Profile

Is a senior independent IT consultant with experience in the full life cycle of the software design process. For more than ten years, he has been involved in the development of software for the financial, government, military and industrial sectors, as a project manager, business analyst, and software developer.

In addition, he has more than ten years experience as a chemical engineer in the oil industry, where he has worked in research, planning and operations.

His main assignments were in Africa, South America and Asia. This international experience provided him with the people and mental skills necessary to work in different and challenging environments. In addition, his strong educational background has given him the capacity to quickly adapt to new technical challenges.

He holds a postgraduate level of education in both, Engineering and Economics. He is fluent in English and Spanish. He is a South African and Argentine citizen, at present residing in South Africa and willing to work anywhere in the world.

Information Technology

Independent IT Consultant   South Africa/Philippines  (2013 – Present).

Since 2013, in addition to lecturing, he has been working as an independent consultant. He has been involved in development, system analysis, code testing, and technical writing. The assignments were done for private clients and via Upwork.

Clients include:

• Entinco / Pip.Services (USA)

• Cleverfiles (USA)

• Datastax (USA)

• DBSync (USA)

• Sekai (Malta)

• iCPA (Philippines)

• LogicPlum (USA)

• Uprise Africa (South Africa)


Nashua Communications Senior Java Developer   South Africa. Nov 2012 – June 2013

• Was part of the development team re-engineering a VOIP system.


Business Connexion   Principal Software Developer   South Africa.  Dec 2007 – Oct 2012

• Maintained and updated parts of the Payroll system for Sun International chain of hotels.

• Was part of the team that re-engineered and migrated an existing system written in ADABAS NATURAL into Java.

• Analyzed, designed, developed and implemented Notifier, a task management system that was successfully sold to over 100 municipalities in Southern Africa.


Strate   Senior Technical Analyst (Java)   South Africa.   Jan 2007 – Nov 2007

• Successfully lead the team through a difficult transition period.

• Mostly involved in the maintenance of Java / J2EE and SWIFT based systems that enable the transactions in equities and bonds with the Central Electronic Repository.


IFactory   Senior Java Programmer   South Africa   Apr 2006 – Dec 2006

• Designed and developed a Java-based system for Deutsch Post – DHL – Exel.

• Re-engineered a Java-based system for the Department of Housing – Gauteng .


MI-C3   System Analyst   Kazakhstan   Aug 2005 – Dec 2005

• Produced analysis of the MI-C3’s system for PetroKazakhstan and Chevron Nigeria Ltd.

• Produced budget forecasts.

• Designed the product bundling of MI-C3 Event Management software.

• Produced the requirement analysis for a help desk system.


Columbus Stainless Senior Business Analyst   South Africa   Apr 2003 - Jul 2005

• Was the project coordinator of all IT-related projects for the Raw Materials department.

• Successfully managed the Weighbridge integration project.

• Produced functional, economic and risk analyses for industrial and business IT systems.


Argentine Navy   Systems Analyst (Rank: Lieutenant of Frigate)  Argentina   Sep 1989 - Aug 1992

• DBA (INFORMIX) and network administrator (Sun OS).

• Designed, developed and implemented a database for the Argentine Joint Staff office’s library.

• Designed and developed part of the C3I system for the Argentine Joint Staff (ADA and C).

Petroleum & Chemical Engineering

Sasol Technology South Africa. Mar 1993 - Jan 2003

At Sasol Technology, he started as a process engineer at the Separation Technology Group, a role that evolved into work as a System Engineer at the Group Profit Optimization department. From 2002 he worked as a contractor. His main tasks included:

• Developed a performance evaluation system used for the evaluation of over 800 Sasol engineers, and was later contracted to manage the Contribution Based Assessment of 2002.

• Created production models for units at Secunda, Sasolburg and Natref plants using machine learning and linear programming techniques.

• Conducted pilot plant scale experiments on oil by-products and researched on solvent extraction.


YPF (Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales) Argentina. Mar 1985 - Aug 1989

At YPF, started as a research engineer and moved to the oil field as a field engineer

• Researched on natural zeolites.

• Estimated oil and gas reserves and assisted in the supervision of well operations by contractors (Schlumberger and Halliburton).

