Paulo Martins

Project Manager | Ph.D. Candidate in Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering at ITA | Master in Mechanical Engineering | Civil Engineer | Mathematician

Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

About

Project Manager with over 20 years of experience in large-scale industrial projects in bioenergy and the energy transition. I have delivered 3 greenfield biomethane plants and 2 greenfield sugar, ethanol and energy mills across Brazil and Angola, managed multidisciplinary teams on projects up to USD 250 million, and operated mission-critical infrastructure at AWS in Germany. Currently Project Manager at Ferbgas, a pioneering Portuguese biomethane producer. Master in Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineer, and Mathematician from UNESP, and Ph.D. candidate in Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering at ITA, researching nonlinear dynamic analysis for mechanical energy harvesting.

Experience

  • Project Manager at FERBGÁS Renováveis | Biometano |
    Mar 2026 - Present · 5 mos

    Project Manager at Ferbgas, a pioneering Portuguese biomethane producer. Responsible for the development of biomethane plants in Portugal from feasibility studies through delivery, managing EPC and O&M contracts, mass and energy balances, sensitivity analyses and process optimization, ensuring with engineering firms and regulators technical and environmental compliance, CapEx and OpEx control, and alignment with organic waste valorization, decarbonization and Guarantees of Origin (GOs) frameworks.

  • Researcher at Aeronautics Institute of Technology - ITA
    Jul 2020 - Apr 2026 · 5 yrs 10 mos

    Researcher in energy harvesting through mechanical energy by non-linear dynamic analysis.

  • Data Center Engineering Operations (DCEO) at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
    Nov 2025 - Mar 2026 · 5 mos

    Professional role within a mission-critical AWS Data Center, contributing to system commissioning, energization readiness, operational validation (RFS), and SOP development, ensuring high standards of safety and compliance.

  • Industrial Process Consultant at COFCO International
    May 2024 - Jun 2025 · 1 yr 2 mos

    Industrial process consultant for four production units, focusing on sugar, ethanol, energy, biogas, and new business development.

  • Engineering Coordinator at Geo Biogas & Tech
    Feb 2023 - Apr 2024 · 1 yr 3 mos

    Coordinated a multidisciplinary engineering team (Process, Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, Instrumentation, and Automation) for the implementation of three greenfield projects and the expansion of a biogas plant, with a total investment of approximately USD 250 million.