Alexandre Barra, D.Sc.

Alexandre Barra, D.Sc.

Consultant in transportation

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  • About me

    Public Policies Director | Regulatory Affairs | Advocacy | Compliance | Government Affairs | Legislative Affairs | Executive Regional Director | Team Leader | Researcher

  • Education

    • Educational Institution

      2001 - 2006
      Doctoral degree (PhD) Transportation Engineering

      thesis' subject: "Public transport networks design:formulation and solution alternatives", in Portuguese

    • Educational Institution

      2005 - 2006
      Post-graduation degree Transport Regulation (highways and railways)
    • Colegio Marista Dom Silverio

      1983 - 1989
      Secondary
    • UVSQ Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines

      2003 - 2004
      Doctoral research Computer Science

      Activities and Societies: Doctoral research at the PRiSM-CNRS lab, at the Université de Versailles, in France

    • Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

      1990 - 1996
      Bachelor of Engineering - BE civil engineering
    • USP - Universidade de São Paulo

      1997 - 1999
      Master degree Transportation Engineering

      dissertation's subject: "Urban bus routing: the choice ofa method for large-sized Brazilian cities", in Portuguese)

    • Università degli Studi di Genova

      2008 - 2008
      None, short course in Doctoral level infrastructure
  • Experience

    • Promavi

      Jan 1997 - Jan 2006
      Consultant in transportation

      - Head of transport division, responsible for client relations, including contract negotiation and scheduling of deliverables and milestones with both private and public clients.- Under my supervision, I worked with teams of up to 20 professionals, including senior engineers and architects.

    • University of Maribor / Centre of Civil Informatics, in

      Aug 1999 - Sept 1999
      Intern

      CGI's Intern

    • Minas Gerais Educational Foundation

      Feb 2000 - Feb 2003
      Assistant Professor

      Lecturer in Transport Systems in the Kennedy Engineering School of the Minas Gerais Educational Foundation

    • Catholic Our Lady of Carmo Parish / State Pres

      May 2000 - Feb 2003
      Pro-bono lecturer

      Pro-bono lecturer in the Human Formation program

    • Fundação Dom Cabral

      Jan 2001 - Jan 2002
      Monographs advisor on MBA programs

      logistics monographs advisor

    • FEMG

      Apr 2001 - Feb 2003
      Head of the Transport Division

      Assistant professor on transport systems and Head of Transport Division of the Kennedy Engineering School.

    • University of Versailles

      Mar 2003 - Sept 2004
      Researcher

      PRiSM-CNRS Laboratory, in FranceSandwich Doctorate (with a CAPES scholarship). Co-director: Prof. Van-Dat CungLecturing

    • ANTT

      Jan 2006 - Feb 2007
      Regulation specialist

      Railway, road services and infrastructure regulationRail market regulation and local inspections on concessionary railroad networks

    • Confederação Nacional da Indústria (CNI)

      Mar 2007 - Apr 2011
      Policies and industry analyst

      - Senior analyst of the public policy team, focusing on the Executive branch, permanently monitoring decisions that have a direct impact on the industry and surveying the political and economic scenario which can be divided up into important thematic areas, including Infrastructure.- Member of the team that produced surveys, studies and indicators, providing the business community with supporting elements for decision making.Brazil's National Confederation of Industry (CNI) is the voice of the Brazilian Industry, an organization highly active in advocacing for the productive sector with a mission to boost Brazilian industry's competitiveness. Show less

    • Andrade Gutierrez S.A.

      Apr 2011 - Sept 2016

      Responsible for disseminating compliance’s culture and supporting communication, training and application of the AG’s Ethics and Conduct Code. - Deputy Director of regulatory affairs, legislative affairs and infrastructure sector advocacy.- Head of Andrade Gutierrez's Legislative Affairs sector.

      • Compliance Multiplier Agent

        Dec 2015 - Sept 2016
      • Institutional Affairs Assistant Director

        Apr 2011 - Sept 2016
    • CONBARRA - A. Barra Consultoria Treinamento Ltda.

      Oct 2016 - now
      Independent Consultant

      Independent consultant on regulation, institutional affairs and advocacy to private organisations, in compliance with legal, regulatory and ethical standards.

    • Best Highways in Brazil - ABCR

      Nov 2016 - Sept 2022
      Regional Executive Director

      - Head of the regional ABCR's office in Brasilia, Brazil, focusing on the advocacy to the federal government, federal regulatory agencies, the National Congress and TCU;- Disseminates compliance’s culture and Code of Ethics and Conduct application;- Promotes and leads the technical and institutional relationship on regulatory affairs, legislative affairs and public policies;- Head of advocacy, in compliance with legal and integrity issues, in all subjects that could impact the sector in the National Congress, regulatory agencies and ministries. Show less

    • ABIOVE - Associação Brasileira das Indústrias de Óleos Vegetais

      May 2023 - now
      Logistics and Regulatory Consultant
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Regulation

      World Bank
      Jan 2009
  • Volunteer Experience

    • pro bono lecturer

      Issued by Jesuists - Catholic Church in Brasilia, Brazil on Feb 2017
      Jesuists - Catholic Church in Brasilia, BrazilAssociated with Alexandre Barra, D.Sc.