Jose Dasilva

Experience

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  Infotrol

  Oct 1994 - Oct 1995

  Hardware-Microcontroller Engineer, R&D

  Engineered hardware and firmware for IT and Embedded Systems around MH16 Motorola microcontroller Designed printed board and wrote firmware for motherboards of a billing system for Electromechanical CO - PSTN Switches. Led microcontroller responsibilities of 15-engineer R&D team. Headed PCB manufacturing process. Reduced manufacturing time and cost by integrating newer components.

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  CANTV

  Oct 1995 - Nov 1996

  Energy Engineer, Radio-Transmission Department (DC, Batteries and Solar)

  Leading integrated Telecommunications services provider in Venezuela. Annual revenues in excess of $3.2 billion and 9,500 employees.Designed and implemented power-supply systems for transmission stations in nationwide backbone network.Led cross-functional project team for the first two solar/hybrid systems in the country, including design, power requirements and RFPs. Analyzed all system proposals and selected final vendor.

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  Infotrol

  Dec 1996 - May 1997

  Hardware-Telemetry Engineer, Freelancer

  An engineering consulting firm specialized in automation and control systems. Acquired by Intelcon System. Developed commercial remote telemetry unit (NR-2000) circuitry and firmware for Control and Data Acquisition System (SCADA). Built diagramming circuit schematics and printed circuit board layouts (PCB) using CAD tools.

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  SRA International

  Jan 1999 - Jul 1999

  Associate Member of Professional Staff

  SRA is a leading provider of technology and strategic consulting services and solutions to clients in national security, civil government, and health care and public health. Annual revenues in excess of $1.25 billion and 5,200 employees.Implemented desktop configuration for law firms including Document Management Systems and Y2K compliance.Conducted migration of 500+ desktops from Banyan Vines to NT at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP.Established configuration of new desktop image and Y2K compliance for Arnall Golden & Gregory, LLP. Show less

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  Solutions.To.Go LLC

  Jul 1999 - Sept 2000

  Director of R&D, Entrepreneur

  A startup company supplying International Student Administration software for Colleges and Universities Founded company and managed the entire Software Development Life Cycle. Delivered two new commercial products on schedule and on budget. Company reached 120 customers in a six-month time frame.Recruited and supervised offshore development team of 5 engineers (India & Venezuela).Designed product technical specifications and architecture (including database, business layer and GUI)Managed all aspects of technical support and customer satisfaction. Performed and coordinated technical product presentations at trade shows. Show less

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  CAST Spain

  Jan 2001 - Jul 2001

  Technical Country Manager

  Initiated technical operations for CAST Spain (new Madrid office, January 2001) in a 6-month time frame. As Country Technical Manager, recruited, trained, couched and supervised new technical pre/post-sales engineers while managing and closing key reference accounts

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  CAST Software

  Aug 2001 - Jan 2008

  Sr. Sales Engineer

  Executed all technical aspects of sales process (both pre-sales and post-sales) for major accounts in the finance, insurance, telecom, retail, manufacturing and services sectors. Managed technical sales process to successful closing of the following major accounts ($250K to $1.3M)Identified organization needs, conducted product demos and executive presentations, organized and completed pilots and proof-of-concepts, assisted business proposals (calculated ROIs), and prepared implementation plans. Managed implementation projects, developed product customizations, and formulated strategies for customer upgrades.Proven ability to manage consulting services with high return of investment. USA Delegate for the Corporate Implementation Committee (Paris) Show less

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  Troupial Consulting

  Aug 2008 - Aug 2010

  Independent Contractor - Entrepreneur

  Software Quality Assurance at Credit Suisse Equity and Prop IT

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  Credit Suisse

  Aug 2010 - now

  VP, Quality and Process Management