Open To Work
Victor Teixeira
Lincoln
Summary
Mission-critical operations and infrastructure engineer with experience leading 24/7 industrial facilities and large-scale electrical and mechanical systems (up to 60 MW installed capacity). Proven ability to enhance reliability, manage risk, coordinate vendors, and support strategic capital investments in high-availability environments. Strong focus on operational resilience, safety compliance, and continuous performance optimization.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Utility Project Engineer
University of Nebraska Lincoln
Lincoln
03.2025 - Current
- Directed feasibility and lifecycle cost analyses for 1.5 MW campus solar and major electrical infrastructure upgrades.
- Executed thorough technical and economic evaluations of chiller replacement initiatives.
- Spearheaded operational process enhancements at central renewable energy plant, achieving a 90% reduction in maintenance time and boosting system availability.
- Supported strategic emergency power planning by analyzing expansion scenarios for 22 MW of additional installed capacity, strengthening 24/7 operational resilience.
- Provided real-time engineering support for mission-critical utility operations, addressing performance issues across electrical, mechanical, and control systems.
- Engineered and implemented a centralized operations log system to streamline equipment history tracking and operational changes.
Offshore Senior Operations Engineer (CAPX e CDAN)
Petrobras
Vitoria
11.2013 - 03.2025
- Served as operational lead for a 106-person offshore platform producing ~110,000 bbl/day, coordinating 24/7 production, utilities, and facility systems to ensure continuous mission-critical operations.
- Oversaw reliability and maintenance execution for topside and subsea infrastructure, including electrical systems with approximately 60 MW installed capacity, emergency generators, UPS systems, switchgear, and transformers.
- Led emergency power testing system readiness verification and contingency planning to ensure operational resilience and uninterrupted production.
- Led Process Safety Management (PSM) audits and regulatory compliance programs, reinforcing safety culture and adherence to corporate and international standards.
- Oversaw product quality control and environmental compliance, ensuring oil, gas, and produced water met specification and discharge requirements.
Flow Assurance and Artificial Lift Engineer
Petrobras
Vitoria
08.2009 - 10.2013
- Led Factory and Site Acceptance Testing (FAT/SIT) with vendors, validating equipment performance and ensuring compliance with operational and safety standards prior to deployment.
- Managed commissioning and testing workflows for subsea and topside systems, supporting operational readiness and reliability.
- Applied advanced flow assurance and intervention strategies to mitigate production risks and sustain uninterrupted system performance.
Research Assistant
University of Nebraska Lincoln
Lincoln
08.2006 - 07.2009
- Conducted stress analysis of Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymers (GFRP) under impact loads to assess structural integrity.
- Investigated crack growth and propagation in GFRP through Fracture Mechanics to inform material selection and design.
- Researched numerical methods with ABAQUS and in-house C++ code to enhance understanding of material behavior.
Education
Post-Graduate - Petroleum Engineering
06.2010
M.Sc. - Engineering Mechanics
07.2009
B.Sc. - Civil Engineering
07.2006
Skills
- Project execution management
- Risk assessment
- Asset management
- Operational efficiency
- Process improvement
- Asset optimization
- Environmental compliance
- Energy management
- Electrical systems
- Maintenance planning
Selected Publications
- Reimagining Legacy Cooling Assets: University of Nebraska City Campus Utility Plant Steam Turbine Chiller, Nonnenmann et al, Campus Energy Conference, 2026, Washington, DC, USA
- Characterization and Analysis of Fluid Dynamic Instabilities on a Subsea Pumping Module, Teixeira et al, 9th North American Conference on Multiphase Technology, 2014, Banff, Canada
- Transient Modeling of a Subsea Pumping Module Using an ESP, Teixeira et al, Latin American and Caribbean Petroleum Engineer Conference, 2012, Mexico City, Mexico
- A Multiscale Computational Model for Viscoelastic Media with Evolving Microstructure, Allen et al, 2010 International Symposium on Plasticity, 2010, Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Multiscale Modeling of Glass Fiber Reinforced Viscoelastic Composites Subjected to Impact Loads, Teixeira et al, Joint ASCE-ASME-SES Conference on Mechanics and Materials, 2009, Blacksburg, USA
- Multiscale Modeling of Glass Fiber Reinforced Viscoelastic Polymers Subjected to Impact Loads, V. F. Teixeira; F. V. Souza; D. H. Allen, First Joint Canadian and American Technical Conference on Composite Materials, 2009, Newark, USA
- A model for predicting multiscale crack growth due to impact in heterogeneous viscoelastic solids, F. V. Souza; V. F. Teixeira; D. H. Allen, 13th European Conference on Composite Materials, 2008, Estocolm, Sweden
Languages
Portuguese
Native/ Bilingual
English
Full Professional
Spanish
Limited
Work Preference
Job Search Status
Open to workWork Type
Full TimeLocation Preference
On-SiteRemoteSalary Range
$140000/yr - $200000/yrTimeline
Utility Project Engineer - University of Nebraska Lincoln
03.2025 - Current
Offshore Senior Operations Engineer (CAPX e CDAN) - Petrobras
11.2013 - 03.2025
Flow Assurance and Artificial Lift Engineer - Petrobras
08.2009 - 10.2013
Research Assistant - University of Nebraska Lincoln
08.2006 - 07.2009
Petrobras Corporate University - Post-Graduate, Petroleum Engineering
University of Nebraska Lincoln - M.Sc., Engineering Mechanics
Federal University of Ceara - B.Sc., Civil Engineering