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Proposal to Manage the Upgrade of the
IT Infrastructure for PPESA
Managing and technically supervising the procurement and
installation/application of IT soft and hardware

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Table of Contents
Executive Summary 3
TOR Review 4
Relevant Experience 6
CV 7
Financial Proposal 14

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Executive Summary
It is understood that PPESA is in the process of upgrading its IT infrastructure in order to
successfully manage and implement the Ethiopian Privatization Program and keeping its
existing systems up to date. To this end, PPESA requires the services of a Consultant for:
Managing and technically supervising the procurement and installation/application of IT
soft and hardware.
This proposal will review the “Terms of Reference”, outline my relevant experience
including CV and Financial requirements.

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TOR Review
Objective
I am pleased with the various measures already implemented to update the management
information systems at PPESA and with the accuracy and detail of the Scope of Works. I
did try to visit your website www.ppesa.gov.et but was unsuccessful. I did some research
and it seems your site is not online.
I also did some research on the IPRIS system and it appears to have been developed by
Cybersoft PLC.
Local and Wide Area Network
A proper evaluation of the technical proposals for the Local and Wide Area Network will
avoid potential deficiencies and/or pitfalls. In addition, sufficient testing will be
performed to ensure perfectly functional Networks. Project will be properly implemented
using the latest technologies and ensuring the highest technical standards.
Procurement of IT Hard and Software
A proper investigation of the IT requirements of the Agency will determine exactly what
the immediate and future needs are in order to create an up to date and efficient IT
solution. In this phase, cooperation from PPESA employees will be a determinant factor
to its success. A proper evaluation of the prospective suppliers’ proposals will also avoid
potential pitfalls down the road and ensure a state of the art IT department. The
procurement will be timely and adhere to agreed to technical specifications and quality
parameters.
Integrated Privatization and Restitution Information System (IPRIS)
Investigating the IPRIS, eliminating drawbacks and strengthening the application will be
the most important aspect of the project. The application must work perfectly and
perform to the exact specifications that are required. Careful evaluation of the technical
proposals will minimize pitfalls and sufficient testing will ensure that the modifications to
the application work as intended. The Agency’s applications will be assessed and a
recommendation submitted.

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Organization of the Study
Arranging for cooperation with the relevant departments is critical for the success of the
project, especially during the investigation of the IT and IPRIS requirements.
Time Scale
The Time Scale is acceptable as are the 15 days spread over 6 months. But, since testing
both the upgraded IPRIS application and the Wide and Local Area Networks could be
time consuming please take into consideration the possibility of 30 days spread over 6
months.

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Relevant Experience
I have been in the IT consulting business since 1991. Originally headquartered in Los
Angeles providing consultancy to a number of companies in the manufacturing, real
estate, software testing, insurance, pharmaceutical, healthcare and movie industries. In
1999 I entered the Las Vegas market with a contract to upgrade the IT department of a
famous casino, Binion’s Horseshoe.
At Binion’s I successfully modernized their IT infrastructure from the ground up. I
evaluated their LAN and WAN and upgraded it to encompass all areas of the casino. I
evaluated their hardware and software needs, sent out bids and upgraded several hundred
PCs, multiple servers and 2 Mainframes. I also evaluated their existing applications and
upgraded those. Managed vendor contacts, negotiated terms, reviewed contracts, issued
RFPs, evaluated proposals, updated technical documentation, implemented Disaster
Recovery procedures and real-time backup strategy with off-site storage.
Working with the Nevada Gaming Control Board and the Casino’s Security Department I
ensured strict adherence to security standards, both internal (auditing) and external (24 H
Recorded Video Surveillance).
Please review my CV for more detailed information.

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CV
Federico Schiavio
Lideta K13 W24
House #
Addis Abeba, Ethiopia
0911 36 04 35
fxs@infodomini.com
MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE
Owner – www.WSOP.com  2003 – 2008
Undertook a collaboration with Access Gaming Systems Europe Inc. (Software company
based in Ireland) to develop the World’s Standard of Online Poker website with an
exclusive marketing concept. This marketing included multi level marketing techniques
(MLM) and “viral marketing” (e.g., word of mouth) avoiding heavy traditional marketing
expenses.
In 2006, entered a marketing alliance with Pitbull Poker Ltd., (gaming company based in
Costa Rica) that developed its own poker software utilizing the latest information
technologies. Developing the software in Macromedia Flash, the company positioned
itself strategically in the international online poker market, allowing its users the freedom
of multiple operating system platforms such as Windows, Mac and Linux utilizing any
browser. As a result of our creative synergies, I helped increase traffic and sales by
more than 300% in just two short years.
CIO – Binion’s Horseshoe Hotel Casino, Las Vegas, NV  1999 - 2004
During the latter part of my tenure there, 2000 onwards, I was instrumental in merging
Binion’s with the Internet, carefully avoiding legal pitfalls with both the Federal
government and the Nevada Gaming Control Board.
In 2001 after evaluating tens of online casino software providers, I settled on Access
Gaming Systems because of their clean record of accomplishment having licensed their
software exclusively to European and Australian companies in full regulatory oversight
of their respective governments. This was a key requirement in obtaining Nevada
Gaming Board approval. Thus, Binion’s Play for Fun casino was born.
In 2002, I brought the World Series of Poker to the Internet in a 24 hour delayed
broadcast of the final tables of each event. This was a precursor of the 2003 5 minute
delayed web cast of the World Series with such a high quality broadcast that it was like
watching it on television complete with play by play.
In addition to the above, I also accomplished the following:

