
Biography
I consider myself a gamechanger. After almost 10 years of experience in the oil industry as a chemist, working in different roles and watching what was happening to the world during the pandemics, I decided to go for my happiness. So, I turned my career upside down and became an illustrator. Setting a good plan, I've been working in learning digital art and improving my techniques to start 2021 as a professional illustrator.
Drawing was always a passion which stayed hidden all those years due to my roles in the oil industry; I really enjoyed what I was doing, but I wasn't working with my real passion. The pandemics made me re-evaluate everything and I saw that I could move to an art career and still be at home. As a self taught person, could work also on learning how to use Photoshop for digital art - and still learning! - and understand much better the opportunities available nowadays. It's been amazing!
All this journey just emphasized to me that everything is possible when you know what you're willing for and have a good transition plan in place.
Skills
Roles
- Advanced
Technical Skills
- Mastery
Software
- Basic
Soft Skills
- Mastery
- Advanced
- Advanced
Other Skills
- Advanced
- Advanced
Work Experience
2020 – 2020
Illustrator
Self Employed (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Since I left the oil industry in Apr 2020 I've been working as an independent digital illustrator doing commissions and a few bigger projects, including illustrating a children's book (ongoing).
2018 – 2020
Job Delivery Lead, Technical Service Engineer
Schlumberger (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Oilfield services company, I was responsible for chemicals supply operation to customers, for developing new chemicals, performing field trials in oil production fields and managing projects.
2011 – 2018
Sales District Representative, Application Engineer
Nalco Champion (Champion X) (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Chemicals supply company, I was responsible for managing technical projects for customers, giving support to operations with sales approach.
Education
2009 – 2011
Specialist
Federal Fluminense University
Petroleum and Gas Engineering
Specialization in engineering for the oil industry, aiming main principles of petroleum exploration and production.
2003 – 2008
Bachelor
Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro
Industrial Chemistry
Bachelor degree in Chemistry aiming industry demands.
1994 – 1997
Professional
Oberg Design School
Comics
Comics course aimed all principles of making comics added to the main traditional techniques: graphite, ink, watercolors, gouache, acrylic, airbrush and mixed media.
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