Teaching Experience

University of West Alabama Sep 2023 – Present


West Visayas State University Aug 2017 – May 2018, Aug 2021 – Aug 2023

Spanish I and II


University of the Philippines Visayas Aug 2014 – Jun 2017

History of Economic Doctrines

Money and Banking

International Economics

Mathematical Economics

Introduction to Economics


Central Philippine University Aug 2015 – May 2018

Software Component Design

System Requirements and Specifications

Network Protocols

Software Quality Assurance

Design Project II

Software Project Management

Computer Fundamentals and Programming

Enterprise Applications Development II


St. Anthony’s College Aug 2013 – Feb 2018 Management of Information Systems

Web Development

Databases I and II

Computer System and Data Security

Spanish I


Guest Lectures

2018 - 02 - 22 - Central Philippine University. Quantum Computing.

2017 – 03 – 18 – St Anthony’s College. Post-Silicon Technologies.

2017 – 03 – 16 – Central Philippine University. Post-Silicon Technologies.

2016 – 05 – 05 – University of the Philippines Visayas. Argentine and its people.

2016 – 02 – 20 – Central Philippine University. Cyber Security @ Work.

2014 – 11 – 29 - University of the Philippines Visayas. Argentine through its leaders.

2014 – 01 - 15 – Saint Anthony’s College. Ethical hacking.

 University Education

2010 - MA in Economics. UNISA (RSA), Feb 2010. Thesis: The entrepreneur: The Austrian approach to its role and nature.

2001 - MSc. in Financial Management. University of London (UK).

1997 - B.A. (Cum Laude), Economics and Psychology. University of South Africa (RSA), 1997.

1991 - Postgraduate Certificate in Public Opinion Studies and Market Research. FLACSO (The Latin American School of Social Sciences).

1990 - Argentinean and U.S. Navies Joint Programme in Computer Science. Argentine Navy, Military School. Top student of the class.

1989 - Graduated as a Lieutenant of Frigate. Naval Military School.

1985 - Specialist in Petroleum Industrialization (Postgraduate degree). University of Buenos Aires (Argentina).

1984 - Chemical Engineer (Equivalent in South Africa to a MSc. in Chemical Engineering) University of the South (Argentina).

1982 - Chemist.University of the South (Argentina).

 Honors & Awards

1998 - University of South Africa, Honours Exhibition.

1996 and 1997 – University of South Africa, Merit Bursary.

1985 – YPF Postgraduate Study Bursary.

1979 – Institute John XXIII Bursary.

 Continual Education

2020 - Present

2023 - IT Cybersecurity Consequences - U.S. Department of Homeland Security. CISA

2023 - IT Cybersecurity Consequences - U.S. Department of Homeland Security. CISA

2023 - Attack Methodologies in IT & ICS - U.S. Department of Homeland Security. CISA

2023 - Differences in Deployments of Industrial Control Systems- U.S. Department of Homeland Security. CISA

2023 - Cybersecurity Risk - U.S. Department of Homeland Security. CISA

2023 - Diploma in Social Media Strategy - Alison

2020 - Object Oriented Programming in Java - UCSanDiego (Coursera)

2020 - COBOL Programming with VSCode - IBM (Coursera)

2020 - Introduction to Enterprise Computing - IBM (Coursera)

2020 - Introduction to Search Engine Optimization - UCDavies (Coursera)

2020 - Effectively delivering the news to your audience - Michigan State University

2020 - Journalism, the future, and you! - Michigan State University

2020 - What is news? - Michigan State University

2010 - 2019

2019 - An Introduction to Web Applications Architecture - The Open University

2019 - Successful IT Systems - The Open University

2019 - Visualisation: Visual Representations of Data and Information - The Open University

2019 - Cybersecurity Law - Udemy

2018 - Transmedia Storytelling - The University of New South Wales (Coursera)

2014 - Financial Markets - Yale University (Coursera)

2013 - Functional Programming Principles in Scala - Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Laussane (Coursera)

2011 - Environmental Management Systems Auditor/Lead Auditor - TUV Reinland Akademie

2010 - Writing Saleable Articles - The Writing School

2000 - 2009

2007 - Business Process Reengineering using URDAD - SOLMS

1990 - 1999

1994 - Programming in Turbo C++ - Vaal Triangle Technikon

1991 - Public Opinion Studies and Market Research - FLACSO (Argentina)

Earlier

1989 - National Defense Seminar - National University of La Plata/Naval Military School

1988 - Complexity of Algorithms - ESLAI

1979 - Computing (BASIC Language) - John XXIII Institute

Scientific Papers

EC Andrieu. The Austrian School Economic Model. SAC Research Journal, Vol 5, No 1 (2013). Describes the Economic Model developed by the Austrian School.

