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Flavio Silvestrow

Flavio Silvestrow

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State of Minas Gerais, Brazil

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Starting at USD40K/year
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  • F
    Founder & System Developer
    Freitas & Borba Law Office,
    Nov 2014 - Current (10 years 8 months)
    • Built a Django/Python system from the ground up for a law firm, scaling to manage 10,000+ legal cases with automated Brazilian court data extraction, empowering a team of 4 to outperform larger firms reliant on 20+ staff and greater resources. • Boosted lawyer productivity with a system that automated petition drafting and filing; crafted editable Markdown templates and filed 10,000+ legal cases with Brazilian courts, minimizing court system interactions and consolidating lawsuit data for a lean team. • Implemented the entire application infrastructure, including network components utilizing UDP and TCP/IP protocols, ensuring robust communication and data transfer within the system.
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    Senior IT Architect
    Fiat Chrysler Automobile,
    Jun 2012 - Oct 2014 (2 years 5 months)
    • Overhauled a sprawling Linux infrastructure for a plant producing 800,000 cars annually; deployed Red Hat Satellite and Ansible for automated patch management and VM provisioning, slashing update delays and securing consistent uptime; integrated all Linux servers with Active Directory. • Enhanced monitoring across 200+ servers and unique devices like EMC storage and assembly-line printers; developed custom probes providing actionable metrics —labels printed per hour, parts pressed per day—improving system reliability and saving thousands through optimized Oracle license usage. • Leveraged extensive knowledge of UDP, SSL/TLS, and TCP/IP protocols to debug complex network issues, including those related to the PC controller of a Siemens Hyd
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    Founder & Automation Specialist
    Logos Tecnologia LTDA,
    Apr 2010 - Jun 2012 (2 years 3 months)
    • Spearheaded automation for clients facing provisioning bottlenecks; built Python-based scripts and workflows, cutting deployment times by 40% across multiple engagements. • Led rapid-response technical projects under tight deadlines; delivered tailored system optimizations and fixes, aligning solutions with client business goals. • Utilized Linux server administration skills to address various production issues within client infrastructures, ensuring seamless operations and enhancing overall system performance. • Applied knowledge of SSL/TLS and TCP/IP protocols to optimize network configurations, contributing to the reliability and security of client systems during automation processes.
  • G
    Site Reliability Engineer
    Google Ireland,
    Mar 2009 - Apr 2010 (1 year 2 months)
    • Optimized an internal VM service for developer workflows; integrated Xen/KVM with Borgmon monitoring, enhancing reliability for millions of users. • Built monitoring and alerting with Borgmon and Python, boosting observability for global workloads and aligning metrics with service reliability goals. • Developed strong troubleshooting skills in a unique environment, particularly in Linux and networking, which were essential for debugging production issues involving custom network equipment and highly specialized Linux deployments. This experience underscored the importance of understanding protocols like UDP and TCP/IP in maintaining service reliability at scale.
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    Site Reliability Engineer
    Google Brasil,
    Dec 2007 - Mar 2009 (1 year 4 months)
    • Migrated hundreds of servers from a legacy Red Hat-based distro to Ubuntu; automated the process with Python, ensuring seamless operation of internal services like Gmail and storage. • Developed scalable monitoring with Borgmon for hundreds of servers across global datacenters; delivered reliable metrics for critical corporate infrastructure. • Applied knowledge of UDP and TCP/IP protocols as an SRE in the Monitoring Team, leveraging network fundamentals to effectively troubleshoot and debug issues in production environments, which is essential for maintaining the reliability of services at scale.
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    Solaris Systems Engineer
    Sun Microsystems,
    Jul 2007 - Nov 2007 (5 months)
    • Leveraged cutting-edge Solaris 10 features like ZFS and Zones to optimize system performance and reliability, delivering advanced solutions for kernel and filesystem challenges in high-performance Solaris environments. • Pursued a strategic move to Google to scale my expertise in global system reliability.
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    Unix Systems Administrator
    Vivo Telecom,
    Jan 2004 - May 2007 (3 years 5 months)
    • Overcame frequent downtimes in telecom servers after implementing consistent cross-platform monitoring; maintained 99.8% uptime across 200+ Unix systems. • Cut manual workload by at least 50% with shell scripts in backup procedures, kick starting my journey in automation. • Managed a diverse Unix ecosystem, including Linux, AIX, Solaris, Tru64, and HP-UX on both PA-RISC and Itanium architectures, demonstrating extensive experience in Unix systems administration. • Led a project to implement SSH across all Unix servers, enhancing security protocols and access management, while also developing rudimentary logging automation for SSH and backup procedures, which contributed to improved operational efficiency and oversight.
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    Computer Science Coursework
    Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)
    Jan 2002 - Jan 2006 (4 years 1 month)