Rafael Lopes

Experience

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  Makro Engenharia

  Jul 2011 - Aug 2012

  Engineering Trainee

  Management and technical skills development in Planning and Control of Field Operations, Business administration, Human Resources, Cranes and transport equipaments, Heavy Lift, Engineering with heavy loads, Complex operations administration.- Team member for 2 major Wind Farm Projects in Brazil's NE area.Certified Opus rigging supervisor.

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  CPM - Construction

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2013

  Lead Electrical Engineer

  Led the Electrical Construction portion in the expansion of the Fortaleza Airport, Capex of USD 10M, main responsibilities:• Management of the electrical construction team (200 members).• Review and co-design of the basic and executive projects.• Performance estimation and team sizing.• Determination of the constructive method and strategy.• Institutional Clients interface (Air force base and Infraero).• Complex intervention planning and alternatives, using engineering solutions to enable the advance of the construction work, diminishing the impacts in the Airport Operations. Show less

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  ArcelorMittal Pecém

  Jan 2013 - Oct 2021

  Responsible for the investments and improvement projects in the central maintenance engineering team.• Led and successfully executed a portfolio of diverse multinational projects.• Scrum Master and Agile Coach for the engineering team.• Gathered client's needs and project requirements.• Provided Project Cost Estimations and prepared the Bidding Process.• Managed critical projects involving the safety of persons and equipment.• Managed overhaul projects for large equipment, utilizing either classical project management or agile methods.• Supported compliance with mandatory labour regulations for electrical works.• Led the annual safety auditing of electrical rooms and works, designing solutions and policies to mitigate safety hazards• Mentor of the Engineering Trainee program.• Part of the committee that designs solutions to issues that may impact the surrounding communities.Some of the projects I led:HS#4 Construction - Capex 45 MUSD. I spearheaded a cross-functional multinational team tasked with overseeing Electric, Instrumentation and Control, Automation, and Software Development(C#) initiatives.Distribution System Protection Improvement: Capex 2 MUSD.Lead Engineer at improvement a comprehensive improvement project targeting electrical substation protections spanning a range from 230 kV to 460V. Leveraging advanced techniques and sophisticated modelling, our team achieved substantial reductions in production downtime and equipment damage.The ROI in the first year of implementation amounted to approximately 10 million USD.Main Blower Overhaul - Capex 15 MUSD. Led the team responsible for Electrical Engineering and Moving machines. The project was a joint work with Mitsubishi and Mitsui (Japan branches). Show less Central maintenance engineering team member.• Provide technical support to complex electrical equipment and systems.• Subject Specialist in electrical studies and modelling using SKM.•. Subject Specialist in Embedded Programmable Devices and Algorithm logic.• Electrical system Protection Coordination Specialist• Implement cost-saving and safety improvements, aiming to make the plant operation more stable and decrease the number of accidents.• Annual auditing team member for safety in electrical rooms and electrical works, implementing solutions to decrease hazards. Show less

  • Staff Engineer

    Nov 2017 - Oct 2021

  • Senior Engineer

    Jun 2015 - Nov 2017

  • Senior Construction Engineer

    Jan 2013 - Jun 2015
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  Atlântico

  Sept 2021 - Jun 2022

  IT Project Manager

  Atlantico stands out as an accomplished tech solutions provider, boasting a proven track record of delivering solutions for companies such as HP and Dell. (https://www.atlantico.com.br/aws/)• Led software development projects for a multinational SaaS client. • Managed concurrent projects for HP and Relyance.•Delivering complex solutions to solve business needs in different fields from 3D printing to SaaS portals, partner integrations, and AI.•Built and integrated teams for clients in the US, Canada, and Brazil.•Acting as a Scrum Master Led team's scrums ceremonies, supporting product owners at requirement gathering and delivering value to Stakeholders on time and efficiently.• Prepared project plans, schedules, status reports, and tracked metrics and KPIs.• Used to work with cross-functional teams with different stacks including Java, Spring Boot, Node, Express, AWS, and MongoDB. Show less

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  Compass Digital

  May 2022 - now

  Led the team responsible for the new back office portal and operator menu management journey.- Provided mentorship and guidance to engineers through regular 1-on-1 meetings, time-bound action items, and career development plans.-Oversaw team expansion to include over 10 developers, facilitating growth and scaling efforts while maintaining team cohesion and productivity.- Worked with the team to overhaul the release strategy, A/C, and risk management— improved change Failure Rate by 30%. - Created a playbook to support Engineers on production incidents, among other action helping reduce MTTR by 40%. Show less

  • Engineering Manager

    Jul 2023 - now

  • Technical Project Manager

    May 2022 - Jul 2023