A nna M igliano
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281-***-**** (h) / 281-***-**** (c)
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P rofessional Qualifications
Mechanical Engineer (BA and MBA) with 12 years of engineering/management experience in
t he Process/Petrochemical Industry. Main roles and responsibili ties have included Vessel
Mechanical Engineering development, Project Engineering, Project Management and Project
Controls.
D ual citizenship (USA-Brazil), fully bilingual (English-Portuguese), strong analytical and
communications skills, very good initiative and very adaptable to new work methods and tools.
E xperienced user of Disasu and Compress for vessel design. Knowledge of the ASME I I, ASME
V I I I Div. I Codes for Vessels and API 650 for Tanks. Proficient in Adobe Acrobat and all MS
O ffice products (Excel, Word, Outlook, Powerpoint).
Worked in a wide variety of tasks both as project and design engineer. Produced calculations
for pressure vessels for the design of both vertical and horizontal vessels per the ASME Code
as well as calculation of weights, foundation loads, wind loads, Zick analysis, lifting and tailing
l ug design and review of vendor drawings and calculations. Supervised multiple projects,
analyzing and controlling project cost, conducting conference and in-house meetings and
coordinating internal disciplines in planning and executing work as an integrated team.
For the last 2 years worked for the Shaw Group's office in Houston, assigned as a Vessel
E ngineer in the Singapore Parallel Train Project for EXXONMOBI L and for 10 years worked
i n Brazil as Mechanical Engineer, Project Controls, Project Manager and Project Engineer,
working on various projects for clients, such as PETROBRAS, ESSO Brasileira de Petroleo
(ExxonMobil), SHELL, CQR (Cia Quimica do Reconcavo), COPERBO, BR Petrobras
d istribuidora SA, SALGEMA and others.
Education
Master of Business Administration, MBA, UFRJ - COPPEAD, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,
1993
Received full merit scholarship from the National Center of Research of Brazil (CNPq) and the
results of Master’s Thesis were published in one of the major newspaper of the Brazil (O
G lobo)
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, UERJ – State University of Rio de Janeiro,
B razil, 1989
Graduated on the top 5% of her class.
A dditional T raining: Tanks and Pressure Vessel Design, NTT, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1987
Experience and Background
01/2008 - 01/2010
Vessel Engineer, Shaw Energy and Chemicals, Mechanical - Vessels, Houston, Texas
Responsibili ties included mechanical design of pressure vessels, review of purchase orders for
p ressure vessels/internals and detailed review of vendor documents, including general and
detail drawings, strength calculations, shipping saddles detail and calculation, internals,
i nternals support details/calculations and more. Worked on nine different Purchase Orders in
t he ExxonMobil SPT Olefins project totaling 11 towers and 63 drums. Also reviewed reactors,
f il ters and storage tanks vendor documents; supported with resolution of outstanding issues
d uring the vendor documents review and fabrication process as required and communicated
effectively within the group, with other groups, expeditors, vendors and client.
Key project:
• Singapore Parallel Train, 126170, ExxonMobil, Jurong Island, Singapore, $1,000,000,000.00,
01/2008 - 01/2010
12/1995 - 12/1996
Project Controls, ESB Engineering Consulting & Projects, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Supervised multiple projects and contracts using MS Project to produce cost/man-hours
reports for in house and client review and assisted on billing issues resolutions and
technical/client meeting mediation. Reviewed and prepared new contracts, and additives to
existing contracts.
Key projects:
• Expansion of Fireproof System, Congonhas Airport, Shell Brazil, SP, Brazil, 12/1995 -
12/1996
• Expansion of Fireproof System, Guarulhos Ai rport, Shell Brazil, SP, Brazil, 12/1995 -
12/1996
• Poliducts REPAR, PETROBRAS-EMDUT, Foz do Iguacu, Londrina, Maringa, I lha
Dagua/Sao Goncalo, Brazil, 12/1995 - 12/1996
01/1987 - 11/1995
Project Manager/ Project Engineer/ Mechanical engineer, SB Engineering, Rio de
J aneiro, Brazil
Project Manager: worked to improve project and departmental operations, establishing new
p rocedures for time allocation that resulted in better resource utilization and more accurate
client billing process. Reviewed technical and financial proposals for cost and manpower
requirements and interacted between client & internal disciplines to resolve related problems.
P roduced chronograms and monthly billing reports.
P roject Engineer: worked with project manager and technical disciplines to facilitate
communication between disciplines and to make sure schedules were met and budgets were
followed. Participated in Client's plant visits for inspection, investigation and t roubleshooting.
Mechanical Engineer: s tarted working in the design of pressure vessels and storage tanks
part time while still in college and then full time after graduation.
Key projects:
• Project Manager, Alcohol and Gasoline additive project for 3 Refineries, Shell Brazil,
B rasilia (DF), Caxias (RJ) and Barueri (SP), 01/1993 - 01/1994
• Project Engineer, Automation Control Development for 3 refineries, Shell Brazil, Brasilia
(DF), Caxias (RJ) and Barueri (SP), 11/1990 - 02/1992
• Mechanical Engineer, Ethylene Unit, COPERBO, Companhia Pernambucana de Borracha
Sintetica, Cabo (PE) Brazil, 09/1987 - 12/1989
• Mechanical Engineer, DEC (Dichlorotethane) unit development, Polo Petroquimico de
Camacari (BA), CQR Cia. Quimica do Reconcavo, Camacari (BA), Brazil, 01/1987 - 09/1988.
(75,000 man-hour project including design, planning, procurement and construction
supervision)