Industry Experience

(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.

During my BSc in engineering, I worked in several positions to help support the University's tuition fees. The positions range from laboratory assistant at 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.

• 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.