EDUCATION
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, TEPPER SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Pittsburgh, PA
Master of Business Administration – MBA 05/12
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Pittsburgh, PA
Philosopher Doctor in Materials Science and Engineering - PhD 03/04
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Pittsburgh, PA
Master of Science in Materials Science and Engineering - MSc 03/99
UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE MINAS GERAIS Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
Bachelor in Metallurgical Engineering - BEng 12/97
EXPERIENCE
Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa, Inc.) Pittsburgh, PA
Staff Engineer (01/09 - Present) 10/06 - Present
• Funding development: secured over 2 million USD in research funding by developing business cases for diversified product portfolio
• Innovation management: coordinated the ideation, engineering, deployment, and operation of heavy industrial equipment
• Leadership: managed a global virtual community of practice around energy efficiency improvements in support of Alcoa’s energy reduction goals
Senior Process Engineer (10/06 – 01/09)
• Program management: created research management protocols to facilitate progress reporting and activity tracking by senior management (Obeya room, milestone tracking, budget controls, IP and others)
• Organizational strategy: developed business models for opportunities with a potential of over 1 billion USD
• Cultural diversity: represented the company in collaborative technology efforts with Elkem ASA, equipment providers, universities, and consultants with vast exposure to people of different nationalities
United States Steel Corporation (US Steel) Pittsburgh, PA
Senior Research Engineer 10/04 - 10/06
• Process optimization: optimized iron production process resulting in 3 million USD yearly savings
• Technology selection and evaluation: assessed emerging iron making technologies resulting in the selection of large blast furnaces as best option for continuing operations
Center for Iron and Steelmaking Research Pittsburgh, PA
Research Associate 01/04 - 10/0...
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