Engineer Project

OBJECTIVE

Seeking position as Materials Engineer where more than 8 years experience

in research and development of non-metallic materials will contribute.

Experience working on petrochemical and aerospace industries. Strong skills

on project management and problem solving. Willing to relocate.

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

. Proven track record on product development of polymeric materials for

several applications.

. Strong background in multidisciplinary project management involving

several company areas: manufacturing, R&D, quality control, marketing,

logistics and commercial.

. Highly organized and efficient. Able to prioritize and handle multiple

tasks.

. Used problem solving skills to manage with customer s complaints and

production issues.

. International experience with customers support: North-South America and

Europe.

. Flexible and responsive, able to work well in all shifts. A trustworthy

professional.

EXPERIENCE

Senior Product development engineer: BRASKEM, Brazil (2006-present).

World's 8th biggest petrochemical company and 2nd largest Ultra High

Molecular Weight Polyethylene producer.

Coordination of High Density and Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene

(HDPE and UHMWPE) product development projects and support globally

customers with focus on product value creation. Started as Full engineer

and then promoted to Senior grade.

. Developed and launched five new products focused on the European and

North American markets with a total NPV of around 6 million US$ (sales

increase).

. Delivered cost reduction projects in the order of US$ 400.000,00 per

year.

. Coordinated market defense projects with a NPV result of 4 million US$

(product improvement).

. Successfully prepared two technical seminars (2007/08) with the aim to

share information with German customers and improve relationship.

Customer's comments: "Best supplier in terms of support, every year they

bring us new information that could be applied in our daily operations".

. Trained and supported the laboratory research center, production and

commercial areas.

. Supported product regulations compliance (EU Directives, REACH, FDA,

among others).

Polymer Technology Professor: SENAI-CIMATEC, Brazil (2007-2009). Private

Technology University financially supported by Brazilian industries

Invited professor for the Polymer Technology Course, lecturing the

following disciplines:

. Polymer Extrusion (8h/week).

. Thermoforming and Rotomolding process (4h/week).

. Polymer Rheology (4h/week).

EXPERIENCE - Continued

Materials and process development engineer: EMBRAER, Brazil (2002-2005).

World's third largest aircraft manufacturer.

Development of non-metallic materials and suppliers for commercial,

military and executive aircrafts. Started as grade 0 (trainee) and left as

grade 2 engineer.

. Researched and evaluated new technologies and materials for use in

aerospace applications (composites, polymers, rubbers, tapes and

adhesives) focused on performance improvement and cost reduction.

. Contributed with the selling of 25 military aircrafts to the Colombian

government due to the customer satisfaction with the high level support

on materials technical issues.

. Conducted and prepared flammability tests plans/reports to meet

regulatory standards like FAR/CS25.853.

. Wrote and reviewed homologation and technical specifications reports for

several aircrafts (Legacy and Embraer 145/170/190).

. Researched the viability to use the Rapid Prototyping process in final

aircraft interior parts (FDM, SLA and SLS technologies) as project

manager with a cost reduction per part of 14%.

EDUCATION/TRAINING

. MBA, Business Management: INET/IBMEC, Brazil (2010). Acquired skills on:

accounting, economics, Entrepreneurship, finance, negotiation, marketing,

strategic operations management, organizational behavior, communication,

leadership, and strategy, among others.

. MSc, Materials Engineering: Federal University of S o Carlos, Brazil

(2002). With government scholarship support. Graduated with Distinction

and Praise by unanimous decision. Special focus on polymer processing and

characterization.

. Bachelor of Science, Materials Engineering: Federal University of

Para ba, Brazil (1999). Carried out a scientific research project with

government scholarship focused on polymer blends.

. Ongoing professional training includes courses in: problem-solving,

negotiation, leadership, presentation skills, teaching, aeronautical

engineering, cabin safety, safety assessment, polymeric composites, FT-IR

and materials thermal characterization (1998-present).

OTHER FACTS

. Technical skills: materials processing and characterization (mechanical,

thermal and rheological).

. Languages: English and Portuguese (fluent), Spanish (advanced) and

German (basic skills).

. Computer skills: Internet research, Windows, MS Office, Project, SAP,

basic Autocad and Catia.

. Several technical papers published, and participation in congresses and

seminars: oral and poster presentations.

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