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Raleigh, Nc, Us

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

South Carolina, United States

• Led and coordinated nine projects, aiming to promote pine species improvement and conservation. • Identified customer requirements by promoting the South Carolina Forestry Commission seedlings in 2022 through speaking at workshops and meetings with 200+ participants in six cities across South Carolina. • Improved the processes for the Nursery and Tree Improvement Program through inspections, measuring, and monitoring processes using five KPIs. • Prepared the project timelines of multiple contractors while ensuring quality standards of operational performance and safety guidelines. • Restructured the Nursery and Tree Improvement Program annual report in 2021 and presented the upgraded plan to Commission leadership, with final approval of program goals for the upcoming five + years.

Minas Gerais, Brazil

• Executed partnerships with large companies in the Brazilian forest sector (Jari Cellulose, Cenibra S.A., Metalsider LTDA, etc) in order to coordinate and complete five research projects.• Analyzed data and tested methodologies, publishing four peer-reviewed scientific papers on tree genetics and 20+ multiple project status reports.• Coordinated the Eucalyptus Hybrid Seed Production Program of the Society of Forest Investigations at the UFV research nursery, guiding 2 students on this project.• Liaised with a cross-functional team (professors, company leadership, research team members) to create a speed-breeding methodology (patented in Brazil).• Organized a national technical event with more than 80 participants, including known tree breeders from over 20 companies.

Minas Gerais, Brazil

• Summer internship at Aperam, a charcoal producer used in the steel-making process as a natural and renewable substitute for fossil fuels (coke). Provided general assistance with the activities carried out by the Research Team during the internship period. • Assisted the team to improve data storage and progeny testing establishment.

Santa Catarina And Paraná, Brazil

• Collaborated on three million-dollar projects for improving the plant operations and equipment performance indicators. • Performed five time-and-motion studies to calculate the process cycle efficiency and dimensions of the use of new forestry innovation tools.• Monitored the Bracke Planter and the Vibro Ripper equipment during the test phases, presenting every other week operational reports to the Supervisors.

Minas Gerais, Brazil

• Performed scientific writing, data tabulation, data analysis, and biometric analysis at the Bioinformatic laboratory, using Excel, R, and Genes software.• Initiated the project "Training and evaluation of the efficiency of the use of Artificial Neural Networks (AAN) as an alternative approach to Multiple Linear Regression, for the prediction of characteristics measured in the macauba fruit".

Minas Gerais, Brazil

-> Forest Jr. Consulting UFV is a non-profit civil organization created and entirely run by students from the Department of Forestry at UFV that aims to provide services to society in the form of projects and enrich the learning of its members.• Coordinated in-person meetings and events, and represented the organization at awards.• Led 15 team members during annual strategic management planning, used SWOT analysis, and supervised the overall tasks in progress throughout the year 2015. • Developed and maintained a non-profit organization with detailed project schedules, identifying major milestones, and effectively communicating project progress to stakeholders. • Represented the organization at awards ceremonies for junior companies across Minas Gerais. Won three awards.

Minas Gerais, Brazil

• Managed the activities of the Marketing team weekly, based on strategic planning.• Increased the number of followers on social media pages by 20% by collaborating with the creation of new brand and art designs to publish on online platforms.

Masters Of Science, Genetics And Plant Breeding

Thesis title: Acceleration of flowering in selfed genotypes and ultra-early flowering of young Eucalyptus seedlings by top grafting. This.

Bachelors Of Science, Forest Engineering

Final Project: High-performance prediction of macauba fruit biomass for agricultural and industrial purposes using Artificial Neural.