Danilo Costa, PMP

Experience

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  Grupo Torquatos

  May 2014 - Jan 2016

  Sales and Project Manager

  ✔Managed a team of sellers and drafters, ✔Set up goals for the team and follow up, direct meetings with employees.✔Served customers and clearly explained about the products offered by the company. ✔Created projects in AutoCAD 2015 and contacted architects and engineers to elaborate projects.

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  Brigham Young University

  Apr 2016 - Apr 2017

  Supervisor

  ✔ Coordinated games in the program and help students understand the importance of keeping rules.

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  Earthtec Engineering

  Apr 2017 - Sept 2017

  Inspector/ Field Technician

  ✔Passed and received a concrete tech certification by the American Concrete Institute (ACI) and performed concrete inspection in various locations within the state of Utah. The inspections consisted of slump, density, temperature tests, and sample preparation.✔Volunteered as a proctor for the ACI certification exam.✔Performed soil and asphalt tests for more than 30+ locations in Utah County. The compaction tests required the use of a nuke gauge.✔Worked in the soil’s laboratory and performed sieve and Atterberg limit tests.✔Drove a company vehicle in order to accomplish the work and filled out reports on a daily basis for each job completed. Show less

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  Missionary Training Center

  Sept 2017 - Aug 2019

  Interpreter Trainer

  ✔Performed simultaneous interpretation in meetings and conferences from English to Portuguese and English to Spanish. More than 100 events successfully interpreted to Portuguese and Spanish.✔Translated educational and informative materials from English to Portuguese and English to Spanish. ✔Translated and reviewed manuals and rule books used by the organization and published worldwide. ✔Trained and instructed other interpreters as well as volunteers.✔Averaged 12h of interpretation per week. Show less

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  Brigham Young University Marriott School of Business

  Sept 2017 - Apr 2018

  Research Assistant

  ✔Conducted research and assisted the Department of Ethics in the Marriott School of Business. The project initiative was called "Ethical Issues in each Business Disciplines". Worked together with Dr. Bradley Agle, professor of Ethics and Leadership for the Marriott School of Business. This project had the purpose to identify ethical challenges faced by professionals in various disciplines of business and raise awareness on these ethical issues. ✔Wrote academical reports, searched scholarly articles, and organized conferences to support the college initiatives. Show less

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  Freeport-McMoRan

  May 2018 - Sept 2018

  Plant Engineering Intern

  ✔Worked with a Senior Engineer to complete construction of an overflow parking lot on company site. The parking lot also consisted of a drain basin to prevent floods.✔Oversaw the construction of multidisciplinary tasks involving paving, grading, excavating, and relocation of fire hydrants. ✔Inspection of roads inside company property and verification of transportation code compliance in order to suggest modifications and prevent vehicular accidents. ✔Designed modifications to an existing intersection in order to replace worn out traffic signs and redetermine road widths and delineations.✔Reported progress daily to the Senior Engineer and participated in daily safety meetings.✔Presented an internship projects overview to supervisors and managers within the company. Show less

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  Freeport-McMoRan

  Aug 2019 - now

  ✔Project Manager for medium (<$1M), and large (>$3M) engineering projects. ✔Manage a group of 14 Engineers including other Senior engineers✔Compile, prepare, and review Engineering team’s forecast (>$30M)✔Report to managers on current project status and participate on work priority discussions✔Assign work to engineers based on site priorities and assure that the work focused brings the highest value to the company✔Verify compliance of project management techniques with the approved project lifecycle guidelines ✔Train new and developing engineers within the company✔Actively participate with site HR on the hiring process of new engineers ✔Work with other project managers to ensure timely and on budget project completion ✔Implement and verify compliance of Project Controls Show less ✔Project Manager for medium (<$1M), and large (>$3M) engineering projects. ✔Responsibilities in this capacity include: forecasting, preparing accruals, budgeting, working with multidisciplinary engineering groups and contractors, leading meetings, and maintaining constant communication with stakeholders.✔Manage a group of 3-5 engineers✔Drive accountability within the engineering group for project delivery✔Report to managers on current project status and participate on work priority discussions✔Assign work to engineers based on site priorities and assure that the work focused brings the highest value to the company✔Develop training materials for the engineering team✔Train new and developing engineers within the company✔Actively participate with site HR on the hiring process of new engineers ✔Evaluate capital and expense forecast strategy with HR based on company's goals Show less ✔Project Manager for medium (<$1M), and large (>$3M) engineering projects. ✔Responsibilities in this capacity included: forecasting, preparing accruals, budgeting, working with multidisciplinary engineering groups and contractors, leading meetings, and maintaining constant communication with stakeholders.✔Designed small hydraulic systems including pipe selection, hydraulic calculations involving gravity flow, and pumped systems.✔Performed structural inspections involving steel members and connections. Identification, analysis, and plan to maintain safety within structure.✔Read engineering drawings in civil, mechanical, and electrical disciplines.✔Worked within a team of engineers and report on a daily and weekly basis to senior engineers and supervisors. Show less ✔Project Manager for small (<$50k), medium (<$1M), and large (>$3M) engineering projects. ✔Responsibilities in this capacity included: forecasting, preparing accruals, budgeting, working with multidisciplinary engineering groups and contractors, leading meetings, and maintaining constant communication with stakeholders.✔Designed small concrete projects including calculations, code verification, and ultimately the creation of a spreadsheet to facilitate concrete pad design for the company.✔Designed small hydraulic systems including pipe selection, hydraulic calculations involving gravity flow, and pumped systems.✔Performed structural inspections involving steel members and connections. Identification, analysis, and plan to maintain safety within structure.✔Read engineering drawings in civil, mechanical, and electrical disciplines.✔Worked within a team of engineers and report on a daily and weekly basis to senior engineers and supervisors. Show less

  • Senior Engineer- Project Team Lead

    Jan 2024 - now

  • Senior Engineer

    Dec 2022 - Jan 2024

  • Civil Engineer II

    Apr 2022 - Dec 2022

  • Civil Engineer I

    Aug 2019 - Apr 2022