Born in Minas Gerais State, Brazil, 1952.
BSc.in Civil Engineering from UFMG, Brazil, 1976; HSE from FUMEC, Brazil, 1978.
MBA in Finance, IBMEC Brazil, 2018; MBA in Agile Project Management & Digital Transformation, IETEC Brazil, 2020.
Work experience:
- 1974-1978 Project Management: FIAT Group, Automotive, Brazil
- 1978-1988 Business Development: SBE - Brown Boveri Group, Capital Goods, Infrastructure for Industrial Projects (Aluminum, Steelmaking, Mining and Chemical Plants), Brazil
- 1988-1991 General Management, SILARMA - Brown Boveri Group, Agric infrastructure - Grain Handling & Storage systems, Brazil
- 1991-2001 Marketing & Sales, ABB Power Systems, Automation & Robotics, in the global arena (Americas, Africa & Middle East)
- 2002-2004 Vice-President, Quintas & Quintas Group (Portugal), electrical cables, business development in Brazil
- 2004-2006 Managing Director, DAMP Electric (TOORA Group, Italy), steel structures & fittings hardware manufacturing;
- 2006-2009 Acting Manager, BMG Group incubator, R&D, high impact projects; open innovation;
- 2010-2014 President & CEO, ALTA ENERGIA (Alupar Group, Brazil); Extra high voltage power line construction;
- 2015-to present: Board Advisor, TABOCAS Corp, Brazil; governance, strategy & innovation projects;
- 2019-to present: Legal Representative in Brazil & auditing, AUSENCO Global Pty Ltd.(Australian Engineering Co), Brazil.
Entrepreneurship:
Co-founder & minority shareholders of 9 SMEs/Startups:
- 2001, ELETROSTEEL Ltd, Venture capital & consulting;
- 2002, Q&Q Electrification Ltd, Steelwork & hardware for power lines, manufacturing;
- 2003, SOLIDMINAS Ltd, IT - 3D CAE/CAD/CAM software reseller, training & support services;
- 2004, DAMP Electric, Steelwork & hardware for power lines, manufacturing;
- 2004, VETTORES DO BRASIL Ltd, Asset Management, Brazil;
- 2006, ENERGER Ltd, Renewable energy micro generators, biomass, Brazil;
- 2007, ELECTROMETER do Brasil Ltd, electric & electronic metering systems, Brazil;
- 2010, ALTA ENERGIA Corp, engineering & construction, power infrastructure, Brazil,
- 2014, ALTIVA HELIMONT Ltd, engineering & construction and aviation services, Brazil.
Executive education:
JMA, UCT, Columbia B.S., MIT Sloan, Harvard BS, Stanford SE-SCPD, Dom Cabral Foudation, FGV
