Rotating Systems Coordinator – Modec
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Maintenance and reliability executive with extensive experience in rotating equipment within the oil & gas and energy sectors. Manages the maintenance of turbomachinery and diesel engines across 13 MODEC FPSOs, leading multidisciplinary teams and overseeing significant budgets for maintenance, CBM/CMS programs, RCFA, and MoC. Previous experience with GE and Linde Gases (compression and turbines), delivering improved equipment availability and robust cost-reduction programs.

Petrobras – E&P Specialized Services Manager
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Mechanical Engineer,working in Petrobras for the last 21 years. Started my carrer as a maintenane engineer, and them became a turbomachinery maintenance manager for 10 years. Worked also as a suply chair manager for 5 years. On the last 2 years, responsable for all dynamic equipaments workshops to support the E&P operation units.

Petrobras Turbomachinery Advisor
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Italo Skovroski de Melo is a Turbomachinery Advisor (mechanical) at Petrobras. His current duties involve technical support with existing turbomachinery fleet in Petrobras upstream oil and gas services. Mr. Melo graduated as mechanical engineer (Univerdade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná) and M.Sc. in machine learning (Universidade de São Paulo). He also has published papers related to machine learning applied to turbomachinery.

Business Development Manager at EagleBurgmann
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Technical Consultant at Klüber Lubrication
Technical Leader

Cícero Lustosa is a mechanical engineering and has PhD in Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology. He also holds certifications: MLE, MLA, MLT, VIM, and VPR by ICML. With more than 12 years of experience in industries and 7 years as researcher, he has developed projects related to predictive maintenance, industrial lubrication, oil analysis, and reliability of critical assets. Currently, he has been offering solutions and support to the chemical and oil and gas industries related to lubricants and the lubrication process.

Technical Manager at Everllence
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Graduated in 1996 as Mechanical Engineer from UFMG,Brazil, with a masters degree in Fluidodynamics of Turbomachinery in 2010 from UNIFEI, Brazil. Joined MAN Turbo, now Everllence in 2010, working with the performance evaluation of gas turbines and turbocompressors, failure analysis, and design and integration of new subsystems into aging turbomachinery trains.

Technical Manager at Everllence
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Graduated in 1996 as Mechanical Engineer from UFMG,Brazil, with a masters degree in Fluidodynamics of Turbomachinery in 2010 from UNIFEI, Brazil. Joined MAN Turbo, now Everllence in 2010, working with the performance evaluation of gas turbines and turbocompressors, failure analysis, and design and integration of new subsystems into aging turbomachinery trains.

BRUEL&KJAER VIBRO – Latam Area Manager
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Mr. Jean Abdo-Berndt is a senior technical-commercial executive with more than 30 years of international experience in industrial sales, business development, and strategic market management. During his tenure at Alfa Laval, he led complex projects involving decanter centrifuges, rotating equipment, process systems, and industrial pumps across Europe and Latin America. At Brüel & Kjær Vibro, he has focused on machinery condition monitoring and reliability solutions for turbines and other critical rotating assets, supporting customers with technical expertise, asset performance optimization, and long-term operational reliability.

Turbomachinery Engineer at ETM Energy & Turbomachinery
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Mr. Leandro Zague has built his career in turbomachinery engineering, serving the oil & gas industry. His experience combines engineering projects and troubleshooting for Petrobras with his current leadership role at ETM Energy &
Turbomachinery as a Technical Director. Throughout his career, he has contributed to research and technical publications on rotodynamic and centrifugal compressor behavior while working on commissioning, condition monitoring, automation, and control systems. Today, he integrates solutions from leading API global manufacturers, helping customers improve the reliability, availability, and performance of critical rotating assets.

Rotating Engineer at SBM Offshore
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Roger Hackenhaar is a Mechanical Engineer and Rotating Equipment Engineer at SBM Offshore with previous experience in reliability, maintenance, and performance optimization of critical rotating equipment at Braskem’s Triunfo Petrochemical Complex. His background includes work with compressors, pumps, seals, steam turbines, vibration diagnostics, and asset integrity. With experience in both the petrochemical and offshore oil & gas industries, he focuses on troubleshooting, condition monitoring, failure analysis, and maintenance strategies for critical rotating machinery, supporting asset reliability, operational performance, risk reduction, and the delivery of practical engineering solutions.

