Davi Girão de Paula
O&M and Ops Engineering Director @ Atlas Renewable Energy
About
As an accomplished leader and engineer with over a decade of experience in the renewable energy sector, I excel in the commissioning, operation and maintenance of renewable energy assets. My academic background includes a BSc in Electrical Engineering, a postgraduate degree in Project Management and an MBA (Masters) in Strategic Management. My areas of expertise include:• Developing and implementing strategies for self-performed wind turbine operations and maintenance.• Formulating technical-financial premises for O&M in renewable energy assets to optimize financial and operational performance.• Leading diverse teams to ensure adherence to health, safety, environmental and compliance standards.• Managing key performance indicators, enhancing performance, and troubleshooting for Wind, Solar and Balance of Plant (BoP).• Overseeing EPC and O&M contracts, budget forecasting and contract management, ensuring technical and financial accuracy.• Budgeting and financial management for various engineering and maintenance disciplines within Wind and Solar farms to meet availability targets.I am committed to advancing the renewable energy industry through strategic leadership and a deep understanding of technical and financial dynamics.
Brazil
São Paulo
Renewables & Environment
O&M, Análise financeira, Análise de negócios, Gestão de pessoas, Strategy, Finance, Engenharia, Gestão de projetos, Wind Power, English, Energia renovável, Engenharia elétrica, Public Speaking, Project Management, Planejamento de projetos, Energia eólica, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Electrical Engineering, Planejamento estratégico
Experience

Global O&M Engineering Sr. Manager
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil
Responsible for all engineering matters related to O&M across Atlas’ Solar and BESS projects in Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay, ensuring technical excellence and operational reliability throughout the asset lifecycle.

O&M Manager - BoP and Solar
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil
In charge of operational management and maintenance of energy generation and transmission assets, including PV, substations, transmission lines, medium voltage networks, and field services across all plants in Brazil. • Leads a team of over 100 employees, focusing on process optimization and succession planning. • Manages over 0.7 GW of solar energy generation and over 1.9 GW of transmission, including dispatch operations with ONS (National Grid Operator). • Responsible for the budgeting of OPEX, CAPEX, and human resources management in the area. • Evaluates wind and solar farms assets for M&A activities.

Wind Turbine Engineering and Maintenance Coordinator
São Paulo e Região
Responsible for the Engineering and Maintenance support team for the 484 wind turbines (Vestas, GE and Gamesa) of 40 wind farms totaling more than 1,2 GW of installed capacity. • Planning, Structuring and Implementing of WTG O&M self-performance strategy. • Construction and management of high-performance team composed of Specialist Engineers in Wind Turbines and Third Parties. • Planning, definition and management of the annual budget for the Wind Turbine Maintenance and Engineering area. • Definition and monitoring of Key Development Indicators and Individual Development Plan for the Wind Turbine area;

Engineering and Maintenance Coordinator
São Paulo e Região, Brasil
Responsible for the Engineering and Maintenance support team for the WTGs and Electrical / Civil BOP of 36 wind farms totaling more than 1 GW of installed capacity • 69, 138, 230 and 500 kV substations; • Transmission Lines and Electric BOP; • Internal highways, platforms and BOP Civil; • Anemometric Towers; • Vestas wind turbines - 500 MW; • Gamesa wind turbines - 132 MW; • GE wind turbines - 374 MW.

BOP Coordinator
Natal e Região, Brasil
Responsible for the Electrical and Civil BOP field services activities of 15 wind farms. • 69 and 138 kV substations. • Transmission Lines and Electric BOP. • Internal highways, platforms and BOP Civil. • Anemometric Towers. • Survey and management of the acquisition of spare parts, tools, equipment, PPE and EPCs to provide excellent service in predictive, preventive and corrective activities of the BOP of wind farms. • Planning and definition of annual budget for the plants under my responsibility. • Planning and definition of predictive and preventive activities for accesses, platforms, substations, transmission lines, medium voltage networks, communication system, emergency generators and buildings.

