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São Paulo, SP, BR

• Advisory on Technology Scope and Business Strategies;

Belém, Pará, BR

• Advisory on GHG calculation platform;
• Advisory on customer relations and company strategies;

• Management and development of strategies on business, technologies and processes in industrial biotechnology. Business Development and External Relations.Position key achievements:
• Designed corporate strategies for Innovation Management for new technologies;
• Mentoring of R&D projects and technical guidance in industrial biological processes;
• Supporting on market analysis and designing of strategies for application of biological processes;
• Technical and business discussions for commercial agreements of third-part solutions;
• Coordination of partnerships discussions for joint development.

São Paulo, SP, BR

• Teaches 2 subjects: “ESG – Analysis of Cases” and “Innovation for a sustainable business model”.

São Paulo, SP, BR

• Responsible for Corporate, RD&I and Business Strategies;
• Restructured Corporate and Business Strategies, achieving in one year financial sustainability on operations (145%) and team growth (9 to 35 direct staffs) in 2 sites (São Paulo + Sertãozinho);
• Increased gross revenues from R$ 0.57 MM to R$ 4.15 MM in one year;
• Led the team to increase project portfolio from 8 to 22 in one year;
• Internationalized activities, receiving 9 delegations and achieving the first revenue from abroad (USD 85K) in R&D project;
• Implemented new programs for development of competences.

São Paulo, SP, BR

São Paulo, SP, BR

• Reporting to the Industrial Technology Director, besides supporting the Operations and Commercial Directors.Incorporation of new and/or improved technologies for company’s industrial operations.Technical Management of.
• Identification, negotiation and establishment of external partnerships for technology development and/or bioprocess for lignocellulosic plants;
• Identification of solutions and implementation of new projects for production of advanced compounds;
• Technical management of industrial operations on lignocellulosic ethanol plant (50KTA);
• Support on the decision-making process for industrial operations and company strategies;
• Representation of the company in events, external meetings and associations, defending the interests and increasing the influence of the company's businesses;

Rexdale, Ontario, CA

• Application of biotechnological products in industrial fermentation processesPosition key achievements:
• Coordinated the application of biotechnological products in 7 ethanol plants in Brazil;
• Managed the activities and the usage of team resources during application;
• Led the creation of standards, documents and culture of our business unity;
• Identified key customer and partnerships and developed commercial relationships;
• Developed long-term vision for product applications and market share.

• Start-up to develop, produce and commercialize in wholesale Probiotics for soil recovery and agro-waste degradation, focused on agricultural biotechnology, agroindustry and sustainable agriculture.Position key.
• Created the business plan, defining clearly the company's strengths and threats to run the business. It gave to investors insights into risk and return potential (ROI);
• Defined the growth and production strategies, giving clarity to the company's work line and strategies to achieve the desired results (Break-Even-Point);
• Identified suppliers and executed product testing, returning with the technical limits of the company and the minimum costs for its operation;
• Prospected potential customers, identified the main interests of potential customers and the expectations for the product offered to them (identifying the product value for price formation).

Piracicaba, BR

• Development of yeasts and industrial processes for 2G ethanol, partnership establishment, business development and R&D growth.Position key achievements:
• Developed superior yeast strains for 2nd Generation Ethanol industry (lignocellulosic), resulting in superior traits for improved metabolism and cell damage repair systems;
• Developed innovative techniques to improve yeasts metabolism without rational genetic manipulation;
• Managed 4 projects (SSF process designing, using extremophiles strains; Non-Saccharomyces strains development; GMO yeast strains development; Non-GMO yeast strain development) and provided support for larger program.
• Created opportunities for new business by mining, establishing and managing strategic partnerships among international companies and academic institutions for product/process development, opening discussions.
• Led internal discussions, represented the team for data presentation and strategy direction;

Rio De Janeiro, Rio De Janeiro, BR

• Microbiological control and optimization of cocoa beans fermentation and valuation of by-products for chocolate production;Establishment and enrichment of a microbial consortia for glycerol fermentation and biohydrogen.
• Proposed and coordinated 2 scientific projects aligned with the company’s goals (cocoa fermentation for flavor and quality improvement; glycerol fermentation for biohydrogen production using probiotics);
• Led 3 technicians and 4 students for lab trials and field tests;
• Established network for collaboration among 5 institutions, in Brazil and abroad;
• Obtained 3 external funding for research;
• Supervised and committed a budget of 8MM BR-Reais and regulatory affairs to execute projects;

Leuven, BE

Responsibilities: Investigate the gene expression and the metabolism of sucrose in Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast strains, using genetic engineering techniques.Position key achievements: identified the protein activator of the SUC2 gene and the real behavior of its gene expression.

Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, BR

Responsibilities: Development of a new Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain modified genetically to improve the ethanol production from sucrose fermentation;Position key achievements: Developed a new Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain, which ferments sucrose substantially faster and with a higher ethanol yield. This work has resulted in a patent process of the new.

• Attached lab to the Pemphigus Hospital, a reference hospital for tropical diseases in Brazil.Position key marks:
• Responsible to coordinate the operational processes of the sectors of Ambulatory Clinic, Clinical Biochemistry, Clinical Hematology, Clinical Microbiology and Clinical Immunology;
• Managed and led 8 technicians and 2 students;
• Provided services updating by searching for new methods and devices;
• Supported the Customers Service Quality Program and was responsible for solving Customers issues;
• Performed training on technical activities and safety to new employees;

Specialization, Business Strategy, Executive Management And Strategic Leadership

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biotechnology

Bachelor’S Degree, Biological And Biomedical Sciences