Summary
Diego Silva is a manufacturing engineer with 11 years of experience driving technology transfer, scale-ups and digitalization in multinational industrial and chemical environments based in São Paulo. He combines a Chemical Engineering background and a Master's in Software Engineering focused on modeling, enabling him to bridge R&D, production and automation projects with strong process modeling and data-driven thinking. At Cargill he led industrial-scale test batches, implemented automation systems, and coordinated cross-functional teams to deliver cost and safety improvements. Earlier roles at Villares Metals and Saint-Gobain sharpened his skills in pilot testing, FMEA-driven product launches and lean process optimization. He also has hands-on research experience in catalysis and photoelectrochemistry with an international publication, reflecting a solid foundation in experimental methods and scale translation. Known for integrating technical rigor with practical project leadership, he uniquely blends software-oriented modeling insight with frontline manufacturing execution.
11 years of coding experience
Pós-graduação - Especialização, Segurança de Processos Industriais, Pós-graduação - Especialização, Segurança de Processos Industriais at SENAI CETIQT
Graduação em Engenharia Química, Chemical Engineering, Graduação em Engenharia Química, Chemical Engineering at Universidade Federal de Uberlândia - UFU
Graduação-Sanduíche em Engenharia Química com Ênfase em Materiais, Graduação-Sanduíche em Engenharia Química com Ênfase em Materiais at Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier
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