Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- C-level executive with 18+ years in Mining and Metals across South America, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia; - FEL / NI43-101: experienced in end-to-end mineral project development, from early-stage exploration to full-scale operations; - Strong commitment to safe operations and sustainable value creation; - Proven success in managing complex projects, licensing processes, JV governance, and successfully negotiating long-term supply agreements exceeding USD 5 billion; - Recognized for driving business performance and stakeholder value; - Published author in global summits; - Master’s degree, University of Manchester (UK).
Founding member and Board Director of the Critical Minerals Association (AMC / Brazil).
- Leading the end-to-end development of Graphcoa, a graphite mining company backed by a UK-based private equity group (Appian Capital Advisory); - Oversight of the entire mining project lifecycle: exploration drilling, geological and geotechnical modeling, R&R estimates, mine optimization, DFS development, licensing, construction, operations, and sales strategy; - Driving strategic sales positioning of graphite concentrate, including alignment with downstream partners in the battery materials value chain (CSPG); - Ensuring full compliance with ESG principles, with a strong focus on environmental stewardship, community engagement, and health & safety; - Representing the company in stakeholder engagement with regulators, local governments, and international partners.
- Commercial strategy: leading the commercial functions for the company, including the bauxite sales, procurement, logistics, supply chain, and contracts administration; - Bauxite sales for the aluminium industry – mapping and developing relationships with key market players; - Procurement (OpEx+CapEx) → USD 200 million / year; - Contracts (OpEx+CapEx) → USD 500 million contract pipeline; - Logistics & Materials → Logistics, Warehouse Management and Fuel Management (USD 80 million/year); - Sales → Long-term bauxite supply agreements and spot sales.
- Lead the investment plan for the company: +USD 300 million in a multi-year portfolio; - Managed a successful implementation of an integrated contract management framework: ≈200 contracts valued at +USD 500 million; - Procurement planning and pre-bidding strategies for CapEx execution; - Project controls: CapEx, schedule and contract management, normative, policies and systems; - Project & portfolio risk management: statistical modelling and Monte-Carlo simulation; - Lead the PMO, project governance and interface management with technical & project committees; - Cost reduction initiatives, schedule optimization and early benefit realization.
» Responsible to develop a centralized planning & control department for the company: establishing new policies and regulations for project management, planning, control, risk and contract management; » Managed a successful development of an "Integrated Portfolio Management" for a multimillion-dollar selection of capital projects: 40+ simultaneous projects | +US$300M; » Development of the “Project Pipeline” framework for medium and long-term portfolio planning; » Leading a senior team responsible for project planning and controls: schedule and CapEx estimate, risk management, quantitative modelling and contract management; » Supporting development of high-performance teams; » Establishing anti-claim and dispute avoidance routines; » Business oriented: cost reduction initiatives, schedule optimization and early benefit realization; » Leading project management innovation at the company.
• Projects: » Iron Ore Pelletizing Plant / US$1.3 billion – Oman; » Iron Ore Distribution Center / US$1.4 billion – Malaysia; » Nickel Mining / Processing Plant - US$450 million – Indonesia; » Coal Mining, Railroad and Port - US$ 6.2 billion – Mozambique/Malawi. » Highway Construction - US$ 600 million - Peru. • Summary of responsibilities: » Project planning from approval to close-out activities; » Project Controls: project follow-up reports, scheduling and forecasting, data analytics and other routines related to progress control during the construction stage; » Risk management, Monte-Carlo simulation and change management process; » Procurement and engineering management; » Development of procurement strategy and contracting plan; » Project analytics: providing project intelligence throughout the project life cycle; » Contract manager for “EPC - Iron Ore Yard Machines - US$110 million”.
Drive continuous improvement, resource and capacity balancing, leading a lean initiative to optimize labor distribution for efficiency, capacity, and Leadtime. Leading the Industrial Department - 110 directs. Estojos Baldi is the largest Brazilian manufacturer for jewelry cases and displays.