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JORGE ELIAS MAIA
Av. Joaquim Rolla, 2, Ap. 172
Quitandinha, Petropolis, RJ
(25651-072, Brazil)
Available for working and travelling
throughout Brazil and abroad
International Experience
Fluent English
Mechanical Engineer
Six Sigma Green Belt
Welding Inspector Level I
MBA, Project Management
M.Sc., Mechanical Engineering
Spec., Maritime & Offshore Equipment
+55 21 9-8817-0912
jorgeeliasmaia
jorgeeliasmaia@gmail.com
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MECHANICAL ENGINEER
Resume
 Coordination of Engineering activities in office, factory floor and shipbuilding.
 Planning and control of projects, including elaboration and monitoring of WBS, physical-financial
timeline and performance indicators, as well as identification of necessary resources, allocation
of labor and elaboration of building strategy.
 Production on the factory floor and in shipbuilding, with leadership, manufacturing, assembly,
inspection and repair of parts, as well as maintenance of production lines and technical
purchases (supplies and parts) and services to maintain them.
 Production Projects, with extensive experience using Six Sigma and Kaizen techniques for
improvements in quality, cost, safety and ergonomics.
 Naval and Offshore Projects, with extensive experience in planning, detailing engineering,
manufacturing and construction.
 Quality, through inspection, destructive and non-destructive testing, certification and
documentation.
 Application and dissemination of Project Management good practices (PMBOK®) regarding the
success of the above activities, with elaboration of procedures, documents and training.
Profile
 Entrepreneurial performance.
 Knowledge multiplier.
 Focused, committed and persevering.
 Proactive, responsible and holistic.
 Clear, coherent and assertive level of expression.
 Professional development of employees.
 Multidisciplinary and interactive with all departments.
 Excellent personal interaction and ease of teamwork.
 Always seeking learning, improvement and new challenges.
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2. JORGE ELIAS MAIA – MECHANICAL ENGINEER – 2/6
Education
 MBA, Project Management (FGV).
 Specialization, Maritime & Offshore Equipment (COPPE / UFRJ).
 M.Sc., Solid Mechanics with emphasis on Vibrations (COPPE / UFRJ).
 Six Sigma Green Belt (General Electric).
 Welding Inspector Level I (IWC / FBTS).
 B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering (UERJ).
Languages
 English (fluent).
 Portuguese (native).
Courses
 Classification Process (DNV – Høvic, Noruega).
 Project Management 1 (DNV).
 Quality Management System (DNV).
 Risk Management Introduction (DNV).
 Certification of Materials and Components (DNV).
 Thermal Spray (General Electric).
 Reaction Engines (General Electric).
 Materials and Process Overview Training (General Electric).
 Constraint Theory & Critical Current (General Electric).
Computing
 MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access.
 Planning: MS Project.
 CAD: AUTOCAD, MICROSTATION.
 CAE: ANSYS, NASTRAN, PDS EQP (PROMINP / CEP3D), CADMATIC.
 CAM: UNIGRAPHICS.
 Scientifics: MAPLE, MATLAB, MATHCAD, MINITAB, VISIO, MSDEV, PCTEX, WINEDIT.
 Programming: BASIC, COBOL, FORTRAN, VBASIC (notions), APDL (language for ANSYS).
Volunteering & Academic Activities
 Volunteer for various charities and vaccination campaigns.
 Volunteer for the modernization project of the Metallography Laboratory of UERJ.
 Trainee of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at UERJ, acting in the accreditation
project by INMETRO of the Laboratory of Hardness Testing.
 Monitor of the discipline of Vibrations in UERJ.
International Experience
 CHINA
At the COSCO shipyard, in Dalian, for the manufacture of drillships for the EAS.
Engineering Representative & Coordinator (Expatriate)
AUG’14 ~ MAY'15
 NORWAY
At DNV headquarters, in Høvic, for the course "Classification Process".

