Experience

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  Vallourec South America

  • Brazil
  • Oil and Gas
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Vallourec - Steelmaking General Manager

    • Dec 2021 - Present

    Responsible for ensuring the results of key operating areas of Steelmaking facilities. Management of 5 direct reports (Managers) and 500 indirect reports. Led a multidisciplinary team across multiple departments including maintenance, operations, quality, finance, process, refractory, Scrap yard. Implemented annual performance appraisal to all area employees.Elaborated and executed a budget of BRL2bn (approx. $400 million), with emphasis on labor, maintenance, energy, raw material, scrap, tooling costs, etc.Implemented safety programs with ZERO LTI from 2021 to 2022; cost reduction groups with 14% reduction in two years.; process, quality and production improvements (T.T.T from 81min/heat to 68min/heat in one year focusing on performance improvements). Followed daily operational results, established production targets and checked compliance with the routines. Implemented Lean Manufacturing methodology in the unit, focusing on work standards compliance and benchmarking the operation with other plants worldwide.

  • Operation Manager - Steelmaking

    • Mar 2021 - Dec 2021

    Responsible for a multidisciplinary production and quality team of the Melt Shop operations at Jeceaba site.Led of a team of 220 employees and managed an annual budget of over US$ 50 million.Focused on Safety, quality, cost reduction through increased productivity with 15% in one year (715Kton to 820Kton).

  • Operation Manager - Rolling Mill

    • Sep 2017 - Feb 2021

    Responsible for ensuring the results of key operating areas of the pipe manufacturingprocess.Elaborating the budget, with emphasis on labor, maintenance, energy and tooling costs.Coordinating cost reduction groups; implementing safety programs; process, quality andproduction controls. Following daily operational results, discussing problems with engineersand supervisors, setting production targets and checking compliance with the routines.Leader in the implementation of Lean Manufacturing methodology in the unit, standardizingand Benchmarks the operation with others plants worldwide.Responsible for a multidisciplinary production and quality team of the Rolling Mill operationsat Jeceaba site.Leadership of a team of 200 employees and management of an annual budget of over US$50 million, focusing on cost reduction through increasing productivity. Implementation of annual performance appraisal to all area employees

  • Operation Manager - Heat Treatment and Finishing Lines

    • Sep 2014 - Sep 2017

    Responsible for ensuring the results of the entire production process of Vallourec Heattreatment and finishing lines at Vallourec Barreiro plant.Leadership of a team of 300 employees and management of an annual budget of over US$20 million. Focus on performance improvement on the Premium line.

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  Vallourec

  • France

  • Senior expert - Material Science - Drilling Division

    • Sep 2011 - Sep 2014
    • France

    Project Portfolio management and prioritization . Coordination of product & processdevelopment projects.Gathering and analysis of new needs coming from the marketing and the Vallourec Drillingsites. Defined division’s strategic plan development in partnership with Marketing.Technical focal po...

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  Vallourec South America

  • Belo Horizonte, Brazil

  • Expert - Material Science

    • Jan 2010 - Aug 2011
    • Belo Horizonte, Brazil

    Industrialization of PREMIUM products (Hot rolling mill and heat treatment).

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  Vallourec Brazil

  • Belo Horizonte, Brazil

  • R&D Engineer

    • Feb 2007 - Dec 2009
    • Belo Horizonte, Brazil

    Research and development related to the heat treatment for special grades. High alloys to CO2 environment (Super 13Cr, X20 13Cr) Sour Service (H2S environment) and high collapse grades for OCTG applications.

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  ArcelorMittal Brasil

  • João Monlevade, MG, Brazil

  • Trainee Engineer

    • Jun 2006 - Dec 2006
    • João Monlevade, MG, Brazil

    Customer assistance: claims analysis, quality control and product development related to steelcords and steel springs.

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  ArcelorMittal - Research Center - France

  • Maizières-lès-Metz - France

  • Trainee Engineer

    • Aug 2005 - Feb 2006
    • Maizières-lès-Metz - France

    Steelmaking for stainless steel: Decarburization study in AOD converter, with the purpose of evaluation and evolution of dynamic model dependability in order to control online, the end of decarburization for low carbon steels.