two main lines: the day-to-day management and the creation of a computer model (Computer Plan), standardised and reached by consensus. The creation of the computer model was based on the following main activities:
The organic structuring of the Computer Service, under a "single window" scheme of attention to the user
The creation of a budget model for projects and an annual Plan of Action
JavaSM Education and Learning Community
Founding and Advisory Committee Members
The creation of a Technical Commission for the development of and consensus on a manual of Standards and Procedures.
Creation of a Management Committee.
Creation of a general computer model.
Establishment of a "culture" of alliances with computer businesses to obtain reduced development costs and possible later commercialisation of some products developed jointly (application of Academic Management, Management of Research Projects).
Definition of a standardised technological model, avoiding "craftsmanship".

DEINFOR S.A Founder, Managing Director and member of the Board of Directors of the business. Deinfor, a business of computer services, specialising in the development of standard computer applications for the Public Sector (Local, Autonomous and Central Administrations and Universities). Moreover, these ten years were characterised by the day-to-day management of the business as a whole and particularly in the following aspects:
The creation and evolution of the organisation and Functions Manual
The creation evolution and management of the human team formed by about 40 people between functional directors, technicians, salesmen and administrative staff with special attention to the personnel policy so as to create a homogeneous, motivated and stable team.
The creation of a Management Committee and a Technical Commission as instruments of management and assessment
The creation of an annual operating plan
The creation and evolution of standard software

SERESCO/GSI Management of a project consisting of the connection of all the national delegations of the business and the later connection to its European network.
T.Y.C.S.A
Creation and Management of the Data Processing department:
Selection and organisation or the human team.
Implantation of the work methodology.
Preparation and control of the budget.

INGENIEROS CONSULTORES S.A. (I.C.S.A) Computer Consultant, using the methodology and know-how of the associated business DIEBOLD. The most important activities were:
Studies of the opportunity for the purchase of computer equipment.
Computer auditing
Preparation of the technical computer tests.

SERESCO, S.A. Developing activities for:
Programming with BULL and I.B.M. Systems, program languages
Assembler and COBOL.
Systems technician, giving support to analysts and programmers
Head of programming in a team of 25 programmers.