Experienced Portfolio, Program and Project Manager within 15+ years in multicultural organizations, excelling in PMO management and PPM processes deployment. Skilled in data analysis, internal and external stakeholder relationship, business development, M&A management, and mega projects deployment. Fluent in Spanish, English, and Portuguese, focused on achieving results through data analytics, collaboration, and negotiation.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
2011
2011
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Senior Project Manager, Renewable Fuels, Europe & Asia
Bunge Ibérica
Barcelona
10.2023 - 03.2025
Managing Bunge European Renewable Fuels Program filled by greenfield and brownfield projects within investments around €200MM CAPEX.
Building and managing internal and external project teams such as internal business/operational managers, external consultants, and technology suppliers.
Collaborated with different department heads, ensuring alignment with overall company objectives whilst executing projects.
Supporting the Global Renewable Fuels team on the development of MA&JV opportunities in Europe.
Global Portfolio, Program and Project Manager
Cargill Bio Industrial
Sao Paulo / Minneapolis, Brazil / US
05.2018 - 09.2023
Overseeing and leading the execution of the global portfolio and project management processes for business growth projects (New Products, Business Optimization and CAPEX) filled by more than one hundred projects, over hundreds of million USD in CAPEX invested
Deploying, leading regular reviews of the business portfolio spanning across R&D, Operations and Commercial
Collaborate with business leadership team at Global level to provide effective guidance on the idea intake process, target portfolio establishment, resourcing allocation, project prioritization, gate reviews and portfolio rationalization
Completed the integration of portfolios and project management processes of Croda biobased industrial business in EU, US, and Asia, acquired by Cargill in 2021
Managed and completed the operational merge and process integration of SGS Brazil, company acquired by Cargill in 2018
Leaded and promoted continuous improvement of monthly reviews of South America IBP process in collaborate with step owners DR, SR, IR and MBR
Senior Project Manager (PMO)
Cargill (Business Services - LATAM CBS)
Uberlandia
06.2017 - 04.2018
Responsible for projects team setup, planning and monitoring scope, resources, timeline, risks and communication of Finance Migration, Process Continuous Improvement projects
Developed and managed all aspects of finance projects and programs engagement from planning, execution and monitoring to stakeholders, communications, resources, budget, change, risks and issues managements
Gap Year - Word travel
06.2016 - 05.2017
Marketing Volunteer at PMI Switzerland and short-term volunteer experience within local communities
Cultivated language and communication skills through contact with people from different cultures around the world
Learned to use non-verbal and verbal communication to overcome communication and language barriers
Business Partner and Senior Consultant
NEO Consultoria e Gestão Empresarial
Belo Horizonte
07.2011 - 05.2016
Developed/managed the project management consultancy department at an established consultancy company
Designed the organizational structure, built a team of 10 co-workers, developed process and tools, prospected new clients and added new advisory services onto the company current clients
Supported the business growth with the addition of BRL 3.0 million over almost 5 years, ~30% of overall business revenues
Procurement Analyst
Vale S/A
01.2011 - 06.2011
Project Planning Engineer
Usiminas S/A
10.2009 - 12.2010
Intern
JK Moving Service
12.2005 - 06.2006
Education
Master of Business Administration - Finance and Controlling
IBMEC - Business School
Industrial Engineering - undefined
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Skills
Portfolio, Program and Project Management
Business and Strategic Analysis
MADJV
CAPEX
Budget Control
Team Management
Organizational and Coordination Skills
Business Intelligence
Contract Management
Negotiation
Project Schedule Management
Commissioning and Start-up
Microsoft Office
Power BI
Tableau
SharePoint
Primavera P6
MS Project
Oracle
Clarizen/MyPPM
Sales Force / LEAP
SAP
Languages
English
Fluent
Portuguese
Native
Spanish
Advanced
Certification
Project Management Professional - PMP, certified by Project Management Institute - PMI
Timeline
Senior Project Manager, Renewable Fuels, Europe & Asia
Bunge Ibérica
10.2023 - 03.2025
Global Portfolio, Program and Project Manager
Cargill Bio Industrial
05.2018 - 09.2023
Senior Project Manager (PMO)
Cargill (Business Services - LATAM CBS)
06.2017 - 04.2018
Gap Year - Word travel
06.2016 - 05.2017
Business Partner and Senior Consultant
NEO Consultoria e Gestão Empresarial
07.2011 - 05.2016
Procurement Analyst
Vale S/A
01.2011 - 06.2011
Project Planning Engineer
Usiminas S/A
10.2009 - 12.2010
Intern
JK Moving Service
12.2005 - 06.2006
Industrial Engineering - undefined
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Master of Business Administration - Finance and Controlling