1. Curriculum Vitae
Valdir Modesto
 Rua Abney Medeiros Carneiro, 42 Brazilian.
18047-740 Sorocaba - SP / Brazil Married
 +5515 34167422 (Home)
 +5515 981266021 (Mobil) Age: 58
E-mail: valdir.modesto.vm@gmail.com
Graduation
- B.Sc. Electrical Engineering 1979 - 1984
FACENS - Faculdade de Engenharia de Sorocaba
Professional Qualifications
- More than 35 years working in Instrumentation, Electrical & Automation Engineering
- 04 years working as a technician of Instrumentation & Control
- Management of Instrumentation & Electrical Engineering Team
- Coordination of Electrical & Instrumentation Projects, mainly in Cement Plants & Mining
- Development of Control Loops and Control Strategies
- Technical and Troubleshooting Assistance for Cement & Mining Plants
- PLC Programming, Rockwell & Siemens (basic)
- General Electrical & Instrumentation Commissioning for Cement Plants & Mining
- Start-up of Hydraulics & Lubrication units for Vertical Mills, Cooler and Kiln Drives
- Industrial Feeders and Weighing Devices (FLS, Pfister and Schenck)
- Industrial Gas Analyzers & Dust Monitors (FLS, ABB, Siemens, Sick, Durag & Servomex)
- Industrial Burners for HF Oil, Coal, Methanol & Gas.
- Supervision and Control Systems for Cement Plants & Mining
- Experience in Industrial Environment Air Pollution Filters, Bag House & ESP Filters.
- Training Experience
Languages
- Portuguese;
- Spanish;
- English.
Complementary Courses
- Basic Configuration of Supervision System (Software Onspec); PHT
- Basic Configuration of Supervision System SDR; FLS-A
- PLC Programming PLC5, SLC/500, Logix 5000 - Allen Bradley
- PLC Programming Software STEP 5; Siemens
- Bulk Material Industrial Feeders type Loss of Weight, Belt Weight, etc.
- PLC Programming Software STEP 7 and DCS PCS7; Siemens (Basic Level).
- Frequency Drive ACS 800 – Basic training.
FLSmidth Awards
- 2004-Elected Employee of the year in FLSmidth- Brazil
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2. - 2005-Award received from Jørgen Pihl Nielsen Memorial Foundation – F L Smidth Co-Denmark.
Computer Highlights
Microsoft Windows, Excel, Word; PowerPoint
AutoCad,
Professional Experience
F.L.SMIDTH COMÉRCIO E INDÚSTRIA LTDA Feb /88 to Dec/16
Senior Electrical Engineer – Engineering Project Coordinator AEI
Electrical engineering department
ECIL S/A PRODUTOS E SISTEMAS DE MEDIÇÃO E CONTROLE Jan /86 to Jan /88
Instrumentation & Control Engineer
Projects of Systems Department
ENGEMATIC ENGENHARIA HIDRÁULICA E INSTRUMENTAÇÃO LTDA Jan./85 to Jan./86
Instrumentation & Control Jr. Engineer
Projects of Systems Department
S/A INDÚSTRIAS VOTORANTIM (CIMENTOS VOTORAN) Sept /84 to Nov./84
Instrumentation & Control Designer
News Project Department
CENTRO NACIONAL DE ENGENHARIA AGRICOLA (CENEA) Apr /84 to Jun./84
Physicals Measurement Laboratory Trainee Engineer
Measurement Laboratory
ECIL S/A PRODUTOS E SISTEMAS DE MEDIÇÃO E CONTROLE Mar./83 to Nov./83
Maintenance Trainee Engineer
Electrical Maintenance Department
FACULDADE DE ENGENHARIA DE SOROCABA Mar./85 to Dec./87
Instrumentation & Control, Assistant Teacher
Electricity Engineering Department
SERVIÇO NACIONAL DE APRENDIZAGEM INDUSTRIAL (SENAI) Mar./79 to Dec./87
Basic Electricity / Electrical Commands Instructor
Electricity Department
Projects in Brazil
- CCI Apiaí Line II - New Line for Clinker Production 2,000 tpd
- CCI Bodoquena - Line I - New Line for Clinker Production 2,000 tpd
- Itaú de Minas - Line I and II – Modernization
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3. - Votoran Salto de Pirapora - Kiln I - Kiln Reformation and Production Increase
- Níquel Tocantins - Basic Engineering for Níquel Mill Modernization
- Aracruz - Basic Engineering for New Lime Reburning
- Cimento Itambé - Basic Engineering for Clinker Production 2,500 tpd
- CIPASA -training Folax to Coolax Retrofit (Job Developed in Denmark)
- CMAG Nobres - Folax to Coolax Retrofit - Basic Engineering
