Altieres Mateus da Silva

- B2B sales operations in the Southern Cone region of Latin America, specializing in capital equipment for the Environmental, Chemical, and Food markets handling liquids and powders technologies; - Conduct market assessments for various applications and products, including technologies for Emission Control and Carbon Capture, Drying and Freeze Dryer, Evaporation/Concentration, Crystallization, Distillation, Chemical Process, and Vacuum Systems; - Provide proposals for complete solutions and skids tailored to meet specific customer needs; - Actively participate in trade fairs and exhibitions to promote, prospect, and attract new clients.

- Project management and control, team management and end-to-end execution, process development, equipment applications including mechanical separation skids (Decanters, Disc Centrifuges, Sedicanter®, and Belt Presses) in Latin America. - Supervision of pre-commissioning and startup, development of standards for applications in different project segments: food and beverage (hygienic), corn ethanol plants, Chemical, Steel, and Mining industries. - Project quality and risk management, resource management, complete engineering and application testing at customer sites. - Coordination and management of project support disciplines (process, mechanical, electrical, and automation), engineering solutions from subcontractors and EPC companies. - Procurement, development, and qualification of new suppliers. - Participation in trade fairs and exhibitions in support of the sales department.

- Leader of the process engineering team in the Food and Chemical department; - Responsible for engineering calculations and execution of processes/projects in Chemical and Food applications, commissioning and startup of drying, evaporation and liquid processing systems for both domestic and international clients; - Project management, sales support and cost control; - Customer service, aligning expectations/specifications within schedule, budget and contract constraints; - Monitoring/training of new engineers.

- Process and Project Engineering in Chemical, Food, Dairy, and Beverage applications; - Development of functional descriptions, PFDs, P&IDs, and FATs with clients and suppliers; - Supplier management, project/process engineers and automation; - Execution of drying process plants, liquid and mixing processes, crystallization, distillation, evaporation, pasteurization, fermentation, CIP plant and membrane filtration systems; - Commissioning and startup of complete process plants; - Mass and energy balance, equipment definition, process components and layout; - Responsible for project adjustment according to the scope contracted by the client; - Development of calculation tools and document standardization.

- Technical detailing and specification of sanitary (EHEDG) and industrial process equipment and components such as pressure vessels and tanks (NR13 and ASME), heat exchangers, valves, pumps, electronic and mechanical instrumentation; - Sizing of complete utility systems such as steam and condensate, compressed air, water systems, and NH3 (Ammonia) refrigeration systems; - Supervision of equipment assembly, commissioning, inspection, and installations; - Responsible for assembling GEA FES compressors for Ammonia systems; - Definition of Process Plant layout and technical visit reports; - Development of PFDs and P&IDs based on Process Engineering calculations, along with instrument and equipment lists; - Supplier selection based on technical competence, price and time delivery.

- AutoCAD / Inventor drawings for mechanical projects; - Preparation and compilation of material lists according to standards for projects; - Updating of P&IDs to ensure technical alignment of utility components in processes; - Creation and management of projects in SAP (Module P30); - Development of control tools for project management and scheduling purposes.

- Mechanical Maintenance Projects in the pharmaceutical industry, covering Manufacturing Processes and Machining.

- Freelance instructor in Manufacturing Processes and Machining, Materials Technology, and Technical Drawing.

- Machining parts for plastic injection molds and stamping, with a focus on the automotive sector. - CNC erosion programmer, Lathe Operator, Toolmaker, and CNC erosion programmer.