SUMMARY
· Bachelor in Civil Engineering accomplished in Universidade de São Paulo, SP – Brazil.
· M.Sc. in Structural Engineering (leave of absence) in Universidade de São Paulo, SP – Brazil.
· Civil Engineer with emphasis in Structural Engineering (reinforced and prestressed concrete).
· Manage and have a partnership in a construction company in Brazil. Management of construction business and entrepreneur.
· Fluency in English and Portuguese (maternal language). Some knowledge of Spanish.
· Expertise developed with the construction of many multi-residential high-rise buildings in reinforced concrete.
· Experienced Structural Engineer. Work with structural and architectural projects, development and research of new technologies.
· Successfully solved difficult problems that required adaptation and modification of standard techniques, procedures and criteria.
· Great experience and motivation for the Leadership of multidisciplinary groups, focused on solving internal and external problems, involving departments, suppliers and clients.
· Profound understanding and knowledge in computers, network and hi-tech area. Implementation and management of computers networks. Assembly, disassembly and upgrade computers.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Structural
· Structural design and detail of high rise multi-story buildings.
· Reinforced and prestressed concrete.
· Expertise with different types of concrete and special mixtures.
· Large experience with stress analysis software, FEA software and detailing software.
· Main technical responsibility of JNDS company.
Architectural
· Coordinate with the city council, consultants, and the utility companies to get the plans approved and pull building permits.
· Architectural design of multi-story buildings.
· Project coordination with many different areas/professionals.
Construction
· Performing takeoffs, reading and interpreting blueprints, project scheduling.
· Problem solver, contribute to the creation of infrastructure that best meets the unique demands of its environment.
Management/Entrepreneurship
· Entrepreneurship and leadership. Capacity and willingness to develop, organize and manage a business venture along with any of its risks in order to make a profit.
· Stablish and implement litigation settlement from different approaches. Drive business growth with positive client/company relationship.
Academic Research/Study
· M.Sc. research in Structural Engineer, Finite Element Analysis. Development of a triangular plate composite element (concrete and rebars), for modeling and detail reinforced concrete structures. LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
· IBRACON’s CT-301 (Brazilian institution) member and developer.
· Study group of INSTUTO DE ENGENHARIA – SP.
IT/Computers
· Network administration, computer configuration, building and maintenance. Implementation of new servers and SOHO datacenter.
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
– Intentu Engenharia S/C Ltda.
Structural engineering company that designs large structures, as shopping centers, airports, ports, dams, water reservoirs, among others.
Supervised Practice in Structural Engineering – Equivalent GPA 4.0
(May 1998 – December 1998) ● 8mos
São Paulo, SP – Brazil
· Internship in Structural Engineering.
· Structural design and detail and of airports, bridges, ports, shopping centers and special structures.
– JNDS – Construtora e Incorporadora Ltda.
Construction company that works in the real state area, residential apartments in multi-stories buildings, leasing office suites, and real estate in general.
1) Field Engineer
(January 2000 – January 2002) ● 2yrs 1mo
São Paulo, SP – Brazil
Responsibilities:
· Work as a supervisor at construction site.
· Architectural design of multi-story buildings.
· Monitor and Inspect work undertaken by contractors.
· Inspect construction sites to monitor progress and adherence to design specifications, safety protocols and state standards.
Achievements:
· Was responsible for bring a breakthrough formwork technology from Germany to be implemented in the construction site.
· Implemented several technologies in the construction site.
2) Structural Engineer
(February 2002 – August 2012) ● 10yrs 7mos
São Paulo, SP – Brazil
Responsibilities:
· Structural and Architectural design and detail and of multi-story building in reinforced concrete.
· Make and check complex engineering computations quickly and accurately.
· Coordinate teams with different professionals working in many areas (architecture, electricity, fire detection and extinguish, plumbing, HAVC).
Achievements:
· Revolutionized the Architectural and Structural project within the company by implementation of BIM technology.
· Developed a new structure construction system used to save on labor and make the construction faster. Which was capable to reduce between 40% to 60% labor costs and allow construction of 01 floor per week.
