About Us

We are
RM IT Consulting & Education

We are a company created by those who have been on the other side of the table working with technology projects, as IT professionals, and assisting in the search for qualified talent.

Our founder, Elenice Rivas da Silva, is a Brazilian-Canadian software engineer with 17+ years of hands-on experience in mainframe systems and legacy system modernization. Having worked as a senior COBOL developer and specialist across major financial institutions in Brazil, Canada, and the United States, she understands the client's needs when searching for the perfect candidate, as well as the challenges and desires of professionals navigating their technical careers.

Professional portrait of Elenice Rivas da Silva, Founder at RM IT Consulting & Education
We are RM IT Consulting & Education

What we do!

We help clients with the technical staffing and consulting solutions that best suit their needs. By talking to the client and understanding what they are looking for, we offer targeted recruiting, specialized COBOL talent placement, and legacy system consulting.

We oversee the entire modernization pipeline: from reviewing architectures, screening elite candidates, managing system migrations, to negotiating contracts that align with enterprise goals—supporting both sides: client and professional.

Learn about our process

We are with you from start to finish.

Our process starts with talking to the right people on your team to understand what you actually need. From there we agree on scope, build a solid training plan, and get the right people working alongside you.

01. NEED

Understand technical gaps

We evaluate your mainframe infrastructure and pinpoint specific staffing and consulting needs.

02. STRATEGY

Define the solution

We decide whether to deploy a localized recruitment approach, continuous training, or nearshore staff augmentation.

03. RECRUITING

Targeted selection

Local and international recruitment, focusing exclusively on bilingual (legacy/modern) developers.

04. EXECUTION

Deployment & Support

Placing the right people into your team and following through on the modernization plan.

Why choose us?

We are focused on your growth and success!

For companies, we assist in talent hunting and critical team building, proposing various staffing options to best match your legacy environment needs—always with the mindset of those who started in technology themselves.

For developers, we bridge the gap between classic mainframes and modern infrastructures, transforming their technical careers from Local to Global through specialized training.

17+
Years Field Experience
100%
Enterprise Focus
COBOL
Native Proficiency
Global
Talent Sourcing
Testimonial

What our customers and partners say about us.

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Elenice has displayed an impressive level of technical proficiency, fitting in perfectly with our team. She was a key part of our transition from COBOL to COBOL JVM, which completely changed our yard management system.

Colleague at CPKC
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I had the privilege of working with Elenice and learning a great deal from her throughout our time together. She has been involved in large-scale and complex projects, including the modernization of legacy COBOL systems into object-oriented COBOL, as well as the conversion and modernization of database access programs.

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