WH Steeb and EC Andrieu. Ljapunov Exponents, Hyperchaos and Hurst Exponent. Z. Naturforsch. 60a, 252 – 254 (2005). Investigates the behaviour of the Hurst exponent at the transition from chaos to hyperchaos in nonlinear dynamical systems.

E. Pichetti, EC Andrieu and M Figuerero (1988). A method for the calculation of potential production in oil wells. Buenos Aires: YPF. Proposes a statistical method to estimate the production of an oil well.

Conference Presentations

Andrieu, EC. Introducing PIP.Services, a new open-source toolkit for enterprise-level microservice creation. Presentation at PyComZA 2021. October 8th, 2021.

Verhoef, G and EC Andrieu, Rule of the Law vs Personal Relationships: A Clash of Cultures. Presentation at the Business History Conference 2021. March, 14th, 2021.

P. Fernandez, E. Andrieu, R. Subade and R. Sansait. Fish Wars: An Analysis of the Strategic Interaction Amongst Provincial Governments in the Visayas Sea Triangle Fishery. Presentation at the 2nd International Conference on Environmental Science. August 4th, 2017. SESAM, UPLB.

GhoBoo

Tokyo is the capital of Japan.

 Testimonials (Information Technology)

Damian R. Mingle, MBA - Chief Data Scientist, LogicPlum - March 25, 2021

Eugenio is excellent at synthesizing multifaceted information for our readers. He is a solution-oriented professional who comes up with creative solutions to complex writing challenges. His contributions continue to be valuable to our community. I highly recommend Eugenio.

Yusuf Raja - Technical Project Manager at Uprise Africa- July 1, 2019

Eugenio was an absolute pleasure to work with with his profssionalism, attention to detail and out-of-the box thinking. Eugenio was hired to inrpove Uprise.Africa's IT Compliance processes and procedures and he more than delivered in good time. Eugenio took the lead on the project and clearly defined his requirements, timelines and resources required. He is easily approachable and is able to work as part of a team or on his own initiative.

Tabassum Pardesi - Owner, Uprise Africa - June 25, 2019

During May 2019, I contracted Eugenio to assist Uprise.Africa in assessing our crowdfunding system, and finding ways to improve it. He delivered the results on time and in a diligent manner, giving us many important recommendations on what we have to achieve in order to be compliant with the South African law requirements. During his time with us, he proved to be self-driven, knowledgeable in cybersecurity and pleasant to work with. I can highly recommend his services.

Karel van der Walt - Director at MentalArrow (Pty) - February 7, 2019

Eugenio is extremely well-read - craving a foundational understanding of subjects. This allows him to explore a challenge from alternating perspectives, adopting the most pragmatic and efficient approach. He works in a systematic fashion while paying close attention to detail. He takes on social responsibility because of empathy without prejudice.

June Dick Espinosa - Software Application Development Engineer - August 29, 2018

Eugenio is very nice guy to work with, first of all. With a good IT industry background and an open mind to learn new things and technology, he easily became a reliable asset in our department. His background in economics puts IT ideas into new perspective. He is vocal when it comes to his opinions but also listens to the suggestion of others. Overall, he is the go-to guy when you want to know the many sides and facets of an idea.

Richard Michael CooRichard Michael Coo - Software Engineer - August 20, 2018

Really pleasant to work with. Very good work ethic, always punctual, and he has a very solid understanding of both the business and technology sides of any software development or IT project.

Olaleye Olayinka - Network Architect at Nashua Communications - July 14, 2014

Mr Eugenio is a very diligent and highly skill professional

Roelf NelRoelf Nel - Senior Manager: Information Systems at Columbus Stainless - October 2, 2011

Eugenio is an exceptional business analyst with the ability to extract and formulate detailed system requirements from difficult users by guiding them towards a solution that will fulfill in their expectations. He uses his excellent theoretical knowledge as base to create well-designed patterns and software designs that ensures flexibility, maintainability and adaptability of the systems solutions. He is not just concerned with the current requirements, but is forward-thinking with a very good anticipation of the future solution. Highly recommended.

