Rafael Reis
Project Manager, PMP®
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São Paulo – Brazil
33 years old
Experienced Project Manager and accomplished leader,
with six years in progressive roles in large and complex
engineering projects, PMI’s PMP® Certification, mentored
multifunctional teams of over 10 professionals.
SKILLS
Financial Planning
and Profit Analysis
PMBoK and Agile methodologies
Refined relationship-building skills and experience
working collaboratively with vendors and customer-facing
staff.
Extremely tech savvy, IT specialist and
Electronics DIYer.
Contracts analysis
Customer Management
Currently building knowledge in Agile methodologies, by
taking an Agile Development Specialization – University of
Virginia, Darden @ Coursera.
Business Development
Strategic Planning
Customer Relations and Negotiation
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Employee Training
and Development
Senior Projects Manager, Radar Surveillance Systems
Engineering thinking and analytical skills
Bradar – Embraer Defense & Security, (Campinas, SP, BR) 2017
HIGHLIGHTS
Hired as Senior Project Manager for one Radar Surveillance System project,
quickly spurred confidence and was given the whole segment projects
portfolio. After one semester decided to leave the company to pursue new
opportunities abroad, aiming towards IT, Autonomous Vehicles and
Aerospace Industries.
• Led the renegotiation of the Radar Surveillance Systems contracts
portfolio.
• Implemented industry standard project management frameworks
Projects & Contracts Manager, ATGW Missile Systems and more
Mectron – Odebrecht Defense and Technology (São José dos Campos,
SP, BR), 2012–mid 2017
(São José dos Campos, SP, BR), 2012–mid 2017
Joined as a Trainee Engineer working as Manufacturing Supervisor,
promoted rapidly through a series of increasingly responsible management
positions based on strong financial, operating, and team Leadership
performance. Managed 3 large scale projects in different development
phases, and negotiated new contracts for the corporation.
• Optimized costs and reduced accumulated losses by R$1 million
amid tough economic pressures.
Full P&L Accountability
Fostered customer loyalty by promoting
project performance turnover
Hired and trained more
than 10 employees
6-year proven revenue growth
track record
EDUCATION
PMP® - Project Management Professional PMI®, 2016
M.B.A in Business Management, Fundação
Getulio Vargas – FGV, 2014
B.E. Control and Automation Engineering,
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais –
UFMG, 2011
• Increased contracts backlog by R$ 5 million despite customers large
budget limitations
• Regained Customer loyalty and trust after transforming project
performance and sustainably achieving milestones.
• Mentored teams of over 10 multifunctional professionals of
different levels of seniority and skill
• Piloted simultaneously extremely complex engineering projects for
the defense industry
Data Integration Intern – Automation Engineering
HTP Solution (Belo Horizonte, MG, BR),-
Successfully developed deployed and validated two Industrial Data
Integration pilot projects for large process industries in Minas Gerais, in
partnership with Mitsubishi Electric USA.
Undergraduate Research – Software Development
FUNDEP (Belo Horizonte, MG, BR), 2008
Scholarship holder. Development of a Data Integration System from OPC
servers to the WEB using Java. Pilot Product Creation: OPC2WEB
Participation in National Technology Fair in MG
Hardware Development Internship – Electronic Engineering
NANSEN SA (Contagem, MG, BR),-
Contributed to the development of electronic energy meters hardware.
Developed test benches and PCB layouts. Carried out validation tests.
Assembled and repaired assembled PCBs.
Computer Hardware Technician – Internship
Computer Pro (Santa Barbara, CA, USA), 2006
PC and MAC troubleshooting and maintenance. Hardware and software.
Non-paid job during Exchange Student Program.
LANGUAGES
Proficient English, certified
Intermediate Spanish
Native Portuguese
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Held contracts and project negotiation in
Florence, Italy
Visited most of South America Countries,
USA multiple times and Italy.
USA Visa
