Rafael Alves Pereira

50 Eng. Franco Amaral St. | Campos, RJ | Brazil linkedin.com/in/ralvespereira 55 22 99955-6815 | alvespereira.rap@gmail.com

OBJECTIVE Seeking an electrical engineering position, working with Industrial Automation and Control System
EXPERIENCE
Rockwell Automation Great New York Area, USA 06/2014 08/2014
Electrical Engineering Trainee (Internship)
Engineered Drive solutions with Allen-Bradley and other vendors components and PLCs utilizing AutoCAD
Electrical 2014 and NEWS 2014
Tested and troubleshot ETO projects using RSLogix and DriveTools software to validate functions per scope of supply
prior to shipment to customer
Designed Hardware and Software for new Safe Test Installation Area at the RA SSB Edison Local Solution Center with
Allen-Bradley Safety Hardware and programmed in the latest Logix platform, according to new safety standards
MAPLO Well Control School, Campos RJ, Brazil 11/2012 7/2013
Engineering Trainee (Internship)
Created physical simulator with team by interfacing NI I/O hardware with LabVIEW wirelessly, displaying in 2 tablets
and 3 TV screens, to facilitate teaching in well drilling increasing the schools market value significantly
Designed a simulator panel of drilling security system, which took tenths of LEDs and buttons connected to 2 Arduino
boards and LabVIEW. It has been operated in tests of the courses of the school, pioneering a new way of teaching
Programmed and maintained the well drilling operations simulator of the school, introducing new features, i.e. a 3D
simulator of drilling operations, designed with SketchUp and rendered its dynamics in Blender 3D
Schlumberger, Maca RJ, Brazil 1/2010 4/2010
Technician Trainee (Internship)
Collaborated with an offshore team to prepare and install equipment for artificial lifting in oil rigs
Maintained pumps and electronic controllers to lift oil from rigs, reducing downtime and increasing client satisfaction
Inspected, tested and repaired pumps, sensors, human machine interfaces and core equipment for quality, safety and
efficiency on offshore operations
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Expected Mid 2015
Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA and
Fluminense Federal Institute, Campos dos Goytacazes-RJ, Brazil
Cumulative GPA: 3.985
Relevant Coursework: Advanced Mechatronics, Digital Control, Programming Techniques, Electrical Circuits,
Electronics, Digital Systems, Microprocessor and Microcontrollers, Programmable Logic Controllers, SCADA, Classical
Control, Project Management, Applied Programming in MATLAB, Digital Signal Processing, Linear Control Systems
Automation Technician 2009
Fluminense Federal Institute, Campos dos Goytacazes-RJ, Brazil
PROJECTS
Fault Diagnosis Filter Optimization Tool 3/2013 - Present
Developed a user friendly interface in Matlab/Simulink to select and run optimization of a system parameters,
achieving a chosen functions minimum point, to guarantee maximum performance of designed fault diagnosis filters
Neural Network Decision Tree applied on Checkers game 11/2012 7/2013
Programmed a code in Matlab to create and simulate a Checkers random game, providing data for a neural network
Rotary Machine Predictive Maintenance 4/2011 8/2012
Shaped a database in PostgreSQL to store vibration data from several sensors on rotary machines.
Conceptualized data analyzer model in Java to predict failures in rotary machines, reducing faults and downtime
Designed a web based interface in Ruby on Rails for data checking and data input remotely
GRANTS AND HONORS
Brazil Scientific Mobility Program, fully funded scholarship recipient
ACTIVITIES
Teacher 4/2010 7/2013
Taught electricity and electronic basis to ~80 young adults, demystifying the mathematics and physics applied to
electrical circuits in a technician course
Taught English for a year to ~300 students to achieve good grades on University applications
Enabled 2 groups of 15 teenagers and adults to communicate in English for 1.5 years
Volunteer: Project Management Institute, assessed group to consolidate Project Management in surrounding areas, by
acting in Seminars planning and also developed a research to identify the PM Adherence. Since 2012
SKILLS
Languages: Fluent English, Native Portuguese, Conversational German and Spanish.
Computer: Microsoft Office 365, Matlab, Simulink, LabVIEW, Arduino, Linux, ACADE2014 , Maya, Blender3D,
FluidSIM, RSLogix, SAP, Drive Tools, NEWs 2014,