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Orlando, Florida, United States

● Supported the merging project of two companies and structuring the Holding area.● Provided portfolio management, developing projects prioritization methodology, and organizing the software MS Project and Monday Suit. Held weekly meetings with the executive board, offering dashboards and status reports.● Established project governance and strategic alignment with the business to ensure that the project remained on track, on time, and within budget. Provided an agile environment for decision-making by the executive board.

São Paulo E Região, Brasil

● Implemented a strategic PMO that focused on new products and the launch department. Oversaw program and portfolio management (procurement, R&D, clinical studies, regulatory, launch), including the process of viability analyses, projects prioritization, and steering committee. Leader of a team with 4 employees and managed an annual department budget of approximately US$ 1 million.● Provided portfolio strategy, project guidance, process enhancement, and training for the teams. Organized software implementation of MS Project Online PPM and Power BI.● Structured portfolio management, business analysis, and corporate project standards to optimize and increase the number of new products launched per year, increasing from 25 to 55 launches ($121 million - gross revenue per year).

Hortolândia, São Paulo, Brazil

● Implemented a corporate PMO that focuses on the governance of project portfolios such as new pharmaceutical products, IT, new business acquisition, incorporation and urbanism (construction), media (TV, radio, news), renewable energy (wind power), and laboratory / diagnostic clinic. Leader of a team with 9 employees in PMO and managing an annual department budget of about US$ 1.5 million.● Ensured program and project management standardization, including the process of viability analyses and projects prioritization. Conducted training sessions and workshops to disseminate good practices in project management and Oracle Primavera P6 software. Provided coaching to project managers to achieve their targets.● Established the corporate PMO and provided the economic group executive board with information about all projects. This business segmentation strategy helped quicken decision-making and, as a result, the company experienced growth.

Paulínia, São Paulo, Brazil

● Executed turnkey contract with REPLAN Petrobras Refinery. Investment of about US$ 75.5 million. Managing a planning and controlling team of 15 employees and maintaining strong customer relationships. The scope included services and goods supplying, since the engineering project, procurement, assembly, unit commissioning, operational tests, and operation support after the startup.● Coordinated EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) contract model, ensuring project management standardization and Oracle Primavera P6 software implementation. Including risk assessments of the detailed schedule.● Established effective client relationships and project management to ensure that the project remained on track, on time, and within budget. Provided online dashboards, status reports, and other project information through Oracle Primavera.

Paulínia, São Paulo, Brazil

● Implemented project management standardization within the Engineering department. Supported the PMO structuration and investment committee implementation (local Board). Oracle Primavera P6 software configuration to support project prioritization, criteria definition, resource leveling in all projects schedules and master schedule view, projects targets, performance indicators, and responsibilities (RACI Matrix).● Provided portfolio strategy, project guidance, and standardized project management practices. Provided training to both internal and external stakeholders involved in the portfolio, program, and projects. Procedures development and reviews.● Structured portfolio management and corporate project standards to improve project visibility and cost control, taking into account annual and pluriannual budgeting, 100 projects, and an investment of about US$ 0.5 million annually.

São Paulo, Brazil

● Implemented Distillation Unit REVAMP Project in Petrobras REPLAN Refinery, which required an investment of about US$ 188.7 million. The project involved shutting down the unit temporarily to improve and maintain production.● Provided project management methodology, including adhering to PMI (Project Management Institute) and FEL (Front End Loading – IPA) guidelines. Project standards, and a very detailed project schedule in Oracle Primavera P6 software. ● Established a portfolio management system to keep the project on schedule and provided regular updates to stakeholders.

São Paulo, Brazil

● Oversaw a new food plant project that involved an investment of about US$0.25 million. Executed jobs following and defining specifications, supplier’s contracts, bidding process, operational procedures, and Health and Safety Regulations.● Provided project guidelines and implemented MS Project software with a detailed schedule to keep everything organized.● Ensured the project stayed on schedule, established a project management system, and regularly updated stakeholders.

Americana, São Paulo, Brazil

1. Engineer responsible for Project, Maintenance, and Warehouse departments – Carbon Black Plant.o Managed maintenance and Project department and handled tasks related to ISO 9000 and ISO 14000.o Laddered a team with 10 employees, including contractors, and managed an annual department budget of around US$ 0.4 million. Valuable international experience by benchmarking with other units within the group.o Established preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance plans, which greatly improved the production plant's availability to an average of 99.7%.2. Project Engineer in Degussa Corporate Engineering – Brazilo Implemented field Projects for new chemical plants with a budget of approximately US$1 million.o Executed releasing equipment by international travel. Provided project guidelines and implemented MS Project software.o Established project on track and on time, project management system, and regular updates to stakeholders.

Master Of Science - Ms, Project Management

Mba Project Management, Projects

Chemical Engineering, Project / Process