Brazilian Army Technological Center (CTEx)Assistant Engineer and Project Coordinator
Jan. 2012 - Feb. 2015Av das Américas, 28705, Barra de Guaratiba, Rio de Janeiro, RJManager of the Mobile Laboratory for Detection and Analysis of Biological and Chemical Agents and chemist in the Chemical Analysis Lab (LAQ) of the Brazilian Army Technological Centre Main tasks:
• Conducting GC-MS analysis to identify toxic chemical agents in samples send by clients
• Research, development and specification of antidotes for warfare chemical agents
• Responsible for organizing courses and lectures on Chemical Defense methods and equipment offered to external professionals from different nationalities Key achievements: • Lead the mobile lab in Rio+20 (2012), World Youth Journey (2013), Confederations Cup (2013) and 2014 World Cup coordinating the activities of the lab together with other federal organizations • As Assistant Engineer to the Chemical Analysis Laboratory guided the Lab to an A result in the inter-laboratory test organized by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
• Successfully trained one new engineer, enabling him to contribute to the laboratory team at an early stage • Maximized the scanning performance using specific equipment in the chemical defense of Maracanã stadium during 2014 World Cup