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Thais Gonzaga

Thais Gonzaga

New York, NY, US

 

About 

Employment 

Caparao Construction, Belo Horizonte, BR, Business Development Manager

Developed and executed strategies for the acquisition/ leasing of land which included feasibility analysis, design of the concept, approvals to launch new products until the end of the project.

• Negotiated, developed and administrated USD 65M in sales revenue per year by launching new products.
• Managed multiple duties involving projects, budget, scope, schedule, marketing and legal from inception to the end by leading a diverse team including architects, civil and structural engineers and the legal department.
• Enhanced 164% of revenue for 2015 by selling USD 26M assets to support the strategic planning of the company.
• Engaged in contracts ensuring high-level relationship management skills with landowners, vendors, customers and regulatory entities such as city hall, registration and environmental licensing.
• Steered a contract of USD 100M with Tishman Speyer through due diligence to become partner in an edifice.
• Defined commercial and marketing strategy for projects to ensure the selling speed as forecasted.
• Developed a massive construction area, approximate 32M square foot and USD 1.75B; conducted analysis and research, defined product and scope, case study viability and negotiated with regulatory bodies and community.

Jan 2013 - Jan 2016
 

Caparao Construction, Belo Horizonte, BR, Project Manager

Project management for construction and pre-construction of commercial and residential buildings with focus on quality, cost, time and scope to achieve the company driven goals.

• Managed the design of projects taking into account the product assumptions (program, schedule and marketing material), the compliance with contractual requirements and legal parameters while focusing on maximizing quality and results.
• Developed a Master Project Schedule by establishing milestone and judicious analyses of critical paths. Monitored the project and vendor performance to confirm that the project finish within the time limit.
• Obtained the green certification for commercial buildings such as Leed and Procel (Brazilian certification that aims at energy reduction).
• Reduced the cost by 42% of rework in construction through project management with high performance.
• Hired and supervised a cross functional team including lawyers, engineers, biologists to handle 5 buildings and 130.000 m2 approval process and environmental licenses.
• Oversaw budget of projects ranging USD 300K to 500K per project.

Jan 2008 - Jan 2013
 

Caparao Construction, Belo Horizonte, BR, Architect

Coordinated projects for two residential and one commercial building.

• Prepared layouts, drawing, sketch for two residential and one commercial projects and explained the plans to technical team to guarantee the project was understanding and team buy-in.
• Coordinated design, analyzed all projects such as mechanical, electric, plumbing, etc. and created reports to reduce costs and maintain overall project quality.
• Elaborated Interior Designer, specified and bought furniture for common areas in a building.

Dec 2005 - Jan 2008
 

Education 

Hult International Business School, New York, NY, US, Masters, MBA

Sep 2016 - current
 

Fundação Getulio Vargas, Belo Horizonte, BR, Real Estate

Jan 2014 - Jul 2015
 

Fundação Getulio Vargas, Belo Horizonte, BR, Project Management

Jul 2008 - Jan 2010
 

Centro Universitario Metodista Izabela Hendrix, Belo Horizonte, BR, Bachelors, Architecture and Urbanism

Jan 2001 - Jul 2006
 

Skills