IT Solutions Architect

Angola LNG · Luanda, Angola · Sep 2018 – Presente

• Named to the role in 2018 through company restructuring (not competition), which created initial anxiety about fit. Skill gap was real, but gradually resolved over years of hands-on work
• Defines the role as: bridge from business need into tech and back; transforms output into outcome, IT-wise
• Built governance infrastructure: Architecture Review Process (2023), Review Board for design pre-implementation, Principles Framework mapped to TOGAF/COBIT/ITIL
• Owns assessment checklists for architecture evaluation and vendor onboarding; sets strategic direction across multiple platform domains
• 2025–2026: doing the work of enterprise architecture — reviews, signed assessments, integration mapping, identity architecture — without formal title change

Server Administrator

Angola LNG · Luanda, Angola · Aug 2013 – Sep 2018

• Direct hire in 2013 after 3 years building Angola LNG infrastructure as a Menshen consultant — not a cold start
• Managed Active Directory for 500+ users; built PowerShell automation that improved efficiency by 30% through standardized SCCM patching
• Owned external DNS, domain services, and SAP servers critical to 24/7 operations
• Led the Windows Server 2008/2008 R2 → 2016 migration across critical systems in 2017 — a large program that touched everything at once

Senior Information Technology Technician

Menshen · Luanda, Angola · May 2010 – Aug 2013

• Consultant rotating across four client environments rather than embedded in one role
• Angola LNG (primary): built first domain controllers during Chevron separation; managed workstation migrations across OS, domain, application, and data restore
• Cobalt: coordinated Desktop Support team; Menshen consultant project lead: Rob Silver, manager: Marcus Valdez
• TAAG and Ridge Solutions: covered System Administrator roles; managed team coordination across multiple operational contexts

System Administrator

BFA — Banco de Fomento Angola · Luanda, Angola · Oct 2004 – Jun 2010

• Placed top-30 among 600+ candidates in psychometric screening at Universidade Lusíada
• Spent 6 months in treasury/teller role before IT seat opened; kept requesting transfer until one did
• Advanced from Desktop Support → IT Operations → System Administrator over the course of his tenure
• Invented server/workstation pre-staging for branch rollouts: cloned everything before shipping to cut deployment time from days to hours — idea was adopted company-wide as the standard for rapid branch expansion

Information Technology Help Desk Support

Grupo ECIL · Luanda, Angola · Dec 1999 – Apr 2004

• Supported IT on coax/RJ45 hybrid networks, Windows 95 workgroups
• Assembled "Linha Branca" (white-box) PCs company sold as cheaper alternative to pre-built systems
• Started by shadowing existing technician; no formal computing training
• Left to focus on studies after company management changes; ~6-month education gap before BFA

Modern Windows Image Factory

Jul 2026

PowerShell open source que constrói imagens de referência do Windows 11 através de servicing offline do WIM via DISM, em vez de correr scripts de debloat em cada máquina depois de o Windows instalar. A remoção acontece uma vez, na imagem, antes de existir qualquer equipamento, por isso o primeiro arranque já é o estado final e não fica nada a correr que o utilizador possa interromper. São onze scripts sequenciais, cada um com dry-run por omissão, mais uma fase de máquina de referência com perfis THIN e THICK.

Teclado Mágico

Jan 2026

Uma plataforma para que os pequenos aprendam a digitar correctamente.

InfoSec Connect

Aug 2023 – Aug 2024

Um blogue sobre segurança da informação escrito de Angola, para quem cá trabalha. Sobretudo protecção de dados, e a distância entre os conselhos de segurança escritos lá fora e o que resiste na prática por cá.

PowerShell Scripting for System Administration

Jan 2023

Uma colecção no GitHub de scripts PowerShell para administração de sistemas do dia-a-dia: lembretes de reinício, limpeza da cache do Teams, detecção de ficheiros duplicados e pastas vazias. Cada um escrito porque a versão manual já tinha sido feita vezes de mais.

CAST — Comunidade Angolana de Segurança e Tecnologia

2011

Uma comunidade angolana de profissionais de segurança e tecnologia, activa desde 2011.