Valentin Ferreira
Project Development Manager, SOITEC
Multilingual: French / English / Portuguese / Spanish/German and solid knowledge of chinese
Specialized in International Business - EAE Barcelona (Spain) - Graduated "Best Student"
Specialties:
-Knowledge of Concentrated Solar Power (CSP), Concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) and Wind sector and technology.
-Languages: I speak 4 languages fluently (English, French, Portuguese, Spanish) and 2 languages intermediaires (Chinese and German)
-Knowledge of Windows XP (advanced in Excel, Powerpoint,..), Windows Sharepoint Services, BRIO, WinCVS, basic knowledge of SAP.
-Developing CPV power plants projects in Southern Africa (notably South Africa and Namibia) and in Latin America (namely Chile).
-Preparation of financial models for projects.
-Responsible to response to RfPs and key accounts demand.
-Responsible of insurances reporting and coordination globally.
-Coordination and support of financing due diligences on projects.
2010 - 2010I am currently responsible for:
- The reporting of our solar and wind activities to the board and supervisory board.
- The Project Management System (Verification of the status of the projects, assisting proposal manager and project directors in order to use the PM system and clearly follow the project management procedure).
- Coordination and redaction of the documents (Business plans) to the board for the approval of our projects.
- Assisting the project directors for the project development planning, drafting..
2008 - 2009I assisted the project director for a CSP (parabolic through) project in Spain for one month.
I worked 4 month in the equipment solutions business unit for recycling machinery sector for Brazilian market.
My current tasks were:
-Market study in Brazil on Environmental Business sector.
-Market prospection
I worked 3 months in the project development department for Geothermal, Wind Power and Hydropower energy sector.
My current task were:
-Contract management (NDA, MoU, JVA...)
-Financial modelling (Development cost...)
-Market study on hydropower energy
I worked for 6 months in the procurement department for the oil and gas business unit for two projects in Libya.
My tasks were:
-Participation in two projects from Libya.
-Communicating with engineering, finance department, suppliers to procure materials for our oil and gas projects.
-Evaluating quotations, issuing purchase orders, negotiating terms and conditions for purchasing contracts, following up logistics and invoices auditing.
2006 - 2007Business Process Analyst at Project Management Office, Hewlett Packard SHANGHAI, CHINA:
-Collecting, analyzing data and information from all the departments at HP for communications reports;
-Making Reports (no show report, customer satisfaction survey, missing report…);
-Organizing the trainings for Project Managers;
-Responsible for Customer appreciations, Key visits, events & accomplishment at Global delivery China Center (GDCC).
2005 - 2006Marketing Assistant, Lexon Usa Inc/Yuhua Asia Group (Trading Company) SHANGHAI, CHINA:
-Prospecting and following up (meeting and correspondence) new costumers;
-Making nationwide (France, Portugal and Brazil) reports with prospective businesses opportunities;
-Ability to use the MIS (Management of Information System);
-Extensive knowledge of pharmaceuticals products, dyes & pigments, building materials and sectors;
-Dealing with Indians customers in India, USA & Canada for Wood Products.
2005 - 2005-Ability to analyse statistical and synthesing computer data: analysis on the sales results from the salesmen
-Presenting market researches findings in both written report and oral presentations
-Good communication skills practised during phone calls with potential customers
-Ability to advise French investors on setting up their business in Brazil
2004 - 2004-Project: A creation of franchises in Spain and Brazil
-Communicating with both the department of back office and front office and summarizing the “Know how” handbooks.
-Application of net marketing: Advertisements on internet, translation of the website in Portuguese, prospecting of the potential franchisees.