Claudio Menezes

Director at Field Solutions
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, BR
Languages
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • French Limited working proficiency
  • Spanish Limited working proficiency
  • Português Native or bilingual proficiency

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Experience

    • Brazil
    • Business Consulting and Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Director
      • Sep 2022 - Present

      Management of engineering services and business development Management of engineering services and business development

    • Brazil
    • Mining
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Project and Technical Services Director
      • May 2021 - Sep 2022

      Capital Projects management of all company sites and coordination of technical initiatives for tailings management Capital Projects management of all company sites and coordination of technical initiatives for tailings management

    • Brazil
    • Engineering Services
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Business Development
      • Sep 2020 - May 2021

      Client base enhancement and management of strategic projects. Client base enhancement and management of strategic projects.

  • CM Assessoria
    • Belo Horizonte Area, Brazil
    • Business Owner
      • Nov 2017 - May 2021

      Specialized consultancies on engineering and management projects. • Aripuanã (NEXA Resources) - Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Management (EPCM) consultancy for SNC-Lavalin. • Araguaia Nickel (Horizonte Minerals) - Senior Advisor for the mining project feasibility study. • Fides /Biogold Group: Led the turnaround and reorganization of the company. Specialized consultancies on engineering and management projects. • Aripuanã (NEXA Resources) - Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Management (EPCM) consultancy for SNC-Lavalin. • Araguaia Nickel (Horizonte Minerals) - Senior Advisor for the mining project feasibility study. • Fides /Biogold Group: Led the turnaround and reorganization of the company.

    • Brazil
    • Mining
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Chief Executive Officer
      • Mar 2015 - Oct 2017

      Reported to the Global CEO, managing the Pedra de Ferro (PdF) project for the group, leading a team of 150 • Ensured that the environmental licenses and operating permits for the PdF project were retained, building effective relationships at the federal, state and municipal levels and with the communities affected by the venture. • Updated the project feasibility study on the basis of a new geological test drilling campaign which led to a revised estimate of the mineral reserves, resulting in improved economic forecasts. • Active participant in road shows for potential investors and partners in China for the company`s mining and steel making operations. Show less

    • United Kingdom
    • Mining
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Engineering Manager
      • May 2014 - Feb 2015

      Management of all Business Unit portfolio for Capital and Sustaining Projects• BVFR – Boa Vista Fresh Rock: Studies and execution of the project to set up a processing plant for mineral deposits extracted from the mine. Completed within budget and to schedule. (CAPEX: USD 325 million) • Goiás II - Feasibility study to double the capacity of the phosphate mining and fertilizer production unit. (CAPEX: USD 1.3 billion)

    • General Manager - Projects
      • Apr 2012 - May 2014

      Mineração Catalão - AABoa Vista Fresh Rock (BVFR) - Project aiming to adapt local facilities to mine and beneficiate non-weathered ore and some production capacity increase. PFS and FS conducted and implementation in progress adopting EPCM format (CAPEX US$ 325 M)

    • Mining
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Project Manager
      • Jul 2011 - Apr 2012

      • Responsible for expanding the operations in the Marampa mine, including processing, engineering, energy generation and logistics, as well as overseeing the environmental and community impact of the venture. • The project was run in accordance with the Equator Principles for managing environmental and social risks and included biomass-based energy generation and the production of drinking water for the surrounding communities. • Responsible for expanding the operations in the Marampa mine, including processing, engineering, energy generation and logistics, as well as overseeing the environmental and community impact of the venture. • The project was run in accordance with the Equator Principles for managing environmental and social risks and included biomass-based energy generation and the production of drinking water for the surrounding communities.

    • Brazil
    • Mining
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Project General Manager
      • Aug 2008 - Jul 2011

      Responsible for all disciplines of the Minas Rio Project Expansion Study, including mining plan, metallurgy, beneficiation plant, slurry pipeline, port facilities and infrastructure for all areas. With a Project budget forecast in the order of US$ 8 Billion, the study addressed expansion of the current project from 24.5 Mtpa to 80 Mtpa (dry basis). The work was conducted by a joint venture formed by Australian and Canadian engineering houses. Responsible for all disciplines of the Minas Rio Project Expansion Study, including mining plan, metallurgy, beneficiation plant, slurry pipeline, port facilities and infrastructure for all areas. With a Project budget forecast in the order of US$ 8 Billion, the study addressed expansion of the current project from 24.5 Mtpa to 80 Mtpa (dry basis). The work was conducted by a joint venture formed by Australian and Canadian engineering houses.