3. JORGE ELIAS MAIA – MECHANICAL ENGINEER – 3/6
Mechanical Engineering & Surveyor (Inspection)
JUN’08 ~ JUN'08

4. JORGE ELIAS MAIA – MECHANICAL ENGINEER – 4/6
Professional Experience
 EAS – ESTALEIRO ATLANTICO SUL
The largest shipyard in Brazil (shipbuilding).
FEB’10 ~ MAY'15
Engineering Representative & Coordinator,
Engineering Coordinator,
Mechanical Engineer,
AUG’14 ~ MAY'15,
AUG'11 ~ JUL'15,
FEB'10 ~ AUG'11,
Dalian (China).
Ipojuca (Brazil).
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).
• Representation and coordination of the EAS engineering at the COSCO shipyard in Dalian (China),
to manufacture drillship mega blocks and integrate them with the ones from Japan, with
subsequent shipment to Brazil.
• Elaboration, revision, verification and approval of drawings and engineering plans.
• Coordination of activities for draughts men, designers and engineers.
• Control and resolution of pending issues in projects and building.
• Analysis and approval of equipment and systems.
• Support and solutions to the manufacturing, assembly, quality, commissioning and supplying
departments, as well as to suppliers, classification society and ship owner.
• Sea trial (on board).
• Disciplines in China: all of them.
• Disciplines in Brazil: Hull Outfitting & Equipment (machinery and systems – "packages").
• Projects: AFRAMAX & SUEZMAX (oil tankers, TRANSPETRO) and DRU (drillships, PETROBRAS).
 DNV GL – DET NORSKE VERITAS & GERMANISCHER LLOYD
The largest certification body in the world.
SEP'07 ~ FEB'10
Mechanical Engineer &
Surveyor
Rio de Janeiro
• Analysis and approval of designs, equipment, systems and products in general.
• Certification of materials, equipment, systems and products in general.
• Elaboration and analysis of service technical proposals to clients.
• Technical visits and customer attendance throughout Brazil.
• Inspection of destructive and non-destructive tests, including electrical ones.
• Main project: certification of the fixed (jacket) platform PRA1 according to class criteria.
• Customers: PETROBRAS, ALFA LAVAL, SULZER, NETZSCH, MFX, PROTUBO, PHELPS DODGE etc.
 PROJEMAR – ENGINEERING DESIGNS
One of the most relevant Brazilian engineering design company regarding ships and offshore platforms.
AUG’02 ~ SEP'07
Structural Engineer,
Equipment ("Package") Engineer,
Planning Engineer,
JUN’07 ~ SEP’07
AUG’05 ~ JUN’07
AUG’02 ~ AUG’05
Rio de Janeiro
• Planning, control and budgeting of projects (EAP, histograms, man-hours, overheading, allocation
of labor, change orders, contracts, expenses, documentation, salaries, charges, etc.) together to
project managers, directors, Financial, HR and IT.
• Building strategy (manufacturing, assembly, edification, histograms, plants etc.).
• Analysis and approval of maritime equipment (machinery and systems – "packages").
• Structural analysis, using as main tool the NASTRAN application.
• Projects:
 Deployment of planning systems in the company:
- SISAMO (System of Manpower Appropriation);
- SISPLAN (Planning Management System), made in the company using the IT staff.
 MonoBR* (building strategy).
 P47, P50, P43 & P48* (macro-planning and control).
 Several other smaller vessels (macro-planning and control).
 P51, P52 & P54* (planning engineer for the modules of motocompression and turbogeneration detailing engineering).

