August 4th, 2009
MSc. Josué Portal

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Personal information:

Age: 38
I was born in Havana City on march 19th, 1971.
	
Summary:

 System and software engineer, project manager, analyst, software
architect and designer, coder.
 Strengths: generalist, high self motivation and self-taught skills.
 Knowledge of IEEE/ISO/IEC systems and software engineering standards.

Experience:

Tecnomatica Enterprise, Telematic Division, Havana City
Principal Computer Systems Specialist, responsible for:

2008 – today
 Chief of ASP Group. This group of developers has the mission of
developing business automation applications whose capabilities are provided as
Internet services.
 Within the group, I’m responsible for software quality assurance
planning. This includes quality, configuration management, verification,
validation and infrastructure plans. I also manage projects and perform business
modeling, architectural and detailed design, coding and testing tasks.
 I have been assigned to specific technical roles in ARCOFLOW
application developments projects. For example, a complaint processing system for
the Main Office of MINBAS (Cuban Ministry of Basic Industry), among others that
are being developed.

2005 – 2008
 Development of ARCOFLOW system. This system has the mission of making
easy the implementation of any business process automation application. ARCOFLOW
is a generalization of Universal Tracking Server. This has features that allow
business experts to conduct BPM tasks. The capabilities of the applications
supported in ARCOFLOW are provided through internet technologies applying an ASP
(Application Service Provider) business model. The structural aspect of the model
is modeled using ER methodologies. I developed an own notation to model the
dynamic aspects that is based on business object lifecycle paradigm. Other
elements that are part of a business model are: organization charts, roles,
responsibilities matrices, business rules, voting mechanisms, decision
synchronization configuration, permissions for recording, modifying, retrieving,
making decisions on business objects and notifications configuration.
 I was responsible for managing the project and leading a four engineer
team. I was also responsible for the analysis and architectural design. I also
performed the detailed design and coding of databases and part of the business
layer components. Applied technologies: Windows 2003 Ent. Ed., Active Directory,
IIS, ASP.NET, C#, VC++ 6.0, COM+, Network Load Balancing and Clustering services,
XML web services, Microsoft SharePoint Services 3.***-
 During this period I was responsible for the migration of ARCO 92
service to ARCOFLOW platform. This included the development of migration
utilities.

2004 – 2005
 Development of ARCO 92 Service for acquisition contracts and payments
tracking. Responsible for the analysis, architectural and detailed design,
coding, testing and operation. This specific purpose service had the mission of
automating business processes derived from the Regulation 92/2004 by Cuban
Central Bank. Its capabilities were provided as an ASP  business scheme. The
service consisted of a software distributed application which made use of the
following technologies and tools: Windows 2003, Active Directory, DNS, IIS,
COM/COM+, ASP.NET, VC++ 6.0, VB.NET, SQL Server 2000 Ent. Ed., Transact-SQL,
Microsoft SharePoint Services 3.0, XML Web services. This system reused the
Universal Tracking Server components, thinking of contracts and payments as
mobile objects. In this way a complete traceability of processes were attained.
 At the end of this period ARCO 92 reached 700 subscribers from 130
enterprises of MINBAS.
 I also carried out subscriber supporting tasks by phone, email and in
situ.

Tecnomatica Enterprise, Industrial Automation Division, Havana City
Senior Computer Systems Specialist, responsible for:

2001 - 2004
 Responsible for the project management of the development and initial
deployment of the National Cylinder Tracking System for the Cuban Industrial
Gases Company (EGI). This project consisted in the integration of hardware
components for automatic identification, mobile computing, wireless networks and
servers, with a multilayer software distributed application fully developed
within the project. The goal of the system was to track 300000 cylinders owned by
EGI across the country. Other tasks that were carried out: acquisition agreement,
basic engineering, detailed engineering and procurement.
 During the project I was assigned to the following roles: project
manager, principal analyst, architect and developer of the following modules:
system databases, business components of the UTS (Tecnomática Universal Tracking
Server), client application. Technologies applied: Windows 2000 Advanced Server,
Active Directory, Terminal Services, SQL Server 2000 Enterprise, Log Shipping,
databases replication, COM, COM+, Visual C++ 6.0, VB 6.0, VB.NET, ASP.NET,
Microsoft Management Console. As a result, I developed the Tecnomática Universal
Tracking Server, a reusable set of business components with the mission of making
easy the implementation of tracking application of any kind: cylinders,
containers, animals, persons, business objects, etc.
 Project team was formed of 6 engineers.

1999 - 2000
 Responsible for the software maintenance of PanelNT systems, installed
at 100MWatts units 1, 2 and 3 of Eastern Havana Power Plant, and the 100MWatts
units 3 and 4 of Renté Power Plant. Responsible for managing the software
configuration of these systems.
 Conceptual and feasibility analyses for the retrofit of the Mixing Area
Control System of the Concrete Plant that belongs to the Construction Enterprise
No. 5 of Sancti Spiritus, Cuba.
 Development of MS Access, MS Excel and Visual Basic applications. Among
them, an Excel template for controlling the budget of a development project.
 Advisory services for the Cuban Basic Industry Ministry, in the fields
of industrial automation, software, PLCs, industrial digital networks and
emerging automation technologies assessment. Responsible for proposals
evaluation, making recommendations on industrial automation projects organization
and planning, and the standardization of industrial automation technologies.

