General Manager (GM)
ECO-EBURNIE – MOTA-ENGIL Group
Total years of experience :27 years, 10 Months
Company owned by MOTA-ENGIL group, ranked in the 100 best construction companies in the world.
• Reporting to the Ivory Coast group’s board and to the group´s Environment department management in Portugal.
• Leading a business invoicing € 50M/year, with 3, 000 employees and 350 vehicles.
• Coordinating the global activity & responsible for the direct operations’ management.
• Supervising all activities of waste collection, road sweeping and rain drains cleaning, covering 13 million inhabitants (2, 500 tons/day).
• I’ve optimized the production equipment/facilities and moved on with teams’ reorganization and processes’ reformulation/harmonization.
• I’ve coordinated the ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certification processes, as well as the implementation of the ISO 26000 norm.
• I’ve created and implemented a recruitment and training program for heavy-duty female drivers and people with disabilities.
• Additionally, I’ve advised the Abidjan’s landfill design/construction/management project (4, 500 tons/day and € 140M) and I’ve led the organization of infrastructures / administration of the company in charge of the landfill’s management.
• I’ve restructured all the company's activities, reorganizing/optimizing all the departments and operations, consequently increasing the level of efficiency by 27%.
• Under my guidance, the company went from a loss of € 3M in 2018 to a profit of € 1.8M in 2023, with a significant contract profitability’s increase of 18% in 2023.
Company owned by SOMIKA group. Project to provide services in waste management and recycling for municipalities, industries and mining companies.
• I’ve analyzed the market to identify needs and expectations.
• I’ve settled the bases of the company, defining the strategies and organizing the operational structure.
• I’ve established the business plan, planned the operations and chose the equipment.
• I’ve led the sustainability studies of Kolwezi and Lubumbashi waste collection / treatment (georeferenced maps, production and characterization of waste, circuits, equipment and treatment).
The company provides products and services in waste management, recycling, sanitation and water treatment for municipalities and industries.
• Member of the Steering Committee together with the CEO and COO.
• I’ve centralized the management of the biggest domestic waste collection contract in the world, covering 23 million inhabitants (12, 000 tons/day), for $ 140M/year: 800 vehicles, 17, 000 employees, 5 transfer stations, 3 repair yards and the ongoing construction of Nigerian first engineered landfill.
• I’ve led in the reorganization and optimization process of the company.
• I’ve planned the operations and chose the equipment.
• I’ve actively participated in the process of development, implementation and coordination of the KPIs, goals and targets.
• I’ve supervised the management of the existing landfill and the design / construction/management of the new engineered landfill.
• I’ve coordinated the ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certification processes, as well as the implementation of the ISO 26000 norm.
• I’ve created and implemented a recruitment and training program for heavy-duty female drivers and people with disabilities.
Project of potable water supply in rural areas encompassing drilling of + 4, 500 wells powered by solar panels.
• I’ve coordinated the operational, technical and administrative areas of the project, involving 1, 500 people, 450 vehicles and 30 drilling teams, for a turnover of $ 400M.
• I’ve led the drilling operations’ startup and the water wells’ completion and delivering as scheduled and according to the contract deadlines.
• I’ve reorganized all operational activities and renegotiated the subcontractors’ modalities, allowing the improvement of productivity and services provided.
Companies owned by TRAFIGURA group.
Errangol: Wastes, Environmental Services (Industry, O&G); Renewable Energies.
Angorecycling: Scrap collection/export and recycling. First sorting center in Angola.
• I’ve led the Startup and the strong development of both companies, reaching a total turnover of $ 120M and with 500 people in the final phase.
• I’ve coordinated all the technical, operational, strategic, procedural and financial aspects, as well as the strategic/operational planning and development.
• I’ve led the processes of attracting new important clients and setting business partnerships’ with major O&G and industrial groups in the country.
• I’ve created and implemented a recruitment and training program for heavy-duty female drivers and people with disabilities.
Company owned by SCHLUMBERGER group. World leader in O&G Upstream services, focusing on drilling support and formation evaluation.
• I also held the same position of Country Manager in Algeria and Libya.
• I’ve coordinated/supervised all administrative, operational, procedural and financial aspects, on operations centers and contracts’ organization/management levels.
• I’ve played a critical role in the award of a worldwide contract with REPSOL.
• As a Country Manager in United Arab Emirates, I’ve doubled the number of the onsite mud logging units and I’ve increased the turnover from $ 20M to $ 60M.
• Additionally, through the optimization of processes and operations (120 people), I’ve increased the profitability of the contracts from 20% to 32%.
Company owned by VEOLIA ENVIRONMENT group, world’s leader in environmental services / facilities’ management and global waste management.
• I joined the group as Landfill Manager and held the position during 1 year.
• I was promoted to Director of the “Technical Area and Landfills” department where I stayed for 1 year, before reaching the role of Country Operations Director.
• I’ve supported and coordinated all the wastes activities, QHSSE, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications, as well as assets, HR and technical resources (500 people, 250 trucks and 17 facilities).
• I’ve supervised the overall management of the environmental facilities and the domestic/industrial wastes activities.
• I’ve led the design and construction of several waste treatment infrastructures.
• I’ve created and implemented a recruitment and training program for heavy-duty female drivers and people with disabilities and for reinsertion of prisoners.
• I’ve optimized contracts’ management, increasing profitability by 8%.
French Environmental and Engineering services management/consultancy company.
• I’ve led the process of opening and activities’ development of the new subsidiary.
• I’ve participated in the definition of the commercial strategy and the identification of business opportunities.
• I’ve planned and organized international missions.
• I’ve coordinated national/international projects and tenders.
• I’ve implemented of environmental engineering solutions in Africa and Middle East.
• I’ve explored new business areas.
Formation of specialist practitioners with industrial and field competencies in geology, geo-technologies and environmental engineering. 16 months of field and professional internships over the 5 years. Main fields: geology (O&G, mining, geotechnics, etc...), environment, fundamental research, applied sciences, natural sciences, and industrial technology.