Technical Director Americas at EagleBurgmann
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With a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Germany, I started my career as an Application Engineer at EagleBurgmann’s headquarters, where I developed deep technical expertise and established a strong global network across the organization. After relocating to Brazil, I assumed responsibility for Technical Sales Support throughout South America. Today, as Director Americas, I lead Technical Sales Support across North, Central, and South America, leveraging my international experience and global network to connect regional market needs with worldwide technical expertise.

Senior Reliability and Maintenance Manager at SBM Offshore
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Anivandro Bonatto is a Mechanical Engineer and Asset Management professional with over 20 years of experience in manufacturing, mining and offshore oil & gas operations. His career has been dedicated to improving asset reliability, operational performance and business value through the integration of engineering, reliability, operational excellence and digital transformation, helping organizations maximize the value of their assets throughout the lifecycle.

Petrobras Turbomachinery Advisor
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Italo Skovroski de Melo is a Turbomachinery Advisor (mechanical) at Petrobras. His current duties involve technical support with existing turbomachinery fleet in Petrobras upstream oil and gas services. Mr. Melo graduated as mechanical engineer (Univerdade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná) and M.Sc. in machine learning (Universidade de São Paulo). He also has published papers related to machine learning applied to turbomachinery.

Head of Sales at SSE Brasil
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Turbomachinery Market Supervisor at Freudenberg Filtration Technologies
Technical Leader and Speaker

Filipe serves as Turbomachinery Market Supervisor at Freudenberg Filtration Technologies, a global leader in air filtration solutions. He leads sales and business development while working closely with the Engineering Projects team on new installations and upgrade projects. His expertise focuses on inlet air filtration solutions for gas turbines and compressors, with a strong emphasis on reliability and performance optimization. Through application‑tailored air filtration systems, he supports operators in the oil and gas and power generation sectors in achieving sustained turbomachinery efficiency.

Business Development Manager, Turbomachinery Latin America at John Crane
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Mechanical Engineer with more than 30 years of experience leading improvement, modernization, and upgrade projects for Turbomachinery Sealing Systems across the Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, and Power Generation Industries. Proven expertise in enhancing asset availability, reliability, maintainability, and operational performance while ensuring the highest standards of personnel safety, environmental protection, and regulatory compliance. Skilled in identifying and implementing innovative technical solutions, managing multidisciplinary projects, and delivering measurable improvements in equipment performance, lifecycle cost optimization, and operational excellence.

VP Technology & Development at FOX Innovation & Technologies
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CFD Engineer at John Crane
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Retrofit Specialist at Sulzer
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I am a Mechanical Engineer with over 15 years of experience at Sulzer, specializing in centrifugal pumps for the Oil & Gas, Power Generation, and Water industries. As a Retrofit Specialist, I focus on pump modernization projects, including hydraulic re-rating, performance optimization, and material and mechanical upgrades. Throughout my career, I have held roles across engineering, applications, tendering, and order-related engineering, building extensive expertise in API 610 pumps and delivering technical solutions that enhance reliability, efficiency, and operational performance.

Sulzer Brazil Sales Manager
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Leandro holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA in Business Management and Sales & Marketing. With over 17 years of experience in centrifugal pump design, he specializes in pump services, including improvement, repairs, and monitoring of rotating equipment. Currently, as a Sales Manager, he leads customer support for the Oil and Gas market in Brazil.

Reliability Lead – Trident Energy
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Technical Consultant at Klüber Lubrication
Technical Leader

Cícero Lustosa is a mechanical engineering and has PhD in Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology. He also holds certifications: MLE, MLA, MLT, VIM, and VPR by ICML. With more than 12 years of experience in industries and 7 years as researcher, he has developed projects related to predictive maintenance, industrial lubrication, oil analysis, and reliability of critical assets. Currently, he has been offering solutions and support to the chemical and oil and gas industries related to lubricants and the lubrication process.

MTU Maintenance
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– 3,5 years experience with industrial gas turbines (aero derivate)
– Degree in Aerospace Engineering (2023)
– Since 2023 MTU depot engineering responsible for LM2500 and LM6000 engines

EagleBurgmann
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Garrett Landry is Head of Application Engineering and Service at EagleBurgmann Canada.
He has over 18 years of experience with Product Development and Application Engineering of high pressure hermetic blowers and magnetic coupling systems, and played a key role in the development of the EagleBurgmann RoTechBooster. Garrett holds a Diploma in Applied Science from Acadia University and a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering from Dalhousie University.

