Experience

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  DATAGRO

  • Brazil
  • Farming
  • 100 - 200 Employee

  • Head Strategic Consulting & DATAGRO Lean

    • 2014 - Present

    • Head of the Strategic Consulting Division in charge of developing new businesses, partnerships and products/services. • Managed team of analysts on all strategic consulting projects on sugarcane, sugar and ethanol, with primary focus on: 1. Production Costs for producers and mills2. Implementation of Lean/TPS Projects3. Market Intelligence• Since 2014, has led the initiative with Honsha do Brasil e Associados, to implement Lean/TPS projects in the sugar-ethanol industry.

  • Manager Market Intelligence & Strategic Consulting

    • 2011 - 2014

    • Managed team of analysts on all DATAGRO's Strategic Consulting projects on sugarcane, sugar and biofuels. Areas of Expertise: • Production Costs. • Market Intelligence. • Fuels and Biofuels Public Policy. • Biofuels Production Technologies. • Flex-Fuel Vehicle Technologies.

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  Honsha do Brasil e Associados

  • São Paulo, São Paulo

  • Managing Director | Head Datagro Lean

    • May 2017 - Dec 2020
    • São Paulo, São Paulo

    • Since 2014, has led the initiative with Gilberto Kosaka, President from Honsha do Brasil e Associados, to implement Lean/TPS projects in the sugar-ethanol industry.

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  Hart Energy

  • Houston, TX

  • Director | Global Biofuels Center | LATAM Division

    • 2009 - 2011
    • Houston, TX

    • Member of Hart’s technical team that worked on ethanol implementation programs in El Salvador and Dominican Republic as part of the US-Brazil agreement to promote biofuels in Latin America (GBC Special Report 1). • Managed team reporting on biofuels, including production capacity, policy developments and market and technology trends in Latin America (GBC Special Report 2). • Main liaison to Hart’s clients and new business development in Latin America.

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  Toyota North America

  • United States
  • Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Biofuels Sr. Analyst | Americas Strategic Research | Toyota Global Energy & Environment Group

    • 2006 - 2009

    • Monitored and analyzed biofuels trends for Toyota headquarters and affiliates in the region. • Became a dual-capped member of Toyota's Global Energy & Environment Group that analyzed energy trends and their impact on future engine development. • Co-wrote annual Global Powertrain Studies in cooperation with engineers from Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America. • Member of Toyota's technical team in several genchi genbutsu trips to Japan and Latin America.

  • Automotive/Biofuels Analyst | Americas Strategic Research | Toyota Global Energy & Environment Group

    • 2003 - 2006

    • Participated in the development of the Ethanol Index of the Americas.• Helped the Brazilian and US affiliates receive authorization to launch a FFV engine by researching the countries’ ethanol industries and their competitors’ FFV engine launches.• Researched and wrote competitor intelligence reports on automakers in Latin America that helped Toyota with evaluating new products for the region.

  • Automotive Research Assistant| LATAM Strategic Research

    • 2003 - 2003

    • Helped populate automotive import/export, production, and sales databases for Latin America. • Assisted research team with gathering data and information for research reports on major automakers, competitor strategy, powertrain technology & fuels in the region.

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  Rutgers University

  • Newark, NJ USA

  • Enrollment Advisor and Assistant to Director | Office of Admissions

    • 2001 - 2003
    • Newark, NJ USA

    • Counseled international students on all aspects of the Admissions Process. • Reported to Director on educational trends within Portuguese-speaking communities in the US, with the goal of increasing college enrollment from this group. • Implemented customized recruitment programs, which consisted of academic counseling and open houses in Portuguese. • Established partnerships between Rutgers University and Brazilian organizations.