Expert Profile
Skill Summary
•Professional with over twenty-four years of experience with Security Area with large experience on travel industry.
•Manager with extensive experience on Security Agenda and Emergency Response.
•Background with security procedures, emergency response procedures, training and simulation exercises.
•Experienced in developing and implementing corporate and regional security & emergency response program for companies & airlines.
•Experience with incidents & accidents activations.
•Ability to prioritize workload and meet deadlines.
•Ability to communicate effectively with various levels of employees within the company.
•Ability to direct complex projects from concept to fully operational status.
•Goal-oriented individual with strong leadership capabilities.
•Organized, highly motivated, and detail-directed problem solver.
•Able to comunicate in English, Portuguese and Spanish
Actual Position
Acting as ***** Senior Consultant, based in Rio de Janeiro, RJ, supporting a Worldwide Leader Corporation on an Oil & Gas Industry in Brazil Geo Market through the HSE Brazil Management, ensuring compliance with the Company Security Standard, establishing an appropriate "Security Mind" improving a preventive culture to guarantee the safest behavior to all expatriates employees, their families and assets in the Brazil Geo Market bases, facilities and cities.
Emergency Management:
•To be a member of the Emergency Management Team and provide security advice.
•To train the Emergency Management Team Members in security aspects and to conduct related drills.
•To maintain the security related aspects of the Emergency Management Plan and establish, where applicable, an Emergency Management Center.
Operations:
•To visit regularly all Company sites and locations to ensure on-going operations are conducted in a secure manner.
•To ensure that any high-risk expatriates deployed to operations within country of operation are afforded the correct levels of protection.
•To assess security of offices, bases and staff houses in countries of operation and develop a procedure that can cater for flight delays in the transiting of high-risk expatriates from any international airport to the operational sites and back.
OSAC - Overseas Security Advisory Council - Rio de Janeiro Branch
ASIS International - Advancing Security Worldwide - Membership - Rio de Janeiro Branch.
IAEM - International Association of Emergency Managers - Membership
Brazil Security Advisor
Schlumberger Serviços de Petróleo Ltda.
***** Consulting & Investigations - October 15, 2007 to present. Rio de Janeiro, RJ - Brazil
Acting as ***** Senior Security Consultant, based in Rio de Janeiro, RJ, supporting SLB Brazil Geo Market Security Operations Management through the Managment in ensuring compliance with the company's Security Standard, establishing an appropriate “Security Mind” and improving a preventive Security Culture to guarantee the safest behavior to all expatriates employees, their families and assets in the company Geo Market Bases, Industrial Plant, Port Facilities and Offices.
Security & Emergency Response Manager
The New VARIG – VRG Airlines S/A - December 14, 2006 – October 15, 2007. Rio de Janeiro, RJ - Brazil
•Company’s CEO as direct subordinated;
•Crisis Management Center – Manager
•Emergency Response Plan - Technical Responsible and Instructor.
•Liaison with Airport Managers, National, International and Local Authorities to coordinating security & emergency response procedures.
Emergency Response Planning Manager
VARIG Brazilian Airlines - September, 2003 – December 14, 2006
Rio de Janeiro, RJ – Brazil.
•OCC - Operation Control General Manager Assistant.
•Emergency Response Plan - Technical Responsible and Instructor.
•Liaison with Airport Managers, National, International and Local Authorities to coordinating security & emergency response procedures.
•VARIG Star Alliance Emergency Response Representative for South America with direct responsibilities to organize and prepare the Emergency Response Plan for aeronautics contingencies in the entire Area.
•Project Manager of Family Assistance Plan for Aeronautics Disasters.
Security Manager & Emergency Response Planning Manager
Rio-Sul and Nordeste Airlines - March 2000 – September 2003
Rio de Janeiro, RJ - Brazil
•Project Manager of Family Assistance Plan for Aeronautics Disasters.
•Project Manager for development of Crisis Management Center of the Company.
•Security Training for Crew and Ground Staff – Technical Responsible and Instructor.
Airport Operations & Security Coordinator
Continental Airlines Inc. - Feb 2, 1999 – Feb 28, 2000 GIG – AIRJ Airport – Rio de Janeiro, RJ.