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 Achieved Y2K compliance on all Hardware and Software in 6 months
 Implemented Stratton Warren Purchasing/Inventory System
 Upgraded LAN to successfully wire the following areas: purchasing, receiving,
housekeeping, kitchens, and butcher shop to enable users to access the Stratton Warren
software.
 Upgraded WAN to fiber optics
 Upgraded PCs, Servers, Mainframes and Network Hubs
 Implemented Kronos Time & Attendance System
 Designed/Developed/Implemented Data Warehouse for CRM of Slot and Pit
System
 Designed/Developed/Implemented System to manage World Series of Poker
Tournament
 Spearheading Online Gambling Project
 Responsible for the first live telecast of the World Series of Poker on the Internet
 Instrumental in expanding Binion’s from the “brick and mortar” to the Internet
Manager New Systems Development – Incentive Spa, Rome, Italy  1988-1990
 Introduced and implemented standards and practices for S/36 and AS/400
including Library Organization, Service Requests, Requirements Definition,
Design, Programming, Testing and Acceptance, Implementation, Operations,
Security and Integrity, Purchased Software, PC to S36, PC to AS/400, and
Remote Communications.
 Migrated from S/36 to AS/400
 Converted 200 DFU to interactive programs increasing data integrity to 95%
 Developed online inquiry system with sub second response time for customer
information retrieval

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CONSULTING EXPERIENCE
Consultant, Global Business Solutions, Costa Mesa, CA, 1996
 Upgraded JD Edwards software for APRIA Healthcare, Forest Lawn Mortuary,
and White Mountain Apache Reservation
Consultant, Paramount Pictures, Los Angeles, CA, 1995
 Developed system to convert Cost Centers from Viacom’s AS/400 to Paramount’s
Mainframe and vice-versa
 Enhanced system linking movie locations to Paramount’s Mainframe, to interface
with Viacom’s AS/400
Consultant, Turner & Associates, Chatsworth, CA, 1993
 Prepared proposal to relocate and manage the Worker’s Compensation Claims
Management Computer System (AS/400 Network) for the City of Los Angeles.
Developed the following plans; Installation, Help Desk, Network Management,
Problem Log, and Backup/Recovery.
Consultant, California Software Products Inc., Santa Ana, CA, 1992 – 1995
 Tested their full-featured software package, BABY/4XX designed to emulate the
AS/400 on PCs
 Developed the database management application used to demonstrate the
package’s functionality to their foreign distributors during the Beta phase
 Developed and tested various sub-file programming methods and techniques for
database maintenance to ensure application portability between the AS/400 and
PC platforms.
Consultant, Executive Life Insurance Company, Los Angeles, CA, 1991 – 1992
 Enabled Pass Thru Communications between two S/36s
 Fine-tuned applications and system reducing Quarter-end processing by 30%
 Developed and Implemented Disaster Recovery System that impressed IBM for
its speed and degree of automation
 Developed menu driven operator interface, eliminating costly downtime due to
untrained or careless operators.
 Developed plan to convert existing S/36s to AS/400

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PROGRAMMING/ANALYSIS EXPERIENCE
Sr. System Engineer, Perot Systems, Los Angeles, CA, 1998 – 1999
 I was responsible for the maintenance and enhancement of the Data Access
System, a hospital patient repository, utilizing the AS/400 platform. This large-
scale system interfaces with an IBM Mainframe in support of 80 hospitals across
the USA. Information provided by the system is both Clinical and Financial.
Responsibilities included creating system documentation.
Sr. Technical Specialist, Countrywide Home Loans, Simi Valley, CA, 1996 – 1998
 I contributed to the development & implementation of the Disaster Recovery
Project involving nine production AS/400s.
 Technical Lead in the Research & Development of optimal connectivity solutions
between the AS/400 as Server and PCs as clients
 Project Lead for the Y2K Impact Analysis study on AS/400 network.
 Transferred to Enterprise Applications Group as the, Technical Lead for Special
Projects. Successfully completed Client/Server project that dynamically
transferred data from AS/400s to SQL Servers.
 Designed and Implemented Data Warehouse for dual purposes. One, to enable
customers to query their product information off the Web Site, e.g. loans policies,
credit cards, etc. Two, provide data feeds for Decision Support Systems and
Executive Information Systems to determine optimal growth strategies.
Programmer Analyst III, Aurora National Life Assurance, Santa Monica, CA, 94 - 95
 Cost justified several programming utilities vastly improving turn around times of
new projects and maintenance of existing ones.
 Obtained proposal for additional disk drives and memory underbidding IBM and
COMDISCO by 80%
 Implemented Standards and Practices for the AS/400.
 Converted S/36 Environment to native AS/400
 Kept staff updated on latest and best techniques for programming applications
including, APIs, UIM, GUI interfaces, sub-files, and help panels.