Pierre van Dalen ACMA CGMA MBA - Product Management at Sage - September 17, 2011

Eugenio is a highly intelligent individual with great attention to detail which makes for an excellent analyst.

Allen Versfeld - Colleague at BCX - June 15, 2011

Eugenio is a knowledgable and friendly colleague who is always prepared to assist with any problems I might bring him. His broad experience and varied education lead to him always offering fresh perspectives and novel solutions.

Graham Holloway - Consultant and Trainer in Quality Infrastructure - September 28, 2010

Eugenio delivered an urgent web-based portal project on time, correct first time, and was a self-starter in terms of liaising direct with our clients, thus taking a lot of the pressure off us. When requested to make minor modifications at a later stage when needs had slightly changed, he was willing to do so and again delivered for us. I have no hesitation in recommending his services.

Geoffrey Londt - Project Office Manager at MIC3 - Nov 30, 2005

Mr. Andrieu demonstrated a high level of education and learnedness that applied to his daily work. He was able to analyze problems with an open mind and showed progressive thinking in his ideas and the solutions which he delivered.

Rafael Garvin - Technical Assistant Director at Columbus Stainless - June 29, 2005

Eugenio showed a wide range of knowledge and strong commitment. I can highly recommend him for any position in the fild of information technology and project management.

Simon Prinsloo - Business Unit Manager: Raw Materials at Columbus Stainless - Feb 10, 2004

Eugenio is quick to grasp the user needs with enough insight into business needs to propose a system that will integrate with other systems. His approach to implementation was well thought through and ensured fault free implementations. He is intelligent and skilled in the field of ICT.

 Testimonials (Petroleum & Chemical Engineering)

Dr. Daniel Marais - Manager Group Profit Optimization at Saaol Technology - Jan 31, 1998

The systems developed by Mr. Andrieu have certainly elevated the understanding of economic processes in Sasol.

Dr. Henryk Fidos - Owner at Dr. H Fidos & Associates - Mar 5, 1993

Mr. Andrieu proved himself as a very well educated and knowledgeable Chemical Engineer and the work done by him was of an excellent quality.

 Testimonials (Teaching)

Rosalie Pido - Associate Professor at West Visayas State University - March 29, 2022

I have had the opportunity to work with Prof. Andrieu at West Visayas State University. As our Spanish teacher, he displays professionalism at work, and he is always pleasant to work with. He is dedicated, intelligent, and highly skilled in his profession. I highly recommend him, and wish him all the best in his future endeavors.

Pleasure Mnisi - Manager, Mining | SA Rising Star Mining & Minerals Finalist 2020 - November 29, 2012

Iam currently in Chile a Spanish speaking country,doing business improvement through the professional help of Eugenio in advancing my Spanish. Currently doing presentations and attending business meetings in Spanish ..Great Coach!!

Carol McAleenan - Senior Financial Manager at AngloGold Ashanti - February 7, 2011

Eugenio is a good communicator. He was able to teach our class to understand the basics of Spanish and the potential pitfalls when using the language. He made the classes interesting and fun to learn.

Suman "Bobby" Barua - Legal Consultant, Advocate - July 4, 2011

Eugenio taught me beginners Spanish while I was employed at AngloGold Ashanti. He knows his subject matter and explains it in a concise, clear and understandable manner. He has a lot of patience but will also push you to achieve your goals. I highly recommend him as a tutor for the Spanish language.

Sathie Pillay (Pr. Eng, PMP)- December 2, 2010

Eugenio was/is the right man for the Spanish language training we required. the evening sessons were the highlight of the week. they were fun, exciting and thoroughly enjoyable. i had some great laughs. This is primarily due to Eugenio. Its just a pit I did not have time to continue with the next level of the training.

Eva Noble - Lead Senior Program Manager - Integrated Supply Chain at BDLead Senior Program Manager - October 19, 2010

Eugenio taught us Spanish level 1. He didn't only teach us Spanish but also introduced us to Spanish music and poetry. He is diligent in his work and a good instructor.