Luíz Vaz

Experience

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  Universidade do Estado do Amazonas - UEA

  Jul 2011 - Jul 2013

  • Research in Efficiency of Energy applied in Smart Grid • Help students with calculus and basic physics in engineering courses.• Teacher Assistant in Distance Education

  • Junior Researcher

    Aug 2012 - Jul 2013

  • Teacher Assistant of Physics and Calculus

    Jul 2011 - Dec 2012
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  Jabil

  Sept 2013 - Dec 2013

  Intern of Electrical Engineering

  • Assisted machine operators in problem solving during manufacturing processes to reduce costs.• Assisted engineers in production planning for improvement in production line and processes.• Assisted engineers in preparing reports on materials, machinery, and quality control processes.

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  Andrade Gutierrez S.A.

  Jan 2014 - Jul 2014

  Intern of Electrical Engineering

  • Intern during the construction of Amazonia Stadium for the World Cup 2014, doing reports and giving support to the managers and engineers involving electrical installation and special system. January 2014 to May 2014.• Intern of electrical engineering during the construction of Maua 3 Thermal Power Plant, working with managers and engineers in the commissioning. June 2014 to July 2014.

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  University of Tennessee

  Jun 2015 - Jul 2015

  LEAN Enterprise Summer Program - 2015

  Lean Enterprise Summer Program: Research focuses on modeling, analyzing, improving production, and operations management systems for Yamaha Watercraft.

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  Embassy Manaus

  Oct 2016 - Dec 2016

  Engineering Interpreter

  • Real Time Translator during Siemens Training: Simple and Combined Cycle Familiarization and Operation Training, Simulator Training and Preventative Maintenance Training for operators, technicians, and supervisors at Thermal Power Plant Mauá 3.

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  Construtora Andrade Gutierrez

  Jan 2017 - May 2019

  • Adjust controls to regulate the plant in a safe condition.• troubleshooting and reporting trip, load dump and auto unload events.• Create, develop, and update startup, operation and shutdown procedures related to both Simple and Combined Cycle Operations.• Create and implement work spreadsheets to analysis plant’s data.• Evaluate the performance indicators of the plant and determine possible improvements.• Startup, operate, and stop GT’s, ST, BOP, and Aux Systems as necessary. Show less

  • Control Room Operator Level II

    Jan 2019 - May 2019

  • Control Room Operator

    Mar 2018 - Dec 2018

  • Power Plant Operator

    Jan 2017 - Mar 2018
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  Siemens Energy

  May 2019 - May 2022

  Technical Field Advisor - Shift Leader

  • Supervise and manage daily activities of customer’s operation staff (Eletrobrás AmGT).• Act on the interface between operation and maintenance to manage windows of opportunities and contribute to the maintenance schedule.• Supervise the preparation of equipment for maintenance, evaluating LOTO methods and applicable documentation.• Report through reports the events of unavailability, abnormalities, technical reports, and other pertinent activities.• Create, update ,and implement operating procedures and instructions for operation, shutdown and start-up of the plant and its subsystems.• Evaluate and monitor the indicators of maintenance statistics in the PPCM department.• Assess and report unsafe situations, as well as mitigate risks to people, equipment, environment, and operation condition. Show less

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  CTEEP

  Jan 2023 - now

  Asset management focused on performance indicators of transmission assets;Monitor and support action plans regarding the performance of assets;Elaborate Root Cause Analysis; and evaluate human factors' impact;Supervise the energy metering system for consumers connected in HVAC system;Monitor operation indicators to assist manager's decisions. Report process findings in the Root Cause Study on operational failures.Participate in the elaboration of Protection Studies involving selectivity and coordination chart.Participate in evaluations and studies focused on EHS.Participate in Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) at suppliers factory.

  • Analysis Engineer - level I

    Nov 2023 - now

  • Operation Execution and Maintenance Engineering - Trainee

    Jan 2023 - Nov 2023