5. JORGE ELIAS MAIA – MECHANICAL ENGINEER – 5/6
* Offshore platforms.

6. JORGE ELIAS MAIA – MECHANICAL ENGINEER – 6/6
 EASYCAE
Brazilian company developing software for engineering applications.
APR’02 ~ JUL'02
Mechanical Engineer / Programmer
(Freelancer)
Rio de Janeiro
• Development of APDL language software for parameterized modeling of structures and mechanical
components using ANSYS applicative.
• Elaboration and improvement of quality procedures for development, standardization and storage
(repository and back-up) of softwares.
 GENERAL ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT ENGINES – GE CELMA
One of the largest multinationals regarding aeronautical engines.
FEB’00 ~ MAR’02
Product Engineer &
Process Engineer
Petropolis
• Repair of turbine parts, involved in technical, production and leadership issues.
• Representative of GE Brazil for technical exchange between the sites Brazil, USA and Singapore.
• Responsible for the process of machining by electrodischarge machining in the company.
• Kaizen: team sub leader for improvements in the production lines.
• Projects:
 Elaboration and improvement of repairs for stationary turbine parts stocked for up to 5 years, taking advantage of
unproductive intervals and resulting in a turnover of USD 300,000 in 1 year.
 The same, but now the repairs are requested by the customer due to the success of the previous project, resulting in
a turnover of USD 150,000 in the first year.
 Elaboration of brazing paste application fixture, obtaining uniform application, eliminating 90% of reprocessing and
reducing application time by 25%.
 Enhancement of fixtures for better accuracy, safety, ergonomics and fixing time:
- grinding, from 20 to 2s;
- electrodischarge machining, from 90 to 2s;
- TIG welding, from 60 to 5s.
 Installation of process benches:
- air flow measurement – new process;
- superalloy welding at extreme temperature (SWET).
• Processes:
Abrasive blasting; tumbling; welding (TIG & SWET); electrodischarge machining (EDM); laser drilling; brazing and pre-
sintering applications; thermal cycles of brazing, diffusion, vacuum cleaning and fluorine ion cleaning (FIC); application
of thermal spray coating; application of aluminum oxide coatings (CODEP & VPA); manual grinding; ultrasonic
cleaning; chemical cleaning; visual, dimensional and fluorescent penetrant liquid (FPI) inspections; machining.
• Customers: FEDEX, VARIG, LAN CHILE, KLM, AVIANCA, CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, PETROBRAS etc.
Trainee
• RHEEM – Metallic Packages: production planning and control (PCP); materials management; manufacture
of drums, buckets and tins.
• MACROMO – Repair Technology & Chrome Plating: machining in general; electroplating; metallization;
maintenance; inspection; technical purchases; service contracting.
• AMRJ – Submarine Construction: pipeline construction (TIG); inspection, assembly and testing of hydraulic
and pneumatic systems; machining; plastic deformation; metal foundry.
• UERJ – Mechanical Engineering Laboratories: modernization and accreditation projects; research,
acquisition and application of standards; maintenance and testing of mechanical testing machines.

7. JORGE ELIAS MAIA – MECHANICAL ENGINEER – 6/6
 EASYCAE
Brazilian company developing software for engineering applications.
APR’02 ~ JUL'02
Mechanical Engineer / Programmer
(Freelancer)
Rio de Janeiro
• Development of APDL language software for parameterized modeling of structures and mechanical
components using ANSYS applicative.
• Elaboration and improvement of quality procedures for development, standardization and storage
(repository and back-up) of softwares.
 GENERAL ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT ENGINES – GE CELMA
One of the largest multinationals regarding aeronautical engines.
FEB’00 ~ MAR’02
Product Engineer &
Process Engineer
Petropolis
• Repair of turbine parts, involved in technical, production and leadership issues.
• Representative of GE Brazil for technical exchange between the sites Brazil, USA and Singapore.
• Responsible for the process of machining by electrodischarge machining in the company.
• Kaizen: team sub leader for improvements in the production lines.
• Projects:
 Elaboration and improvement of repairs for stationary turbine parts stocked for up to 5 years, taking advantage of
unproductive intervals and resulting in a turnover of USD 300,000 in 1 year.
 The same, but now the repairs are requested by the customer due to the success of the previous project, resulting in
a turnover of USD 150,000 in the first year.
 Elaboration of brazing paste application fixture, obtaining uniform application, eliminating 90% of reprocessing and
reducing application time by 25%.
 Enhancement of fixtures for better accuracy, safety, ergonomics and fixing time:
- grinding, from 20 to 2s;
- electrodischarge machining, from 90 to 2s;
- TIG welding, from 60 to 5s.
 Installation of process benches:
- air flow measurement – new process;
- superalloy welding at extreme temperature (SWET).
• Processes:
Abrasive blasting; tumbling; welding (TIG & SWET); electrodischarge machining (EDM); laser drilling; brazing and pre-
sintering applications; thermal cycles of brazing, diffusion, vacuum cleaning and fluorine ion cleaning (FIC); application
of thermal spray coating; application of aluminum oxide coatings (CODEP & VPA); manual grinding; ultrasonic
cleaning; chemical cleaning; visual, dimensional and fluorescent penetrant liquid (FPI) inspections; machining.
• Customers: FEDEX, VARIG, LAN CHILE, KLM, AVIANCA, CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, PETROBRAS etc.
Trainee
• RHEEM – Metallic Packages: production planning and control (PCP); materials management; manufacture
of drums, buckets and tins.
• MACROMO – Repair Technology & Chrome Plating: machining in general; electroplating; metallization;
maintenance; inspection; technical purchases; service contracting.
• AMRJ – Submarine Construction: pipeline construction (TIG); inspection, assembly and testing of hydraulic
and pneumatic systems; machining; plastic deformation; metal foundry.
• UERJ – Mechanical Engineering Laboratories: modernization and accreditation projects; research,
acquisition and application of standards; maintenance and testing of mechanical testing machines.