Round Table Participants

Prof. André Cezar Zingano (Full Eng.) – Graduated in Mining Engineering (1990) from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, PhD in Engineering in 2002. He is currently an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Mining Engineering at UFRGS, teaching Engineering Geology and Rock Mechanics for the Mining Engineering and Civil Engineering courses. He works in postgraduate studies as a master's advisor for dissertations in ground control and underground mining. He participates in geomechanics projects for the mining industry in the areas of rock mass control, underground coal mining projects, and retreat mining operation projects using backfill. He has performed in-situ stress measurements in a highway tunnel, at the Votorantim Cimentos Baltar Mine, and at the JMC Jacobina mine. Stability analysis and design of limestone mine slopes (Votorantim Cimentos, Nexa Resources, Cemento Avellaneda, and Cemento Artigas). He has published several articles in congresses and journals.

He holds a degree in Civil Engineering from the Regional Community University of Chapecó (2003) and a master's degree in Mining, Metallurgical, and Materials Engineering from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (2006), with an extension at the Polytechnic of Turin/Italy (2010). He has been a Transport Infrastructure Analyst - DNIT, since 2007. Certified experience in Highway Construction; High-Speed Railway; and Studies for Highway Concessions. Associated with the Brazilian Tunnelling Committee - CBT, serving as Executive Secretary (2015-2018), Treasurer (2019-2020), and President (2021-2022).

José Luiz Duarte Penido is a Civil Engineer graduated from UFMG (1979) and a Lawyer from Instituto Metodista Isabela Hendrix (2010), with a postgraduate degree in Financial Administration. He has extensive experience in tunnel engineering and infrastructure, serving as Technical Director and responsible for major projects in Brazil. His work includes the construction of road, railway, and mining tunnels for companies such as DNIT, Arteris, Vale, MRS Logística, and Nexa Resources. With over 40 years of experience, he has led strategic projects in highways, railways, and water supply systems, establishing himself as a specialist in underground construction.

Graduated in Civil Engineering from the Faculty of Industrial Engineering (FEI) in 2002, with a Master's degree in Transportation Engineering from the Polytechnic School of USP in 2007.
With over 23 years of experience in the transportation infrastructure sector, working on highway, railway, public transportation, and urban road projects.
Currently serving as the Operations and Equipment Manager in the Operations Directorate at ARTESP.

* Master's in Applied Probability to Geotechnical Engineering - POLI / USP
* Specialization in Rock Tunnel Engineering – PECE/USP
* Improvement in Statistics - IME / USP
* Civil Engineer - POLI / USP
* Professor of Professional Certification in Risk Management - FIPE
* Professor of Postgraduate Studies at Univ. Mackenzie
With experience in geotechnics at Vale and at the reinsurers Allianz Global and Liberty International, he is currently the leader of Risk Labs at Horiens Risk Advisors, responsible for the development of quantitative risk analysis models to support decision-making, focusing on the definition of risk retention/transfer strategies and the development of alternative solutions and new insurance products.

Financial Director of ABMS
Professor of Infrastructure at the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo (USP), where he coordinates the GeoInfraUSP Laboratory. Specialist in Geotechnical Engineering applied to infrastructure projects, mining, energy, and civil construction. He has published over 70 articles in renowned international journals, 15 book chapters, and approximately 180 papers in conference proceedings. He has supervised dozens of graduate students at the master's and doctoral levels. Currently, he serves as the Financial Director of ABMS, is a former president of CBMR and NRSP-ABMS, Vice-Chair of the Technical Committee on Tropical Residual Soils (TC107), and Director of the Press-in International Association.

Graduated in Civil Engineering with postgraduate studies and specialization from USP, has worked in the Concessions sector for over 17 years with extensive experience in Highway Works, having had the opportunity throughout his career to manage paving works, rehabilitation of special engineering structures (OAEs) and tunnels in the Anchieta Imigrantes System, execution of expansion works in the access to the Port of Santos (Port - City Connection – Santos Binary), capacity expansion of the Rodovia dos Imigrantes (5th and 6th Lanes), capacity expansion of the Rodovia Padre Manoel da Nobrega, execution of the North Marginal of the Anchieta Imigrantes System.
Currently leading the development of the Third Lane Project of the Rodovia dos Imigrantes and the Project for the Extension of the Rodovia Carvalho Pinto (Taubaté to Aparecida).

Project Support Manager for Corporate Clients at Tokio Marine Seguradora. He holds a Civil Engineering degree from the Polytechnic School of USP, with an MBA from Insper. He has extensive experience in the management of large infrastructure projects. Noteworthy is his work in the assessment and risk management of complex projects and the monitoring of risks associated with insurance policies, particularly in guarantee policies with a work resumption clause (step-in).

Civil Engineer | Specialist in Construction Pathologies
With over 14 years of experience in the field of Maintenance Engineering in the metro-railway system, Tamires is a specialist in structural monitoring and tunnel rehabilitation. She is currently part of the Structural Monitoring team at Grupo CCR, responsible for Lines 4 – Yellow and 5 – Lilac of the São Paulo Metro, Lines 8 – Diamond and 9 – Emerald of São Paulo's train system, VLT Carioca, and the Salvador Metro. Her experience includes maintenance procedures, inspection, and support for the rehabilitation of approximately 30 km of tunnels, built using different methods and transporting thousands of passengers daily. With a solid academic background and practical experience, Tamires contributes to the safety and efficiency of metro-railway infrastructure, always seeking innovative and sustainable solutions in the sector.