Industry Experience

Before my MSc and PhD degrees, I had several different internships and two job positions in the industry.

Work as an Engineer in Industry

(2006 - 2007) Full-time Software Engineer in the area of industrial automation at Cognix Automação Industrial, Porto Alegre - Brazil.

(2007 - 2009) Full-time Electronic Engineer in the area of embedded systems at Actia do Brasil Indústria e Comércio , Porto Alegre - Brazil.

Interships during Engineering Studies

During my BSc in engineering, I had worked in several positions to help on supporting the University tuition fees. The positions vary from laboratory assistant in the university to full-time trainee in software engineering.

  • 2nd semester 2000: Laboratory Assistant at the Laboratory of General Physics I in the Institute of Physics at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul – PUCRS;

  • 2001 - 2002: Practical Training: in automotive industry at the Morganite Krug S/A;

  • 2002 - 2003: Practical Training in the area of metal mechanics at DANA Corporation;

  • 2003 - 2004: Practical Training in Industrial Automation at Zentrum Automação Industrial;

  • 2004 - 2006: Practical Training in the area of Industrial Automation at Cognix Automação Industrial.

Projects in Industry

  • 2008: “Desktop application in Java to write and read SmartsCards” for road transport company. Grant awarded by Actia do Brasil.

  • 2008: “Embedded Software in Smart Card, with JCOP (JavaCard Tecnology) for acquisition and data store of information” for road transport company. Grant awarded by Actia do Brasil.

  • 2007: “Application of electric pulses for neoplasia treatment”. Graduation Final Project. Grant awarded by PUCRS – Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul.

  • 2007: “Automation of life-test for truck’s engine” for Farm equipment Industry. Grant awarded by Cognix Automação Industrial.

  • 2007: “Automation of manufacturing line of vehicle ceiling” for Automakers Industry. Grant awarded by Cognix Automação Industrial.

  • 2006: “Automation of manufacture line in a brick industry”. Grant awarded by Cognix Automação Industrial.

  • 2006: “Automation and Control of industrial inductive oven for heat treatment” for Metallurgic Industry. Grant awarded by Cognix Automação Industrial.

  • 2006: “Automation and Control of Industrial Inductive Oven for test in electricity meters” for Industry of Metering Technology. Grant awarded by Cognix Automação Industrial.

  • 2006: “Automation of wastewater treatment in industrial park” for pharmaceutics’ industry. Grant awarded by Cognix Automação Industrial.

  • 2006: “Automation design of special test machine for steering shafts” ” for Metal Mechanic Industry. Grant awarded by Cognix Automação Industrial.

  • 2006: “Command board design of special test machine for steering shafts” for Metal Mechanic Industry. Grant awarded by Cognix Automação Industrial.

  • 2003: “Maintenance of the automatic acquisition and storage of CO2 at beer manufacture line” for Beverage Industry. Grant awarded by Zentrum Automação Industrial.

  • 2005: “Automation of laboratory traction test of elastomers” for Elastomer Industry. Grant awarded by Cognix Automação Industrial.

  • 2005: “Automation of a pneumatic robot arm for industrial manufacture process” for Metal Mechanic Industry. Grant awarded by Cognix Automação Industrial.

  • 2005: “Command board design for a pneumatic robot arm for industrial manufacture process” for Metal Mechanic Industry. Grant awarded by Cognix Automação Industrial.

  • 2004: “Automation in manufacture line of truck’s engine” for Agro equipment Industry. Grant awarded by Cognix Automação Industrial.

General Knowledge

  • Autocad;

  • Office (Excel, Power Point, Word, Visio);

  • Visual Studio;

  • Eclipse IDE for Java and Java Card Development

  • Object-Oriented Programming,

  • (UML) Unified Modeling Language

  • Windows OS

  • Matlab/Simulink

  • Language C, C++, Java, Java Card, Ladder

  • QCpro electrical CAD system

  • Design of automation command boards.

  • Design and Startup of Automation Project

  • PLC, SCADA, Human-to-Machine Interface (HMI) and Machine-to- Machine Interface (MMI)