Antonio Geraldo De Paula Oliveira

Experience

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  CIRAD

  Jul 2008 - Dec 2008

  Visitor Researcher

  Carry out experiments in a fixed bed char gasifier to understand its behavior, measurements were made of pressure drop, gas composition (longitudinal direction) and temperature (radial and longitudinal directions) were made in a cylindrical reacting char bed.

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  Aston University

  Jul 2010 - Jul 2013

  Primary duties and responsibilities:- Designing experimental procedures to measure gas and temperature in radial and longitudinal directions in reactors; - Writing and negotiating research funding proposals; - Leasing with international partners and suppliers to design equipment (reactors, probes, and thermocouples) Assist and provide pastoral care across the University’s student accommodation.

  • Doctoral Researcher

    Oct 2007 - Jul 2013

  • Residence Tutor

    Jul 2010 - Sept 2011
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  Center for Strategic Studies and Management in Science, Technology and Innovation (CGEE)

  Nov 2011 - May 2012

  Technical Adviser

  Primary duties and responsibilities:- Liaising with clients and key stakeholders to determine areas of optimization, deconstruct issues and develop solution approach;- Representing the company in meetings, conferences and negotiations;- Line managing project teams and colleagues;- Line managing the preparation and edit reports;- Line managing research work and analysis;

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  Center for Strategic Studies and Management in Science, Technology and Innovation (CGEE)

  May 2013 - Nov 2018

  Advisor - Renewable Energy and Climate Change Specialist

  Manage and perform strategic studies and analyses with the aim of supporting decision-making, formulation, and implementation of public policies in science, technology, and innovation (ST&I), with a focus on energy and sustainability, as well as to articulate interaction between ST&I and the production sector actors.Primary duties and responsibilities:- Suggesting project proposals for strategic development of the Brazilian ST&I scenario;- Liaising with clients and key stakeholders to determine areas of optimization, deconstruct issues and develop solution approach;- Representing the company in national and international meetings, conferences and negotiations;- Writing funding requests for national and international funding agencies;- Managing/line managing project teams and colleagues;- Managing/line managing the preparation and edit reports;- Managing/line managing research work and analysis;- Determining and clarifying strategic and operational problems via consultation;- Performing matchmaking activities with stakeholders from academia, and business, as well as Brazilian and international governments. Show less

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  Centro Universitário UDF

  Feb 2015 - Jul 2015

  Lecturer

  Primary duties and responsibilities:- Lecturing courses on Fluid Power and Applied Thermodynamics;- Advising students on research activities and dissertation development.

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  Institute for Energy Technology

  Dec 2018 - Apr 2024

  Manage and perform strategic research on energy and sustainability, with a focus on novel methods for hydrogen production, CO2 capture, integration of thermochemical and biochemical processes, as well as more efficient use of energy and bio-resources. Primary duties and responsibilities:- Suggesting project proposals for strategic development in the area of bioeconomy;- Liaising with industrial partners and key stakeholders to determine areas of optimization, deconstruct issues and develop solution approach;- Writing funding requests for national and international funding agencies;- Managing/line managing research work and analysis;- Performing matchmaking activities with stakeholders from academia, and business. Show less

  • Department Manager

    Feb 2022 - Apr 2024

  • Researcher

    Dec 2018 - Feb 2022
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  CCUS Norge (CCUS Norway)

  Mar 2023 - May 2024

  CO-Host of CCU Forum

  CCUS Norway was founded on June 7th 2021 and is an association whose purpose is to jointly (the members) build competence and share experiences within environmentally and resource-efficient capture, use and storage of CO2. The association shall be non-commercial and scientifically oriented.

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  Geo4 Dynamics

  May 2024 - now

  Chief Technology Officer

  Geo4 Dynamics (Prev. Feenix Resource Recovery) Revolutionize material processing by transforming diverse feedstocks into renewable energy and valuable chemicalsGeo4 Dynamics (Prev. Feenix Resource Recovery) Revolutionize material processing by transforming diverse feedstocks into renewable energy and valuable chemicals