Experience

Grupo Gera

• Brazil
• Renewables & Environment
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Chief Operating Officer

  • Oct 2022 - Present

• Operations & Project Director

  • Oct 2021 - Oct 2022

  Grupo Gera Gera is a renewable energy private equity company founded in2016 with exponential growth and recent 50% partnership announced with Raízen - largest renewable fuel company in Brazil. Grupo Gera, partnered with two other companies have won an emergency power generation bid in October 2021 to deliver energy within 7 months.This position has full responsibility for a new company creation, plus implementation and operation of a 25MW biofuel thermal plant facility in a record, fast tracked 7 months implementation. The project includes biogas capture from landfill, treatment to cleaner biogas, enrichment for biomethane and natural gas as back-up, with 14 gas engines power island, substantion and transmission line construction. This is a record-breaking facility construction lead time, as well as the first free gas market operation in Brazil and first biomethane self-production-to-generation facility in Brazil.My responsibility is to manage the entire investment, including CAPEX and OPEX, new company creation and its’ regulatory implications, build the construction and operation team, manage EPC companies and deliver power in 7 months after bid. This is a record-breaking implementation lead time never accomplished before in Brazil. Show less



Siemens Energy

• Renewable Energy Power Generation
• 700 & Above Employee

• CEO & Operations Director – Industrial Applications Division Brazil

  • Oct 2020 - Sep 2021

  Responsible for the rotating equipment industrial unit in Brazil, one of the four strategic countries for Siemens Energy and most relevant country in the Oil & Gas offshore market. Also responsible for power generation in isolated communities and industrial complexes, utilizing diesel, natural gas and hydrogen in 14 locations spreaded over Pará, Acre, Amazonas plus 1 in industrial São Paulo company. Main activities included in P&L overall responsibilities:  Progressive increase in the current ~ R$ 2 billion annual businesses revenue and gross margin  Business Unit management through strategic planning and performance excellence guidance  Development of new business models and establishment of relevant partnerships with selected clients  Statutory responsibility and interaction with class associations, governmental agencies, state-owned and private clients and several lectures, moderations and webinars on behalf of Siemens Energy = Turbomachinery division (150 employees)  Revenue increase from USD 20 million in 2017/2018, to USD 450 million in 2020/2021  Manage a world-class manufacturing facility for compression and power generation trains for offshore platforms  Largest global business unit project proposal and execution = Energy Assets Division (300 employees)  Manage operation and improve performance in R$ 1 billion PPA public bid contracts as independent power producer  Power generation plants responsibility for supplying over 200MW electricity for over 600.000 people in 14 remotely located communities in Amazonas, Para and Acre states  Design, construction and operation of 30 to 36MW combined cycle power plants including one with 70% of power generated with hydrogen as fuel, unprecedented in Brazil, and results include 6% CO2 emissions and 11% water consumption reductions in this location. Construction sites include full EPC selection and management and operation 15 years or more Show less



Siemens

• Germany
• Automation Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• CEO Oil & Gas - Gas and Power Brazil

  • Apr 2019 - Oct 2020

  Same as above position with Siemens Energy, but prior to spin-off from Siemens.

• Global Infrastructure & Projects Director

  • Dec 2016 - Apr 2019

  Based on a well succeeded program in previous position, responsibilities were expanded into a global role. Based in Houston, TX, managed strategic global investments in countries where the company had reduced representativeness and local competitive strength could be a market differential. Local Content infrastructure programs deployed in Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Mexico, constructing or improving industrial facilities, its supply chain capabilities and building high performance teams.Saudi Arabia was the greatest focus and resulted in the turnaround of minor businesses in the Oil and Gas market into approximate +US$ 250 million / year and over 50% in market share. Localization programs include: Construction, expansion and retrofit of facilities, in addition to the acquisition of machinery and equipment Development of local suppliers and the driving the investments from foreign suppliers in local operations Recruitment and training of hundreds of employees, besides outsourced workforce partners Interaction with clients and governmental agencies demonstrating Siemens’ plans and achievements on local capabilities and competitiveness, resulting in business volume growth from ~USD 10M to ~USD 250M/year Show less



Dresser-Rand

• Sao Paulo, Brasil

• Operations & Projects Director

  • Aug 2014 - Dec 2016

  Responsible for the largest Dresser-Rand’s historical project. 80 compression trains for 8 offshore platforms (FPSOs) manufacture, I&C and aftermarket support. After the construction of a new industrial facility in Santa Bárbara D’Oeste-SP, world-class quality and cost were achieved after 3 years of operation, and “5 best companies to work for” (100-500 employees category) award was received as Operations Director and statutory responsible. Petrobras (project client) uses this project’s Localization & Infrastructure program as world class model for a well succeeded execution project in many aspects:  New 40.000m2 local facility built in Santa Bárbara D'Oeste-SP  Creation of over 250 full time jobs and thorough training program  Development of an entire supply chain aimed at meeting the local content objectives  Local content results exceeded requirements on more than 20%  Schedule and quality in compliance with client’s need; improvement of projects’ profit margins, despite the execution challenges. Dresser-Rand/ Siemens are considered world-class benchmarks for localization and project management  Full development of local technical labor for rotating equipment installation, commissioning and maintenance eliminating foreigner professionals need, a frequent request from customers The successful localization program resulted in Dresser-Rand’s market share increase and business volume growth to unprecedent levels, increasing new equipment and aftermarket businesses from USD 50-100M to over USD 500M/year revenue. Show less



Dresser-Rand - A Siemens Business

• United States
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Program Manager

  • Jan 2012 - Jul 2014

  Responsible for Pre-Salt Replicantes project as above mentioned)

• New Units Project Manager

  • Jul 2010 - Dec 2011

  Based in USA and frequently supporting customers in Brazil and other countries, managed rotating equipment projects at the largest Dresser- Rand facility, focused on O&G Brazilian clients.Management of US$ 10-80 million projects with challenging deadlines and complex specifications for rotating equipment, including centrifugal compressor skids, turbo expanders and associated equipment. Every project comprised management of design, procurement, manufacture, logistics, installation and commissioning phases, including customer direct interface.During such period, also managed a 6-month on-site commissioning and start-up of a turbo expander at a large Petrobras refinery. Show less