Franco Agrella Email and Phone Number
I am a forward-thinking Systems Engineer highly skilled in architecting, implementing and supporting solutions across the agricultural, government, and financial services arenas. Through 29 years of experience, I have acquired a wealth of technical expertise to become recognised as the most knowledgeable source of IBM software licensing in Africa and a known SME in IBM Workload Scheduler and Tivoli Storage Manager.I offer a unique combination of deep operating system knowledge, solution architecting experience and strong leadership capabilities. Coupled with the ability to identify and pursue new business opportunities, I confidently execute on technical pre-sales activities, aligning solutions with strategic objectives to add tangible commercial value to the organisation I serve.PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATIONS & RELEVANT TRAININGCertified Snow Professional for:- Snow License Manager Advanced User- Snow License Manager UserIBM Certified Solutions Advisor- Tivoli Storage Solutions V3- IBM Tivoli Automation Sales V4IBM Certified Deployment Professional for: - Tivoli Workload Scheduler 8.6- Tivoli Storage Manager 6.3- Tivoli Workload Scheduler 8.4- Tivoli Workload Scheduler 8.3- Tivoli Storage Manager 5.3- Tivoli Workload Scheduler 8.2
Pedion Technologies
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Director And FounderPedion Technologies Jun 2013 - PresentSouth Africa• Performing system administration and specialist consulting services• Consulting with customers to define requirements and architect best-fit solutions• Driving sales and pre-sales activities across the following products/technologies:- IBM Spectrum Protect (Tivoli Storage Manager)- IBM Workload Scheduler - SNOW License manager- IBM License Metric Tool- Tivoli Asset Discovery for Distributed - IBM Bigfix - Nutanix• Generating proposals to secure new business• Leading and mentoring technical teams to deliver against project requirements and time constraintsKey Project Experience:• Architected, implemented and migrated to the latest version of Tivoli Workload Scheduler (State Owned Entity)• Architected, implemented and supported the IBM Licence Metric Tool (Agriculture, Health, Insurance, Parastatal, Telecommunication)• Architected, implemented and supported the Tivoli Asset Discovery for Distributed (Government, Retail)• Conducting a health assessment of the Tivoli Storage Manager environment (Insurance)• Providing Level 3 support for:- IBM Licence Metric Tool (Insurance, Parastatal)- ITivoli Asset Discovery for Distributed (Banking, Government)- ITivoli Storage Manager (Government, Parastatal)
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Principal EngineerIsanity Oct 2012 - Jun 2013Pretoria Area, South Africa• Performing system administration and specialist consulting services• Architect solutions• Driving sales and pre-sales activities across the following products/technologies:- IBM Spectrum Protect (Tivoli Storage Manager)- IBM Workload Scheduler - Tivoli Asset Discovery for Distributed - IBM Bigfix Key Project Experience:• Providing Level 3 support for:- Tivoli Storage Manager (Retail)- Tivoli Asset Discovery for Distributed (Banking)- Tivoli Workload Scheduler (Government) -
Tivoli It ArchitectIbm Sep 2008 - Sep 2012Johannesburg Area, South Africa• Collaborating with clients on the design of new projects, critical situations and proof of concepts• Performing specialist Tivoli software consulting services and acting as Training Instructor for these Tivoli products:- Tivoli Storage Manger- Tivoli Workload Scheduler- IBM License Metric Tool- Tivoli Asset Discovery for Distributed • Solving complex software problems• Performing architecture reviews• Developing intellectual propertyKey Project Experience:• Architected, implemented and supported IBM Licence Metric Tool (Parastatal, Banking, Telecommunication)• Architected, implemented and supported Tivoli Asset Discovery for Distributed (Government, Banking)• Architected and implemented Tivoli Storage Manager for a Backup as a Service solution (Information Technology)• Implemented and supported Tivoli Asset Discovery for Distributed and Tivoli Asset Management for IT (Banking)• Providing Level 3 support for:- Tivoli Asset Discovery for Distributed (Banking)- Tivoli Storage Manager (Government)- Tivoli Storage Manager Migration (Banking, Telecommunication)- Tivoli Workload Scheduler (Banking, State Owned Entity) -
Senior Consultant Workload Automation And Storage ManagementPuleng Technologies Feb 2005 - Sep 2008Johannesburg Area, South Africa -
Principal Systems EngineerBusiness Connexion Jun 2001 - Jan 2005Johannesburg Area, South Africa -
ConsultantIvory Systems Jul 1999 - Jun 2001Johannesburg Area, South Africa
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Micro Computer ConsultantSanlam Oct 1993 - Jun 1999South Africa -
Mainframe / Network Operator And ProgrammerSuidwes Oct 1990 - Sep 1993South Africa
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