SAULO DE TARCIO DE SOUSA
+551*-******** Mob No
+551*-******** Land Line
Brazilian, divorced
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Professional with more than 30 years experience, 18 of which performing successful Top Management positions within EPCM, Capital Goods, Heavy Machinery, Auto Parts, Power Generation and Technical Services wide range/worldwide reputable solutions providers, such like The Lummus Company (Setal Insts Inds SA), Grupo Ultra (Ultratec Engenharia), Techint International, Aker Group + AASA Consortium, besides recognized other as shown as follows.
Fluent in the English, French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese, this one as mother tongue.
International experience. Extraordinary Dealer, Sales Man, Team Builder&Coach.
Highly experienced, qualified and skilled in Business Development, Strategic Planning, Industrial Marketing, Bid-no-Bid Analysis, Marketing&Sales, CRM, Transference of Technologies, Procurement, Physical & Financial Execution, Planning & Control, Budget & Forecast, P&L Management, as well as Project Trade & Finance, Maping, Tracking, Conquest, Customer Relationship, Markets Recovery, Sales and Revenue increasing, as well as Turnaround/Contracts/Operations/Risk Management, Claims Consultancy, Resolutions and Disputes specialist.
Recognized ability in undertaking loosing operations and reverting situations within short time, raising productivity indexes, downsizing, researching new market niches, building partnerships, associations, joint- ventures, restructuring assetses, promoting internationalization, monitoring KPI’s /QA+QC hardly, launching alternative solutions increasing sales, management capabilities, as well as implementing modern management concepts and policies.
Proven track record and sound knowledge on Onshore/Offshore Oil & Gas, Chemical & Petrochemical, Pulp & Paper, Cement & Mining, Steeel Plants & Metallurgy, LNG, Hydro/Thermal/Alternative Power Generation Infrastructure, Utilities & Facilities Turnkey Projects, as well as Process&Utilities Capital Equipment and Heavy Machinery.
Strong commercial performance and international markets exposure, getting change and improve results, developing businesses and strategic partnerships, as well as innovating solutions and policies in order to achieve and/or upgrade the stakeholder’s expected results. Further, proven strong Decision Makers + Takers + C-Levels, Government overseas net working and long-term relationships, besides excellent approach skills and abilities.
Excellent conflict management skills, as well as relationship expertise with pragmatic and/or difficult customers, suppliers, partners and/or shareholders, as well as sensitive countries/environments experience, multiculture people management and extensive negotiation with suppliers, partnership and local/foreign countries authorities. Diplomatic attitude, although hard defensor to
Employer’s interests anyway.
“Case” of success within the Brazilian large Steel Corporation Usiminas System, regarding Management, Business Development, Commitment, as well as Two-Ways-Partnership intelligent conceptual application.
ACADEMY BACKGROUND
Operations Engineering (Mechanical Modality), UMC / Feobc, 1975 (No-Chartered Eng)
Administration, Trade and Accounting (emphasis Foreign Trade).ETCIR, 1970
SOME UPDATES
Capture Team Planning – MIT / Global Partners Inc. in Marketing;
Project Management; Customer Focus Program; TBM / TQM / TSM / TPM; Supply Management - ABB Institute
ISO 14000/1 - INPA, among relevant others, as well as domaine on usual Software/PC skills/Primavera, CAD, JDEdwards, SAP, ERP etc.
Customer Focus Program, ABB Institute
PARTICIPATION ON FOLLOWING INVESTIMENTS
Petroquímica União, Cabott Brasil, Caulim da Amazônia (Projeto Jarí), Klabin do Paraná, Cia. Siderúrgica Tubarão, Copene Petroquímica do Nordeste, Dow Química do Nordeste White Martins, Air Products, Petrobrás (several OGC Onshore / Offhore / Refinery (4) Rio Verde Dam & Large Bore Cross Country Pipelines / other investments), Rio Branco Cement, Oxiteno, Copagaz, Ultraquímica, Akzo Coatings, Baxter, Igaras, Usiminas, CSN, Acesita, Champion, Aracruz, Votorantim, Renault do Brasil (Usine Ayrton Senna), Petroquímica Ipiranga, General Motors (Blue Macaw Project), Cosipa, Suzano Bahiasul, MD Papéis, Riocell, Eseiza International Airport, FNP Uruguay, Conempa, Unipar, PSA, Guardian Glass, Eseisa International Airport, UAE Air Defence, Codelco Chile, Praxair Paraguay, Arcelor, among many other abroad.
EXTENDED ACTIVITIES
Associated to the following class entities:
ABTCP Brazilian Technical Pulp & Paper Association
ABM Brazilian Metallurgy and Materials Association
CCBI Brazil/ Italy Chamber of Commerce
ABEMI Brazilian Industrial Construction & Erection Association
ABCP Portland Cement Brazilian Association
ABDIB Base Capital Equipment Industry Brazilian Association
INTERNATIONAL EXPOSURE
USA, Sweden, Switzerland, Canada and countries of Mercosul, besides the whole national territory for courses participation; integration among countries management; roll down meetings; presentation of lectures; assembly of budgets and proposals; budget/bid-no-bid discussions; visits to customers and/or contracts/claims/dispute negotiations. Strong knowledge about LatAm Markets, besides Middle East, Europe North America and mainly Brazilian territory.
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
AVS ENERGIA LTDA
Executive Director*
Alternative Power Generation Equipment R&D, Engineering and Construction.
02/00 to 09/08
GRUPO A.R. VALINHOS - Overseas Group of Companies
Industrial Equipment & Technical Services Supplier, EPCM, Auto Parts, Retail, Power Generation
Executive Vice-President, cumulating both above/below positions*
Member of the Board
GRUPO KUBOTA*
Automotive Breaking Systems Manufacturing & Foreign Trade Company
President, CEO
01/98 to 12/99
IGEIT DO BRASIL LTDA (subsidiary of IGEIT S.p.A, Milan, IT)
Worldwide Solutions Provider for Utilities & Facilities
Marketing & Sales Director
Region Americas
Member of the Board, Milan, IT
01/96 to 12/97
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CONSULTING
EPCM Project Management, Business Development, Intermediation / LATAM Markets
Claims Consultancy and Disputes Arbitration
Associated&Special Partner
07/94 to 11/95
ABB ASEA BROWN BOVERI LTDA.
Turn-Key Projects and State-of the-Art-Technology worldwide solutions provider
South America Engineering,
Marketing & Sales General Manager, ABB Combustion, ABB Flakt
Marketing & Sales Manager, RSF, BDC
Engineering, Marketing & Sales Manager
01/90 to 05/94
TECNOMONT PROJETOS E MONTAGENS INDUSTRIAIS S/A
Engineering, Erection and Industrial Maintenance Supply, EPCM
Member of the Board
PA Assistant to Chairman of the Board
Business Development Superintendent
12/86 to 01/90
PLANOCONTROL PLANEJAMENTO E ENGENHARIA LTDA.
Process & Utilities Industrial Automation EPCM Contractor
Managing Director