Industry Service Business Development Manager at Voith Turbo
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Bid Manager – Senior Proposal Engineer at Siemens Energy
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Sales & High-Value Projects Team Leader Voith
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Head of Digital Americas – Everllence
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Teacher at University of Sao Paulo – UNIFESP
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Everllence Regional Sales Manager – Digital & LTSA
Technical Leader & Speaker

Working at Everllence for over 16 years, initially at Everllence Germany, and since 2010 at Everllence Brazil in various sales, Business Development, Marketing and Communication, external training and Bid management roles. Since 2025 Regional Manager for the Americas for digital solutions. Education: Master’s in Economics / MBA in Applied Project Management

Senior Business Development Manager at Baker Hughes
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Digital Asset Management Group Manager at Solar Turbines Turbines
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Brandon Stein is the Group Manager of Digital Asset Management at Solar Turbines, a Caterpillar company. He leads teams focused on digital engineering assets, condition-based engineering, and data-driven lifecycle management of industrial gas turbines. Brandon’s work centers on the development and application of digital twins that integrate engineering analysis, operational data, and asset history to improve maintenance planning, component lifing, and fleet reliability. He collaborates across engineering, product, and commercial organizations to advance digital solutions that enable more informed decision-making and optimize turbine performance throughout the asset lifecycle.

Senior Principal Engineer at Baker Hughes
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Business Development Manager, Turbomachinery Latin America at John Crane
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Mechanical Engineer with more than 30 years of experience leading improvement, modernization, and upgrade projects for Turbomachinery Sealing Systems across the Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, and Power Generation Industries. Proven expertise in enhancing asset availability, reliability, maintainability, and operational performance while ensuring the highest standards of personnel safety, environmental protection, and regulatory compliance. Skilled in identifying and implementing innovative technical solutions, managing multidisciplinary projects, and delivering measurable improvements in equipment performance, lifecycle cost optimization, and operational excellence.

Technical Lead – John Crane
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Reinaldo Miranda is the Global Sense Turbo Technical Lead at John Crane and has over 21 years of experience in rotating equipment. He holds a degree in Mechatronics Engineering, an MBA in Project Management, and completed the HarvardX course “Data Science: Machine Learning.” Before joining John Crane, he worked at Dresser-Rand and Siemens Energy. His expertise includes Dry Gas Seals, digital monitoring technologies, and global retrofit projects for critical turbomachinery.

Technical Consultant at Klüber Lubrication
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Cícero Lustosa is a mechanical engineering and has PhD in Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology. He also holds certifications: MLE, MLA, MLT, VIM, and VPR by ICML. With more than 12 years of experience in industries and 7 years as researcher, he has developed projects related to predictive maintenance, industrial lubrication, oil analysis, and reliability of critical assets. Currently, he has been offering solutions and support to the chemical and oil and gas industries related to lubricants and the lubrication process.

Director of Future Compression Technologies at Siemens Energy
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Mr. Lupkes is the Head of Future Technology for Compression at Siemens Energy and also serves as the site lead for the Redmond Turbomachinery Laboratory. He oversees a global engineering team responsible for both compression product improvement and new product development with a focus on decarbonization technologies. He received his MSME from the University of Washington in 1997 and has nearly 30 years of experience working in the aerospace, propulsion and turbomachinery fields.

PRIO Operations Executive Manager
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Lourenço Morucci is a mechanical engineer with a postgraduate degree in business management and over 20 years of experience in Oil & Gas. He is currently the Executive Manager of Operated Assets at PRIO.

Senior Process Engineer at Petrobras
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CEO Unax Group
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As CEO of the UNAX Group and a specialist in lubrication engineering, he has spent years driving the transformation of industrial lubrication, particularly within the oil and gas sector. Throughout his career, he has championed a paradigm shift: lubrication is not merely a maintenance activity—it is a strategic factor for asset reliability, availability, sustainability, and competitiveness. His vision is that industry runs on a lubricant film. To achieve world-class status, lubrication must cease to be viewed in isolation and instead operate in synergy with Design, Procurement, Operations, Maintenance, and Senior Management.

Gas and Decarbonization Group Coordinator at ACATE
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Senior Topsides Engineer at Shell Brasil
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Mechanical Engineer working for Shell over the last 16 years in offshore projects for the pre‑salt developments, offshore production and operations in FPSO in Brazil and brownfield developments projects in Shell globally. Over the last 4 years, responsible for managing a portfolio of technology research, development, and innovation projects for FPSO topsides, rotating equipment’s optimization and offshore decarbonization.

