Surf in Sync is a company that develops solutions for surfing, combining quality, performance and sustainability in equal proportions.

I'm responsible for developing the company's structure and networks as well as booking talents for events, voiceovers, films and photo shoots, mainly for commercials. This means managing models, actors, singers, dancers, makeup artists and other professionals as well as interacting strongly with our clients to best meet their requirements.

I'm responsible for implementing new marketing and management strategies. I've implemented a new management system, so that now everything is automatic: from class scheduling, to controlling how many classes you have, to taxes - no people needed. Now it's easy to keep track of clients, classes, financial aspects and others with associated KPIs for a better understanding and control of the company. I've also reposicioned the brand in many mediums, such as in magazines, TV programs and social media, and also revamped the website aesthetically and added valuable content to surfers.

I have worked on projects in the fermentation department envisioning a more stable production, reducing process and human errors. I had been working closely with the automation department, developing general automation of the process as well as automatic adjustments of varibles according to the current parameters and historical data, reducing human interference and therefore helping in standartization. I have also envisioned and programmed automatic data analysis and KPI creation and monitoring in osisoft's PI system. I've also had a close relation to the HR department to produce a more structured training program to develop blue-collar workers according to SOP's.

As an intern, I've worked with both MSG (August-December 2017) and fertilizers (January 2018 – August 2018). My main activities were reviewing control strategies and alarms in the fermentation area for the production of MSG, developing automation logics to minimize human error (alredy envisioning a more stable production) and reviewing process parameters and the flowsheet in situ to augment productivity in the fertilizers department.

I've helped in research and writing for the development of a biochemistry book for chemical engineering students, along with Prof. Dr. Michelle Rigon Spier.

I've done research at the chemistry department of the Federal University of Paraná, at the phytobiomass laboratory, being advised by professor Dr. Luiz Pereira Ramos. My research focused on steam explosion and alkaline pretreatment of sugarcane bagasse, and optimization of the alcaline pretreatment in the presence of ultrassound radiation, aiming to help the enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose for the production of fermentable sugars. This research won the 1st prize winner of the "EXATAS 1" category at the 2014 SIEPE (Integrated week of teaching, research and extensions). This research also lead to the publication of the article "Sono-assisted alkaline pretreatment of sugarcane bagasse for cellulosic ethanol production" in Catalysis Today (December 2015).