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
Electrical Engineering — Power Systems Engineering
Severino Sombra University, Brazil · 2006
PMP® — Project Management Professional
Project Management Institute (PMI) · 2015
CCM — Commercial and Contract Management
World Commerce & Contracting (formerly IACCM) · 2022
Microsoft Project — Blue Belt® 2010
International Institute for Learning, Inc. · 2006
Front-End Loading (FEL) methodology
Independent Project Analysis (IPA) · training and applied experience
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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