    • Brazil
    • Mining
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Project Manager
      • Sep 2006 - Aug 2008

      Management of project’s engineering, procurement and construction of a 6 Mtpa Beneficiation Plant for Amapa Iron Ore Project. This Project was implemented in a record 15 month from beginning of earthworks to first shipment, including most of engineering work conducted during this period. Responsible for coordination of basic and detail engineering projects; procurement and logistics; and Construction Management, managing the major contract packages: earthworks, concrete works, erection and commissioning. Show less

    • Brazil
    • Mining
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Project Coordinator
      • Apr 2005 - Sep 2006

      Coordinate multidisciplinary teams conducting feasibility studies, basic and detail engineering projects. Provide technical support to commercial area on bidding and negotiations. Main projects were: • Vale – Copper Project 118 – Basic and detail engineering; • CST – Blast Furnace 3 – Pipe Rack and Utilities design and construction; • CPM Nickel Plant – Debottlenecking and leaching optimization; • CMM Nickel Plant – Expansion project; • MBP Bauxite – Engineering support to Pilot Plant and slurry pipeline; • CIMEPAR – Cement Plant – Mine expansion and plant upgrade. Show less

  • Millennium Chemicals
    • João Pessoa Area, Brazil
    • Project Manager
      • Jan 2000 - Oct 2004

      Manager for the Dredge Project with almost 1 Million LTI free working hours. Responsible from tender documents preparation, planning, coordination of basic and detail engineering, procurement, construction and start up. Main participants were IHC - dredge supplier from Holland; MDmt – Australian supplier of basic engineering and concentration equipment; and EPC – Brazilian engineering house appointed for on shore engineering and detail engineering. Manager for the Dredge Project with almost 1 Million LTI free working hours. Responsible from tender documents preparation, planning, coordination of basic and detail engineering, procurement, construction and start up. Main participants were IHC - dredge supplier from Holland; MDmt – Australian supplier of basic engineering and concentration equipment; and EPC – Brazilian engineering house appointed for on shore engineering and detail engineering.

  • CM Assessoria
    • Belo Horizonte Area, Brazil
    • Managing Partner
      • Jan 1999 - Dec 1999

      Paraibuna Zinc Plant expansion project. Liaison with Egis Consulting Australia to co-ordinate all aspects of preliminary engineering, facilitate technology exchange between the parties, appoint and manage a local sub-consultant to conduct the detail engineering, co-ordinate project procurement, execution and commissioning. Paraibuna Zinc Plant expansion project. Liaison with Egis Consulting Australia to co-ordinate all aspects of preliminary engineering, facilitate technology exchange between the parties, appoint and manage a local sub-consultant to conduct the detail engineering, co-ordinate project procurement, execution and commissioning.

    • Project Manager
      • Jun 1995 - Oct 1998

      Responsible for iron ore / mineral sands projects, co-coordinating resources requirements, guaranteeing quality and timeliness of deliverables. Main projects were: West Angelas 20 Mtpa iron ore mine Feasibility Study for Robe River Mining; Zircon plant upgrade for RGC Mineral Sands at Eneabba, WA; Processing Plant upgrade to improve production mix ratio and fines recovery, for Robe River Mining, WA. Responsible for iron ore / mineral sands projects, co-coordinating resources requirements, guaranteeing quality and timeliness of deliverables. Main projects were: West Angelas 20 Mtpa iron ore mine Feasibility Study for Robe River Mining; Zircon plant upgrade for RGC Mineral Sands at Eneabba, WA; Processing Plant upgrade to improve production mix ratio and fines recovery, for Robe River Mining, WA.

Education

  • UERJ
    Bachelor, Mecanical Engineering
    1975 - 1979
  • Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais
    Post-graduate, Compliance and Corporate Integrity
    2019 - 2020
  • Western Australian School of Mines
    M.Sc. in Mineral Economics, Mining and Mineral Engineering
    1998 - 1998
  • Murdoch University
    MBA, Business Administration
    1996 - 1997

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