Wellington Maidana

Experience

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  IACO Agrícola S/A

  Dec 2011 - Feb 2012

  Internship

  Accomplished stage in the Electrical and Instrumentation area. To get acquainted with all the alcohol production process and Power Generation. The activities were aimed at maintaining Ethanol Plant during the period between harvests. Participating in training during the probationary period related to NR-10 NR-13 and notions of industrial and instrumentation networks.

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  Diretoria de Relações Empresariais e Comunitárias

  Aug 2014 - Oct 2015

  Internship

  The main activities of this stage are related to the development of new academic projects and activities designed to promote entrepreneurship at the university.

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  Pro Solus do Brasil S/A

  Apr 2015 - Sept 2016

  - Electronic projects for precision agriculture;- Development of printed circuit boards;- Good knowledge in software for PCB projects, in particular Altium Design;- Programming of PIC family microcontrollers. Assist in the development of electronic designs and innovations for precision agriculture.

  • Assistant Electronic Technician

    Jan 2016 - Sept 2016

  • Internship in Electronic Engineering

    Apr 2015 - Dec 2015
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  Instituto Politécnico de Bragança

  Oct 2017 - Aug 2021

  Photovoltaic system design, energy estimates, equipment selection and performance monitoring;Planning and execution of the installation of a microgrid at Casa da Seda at the Ciência Viva Center in Bragança within the scope of the SilkHouse project.Planning and execution of the installation of an intelligent microgrid at the Castrelos Aquaculture Center within the scope of the BIOURB NATUR project.Presentations on projects developed in the electro-mechatronic systems (LSE) laboratory, during visits by authorities, professors and the academic community in general.Preparation of Scientific Articles and activity reports.Participation in international congresses and conferences.Laboratory tests: Characterization of synchronous AC motors and connection of permanent magnet synchronous generators to the electrical grid using photovoltaic inverters and microinverters. Show less

  • Researcher Fellowship at CeDRI

    Dec 2019 - Aug 2021

  • Invited Assistant Professor

    Sept 2019 - Jul 2021

  • Researcher Fellowship at CeDRI

    Oct 2017 - Nov 2019
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  IEP - Instituto Electrotécnico Português

  Mar 2022 - Sept 2023

  Energy Technician in the Sustainability and Energy Department, whose main activities:Preparation of reports, budgets and other documents;Providing technical clarifications and database updating;Development and monitoring of projects;Operation and maintenance of photovoltaic systems;Inspections and commissioning of solar photovoltaic installations;Third party service inspections of photovoltaic installations in accordance with the IEC 62446-1 standard: drone thermography, electroluminescence tests, I-V curve tests, insulation resistance and inverter efficiency;Solving technical problems for customers, including warranty replacement; Show less

  • Energy Technician at the Sustainability & Energy Department

    Dec 2022 - Sept 2023

  • Instructor

    Oct 2022 - Sept 2023

  • Trainee at the Department of Innovation, Research and Development

    Mar 2022 - Dec 2022
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  SolarEdge Technologies

  Sept 2023 - now

  Field Service Engineer & Technical Service Engineer – Tier 1

  Field Service Engineer Responsibilities:• Resolve issues over the phone with qualified personnel when on-site;• Replace or assist in replacing SolarEdge products at the field;• Propose alternative system designs to achieve better functionality of the system;• Travel to installers or end-user customers to provide service or provide emergency repair service(fix, replace, install inverters and optimizers, communication equipment, and SE accessories (CCG,sensors, metes, etc)• Assist in commissioning of residential or commercial Solar Systems;• Work together with operations to validate the authorization to release parts needed to solveproblems encountered by customers and contractors• Manage the monitoring database of customer installations• Run training sessions with SolarEdge customers• Advise customers concerning equipment operation, maintenance, or programming;• Establish a working relationship with our customers and EPCs to collect all necessarydocumentation and equipment requirements before the arrival of SEDGE on-site;• Write reports for every site visit and lodge them in the CRM. Resolve cases lodged from customersin CRM;Technical Service Engineer Responsibilities:• Troubleshooting and resolution of complex calls or service cases with higher knowledge demand• Engage in the monitoring and troubleshooting support, supervision and coordination of customersSolar Power Plants .• Management of general daily on-site issues, reporting and site work deliverables to the ServiceManager & Sales Manager• Planning and preparation of site work, managing and updating these internally and to thecustomers• Provide on-site, on-line, phone, chat or email support to customers when needed.• Evaluate customer needs with the support manager in the areas of service, training, logistics andplanning and execute the plan to fulfill them Show less