1996 - 1999
 Coding, unit testing and integration testing of communications, data
processing, reports and failover PanelNT subsystems. These subsystems were code
in C and C++, employing MS-Visual C++. I also managed a project team formed of
three developers. The team was responsible for the development of the other
subsystems: GUIs, historic records and TCP/IP communication. PanelNT was a real
time application that used preemptive multitasking based on the threading model
of Windows NT. The application makes an intensive use of the operating system
resources by means of Win32 APIs.
 Technical assistance for upgrading Panel systems under MS-DOS to
PanelNT in unit 1 at Eastern Havana Power Plant and in the units 3 and 4 of Renté
Power Plant at Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
 PanelNT System was awarded at “1998 Sciences and Techniques National
Forum” with “Outstanding prize”.
 Conceptual and feasibility analyses for the substitution of the AMT70
Subsystem, designated for the temperature monitoring of the gyratory equipments
at Antonio Guiteras 300MWatts Power Plant, Matanzas province, Cuba.

1995 - 1996
 Feasibility analysis and development of a proposal for pH control
system for dechlorination process in Clorososa Plant at Sagua la Grande, Villa
Clara, Cuba. This work comprised the supervision of other technicians and
engineers.
 Deployment and commissioning at Unit 3 of Renté Power Plant, Santiago
de Cuba province, Cuba, of the Tecnomática SCADA system Panel MS-DOS, under the
Tecnomática SOTRE real time system. Responsible for the project management,
integration test, real time behavior adjustment, installation of data acquisition
equipment at the plant floor, calibration, testing and supporting the customer
during system acceptance. The project team was formed of 5 technicians and
engineers.
 Development of the Tecnomática SCADA system PanelNT for Windows NT. I
was assigned to the project manager and principal analyst roles. Responsible for
the analysis, architectural design, and the detailed design of the I/O devices
communications, data processing, reports and failover subsystems. The project
team was formed of 3 additional developers.

Senior Automation Engineer, responsible for:

1994 - 1995
 Deployment and commissioning at Unit 8 of Mariel Power Plant, Havana
province, Cuba, of the Tecnomática SCADA system Panel MS-DOS, under the
Tecnomática SOTRE real time system. Responsible for the installation of data
acquisition equipment, calibration, testing and supporting the customer during
system acceptance.
 Repairing of the hardware components of the Automatic Control System
for Anodes in Clorososa Plant at Sagua la Grande Electrochemical Enterprise,
Villa Clara, Cuba. This system was damaged by an accidental fire. Responsible for
diagnosing, electronic component replacement, testing, installation and adjusting
at the plant floor. The damaged devices mainly consisted of data acquisition and
digital inputs/outputs cards. Considerable work was carried out under very
aggressive environmental conditions. Particularly, an atmosphere with high
concentrations of chlorine.
 Development of a library for real time communications with I/O devices
over RS-485/ASCII protocols networks. Responsible for the analysis, design,
assembly language coding and testing. Testing included the monitoring of digital
electrical signals by means of a logic analyzer.

Junior Automation Engineer, responsible for:

1993 - 1994
 Designing, prototyping and testing of data acquisition and A/D
converter cards to be applied in power plants.
 Designing, prototyping and testing of memory extension card for ISA
bus.
 Development of routines for real time data acquisition by means of PC.
Responsible for the analysis, design, assembly language coding and testing. It
was included the programmable auto-range gain feature.
 Development of Romer.exe, software for obtaining romable code from the
.exe files generated by Turbo Pascal 6.0 IDE. Responsible for the analysis,
design, coding and testing.

Summary of the known tools and technologies:

 Operating Systems: MS-DOS and Windows all editions.
 Programming languages: C#, VB.NET, C++, C, Visual Basic, SQL, Pascal,
assembly language, PLCs programming languages.
 Libraries and frameworks: .NET Framework, C/C++ standard libraries,
Windows APIs, MFC, ODBC, DAO, ADO, ATL.
 IDEs: VS.NET, MS Visual C++, MS Visual Basic, others.
 BPM Suite: Ultimus.
 Databases: SQL Server, MS-Access.
 CASE Tools: RequisitePro, Rose, PureCoverage.
 Code generators and SCADA systems: National Instruments LabWindows CVI,
CITECT by CI Technologies.
 Simulation: MATLAB/SIMULINK.
 Computer System Tunning: Performance Monitor.
 Configuration Management: MS Visual Source Safe.
 Methodologies and notations: Object-role modeling, BPMN, ER, UML,
Booch, Use-case modeling.
 Project and management skills: Project management, contracting,
procurement, feasibility and alternatives analyses, costs-benefits-risks
analyses, quality management.
 Standars: IEEE and ISO/IEC systems and software engineering standards.
 Other tools: MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, MS Outlook, MS PowerPoint,
MS Visio, SharePoint, MS Project.

