Rafael Costa Email & Phone Number

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

• Project Planning: Helping to define project scope, goals, timelines, and deliverables.
• Resource Management: Coordinating resources, such as team members or materials, to ensure the project stays on track.
• Monitoring Progress: Tracking project performance and ensuring tasks are completed on time.
• Problem Solving: Identifying and resolving issues that arise during the project lifecycle.

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

• Work closely with all department managers and managing director to ensure project timelines run smoothly and clear communication is maintained throughout all projects
• Track project margins in conjunction with the accounts departments to monitor progress and escalate concerns in a timely manner
• Work with estimating to clearly understand the project objectives and carry out site inspections to spot check on progress

Goianésia, Goiás, Brazil

• Directed a team of 8, allocating personnel accordingly based on project needs and executed safety inspections regularly to ensure a safe working environment for everyone.
• Increased productivity by 20% through identifying the risks and opportunities involved in all aspects of a building project and coordinating projects with leadership.
• Achieved 100% safety compliance to each standard and communicated daily with employees, enforcing new rules or regulations.
• Collaborated with contractors, and clients daily to ensure projects are completed on time and within budget.

Amazonas, Brazil

• Managed a team of 60+, to fabricate and build various metal structures, tubes, and vessels used for 5 Amazon thermoelectric assemblies.
• Released and reviewed 400+ engineering drawings, ensuring design and structural compliance, while communicating with the customer to achieve major milestones.
• Interviewed, hired, and trained new employees, overseeing their career development, and evaluating their performance.

Greenville, South Carolina Area

• Collaborated with 25+ clients directly to understand their needs, schedule, budget and ensured all contractual obligations, exceeding their expectations.
• Managed projects throughout the US (South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia) to supervise employees and interface with each client.
• Allocated resources, materials, equipment, and personnel accordingly based for each construction project.
• Designed tubes using SolidWorks and AutoCAD, while coordinating with technicians on how to fabricate each component using different welding techniques (SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, GTAW).

Houston, Texas Area

• Supervised the machine shop, students, and instructors, ensuring all projects are on track to finish and assist anyone with issues.
• Increased efficiency by 15% through identifying new ways to save material, optimize each process, and improve the store tools/consumables.
• Developed small challenging tasks for each student to build and fabricate using various materials and teaching them different welding techniques.

Project Planning, Project Management - Project Planning - Putting It All Together, A

I gained valuable insights into key aspects of project management. Here are some of the key takeaways: 1) Project Planning Phase: I.

Certificate, Tekla Structures: Essential Practices, A+

In this course, I learned the Tekla Structures interface and navigation tools to work efficiently within the software. For my project.

Cpd, Time Management And Prioritisation Skills, A+

By prioritizing the right tasks, I developed better organizational habits, delegated tasks more effectively, and identified strengths and.

Seminar, Project Management - How To Achieve And Measure High Performance Projects, A+

During this seminar, I heard from experts across multiple sectors who leveraged real project experiences and case study examples. I.

Cpd, Ce Marking Of Structural Steelwork (En 1090-2), A+

By understanding the content of technical documents, I was able to organize and assess their compliance effectively. As a result, there.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering