RESUME

Name             OSVANDO BRAGA

DOB               9-29-1962

POB               Anápolis/Goiás, Brazil

WORK EXPERIENCE

Lab engineer (1989 to 1991)

Concrete Laboratory of IPT- Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnológicas do Estado de São Paulo: analysis of cement, aggregates, water and admixtures, concrete mix design, testing of mechanical properties of glass wool waste-fiber reinforced gypsum, and destructive and non-destructive testing of concrete.

Specification engineer (1993 to 1997)

Exata Engenharia, concrete repair consultant and structural designer in São Paulo: evaluation of concrete problems in buildings, specifications of repair materials and procedures for deteriorated structures, onsite supervision of concrete repair jobs, and analysis of laboratory test results from field data.

Technical support and marketing engineer (1993 to 2000)

1. Marketing dept of Fosroc Brasil (construction chemicals), in São Paulo: done MSDS (product data sheets) and client technical support.

2. Marketing dept of MBT Brasil (construction chemicals): done MSDS (product data sheets), helped MBT technicians from the US and Europe contact clients and projects, and done client technical support.

3. Marketing dept of MBT Latinoamerica, in Cleveland, Ohio, US: done MSDS (product data sheets) and technical specifications, and attended a technical sales training course.

Estimator (2000 to 2001)

Worked as an estimator for Linden Enterprises, Inc, on Dywidag monostrand post-tensioning projects, Atlanta, GA, US.

Field engineer (2001 to 2002)

1. Worked for Chesapeake Construction on the First Union Bank (parking deck) project off Juniper Road, Atlanta, GA.

2. Worked in layout activities as a field engineer for:

- Batson Cook in the Galleria 600 project off Akers Mill Rd, Atlanta GA.

- Hardin construction in the Clifton project off N. Decatur Road, Atlanta, GA.

- R. J. Griffin in the Choice Point project off Alderman Drive, Alpharetta, GA.

Consultant engineer (1992 to 2005)

1. Fosroc Brasil, a construction chemicals manufacturer: consultant in the 2^nd edition of the “Manual para reparo, reforço e proteção de estruturas de concreto” (a concrete repair handbook), by Paulo Helene, Universidade de São Paulo, sponsored by the company.

2. Barão de Laguna e Ladário apartment building: Problem analysis and specification for the repair and protection of the concrete structures, São Paulo, SP.

3. Brucken Engenharia, a concrete repair consultant: Problem analysis of the deteriorated concrete structures of the Pão de Açúcar grocery store network, São Paulo,SP.

4. Universo Estruturas, a billboard structures manufacturer: Wind load calculations of bilboard structures.

5. MBT Brasil, a construction chemicals manufacturer: an enclosure in Portuguese to the “Manual de Rehabilitación de Estructuras de Hormigón Armado” (a concrete repair handbook), by Degussa Construction Chemicals and Universidade de São Paulo.

EDUCATION

1. Civil Engineering degree: Universidade Federal de Goiás, Brazil, 1987.

2. MSc degree: Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil, 1991.

3. English language certificates:

    - Cambridge Proficiency, 1991.

    - ESLAT- English as a Second Language Achievement Test, 1991.

4. Courses and lectures attended in Portuguese:

- “O processo de construção tradicional do edifício”, by FDTE/EPUSP, São Paulo, 1987.

- “Estrutura interna e dosagem dos concretos de cimento portland”: EPUSP, São Paulo, 1988.

- “Controle tecnológico de execução de concreto armado”: EPUSP, São Paulo, 1988.

-  Tecnologia básica do concreto: ABCP, São Paulo, 1989.

- “Cimentos especiais”: EPUSP, São Paulo, 1989.

- “Materiais de construção civil para vedação e revestimento”: EPUSP, São Paulo, 1989.

- “Tecnologia avançada no estudo do comportamento do concreto”: EPUSP, São Paulo, 1990.

- “Os minerais e rochas de interesse às obras civis”: São Paulo, EPUSP, 1990.

-  Tecnologia e aplicações da argamassa armada: ABCP, São Paulo, SP, 1991.

-  “Fôrmas e armadura para concreto”: SENAI/IE, São Paulo, 1992.

-  Efeitos do vento nas estruturas: Instituto de Engenharia, São Paulo, 2004.

- Curso de Pisos Industriais: Degussa C.C., São Paulo, 2005.

5. Courses and lectures attended in English:

- “Concrete repair and protection”: Fosroc Brasil, São Paulo, 1992.

- “Fundamentals of engineering”: Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA, US, 2001.

 COMPUTER SKILLS

- Word processors and worksheets in MS-Windows environment, such as MS-Office 2003.

- Autodesk AutoCAD rel. 14.