Education:

Instituto Preuniversitario Vocacional Especializado en Ciencias Exactas
“Mártires de Humboltd 7” (IPVECE), San Antonio de Los Baños, Provincia La Habana,
CUBA

1985 – 1988
Secondary education

Technological Institute of La Habana “José Antonio Echeverría” (CUJAE)

1998 – 2000
MSc. in Automatica

 Master Thesis: “Multivariable control of thermoelectric units”
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/9208242/Control-Multivariable-de-Unidades-Termoelectricas
 Courses program: Real time programming (30 hrs), Advanced programming
(45 hrs), Peripherals and hardware interfaces (30 hrs), PLCs (30 hrs), Advanced
mathematics (45 hrs), Neural networks for process control (40 hrs), Systems
Identification (30 hrs), Modeling and simulation (45 hrs), Modern control theory
(45 hrs), Micro controllers (45 hrs), Enterprise economy (30 hrs), Methodology
for scientific research (30 hrs), Industrial measurements (45 hrs)

1988 - 1993
Computer Machine Engineer

 Thesis: “Microprocessor based control of PWM inverters for speed
regulation of induction motors”
Escuela Superior de la Industria Básica, La Habana

2001
Office IT Qualification

 Courses program: Microsoft Excel (30hrs), Microsoft Project (30hrs),
Microsoft Access (30hrs), Microsoft Word (30hrs), Visual Basic for Applications
(30hrs), Final Project (60hrs).

Teaching:

Tutor of the following engineering thesis:

 Modernización del Sistema de Mediciones y Señalizaciones en la Casa de
Petróleo de la Central Termoeléctrica del Este de La Habana. Thesis submitted by
Ernesto Alfonso Matos for the degree of Automation Engineer. Instituto Superior
Politécnico José Antonio Echeverría (CUJAE), Facultad de Eléctrica, La Habana.
Año 1998.
 Cliente Web del Servicio de ARCO 92 Rastreo de contratos y obligaciones
de pago. Thesis submitted by Yuleisi Hernández Chikuy for the degree of IT
Engineer . Instituto Superior Politécnico José Antonio Echeverría (CUJAE),
Facultad de Ingeniería Industrial, La Habana. Año 2007.

Languages:

Native: Español
Others: English (Read: Good, Write: Good, Conversation: Intermediate)

Postgraduate courses:

1.	Digital signals processing, 1995, CUJAE.
2.	Digital systems, 1995, CUJAE.
3.	English language, 1995, School of languages “Julio A. Mella”.
4.	PLC Programming and operating, 1998, Schneider Training Institute.
5.	Documenting Quality Systems, 1999, Cuba 9 Enterprise.
6.	Techniques and skills for negotiations, 1999, Basic Industry Ministry
Superior School.
7.	Microsoft SQL Server 2000, 2002, Thales SGO.
8.	Ultimus BPM Studio Basic, 2007, Ultimus Latinoamérica.
9.	Ultimus BPM Studio Programming and Best Practices, 2007, Ultimus
Latinoamérica.
1***-	Ultimus BPM Studio Advanced, 2007, Ultimus Latinoamérica.
11.	Ulltimus BPM Studio Administration, 2007, Ultimus Latinoamérica.
12.	Software Architecture and Design Patterns with UML, 2008, MILESTONE
CONSULTING http://www.milestone.com.mx

Publications:

 Portal, J. Control multivariable de un sistema caldera – turbina en un
amplio rango de operación. Ingeniería Electrónica, Automática y Comunicaciones,
Vol. XXI, No. 3, 200***-
 Portal, J. y otros. Conceptual Model for Lifecycle Management in the
Context of BPM. In: Proceedings of International Workshop “ICTS in Organization
Management”, 13th International Convention and Fair Informática 2009 (Havana,
February 2009). ISBN 978-959-286-01***-***-

Event and awards:

 Awarded with mention in “National University Olympiads of Maths,
Physics and Chemistry, Julio de 1990”.
 Awarded with “Outstanding” in XII National Forum of Sciences and 
Techniques, 1998. for the paper: “Sustitución de los registradores de las
unidades termoeléctricas de 100MW por el Sistema SCADA Panel”.
 Paper: Application to the enterprise management of Universal Tracking
Server technology. XI International Convention and Fair Informática INFORMATICA
2005, La Habana.
 Paper: Conceptual Model for Lifecycle Management in the Context of BPM.
XIII International Convention and Fair INFORMATICA 2009, La Habana.

Interests:
Professionals: Systems and software engineering (this includes process
management and specific development tasks), BPM, BPM systems, information system
conceptual modeling, Object-role modeling, Domain Specific Modeling and Domain
Specific Languages, deductive systems.

I’m especially interested in building from scratch an Internet BPM Suite for the
masses. I’m very attracted by the possibility of integrating the notations BPMN
and Object-role modeling. Small businesses and individual business advisors would
be benefit from this kind of product.

Other interests: Jogging, reading, hiking.