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Marcelo Mota, BScEE, MBA, PMP

Marcelo Mota holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from the Federal University of Bahia, Brazil, and a Master degree in Business Administration from the University of Warwick, England. He has joined the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) since 2001 and currently holds the position of Director, IT&T Programs, responsible for the PMO and delivery of information technology and telecommunications projects, including infrastructure expansion and application development.

Marcelo has a total of 27 years of experience in the IT, Energy, Government, and Consulting industry. Before moving to Canada, he was the Director of Business Development and Operations & Technical Support of PRODEB, a provincial information technology company. Prior to this, Marcelo spent 17 years at COELBA, a large hydro company, holding the positions of General Manager of the IT Department, Head of the Corporate Strategic Planning Division, General Manager of the Tenders & Contracts Department, Regional Manager of the Metropolitan Area, and Head of a number of Engineering Divisions. He is also a Project Management Professional (PMP) certified by the Project Management Institute (PMI).

Marcelo has actively participated in various senior leadership roles in other professional associations. He was Coordinator of the Science & Technology Committee (1993-94) and Vice-Treasurer (1998) of the Partners of America - Bahia/Pennsylvania, Member of the Consultative Board of the Bahia Engineering Club (1993-95), and Deputy Councilor of the Bahia State Regional Council of Engineering, Architecture and Agronomy (1994).

He is the author of a number of articles and technical papers published by local, national and international seminars (e.g. "Electricity Consumption Profile of Slum Areas in a Metropolitan Region", "New Concepts of Expenditure and Investment as Modifiers of Fixed Assets' Value - The Effects of Decree DNAEE 036/83" and "Corporate Strategic Planning and the Transition to Total Quality Management in a Power Utility"). He has also lectured, conducted training, and taught seminars on Equipment Technology, Risk Control, Accounting Control, Budget Planning, Professional Vitality, and Project Management.

His experience and achievements include the following:

* Director of Business Development and Operations &Technical Support of a provincial IT company. Managed a staff of 160 employees, including 12 Key Account Managers as direct reports.

* 16+ years of technical and management experience in a large hydro company, including the position of General Manager of the IT Department. Managed 139 employees (74 IT analysts), making the Department more business-oriented and modernizing the company through IT-enabled business transformation projects.

* Managed the Brazilian Renewable Energy Program Support Office of WINROCK (the Rockefeller Foundation’s US-based organization responsible for implementing sustainable development programs in developing countries), providing consultancy and technical assistance to private companies and state agencies to accelerate the production and use of renewable energy technologies in Brazil.

* Expertise in project management, with PMP certification, both overseeing and directly managing large-scale engineering and technology projects.

* In-depth knowledge of ITIL Service Management. Proven experience with rollout plans, operational readiness reviews, service level agreements, change management, and incident management.

* Extensive knowledge of budgeting, strategic planning, business plan development, and business case preparation.

* Extensive knowledge of process mapping, business process reengineering, and total quality management.

* Four years in project and assembly of electrical and instrumentation systems for off-shore oil rigs plus a number of years in construction and maintenance of electrical distribution systems.

* Canadian citizen holding a Security Clearance Level 2 (Secret) certificate.

* Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE).

* Proficiency in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.