Benedito Neto

Experience

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  Alstom Power

  Feb 2001 - Feb 2005

  Purchase of commercial items, goods, equipment and devices such as electrical control boards, hydraulic power units, gear reducers, electronic sensors, etc; outsourcing of manufacturing, inspections and transportation for major fabrications; supply chain relationship & development. responsible for the conception and basic design of hydro-mechanical & lifting equipment, structural and pressure vessels calculations, material selection, specification of manufacturing and inspection requirements, preparation of drawings/sketches and technical specifications for quotation, cost estimations, supply chain relationship & development, preparation of procedures and reports according to NBR ISO9001 and NBR ISO14001.

  • Technical Purchaser

    Jan 2004 - Feb 2005

  • Tendering Engineer Trainee

    Feb 2001 - Dec 2003
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  OneSubsea

  Feb 2005 - now

  Technical Manager for the Subsea Production Systems (SPS) scope on Equinor Bacalhau Phase I Field Development Project, a large EPCI Contract offshore Brazil, executed in partnership with Subsea7 (SURF), forming the Subsea Integration Alliance (SIA) responsible for the design and delivery of an integrated SPS/SURF solution. The gigantic scope includes:- Systems Engineering, field development studies, Interface Management, etc.- Production and Injection Systems (Vertical Monobore Christmas Tree Systems, Subsea Controls Systems, Production In-line Tees, Hydraulic / Electrical / Fibre-Optic jumpers, etc).- Gas Lift Systems (Gas Lift Manifold, Gas Lift In-Line Tees, Subsea Controls Systems, etc)- Subsea Distribution Systems (Umbilicals, UTAs, SDUs, Chemical Injection Jumpers, Steel Flying Leads, etc).- Subsea Wellhead Systems.- Associated Tooling & Services. Show less Product Lead Engineer of multiplexed subsea controls systems for global O&G companies, including PETROBRAS (Pre-Salt area), mainly focused on the mechanical design of Subsea Control Modules (SCM) and Mounting Bases (MB), Hydaulic Distribution Equipment for Christmas Trees and Manifolds (UTAs, SDUs, FLDFs, Mudmats, etc) and respective installation and test equipment - per requirements of applicable industry standards as API, DNV, ASME codes, Petrobras ET & RM (Pre-Salt area developments included), etc, plus company specifications; Technical Support to Tendering for new product developments; Technical Support to Aftermarket Services for FPR investigations and responses; Interface with customers and vendors; Preparation, checking and approval of calculations, drawings & 3D models, functional design specifications (FDS), test & assembly procedures (SUT, FAT, EFAT, SIT), Rig Books, etc; Strong HSE & Continuous Improvement mindset. Show less Supervision of the project engineering group (20+ engineers, designers and drafters) responsible for designing SPS products (XTs & Peripherals) for major O&G global producers such as BP, Total, Exxon Mobil, Chevron, BHP Billiton, Hess, etc. My core responsibilities were: ensure requirements from industry recognized standards, customer specifications, quality and HSE procedures were integrally met; ensure projects met schedule and budget expectations; develop and implement technical trainings; provide technical support to project teams and instigate/implement continuous improvement initiatives; team management & development; mid and long term planning aligned with the company strategy; direct report to senior management in UK. Show less Project engineering coordination, with the following core responsibilities: coordination and design of subsea production systems (Christmas Trees, Tubing Hangers, Tree Caps, Wellheads, Flowbases, Running/Retrieval Tools, etc.), per requirements from industry recognized standards such as API 6A, API 17D, Nace MR175, DNV, ASME, etc plus customer specifications; Planning for resources and schedules, team leading (engineers, designers and drafters), design reviews, kick-off meetings, vendors and client Interfacing; follow-up and technical support to upstream and downstream functions (e.g. proposals, manufacturing, testing, purchasing, etc.) on both Europe & Asia operations; Preparation, checking and approval of bill of materials (BOM), analytical calculations, finite element analysis (FEA), AutoCAD / Inventor drawings & models, selection of materials/welding specifications/surface treatments, function design specifications (FDS), test & assembly procedures (SUT, FAT, EFAT, SIT), O&M manuals (Rig Books), etc; Six Sigma projects for continuous improvement of processes and products. Show less

  • SPS Brazil Engineering Manager

    Jan 2024 - now

  • SPS Technical Manager

    Aug 2020 - Jan 2024

  • Product Engineering Manager - Subsea Tree Systems

    Jun 2016 - Aug 2020

  • Senior Subsea Lead Engineer - Controls Systems

    Jun 2012 - Jun 2016

  • Subsea Engineering Supervisor - Xmas Trees & Peripherals

    Feb 2010 - Jun 2012

  • Subsea Project Lead Engineer - Xmas Trees & Peripherals

    Feb 2005 - Jan 2010