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Could you give us an insight into your profes- sional proÞ le? I am 33 years old, and I hold a Masters Degree in Automation and Control Engineering by PUC-Rio, I have coordinated R&D projects in the O&G industry as Research Engineer for PUC-Rio for last 10 years, and I am presently partner and manager of Ativa Tecnologia e Desenvolvim- ento (Ativa Technology and Development). Along with participating in the development of new equip- ment patents in the subsea industry I have received prizes and presented scientiÞ c papers in Pipeline Congresses, such as ÒHonorable Mention in the Rio Pipeline 2003 confer- ence;Ó ÒPipeline pigging, integrity assessment, and repair conference 2003 Ð EUA;Ó ÒInternational Pipeline Confer- ence 2004-Canad?.Ó Rio Oil & Gas 2004, Inventor Prize from Petrobras in 2008 with the work on ÒPig Leak Detec- tion by Infra-Red and Inventor Prize from Petrobras in 2012 for the work on ÒSistema para inspe?o por ultrassom de falhas em acoplamentos submarinos e m?todo de opera?o e funcionamento deste sistemaÓ or (System for ultrasonic inspection in subsea coupling faults and method of opera- tion of this system).ATATATATIIVIVIIAA A A A tototototololololiiiinntetettststttttttananannananananannkk(Photo Ativatec) www.seadiscovery.com MTR #3 (18-33).indd 27MTR #3 (18-33).indd 274/3/2013 11:53:18 AM4/3/2013 11:53:18 AM