- Soecom Kiln I - Retrofit and Production Increase 7,000 tpd
- Votorantim - Sta. Helena - Lines I, II and III – Modernization
- Bahia Brumado - New Raw Mill - Basic Engineering
- Matsulfur – BH - New Raw Mill - Basic Engineering
- VCP - New COMPAX Lime Reburning Kiln
- CELPAV- Lime Reburning Kiln Retrofit
- Tocantins - Line I and II - Modernization
- Itaú de Minas - Line III - new line for clinker production 3.000 tpd
- Tocantins - Line III - new line for clinker production 3.000 tpd
- Cimesa - Line II - new line for clinker production 3.000 tpd
- Cearense Sobral - Cement mill Z2, Atox mill R3 and kiln W1
- Votoran Salto de Pirapora - New Cement Mill
- CCC IJACI - Line I – Green Field Line for Clinker Production 5,000 tpd
- CIMPOR Campo Formoso - New Kiln for Clinker Production 2,000 tpd
- Barro Alto Anglo American Laterite Nickel Pyro-process Dryers1/2, Kilns ½-Minerals USA project
- Suzano Mucuri - Pulp & Paper Plant – Reburning Kiln
- Suzano Maranhão - Pulp & Paper Plant – Reburning Kilns
- Klabin - Pulp & Paper Plant – Lime Reburning Kiln
Start ups and commissioning in Brazil
- 1990 - CCI-Apiai - General Instrumentation
- 1992 - Itau de Minas - General Instrumentation, Kiln 1 Modernization
- 1993 - CCI-Bodoquena - General Instrumentation
- 1994 - Cipasa - Retrofit of Cooler
- 1995 - Itambé -Technical Assistance in Instrumentation Tuning
- 1996 - Soecom - General Instrumentation Installation Assistance
- 1996 - Tocantins - Line 3 - Hydraulics Units for Atox Mill and Coolax Cooler
- 1996 - Itaú de Minas - Line 3 - Hydraulics Units for Atox Mill and Coolax Cooler
- 1998 -Cimesa - Line 3 - Hydraulics Units for Atox Mill, Coolax Cooler and Rotax Kiln
- 2001 - IJACI – General Instrumentation and Local Panels - green field plant
- 2003- Campo Formoso - Local Panels and systems for SFCrossbar, Atox Mill, Burners, etc
- 2006 -Suzano Mucuri Pulp & Paper Plant, Commissioning of the Lime Reburning-Kiln 2-900 tpd
- 2007-Klabin Pulp & Paper Plant, Project & Commissioning of the Lime Reburning Kiln 2 - 450 tpd
- 2010-Anglo American-Nickel Plant-Commissioning of two Dryers & two rotary kilns
- 2013-Intercement-Cement Plant upgrade-Cooler ABC retrofits, Local Control Panel & Installation.
- 2013-Suzano Maranhão Pulp & Paper Plant-Commissioning of two Rotary Kilns –FLS/METSO
- 2013-RIGESA Pulp & Paper Plant-Commissioning of Rotary Kilns-FLS/METSO
- 2014-VANADIO DE MARACÁS- Vanadium Plant- Commissioning of Kiln & Cooler.
- 2014-Anglo American-ALSTON Vertical Mill- Commissioning of non FLS Coal Mill.
- 2015-MARGEM-SUPREMO- Commissioning of 3000mt/day Cement Plant in Adrianópolis-PR.
- 2015-BRENNAND PITIMBU- Commissioning of 3300mt/day Cement Plant in Paraiba-PB
Jobs/Travels Abroad
-Denmark (1994) - Training and Working in FLSmidth Co. and FLS-A.
-Denmark (1996) - Working in FLSmidth office
-Uruguay (1996) - Dosimat Feeders Start up for ICAP-Minas Cement plant
-Bolivia (1997) - Dosimat Feeders troubleshooting
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4. -Honduras (1997) - Atox Hydraulic unit troubleshooting
-Denmark (1998) – Working for projects in FLS office
-Portugal (1999) – CIMPOR cement plant, commissioning of Cooler, Burners, others
-USA (2000) – Control system Factory acceptance tests for IJACI Cement Plant – FLS-A
-USA (2004) – Titan Cement Pennsuco-Florida – Commissioning of the FLS Kiln Feeder LOW
-Cuba (2004) – Cementos Cienfuegos- Petcoke Dosimat Feeders & Petcoke Atox Mill
-China (2004) – Red Lion Cement Plant- Jiandecen-Atox Mill Local Control Units & Start Up
-Peru (2005) – Cementos Lima, Gas Burner Station Commissioning Kiln1 & Kiln2
-Denmark (2011) – Working for Minerals Division-FLS office, BMS-Burner, Rigesa Pulp &Paper Plant
-Uruguay (2016) – Lime Kiln commissioning - Electrical & Instrumentation
-USA (2016) –TITAN America Pennsuco –Stacker & Reclaimer troubleshooting
-USA (2016) - ADM Clinton Circular Stacker & Reclaimer VFDs evaluation
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