C OVE R LE TT E R

PAULO GOMES
MECHANICAL ENGINEER
MOZAMBIQUE ORDER OF
ENGINEER ID: 5379E

PERSONAL DETAILS

Tete - Mozambique
Mozambican - 13/01/1998
paulogomes.user@gmail.comm
(+258) 848009257 | 843015048

Dear,

HARD SKILLS

Hydraulics &
Pneumatics
5
4
3
2
Lifting HVAC
1
0 I present myself as a dynamic qualified professional guided by the quality and efficiency of each
process involved in order to seek opportunities for continuous improvement and operational safety.

Design & Engines & I have solid knowledge in a wide range of maintenance strategies (preventive, predictive, corrective,
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major shutdowns and functional improvements) , as well as in the proactive approach to maintenance
focused on the reliability of the assets, not only ensuring high levels of availability, but also in
reducing the asset's life cycle cost.
My experience can be summarized in the process and performance of maintenance/reliability
SOFT SKILLS
routines based on Quality Management Systems (PDCA cycle) applied to mobile plant
Analytical Thinking
equipment, hydraulic systems, rotating equipment, structures, auxiliary lifting equipment and a
Problem Solving special role in mechanical project/design.
Communication
Commitment I seek to evolve and adapt by cooperating in a diverse and ambitious team that deals with challenges
Innovation and problems, a fact that undoubtedly leads me to believe in the alignment of your needs with what I
have to offer as a professional.

SOFTWARES Confident that my application will receive the best attention from you, I subscribe with the highest
consideration.
SOLIDWORKS

Excel & BI
AutoCAD

SAP PM
ANSYS

Sincerely,

LANGUAGES

Native

Fluent

Intermediate

Spanish English Portuguese

1Check out some of my projects at: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1jlkAAoT-lAVUoyYi1S-9TcHVXFHhwZbC?usp=sharing

 RESUME
PAULO GOMES
MECHANICAL ENGINEER
MOZAMBIQUE ORDER OF EXPERIENCE
ENGINEER ID: 5379E
Reliablility and Comissioning Engineer – Heavy Mobile Equipment
VALE – Heavy Mobile Equipment Maintenance Department – Tete (Moatize Coal Mine)
PERSONAL DETAILS 2021 – Present
• Determine strategies to achieve minimum life cycle cost for the asset by participating in the design,
Tete - Mozambique installation and commissioning phase of new assets and in modification of existing company assets;
• Develop and track KPI's to quantify the performance of critical assets and effectiveness of reliability
Mozambican - 13/01/1998
programs performing maintenance and benchmarking to enable process optimization and
paulogomes.user@gmail.com improvement roadmaps to detect defects early enough to correct/act before an unplanned failure;
(+258) 848009257 | 843015048 • Review and trend failure patterns, investigating and identifying root cause of failures, and
developing reports outlining recommendations consistent with the company's strategic direction;
• Maintain strong working relationships with maintenance planners and other specialists on
equipment reliability issues and failure trends, in order to improve existing preventive, predictive
HARD SKILLS and inspection plans ensuring equipment functions as designed to result in maximum availability;
• Utilize risk review approaches, hazard and operability studies, management of change process and
other HSE checks (LOTO and PPE usage) to maintain and improve area and operations safety.
Hydraulics &
Maintenance Engineer – Heavy Mobile Equipment
Pneumatics
5 VALE – Heavy Mobile Equipment Maintenance Department – Tete (Moatize Coal Mine)
4 2020 – 2020
3 • Perform field walkdowns to ensure all work scopes for the strategies and engineered solutions can
2
Lifting HVAC be implemented safely and also to provide input for refining and improving work package quality;
1
0 • Manage and prioritize work orders (including backlogs) ensuring that materials, tools, and
manpower are available for maintenance and provide proper documentation of performed work;
• Work with the supervisor to evaluate the performance of maintenance technicians to ensure they
Design & Engines &
are up-to-date training on work procedures & provide necessary support troubleshooting failures;
Fabrication Generators • Planning and coordinate maintenance activities taking into account operation schedules and
activities related to maintenance planning (budget, safety permits, tracking maintenance KPI's, etc);
• Support the maintenance team members' work activities in the day-to-day maintenance activities.
Teaching Assistant (Monitor) – Machine Elements & Mechanical Project
SOFT SKILLS ISUTC – Mechanical Technologies Department – Maputo (Maputo)
2019 – 2020
Analytical Thinking • Cooperate with the subject's teacher in the preparation of material for the theoretical classes &
Problem Solving provide practical lessons according to the semestral syllabus design and best engineering practices;
Communication • Participate in the preparation and correction of assessments (tests, research works, and reports);
Commitment • Clarify doubts related to the selection of drives, calculation of transmissions, welded/threaded
Innovation joints, dimensioning and/or selection of standardized parts, including the use of CAD/CAE software;
• Supervise the execution of the mechanical project and integrate the final jury, identifying aspects
to be improved and exalting coherent levels of functionality, maintainability and ratio cost/benefit.

SOFTWARES EDUCATION

Mechanical & Transport Engineering – Mechanical Engineering

SOLIDWORKS

ISUTC - Instituto Superior de Transportes e Comunicações

Excel & BI
AutoCAD

SAP PM

2015 - 2019
ANSYS

CERTIFICATION

CATERPILLARTM Technicians for Africa Certification

CAT Global Dealer Learning
LANGUAGE IASSC Certified Green BeltTM
S International Association for Six Sigma Certification
Health and Safety at Work
Native Above Formação Profissional
Advanced Maintenance Techniques
Fluent
Universidade Cândido Mendes (UCAM)
Proficient AutoCAD
Instituto Superior de Transportes e Comunicações (ISUTC)
Intermediate

REFERENCES

Donaldes Castigo | Reliability Engineer - VALE | +258 84 2402 248 |

Spanish English Portuguese Alex Maciel | Maintenance & Planning Specialist - VALE | +258 85 2931 206 |
Pedro Shenga | Machine Elements Phd Teacher - UEM/ISUTC | +258 86 5573 673 |