GEORGE EDUARDO GOMES DE FARIA, Resident System Engineer

GEORGE EDUARDO GOMES DE FARIA

Resident System Engineer

EGIS Rail

Location
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Education
Master's degree, M. Sc. in Electrical and Computing Engineering
Experience
40 years, 4 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :40 years, 4 Months

Resident System Engineer at EGIS Rail
  • Saudi Arabia
  • My current job since May 2017

• Working at RTMC - Riyadh Metro Transit Consultants - Project Management / Construction Management of Riyadh Metro Line 3.
• Performing the construction phase of all systems in depot, depot equipment and Operational Control Center - OCC.

System Manager at EGIS Brazil
  • Brazil - Sao Paulo
  • June 2014 to April 2017

• Responsible for systems activities and teams in Brazil.
• Management of all systems of CPTM Line 13 Railway project, connecting Sao Paulo city underground network with Guarulhos International Airport.

Solution Marketing Manager at GE Transportation
  • Brazil - Sao Paulo
  • September 2012 to May 2014

• Marketing and promotion, in LATAM region, of the TEMPO™ product that is a set of GE signaling solutions comprising Interlocking, CBTC, Communication Based Train Control System and ERTMS, European Rail Traffic Management System, levels 1 and 2.

Technical Director at SCOMI – Urban Transit Serviços do Brasil
  • Brazil - Sao Paulo
  • September 2011 to August 2012

• System Integrator of the Line 17 Gold Monorail Project of Sao Paulo Metropolitan Company - Metro Sao Paulo.
• Integration and management of Civil Works/Systems, Systems/Systems interfaces, including Rolling Stock, Power Rail, Signalling CBTC System, OCC, PSD - Platform Screen Doors, Track Switches, Primary Substations, High, Medium and Low Voltage Systems, Passenger Control System, Automatic Fare Collection System, SCADA System, Telecom Backbone, Voice, Video and Data Mobile Communication System, Multimedia System, CCTV System, Access Control System.

Bid Manager / System Chief Architect at ALSTOM BRAZIL Energy and Transport
  • Brazil - Sao Paulo
  • August 2006 to August 2011

System Chief Architect
• Responsible for the overall System design and technical integrity of all systems of Project Modernisation of the Signalling and Telecommunication Systems of the Lines 1-Blue, 2-Green and 3-Red of Sao Paulo Metropolitan Company.
• The scope of supply included: Driverless CBTC Signalling System; Telecommunication Systems (SDH Backbone, Multimedia System, Mobile Communications with VoIP, IP Telephony, PIS, PA, CCTV, VHF Radio, Access Control); Power Supply System; Predictive Maintenance System; Broken Rail Detection System; Maintenance Vehicle Identification System; PSD System.
• Participation in all phases of the project: Preliminary Design, Detailed Design, Installation, Tests and Commissioning.
• Accountable for the technical interface with client.
Bid Manager
• I have won one of the biggest signalling projects for Alstom Transport, worldwide: Project Modernisation of the Signalling and Telecommunication Systems of the Lines 1-Blue, 2-Green and 3-Red of Sao Paulo Metropolitan Company. This project aimed for renovating Signalling and Telecommunication systems on three Lines of Sao Paulo Metro.

System Engineer at ALSTOM Transport FRANCE
  • France - Saint-Ouen
  • August 2004 to July 2006

• I have been responsible for the System Operational Specification and System Data Modelling of the URBALIS Evolution R&D Project. URBALIS System is the worldwide solution of ALSTOM for Driverless CBTC system for Mass Transit applications.
• In 2004, I have been nominated WCE - ALSTOM’s World Class Engineer Senior Expert (195 were nominated out of 4.500 engineers worldwide).

Bid Manager at ALSTOM BRAZIL Energy and Transport
  • Brazil - Sao Paulo
  • August 1991 to July 2004

Bid Manager:
• Responsible, in Latin America, for bids concerning Supervisory and Train Control Systems (ATS) and SCADA - Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Systems.
• Experience accumulated in public bid processes,
• Technical and commercial relationship with teams and enterprises on Europe, Americas, Asia and Oceania.
System Engineer:
• Merval Railway - Chile: specification of Onboard ATC (Automatic Train Control) safety related software (SIL4).
• Incheon Railway - South Korea: review of specification of SCADA system.
• Metrovias - Buenos Aires Metro: specification of Power Supply Control System.

Project Coordinator:
• Coordinator of ATS and SCADA systems, R&D project named PRODIX.
• Management of a team of 10 senior software engineers.
Senior Software Engineer:
• Brasilia Metro project: specification, analysis, design and codification of the ATC SIL 4 safety software.
• COPESP (Brazil Navy Ministry) - Brazilian Nuclear Submarine project: Specification, analysis, design and tests specifications of the safety subsystem of the Nuclear Plant Control System.

Senior Software Engineer at IMAN System Engineering
  • Brazil - Sao Paulo
  • February 1990 to July 1991

• Brazilian Aeronautic Ministry, CTA - Aerospace Technologic Centre, VLS - Satellite Launcher Vehicle project: analysis, design and tests definition of part of the on-board computer embedded software.

Junior Software Engineer at ESCA – Automation and Control Systems Engineering
  • Brazil - Sao Paulo
  • January 1985 to January 1990

• Brazilian Aeronautic Ministry, CINDACTA - Integrated Centre of Air Defence and Air Traffic Control: specification, analysis, design conception, codification and tests of software.

Junior Software Engineer at ARNO – Electric Appliances
  • Brazil - Sao Paulo
  • January 1984 to December 1984

• Analysis, design conception, codification of industrial management software tools.

Education

Master's degree, M. Sc. in Electrical and Computing Engineering
  • at UNICAMP – University of Campinas - Electrical Engineering and Computing
  • June 2000

Thesis in Train Traffic Regulation Algorithms

Bachelor's degree, Electrical And Control Engineering
  • at University of Sao Paulo
  • December 1983

B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering at USP - University of Sao Paulo – Polytechnic School – Electrical Engineering, 1983

Specialties & Skills

System Safety
Operational Controls
Signalling
Integration
System Integration
Requirements management
Signalling System
System Design
Client technical interface
Interfaces Management

Languages

English
Expert
French
Expert
Spanish
Expert
Portuguese
Native Speaker

Training and Certifications

SysML - Advanced System Architect Program (Training)
Training Institute:
ALSTOM FRANCE
Date Attended:
January 2007
Duration:
300 hours