•Airport Passenger Operations & Security Representative Agent
Security Advisory and Emergency Response Consultant
Exclusiva Desenvolvimento Empresarial Ltda. - Nov 1, 1997 – Mar 31, 2000 Rio de janeiro, RJ.
•Security Advisory and Emergency Response Consultant.
Security Consultant and Training Specialist
General Service – Serviços Auxiliares do Transporte Aéreo Ltda. - Aug 1, 1997 – Nov 30, 1998 Salvador, Bahia, BA.
•Technical Responsible and Instructor of Security Training.
•Security Liaison Specialist - AGAVSEC for INFRAERO and to DAC/ANAC.
Director
ASTRO Air – Serviços Auxiliares do Transporte Aéreo Ltda. - Apr 2, 1997 – Oct 30, 1997 Rio de Janeiro, RJ.
•Owner and Principal Consultant
•Project Manager for Security Manual under the guidelines of Civil Aviation Security Department from DAC and National Regulation – PNAVSEC.
•Responsible for implementing courses to Civil Aviation Security Personnel to work as Airline and Airport Security Staff.
Executive Director & Operations Director
Alvorada Air – Serviços Auxiliares do Transporte Aéreo Ltda. - Apr 2, 1996 – Feb 28, 1997 Rio de Janeiro, RJ.
•Operational Director, with direct coordination of 5 General Managers, 10 Operational Managers, 38 Supervisors and 1200 employees at main airports as covering the airlines operations on 24/7.
•Introduced a Training Program for 620 Security Agents for Civil Aviation Industry.
•Security Training Program Project Manager under the rules and guidelines of Manual (MMA ***** do DAC).
Technical Security Advisor and Training Manager
VARIG Brazilian Airlines and Pluna Airlines- Aug 2, 1989 – Apr 01, 1996 - Rio de Janeiro, RJ and Montevideo, Uruguai
•Work with all Company’s Departments to guarantee proper Security Policy Quality Assurance, Training and Drills.
•Project Manager of Security Training Program for Airport Station Managers.
•Security Liaison Specialist – Worked on an investigation case of Traffic of Illicit drugs to Miami, US.
•Security Liaison Specialist – for U.S. Customs Service and for Brazilian Federal Police.
•Flight Safety Agent Specialist (ASV-EC)
Senior Security Specialist and Flight Safety Assistant
VARIG Brazilian Airlines – Jun 18, 1985 – Aug 2, 1989
Rio de Janeiro, RJ
•Safety & Security planning introducing the mentality of Quality Assurance.
•Project Manager of Safety & Security Training Program.
•Safety & Security Liaison Specialist – Working at Company Legal Investigation of an Aircraft Crash.
•Safety & Security Liaison Specialist – for Brazilian Airport Authorities.
•Security Training for Flight Crew and Ground Staff - Technical responsible.
•International Civil Aviation Security Management – 1988
Bailbrook College, Bath, England.
•Certified on National Mobilization and Logistic – 2005
•EM-CRM - Error Management – Company Resources Management, December 2003, Rio de Janeiro, given by VFTC – VARIG Flight Training Center.
•Crisis Management Exercises and Drills, Nov 2003, London given by International Air Transportation Association – IATA.
•Project Management Course, June 2003, Rio de Janeiro, VARIG & PMI Institute.
•Crisis & Critical Situations Negotiation Course, 2003, Brasilia, by Brazil National Police Academy – ANP – Brazilian Ministry of Justice – Federal Police Department.
•Mass Disasters Airline Emergency Response Management Training, May 2002, Washington, DC – USA by NTSB Academy.
•Airline Emergency Planning and Response Management, Aug 2000, Singapore, by International Air Transport Association – IATA
ESG - Escola Superior de Guerra do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
•Civil Aviation Management Degree – 2006
UESA – Universidade Estácio de Sá, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
OSAC - Oversea Security Advisory Council - Rio de Janeiro Chapter
ASIS International - Advancing Security Worldwide - Membership - Rio de Janeiro Branch.
IAEM - International Association of Emergency Managers - Membership
VARIG The Brazilian Airlines - Security Manual - 1989.
VARIG The Flight Crew and Ground Staff Security Training Programme - 1990.
VARIG The Brazilian Airlines - The Emergency Response Manual - 2000.
VARIGLOG - The Emergency Response Manual - 2006.
VARIGLOG - The Crisis Room Management Center - 2006.