· Became partner of the company, holding 10% of the shares.
3) COO – Vice President
(September 2012 – August 2015) ● 3yrs
São Paulo, SP – Brazil
Responsibilities:
· Monitor accountants and financial aspects of the company.
· Deal with attorneys to solve problems with clients.
· General strategy and development.
· Coordination of new projects.
Achievements:
· Was the first person to stablish litigation settlement from a different approach in the company, which brought 64 agreements with clients, and saves more than US$ 2,000,000.00 in resources for the company.
· Signed contract with two banks (Bradesco and Itaú) and reduced the loan costs in 18.5%.
· Implementation of 4 new projects to come for the 2019 – 2022 period.
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Fundação Maria Antônia.
Non-profit organization that helps elderly people that live on the streets and do not have family.
Residence for elderly people
(November 1999 – February 2000) ● 4mos
Patos, PB – Brazil
· Responsible for the entire architectural and structural design. This project was also a collaborative effort. We worked with local leaders to help maintain the building and keep it running. Today, it functions as a safe place for elderly people to live without the worry of living on the street.
EDUCATION
Colégio Palmares – São Paulo, SP – Brazil
(1989 – 1992)
High School
· High School degree accomplished in Bio Sciences
Universidade de São Paulo – Escola Politécnica – São Paulo, SP – Brazil
(1994 – 1999)
Bachelor in Civil Engineer
· Attended the Graduate course of Boundary Elements Method – Honor Invited
· Emphasis in Structures
Universidade de São Paulo – Escola Politécnica – São Paulo, SP – Brazil
(2000 – 2004)
Master of Science in Structural Engineer – LEAVE OF ABSENCE
· Advisor: Prof. Paulo de Mattos Pimenta
INTERNATION EXPERIENCE/TRAVEL – WORK AND STUDY
China, Japan, United States, Australia, Paraguay, Portugal, Spain, England and France
HOBBIES & INTERESTS
Travel, hiking – US national parks, computers assembly, technology, DIY, motorcycles
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Structural analysis, architecture design, entrepreneur, business administrator, AutoCAD, TQS (Brazilian software for structures), Microsoft Excel, SAP-2000 (FEA Software), ArchiCAD, Visual Basic – VBA, work and assembly computers, network administration.
MISCELANEOUS
Professional publications, Abstracts and Chapters
· Examples notes on Brazilian concrete code, chapter 15, stability and second order effects, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, 2005
Seminars and Workshops
· Sound, Load Speakers and Dynamics, UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil, November 1996
· Future Professional, Racional Company, Santo André, SP, Brazil, May 1999
· TQS software for concrete structures I, TQS, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, April 2002
· TQS software for concrete structures II, TQS, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, May 2002
· Structural Masonry, Instituto de Engenharia, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, May 2002
· NBR 6118 – Design of concrete structures, ABNT, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, October 2003
· The shear strength of reinforced concrete structures, Prof. Michael P. Collins, Escola Politécnica, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, April 2006
· TQS software for concrete unbounded post tensioned structures, TQS, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, August 2006
· Administration of Windows Server environments, IMPACTA, examination center, São Paulo, SP Brazil, May 2007
· Configuration and Adm. of Windows Server, IMPACTA, examination center, São Paulo, SP Brazil, June 2007
· Real State Incorporation, Instituto de Engenharia, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, October 2013
· ArchiCad, TI-Lab, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, January 2014
Conference participation
· II Seminar on Durability of Concrete Structures, Escola Politécnica, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, June 1998
· Symposium on concrete durability, IBRACON, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, July 2000
· IV Symposium on Concrete Structures, Escola Politécnica, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, August 2000
· High performance concrete application for structures, IBRACON, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, July 2001
· Seminar on Structure Technology, SindusCon, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, October 2006
· 9º ENECE – Nacional meeting of Structural Engineering and Consulting, ABECE, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, October 2006
Leadership activities
· Science and engineering fair, FEBRACE, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, March 2004