Senior Engineering Specialist at Siemens Energy
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Jonas Pedro Caumo is a Senior Global Key Expert at Siemens Energy with more than 20 years of experience in turbomachinery and the energy industry. A mechanical engineer with an MSc in Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics and an MBA, he specializes in applied aerodynamics, turbines, compressors, engineering calculations, FMEA, and root cause analysis. His work encompasses applied research, engineering methodology development, technical assessment, and the investigation of complex turbomachinery phenomena, with emphasis on equipment performance, reliability, and design integrity.

Vice President of Engineering at Fox Innovation and Technologies
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Steven Nove is Vice President of Engineering at FOX Innovation & Technologies with more than 30 years of experience in turbomachinery, centrifugal compressors, and rotating equipment. Throughout his career, he has led global engineering, operations, and technology organizations, driving innovation, product development, and complex customer solutions across the energy and process industries. Recognized for building high-performing technical teams and advancing engineering excellence, Steven is committed to improving reliability, performance, and sustainable solutions for customers worldwide.

Senior Project Manager at Wood
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Industrial Automation Coordinator at Acelen
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Daniel Maia G. Miranda is Industrial Automation Coordinator at Acelen. He holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from UFBA and has over 16 years of experience in Industrial Automation, including 13 years in automation engineering design and the past 3 years in maintenance activities.

Turbomachinery Consultant at ETM Energy & Turbomachinery
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Honeywell CCC Principal Account Manager
Technical Leader & Speaker

Fabio J. Zanetti de Souza is Principal Account Manager at CCC by Honeywell, leading strategic accounts in Upstream Brazil and Argentina’s energy sectors. With 17 years in turbomachinery, he contributed to RNEST refinery and FPSO projects at Chemtech. At CCC for 15 years, he’s held diverse roles, gaining deep insights into turbomachinery controls projects. Fabio holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (UFSC), an MBA in Business Management (IBMEC-RJ), and an MBA in Accounting, Auditing & Compliance (FGV-RJ).

Lead Engineer at Siemens Energy
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Lead Engineer with global experience supporting compressor control systems for new units, retrofits, upgrades, commissioning, and field troubleshooting. Expertise in fixed-speed, VFD-driven, steam-turbine, gas-turbine, direct-drive, and geared compressor trains. Proficient in PLC platforms including Allen-Bradley Studio 5000, GE PACSystems, Triconex, and Siemens STEP 7/TIA Portal. Experienced with Honeywell Experion PKS, Emerson DeltaV, D-R HMI, Wonderware, FactoryTalk View, Red Lion, and machinery protection systems such as Bently Nevada 3500 and Orbit 60.

Senior Turbomachinery Controls Consultant at ECT Energy Control Technologies
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Guilherme Schrago has built a distinguished career in turbomachinery control engineering, beginning with nearly a decade at Petrobras, where he specialized in control systems for critical rotating equipment. He later joined Compressor Controls Corporation (CCC), expanding his international experience in advanced compressor control and optimization technologies. Also worked in General Electric, before moving to Energy Control Technologies (ECT). His background combines application engineering, industrial automation, technical support, and business development, complemented by executive leadership training and Lean Six Sigma certification.

Regional Sales Manager at ECT Energy Control Technologies
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Sterling Schmutz is internationally recognized as one of the industry’s leading experts in turbomachinery control systems. During his extensive career at Compressor Controls Corporation (CCC)—now part of Honeywell—he played a key role in developing and implementing advanced antisurge control, performance control, and compressor train optimization technologies for refineries, petrochemical plants, natural gas facilities, and offshore platforms worldwide. Now with Energy Control Technologies (ECT), he continues to advance high-performance automation and control solutions, leveraging decades of expertise in process control, compressor aerodynamics, and rotating equipment reliability.

Technical Director at SSE Brasil
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Tayan Marins is the Technical Director at SSE Brasil, bringing over 12 years of hands-on experience in control systems engineering, commissioning, and troubleshooting for heavy turbomachinery across the global Oil & Gas sector. Serving as Technical Director at SSE Brasil, he leads field service execution, engineering retrofits, and complex automation projects for gas turbines, steam turbines, and compressor trains. His field and leadership portfolio includes major projects for operators across Brazil, North America, Europe, and West Africa.