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Sr. Programmer/Analyst, Barnes Wholesale Inc., Inglewood, CA, 1993 - 1994
 Implemented Object Oriented Analysis/Design.
 Introduced Programming Templates enabling Modular Programming
 Evaluated CASE tools for a complete system re-write to gain independence from
third party vendor.
 Software/hardware upgrades.
 Enabled Remote ASCII communications using PC Support
 Developed and implemented Contract Maintenance System to keep prices current
and eliminate charge-backs.
 Implemented combined price sticker/picking slip system speeding up order
picking.
 Fine-tuned Applications and System
 Upgraded Backup/Restore Disaster Recovery System
Programmer/Analyst, Incentive Spa, Rome, Italy, 1985 – 1986
 Maintained software
 Structured Batch/Interactive programming
 Migrated S/34 to S/36
 Re-designed database and upgraded applications to take advantage of S/36
functions.

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TECHNOLOGIES
 Programming Languages: All flavors of RPG, SQL, CL, JAVA, VB
 Operating Systems: All flavors of Windows, OS/2, OS/400, DOS
 RDBMS: DB2/400, SQL Server
 TCP/IP, Novell Netware, VPN, WAN, LAN, MAN
 Hardware: S/34, S/36, AS400, PCs, Workstations, Servers
 Applications: MS Office Suite, Visio, Lotus Notes, Client Access, MS Project
LANGUAGES
English – native language; Italian – speak fluently and read/write with high proficiency;
French – speak, read, and write with basic competence; Amharic – speak fluently.
TRAVEL
Europe, Africa, Central America, North America.
MILITARY EXPERIENCE
Paratrooper Corporal, Italian Army, Siena, Italy, 1987
 Mortar squad commander
 Patrol leader
 Interdiction/counter-interdiction
 Boot camp instructor
 Germany, multination cross-training exchange, earned German paratrooper wings,
and sharpshooter qualifications.

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EDUCATION
Lawson Software, Irvine, CA 2001
Technical
Upgrade Workshop 6.1-7.2, Developers Workbench 6.1-7.2
IBM, Rochester, MN 1997
Technical
JAVA
Microsoft, Los Angeles, CA 1996
Technical
SQL Server 6.5, Visual Basic 4.0
JD Edwards, Denver, CO 1995
Technical
General Accounting, Product Costing/Manufacturing Accounting, FASTR, World Writer,
B.A.S.I.C, Inventory Management, Sales Order Processing, Advanced Programming
Concepts & Skills, Technical Foundation 7.0
The Helms Group, Los Angeles, CA 1995
Technical
AS/400 Architecture & Utilities
CAS Inc, Dallas, TX 1995
Technical
CL programming, Interactive RPG Programming, Sub-files, Converting OCL to CL
UCLA Extension, Los Angeles, CA 1991
Management
Systems Analysis, PC & LAN Support, Data Communications
IBM, Rome, Italy 1985
Technical
S/34 Programming/Operations

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Financial Proposal
Contract Amount and Method of Payment
Contract Amount
Pursuant to Article II of this Contract, the client will pay the Consultant in full
compensation for all services rendered and for all costs and expenses whatsoever incurred
in carrying out the Services and performing the Contract a total amount of Birr
192,000.00 net as detailed below:
My current billable rate for this project is 800.00 Birr net an hour.
Pursuant to Article I, Paragraph 1.4, it is estimated that the project will require thirty
person days spread over six months to complete, presuming there are no 3rd
party
delays.
Presuming 30 person days at 8 hours a day totals 240 billable hours.
240 hours at Birr 800.00 net an hour totals Birr 192,000.00 net.
Method of Payment
The Contract Amount shall be paid according to the following schedule for carrying out
the works and services designated in the Terms of Reference attached under Section I of
this contract and upon presentation of a fee note:
Client will pay a fee to Consultant based on Birr 800.00 net per hour for services
provided by Consultant. This amount shall be payable bi-weekly, no later than four
business days after the end of each applicable two-week period during which services
were performed.
In the event more hours should be required and approved by client, said fee of Birr
800.00 net per hour shall be applied.
Client will be responsible for all taxes and duties.