Expertise
A knowledge map, not a skills list
Select a discipline to see what it means in practice, where it was built, and which projects evidence it.
Deciding what deserves capital, and defining it well enough to be decided.
Front-End Loading & stage gates
What it is
Progressive definition of scope, cost, schedule and risk so a project can be evaluated and approved with confidence.
Where I applied it
Entered as a front-end facilitator inside a steel capital portfolio; still governs how I judge project readiness today.
Related projects
Technology
Tools organized by purpose and depth
No percentages, no ratings. Experience labels describe how the tool was actually used.
Planning & Scheduling
Oracle Primavera P6
Advanced Practitioner / Instructor
Microsoft Project
Advanced Practitioner / Instructor
Quantitative Risk
Oracle Primavera Risk Analysis (Pertmaster)
Specialized Practitioner / Instructor
Monte Carlo simulation
Specialized Practitioner
Enterprise Systems
SAP — MM, PS, SRM, WMS
Applied Practitioner · Materials Management, Project System, Supplier Relationship Management, Warehouse Management System
Oracle JD Edwards
Applied User
Construction / AWP Technology
O3 Solutions
Advanced Practitioner / Architecture & Integration
Autodesk Construction Cloud
Administrator / Applied Practitioner
Design & Visualization
Autodesk AutoCAD
Applied User
Autodesk Navisworks
Applied Practitioner
3D / 4D visualization environments
Applied User
Analytics
Microsoft Excel
Advanced Practitioner
Microsoft Power BI
Database-connected analytics, dashboard development & analytics architecture
Application & Solution Environment
DevExpress / WinForms
Application environment of the enterprise construction digitalization solution — functional and solution architecture led with a developer, not sole implementation
SQL
Architecture & data requirements
APIs & enterprise integration
Architecture & integration requirements
Workflow architecture & information management
Functional & domain architecture
Software / Product Delivery
Functional requirements & domain architecture
Architecture / Integration
Testing, deployment & administration
Administrator
User training & adoption
Advanced Practitioner
Certifications & credentials
Credentials
Professional Platform Credential
O3
O3 Platform Super User
O3 Solutions · March 25, 2025
Professional platform credential demonstrating advanced capability in the O3 digital project-management environment, supporting capital-project planning, Advanced Work Packaging, work package execution, project controls, constraints, progress visibility, and cross-functional project coordination.
- O3 Platform
- Advanced Work Packaging
- Digital Project Execution
- Project Controls
- Work Packaging
- Constraint Management
Professional Certification
CCM
Commercial & Contract Management Practitioner
World Commerce & Contracting (WorldCC) · 2022
Applied professional certification covering the commercial and contracting lifecycle: sourcing, contracting strategy, negotiation, contract development, performance and change management, dispute resolution and closeout.
- Commercial Management
- Contract Lifecycle
- Negotiation
- Change Management
- Dispute Resolution
Professional Certification
PMP®
Project Management Professional
Project Management Institute (PMI) · 2015 – Present
Professional project-management credential demonstrating competency in leading and directing projects and managing integration across scope, schedule, cost, risk, stakeholders, teams and delivery governance.
- Project Management
- Project Leadership
- Risk Management
- Schedule
- Cost
Capital Project Professional Development
FEL
Front-End Loading (FEL) methodology training
The IPA Institute — Independent Project Analysis (IPA) · 2008
Capital-project education from IPA's training and education division, grounded in IPA benchmarking research: front-end loading, stage-gated project definition and the link between definition quality and capital project outcomes.
- Capital Projects
- Front-End Loading
- Project Definition
- Benchmarking
Degree
BEng
Electrical Engineering — Power Systems Engineering
Severino Sombra University, Brazil · 2006
Engineering degree completed in 2006 — the start of 20 years of professional practice.
- Electrical Engineering
- Power Systems
Specialized Professional Training
Blue Belt®
Microsoft Project Blue Belt® 2016
International Institute for Learning (IIL)
Completion year pending confirmation
Advanced professional training in enterprise project scheduling and controls using Microsoft® Project and Project Server, covering schedule development, resource planning, baselines, progress tracking and performance reporting.
- Microsoft Project
- Enterprise Scheduling
- Project Controls
- Resource Planning
- Performance Reporting
Training & instruction experience
Training responsibility grew with the role — from scheduling and risk tools, to the project-controls discipline behind them, to methodology rollout, to coaching other managers.
- 01
Tools
Instructor experience in Oracle Primavera P6, Oracle Primavera Risk Analysis / Pertmaster and Microsoft Project for project teams, including consulting instruction with Bessa Consultores.
- 02
Discipline
Development of engineers and planners in project-controls practice — progress measurement, forecasting and reporting discipline.
- 03
Methodology
AWP and Workface Planning rollout training for internal teams and contractor planners.
- 04
Leadership
Coaching Subcontract Managers and Project Construction Managers on converting metrics into field decisions.
- Oracle Primavera P6
- Oracle Primavera Risk Analysis / Pertmaster
- Microsoft Project
Consulting & professional instruction
Bessa Consultores · Consultant / Instructor
Delivered professional instruction in Oracle Primavera P6, Oracle Primavera Risk Analysis / Pertmaster and Microsoft Project 2010, supporting the development of planning, scheduling and quantitative-risk capabilities.
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