O&M Regional Coordinator
Aracaju e Região, Brasil
Operation and Maintenance of 4 wind farms located in the Northeast of Brazil. • 69 and 230 kV substations; • Transmission Lines and Electric BOP; • Internal highways, platforms and BOP Civil; • Anemometric Towers; • Sinovel wind turbines - 34.5 MW; • Alstom wind turbines - 95.2 MW; My main responsibilities and assignments are listed below. • At CGE Barra dos Coqueiros, located in Sergipe, I was responsible for the strategy implementation of the first WTG O&M self-performance in Brazil, where we built all the technical and HSE documentation, and routine to perform predictive, preventive and corrective maintenance of wind turbines with own employees, where we raised the fleet performance to a level of excellence. Analysis, condition monitoring and complex reverse engineering were necessary to achieve the goals. • Construction and management of high performance teams composed of Technicians and Third Parties; • Planning and budget definition and predictive and preventive activities for wind turbines, internal accesses, substations, transmission lines, medium voltage networks, communication system, emergency generators and buildings;

Wind Turbine Engineer
Fortaleza e Região, Brasil
Operation and Maintenance of 24 wind farms focused on wind turbines and technical support for the board. • Santos Energia - 64 MW - Gamesa wind turbines; • MS Renováveis - 94.5 MW - Suzlon wind turbines; • Reb Empreendimentos - 64 MW - Gamesa wind turbines; • Winds of Santa Brígida - 181.7 MW - GE wind turbines; • Ventos do Araripe - 210 MW - Gamesa wind turbines; My main responsibilities and assignments are listed below. • Electrical Engineer responsible for the analysis, performance and problem solving of all Cubico's wind turbines; • Definition and management of all Key Development Indicators related to Cubico's wind turbines and generation, issuing daily and monthly reports to meet the needs of top management; • Responsible for managing and controlling all contracts related to wind turbines, ensuring that the agreement was fulfilled by both parties; • Quality inspections, receipt of wind turbines from new acquired projects and end of warranty, aiming to guarantee the perfect installation, maintenance and operation of the wind turbines.

Electrical Engineer
REB Empreendimentos e Administradora de Bens S.A.
Rio Grande e Região, Brasil
Planning and implementation of 3 wind farms, 64 MW. Banco Santander investment and enterprise. My main responsibilities and assignments are listed below. • Contribution to the management of Turnkey/EPC contracts for the works of three wind farms, also carrying out the physical-financial follow-up on completion of the works; • Resident engineer for the construction of the three wind farms; • Interface with regulatory and government agencies to obtain licenses, permits and releases, such as CHESF, ONS, CCEE, EPE, MME and ANEEL; • Responsible for monitoring and inspecting the commissioning and entry into operation of all wind turbines; • The work of the three REB Empreendimentos wind farms was completed ahead of the stipulated deadline, without any accidents and within the budget.

Electrical Engineer
Fortaleza e Região, Brasil
Planning and implementation of 3 wind farms, 64 MW. Banco Santander investment and enterprise. My main responsibilities and assignments are listed below. • Contribution to the contracting and management of Turnkey/EPC contracts for the works of three wind farms, also carrying out the physical and financial monitoring during the works; • Resident engineer for the construction of wind farms; • Interface with regulatory and government agencies to obtain licenses, permits and releases, such as SEMACE, IDEMA, CHESF, ONS, CCEE, EPE, MME and ANEEL; • Responsible for receiving, checking and organizing all equipment and materials related to wind turbines, substation and transmission line; • Responsible for monitoring and inspecting the commissioning and entry into operation of all wind turbines; • The work on the three Santos Energia wind farms was completed ahead of the stipulated deadline, without any accidents and within the budget.
Education

Credential of Readiness - Business Analytics, Financial Accounting and Economics for Managers
The HBX CORe (Credential of Readiness) is a 120-150 hour certification program on business fundamentals from Harvard Business School. CORe consists of three courses - Business Analytics, Economics for Managers, and Financial Accounting - designed by the Harvard Business School faculty and delivered in an active learning environment using HBS's signature case-based learning model.
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