Career

Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering

Texas Tech University, Lubbock, USA, 2020-2023

Dissertation: ”Distribution Systems Optimal Power Outage Restoration Enhancement through the Application of State Estimation and Protection Coordination Analysis”.

Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering

Texas Tech University, Lubbock, USA, 2021-2022

Non-Thesis Program.

Bachelor of Sciences in Electrical Engineering

Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil, 2015-2019

Five-year undergraduate program. Thesis: ”Methodology for Voltage Regulators Control in Electric Distribution Networks Using Real-Time Digital Simulation”.

Profession

Power Engineer

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Pullman, USA, 2025-Currently

Power Engineer at SEL’s Automation R&D group. Responsible for supporting the development, test and validation of Distribution Management Solutions (DMS).

Associate Power Engineer

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Pullman, USA, 2024-2025

Associate Power Engineer at SEL’s Automation R&D group. Responsible for supporting the development, test and validation of Distribution Management Solutions (DMS).

Application Engineer Intern

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Boerne, USA, 2022-2023

Automation Application Engineer Intern responsible for troubleshooting and supporting solutions that utilizes SEL devices for the benefit for the power systems operation, control and protection.

Electric Distribution System Intern

Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais - CEMIG, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, 2019-2019

Electric Distribution System Intern at Minas Gerais Electric Utility – CEMIG, acting on the Commercial and Emergency Distribution Services Strategy and Control Management, in the head office located in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Delivered: Distribution operation and field activities analysis; Development of procedures and methods to increase the efficiency in the field team activities.

Research

Research Assistant

Texas Tech University, Lubbock, USA, 2023-2023

Research Assistant under the Graduate School’ Doctoral Dissertation Completion Fellowship. Role dedicated to work on my doctoral dissertation final results and writing.

Research Assistant

Texas Tech University, Lubbock, USA, 2020-2022

Research Assistant under the Department of Defense (DoD) Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) project entitled ”Internet of Networked Microgrids Solution for Scalable Agile Microgrids”. The project aimed to develop a feasible solution for networked microgrids
management integrated with distribution systems operators which was tested at TTU and deployed the the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory (MIT-LL). Delivered: Distribution network, DERs and detailed building models on OPAL-RT and Typhoon HIL Real-Time Digital Simulators; Integration of microcontrollers and with simulator through MODBUS; Analysis and validation of the testbed performance.

Research Assistant

Global Laboratory for Energy Asset Management and Manufacturing, Lubbock, USA, 2020-2020

GLEAMM is a real-scale microgrid testbed facility, with a 565kVA diesel generator, 150kWp of PV generation, 400kVA of wind generation, 80kW of battery storage systems, 1MW of dynamic resistive load banks, 195kVAr of dynamic inductive load bank, critical and non-critical loads.

Scientific Initiation Researcher

Center of Excellence in Energy and Power Systems, Santa Maria, Brazil, 2016-2019

Scientific Initiation Researcher, category CNPq PIBIC, in the P&D Project with the main objective of developing a smart and more efficient methodology for Step Voltage Regulators control in distribution systems with renewable energy sources, while applying and verifying this methodology in OPAL-RT Real-Time Digital Simulator. 

Certifications

2024

Project Management Professional (PMP)​

Project Management Institute

2024

Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)​

Project Management Institute

2022

Wind Energy Technical

Texas Tech University’s National Wind Institute (NWI)

2022

Engineering In Training (EIT)

Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors

2020

Volunteer Leadership Training (VoLT)

IEEE Center for Leadership Excellence

Awards & Recognition

2025

1st Place Area B3 Speech Contest

Toastmasters International, Pullman, USA

2025

1st Place Club 95 Speech Contest

Toastmasters, Pullman, USA

2023

Journal Publication Award

Texas Tech University, Lubbock, USA

2023

AEE Foundation Scholarship

Association of Energy Engineers, Lubbock, USA

2023

Jim Phillips Memorial Scholarship

North Texas Association of Energy Engineers, Lubbock, USA

2023

Doctoral Dissertation Completion Fellowship

Texas Tech University, Lubbock, USA

2023

Summer Thesis Research Award

Texas Tech University, Lubbock, USA

2022

2nd Place Graduate Student Poster Competition

IEEE PES T&D, New Orleans, USA

2022

Graduate Student Research Support Award

Texas Tech University, Lubbock, USA

2021

Study Abroad Competitive Scholarship

Texas Tech University, Lubbock, USA

2018

Highlight Award in Scientific and Technological Initiation UFSM CNPq/2018

Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil

2017

Best Paper Award of Track ”Distributed Generation Quality and Operation”

10th SEPOC, Santa Maria, Brazil