Jorge Braz
Ballwin,MO
Summary
Experienced Engineering and Project Management professional with over three decades of expertise in the Chemical, Seeds, Pulp & Paper, Mining, and Cable & Wire industries. Demonstrated history of successful project control management, leading multinational teams across LATAM, and managing capital investments upwards of $270 million annually. Proficient in strategic planning, cost management, and stakeholder engagement, with a strong foundation in LIFE values to drive team success and operational efficiency.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr Project Control Manager
Bayer U.S.
Saint Louis, United States
08.2022 - Current
- In August 2022 I assumed the position of Sr Project Control Manager at Bayer in Saint Louis with main responsibilities for managing a financial magnitude in capital investment of approximately €250 million / $270 million per year
- Lead all project controls services including the development and deployment of project-specific workflows and tools, integrated project planning (estimating, scheduling), cost and progress management.
Sr BRZ Engineering Manager
Bayer
, Brazil
06.2021 - 08.2022
- In February of 2021 I assumed the position of Sr Brazil Engineering Manager with main responsibilities for projects implementation in Brazil attending different location / sites in Brazil supporting different business
- Responsible for PET PC Expansion Project (30mio USD).
LATAM Project Control Manager
Bayer
, Brazil
04.2018 - 05.2021
- In 2018 I assumed the position of LATAM Project Control Manager with main responsibilities consolidation of CAPEX, Cost Management and Project Control for Latina America and Global standardization of Project Report
- Attending different location, region supporting different business and being member of integration process between Bayer and Monsanto representing LATAM Engineering team.
South America Project Control Engineering Lead
Monsanto
, Brazil
04.2015 - 04.2018
- In 2015 I assumed the position of BRZ South America Cost Engineering Lead with main responsibilities standardization and consolidation of CAPEX and Cost Management for South America, attending different location such Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Peru and different business such as Row Crops, Vegetables, Breeding, Trait Pipeline Delivery, others Technology Projects and Crop Protection.
Brazil Capital Plan Coordinator
Monsanto
, Brazil
04.2012 - 04.2015
- 2012 assumed the position of Capital Plan Coordinator with main focus develop initiatives to management of BRZ Supply Chain Capital in order of 120MUSD / year and support the Row Crop Expansion implementation in order of $150M
- In 2015 assumed the position of BRZ Cost Engineering Supervisor.
Project Engineering Sr
Monsanto
Brazil
04.2009 - 04.2012
- In April 2009 I moved to Uberlandia as Project Engineer being responsible for the implementation of several projects in Row Crop and Technology business such as RIB (Refuge in Bag), Ear Sorting, Seeds Treatment System Revamp and others.
Maintenance Coordinator
Phelps Dodge
Brazil
12.2007 - 04.2009
- Responsible for Maintenance Coordinator and Utilities Area at Phelps Dodge leading around 50 FTE e 7 contractors with month budget of$300K maintenance and utilities. Responsible to reorganize the maintenance team implementing the preventive /predictive and corrective maintenance, implementation of new system to do the maintenance planning, news maintenance contract to assure the quality of services and warehouse, New TPM Program implemented focusing on the Autonomous Maintenance Pillar, reorganize the critical equipment incompliance attending Brazil legislationNR13, NR10 andNR11, implantationof5S program and implementation of maintenance software control. Implementation of technical and safety failures analysis, achievement the OEE goals in 85%.Definition of maintenance team roles and responsibilities. Main indicators: reduction of corrective maintenance index from 20% to 5%;increase in preventive maintenance from15% to 40%;investments in revamp of; reduction of the factory stop impact by Utilities from 5% to0%.
Maintenance Engineer Sr
Monsanto
, Brazil
10.2004 - 11.2007
- Started my career at Monsanto in 2004 in São José dos Campos Site as Maintenance Engineer, coming from Votorantin Pulp and Paper Cia, with main responsibilities implementation support of preventive maintenance in ICL and SAFLEX (Guests Area), increase the equipment reliability, reduce the equipment downtime and maintenance cost management.
Maintenance Engineer / Planner
Votorantim Celulose
Brazil
02.1993 - 09.2004
- I joined at Votorantin Pulp and Paper Cia in 1993 starting in the maintenance area and working indifferent positions until my graduation that I was promoted to Maintenance Engineer being responsible for Utilities Area supporting preventive/corrective and predictive maintenance, increasing the equipment reliability, reducing the equipment downtime and maintenance cost management.
Education
MBA - Engineering / Project Management
FGV Uberlandia
Uberlandia, Brazil12-2015
MBA - Maintenance Management
FEI
São Paulo, Brazil12-2007
Bachelors Degree - Mechanical Engineering
Braz Cubas University
Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil07-2004
Technical - Mechanical Technician
Technical Institute
Jacarei, Brazil12-1997
Skills
People leadership
Relationships/networks
Technical expertise
Strategic thinking
Internal and External Stakeholder Management
Strengths base in LIFE values
Lead with purpose ( L )
Play to Win ( L )
Collaborate and Connect ( I )
Build trust and be inclusive ( I )
Go Digital ( F )
Create Value with the Customer ( F )
Be lean and fast ( E)
Custom
- English, Advanced, Advanced, Advanced
- Spanish, Master, Advanced, Advanced
Timeline
Sr Project Control Manager
Bayer U.S.
08.2022 - Current
Sr BRZ Engineering Manager
Bayer
06.2021 - 08.2022
LATAM Project Control Manager
Bayer
04.2018 - 05.2021
South America Project Control Engineering Lead
Monsanto
04.2015 - 04.2018
Brazil Capital Plan Coordinator
Monsanto
04.2012 - 04.2015
Project Engineering Sr
Monsanto
04.2009 - 04.2012
Maintenance Coordinator
Phelps Dodge
12.2007 - 04.2009
Maintenance Engineer Sr
Monsanto
10.2004 - 11.2007
Maintenance Engineer / Planner
Votorantim Celulose
02.1993 - 09.2004
MBA - Engineering / Project Management
FGV Uberlandia
MBA - Maintenance Management
FEI
Bachelors Degree - Mechanical Engineering
Braz Cubas University
Technical - Mechanical Technician
Technical Institute
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