Resourceful researched with broad background in project management and budget and development. Meticulous, thorough and focused. Committed to delivering quality results and meet tight deadlines.
ABOUT
I am a Doctor in Medicine Veterinary graduated by Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Ceará, from State University do Ceará, conclude in 1992. I have a master’s degree in Small Ruminant Production from the same college, concluded in 1994. I have a doctorate in Animal Sciences with a major in Animal Breeding from the Federal University of Minas Gerais, concluded in 1999, with thesis entitled “Breeding Programs Evaluation for Dual Purpose Zebu Cattle”.
In 1992, I was professor of Genetics in Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Ceará, and in 1999 started as visiting researcher and professor in Animal Science Department of Federal University of Ceará, contributing until 2023, teaching Statistics, Animal Breeding and supervising Master’s and Doctoral students. I also contributed to other universities such as Federal University of Piauí and State University Vale do Acaraú during this period.
In 2001, joint me to the team of Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA) form Brazilian Agriculture Ministry as researcher in Genetics and Animal Breeding until 2023 when I resigned to search for new challenges.
In 2023, I open a company Seuflor VetClinic and Petshop to provide veterinarian services. As owner, beyond administrator I also performed services as clinical veterinarian, consultant, web designer and developer.
Since my last years of college, I received scholarships and grants from the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), in all levels of possibilities from scientific initiation to high performance researcher. I stepped away from official programs in 2023 when I resigned from EMBRAPA.
I was Executive Secretary of the Sectorial Chamber of the Goat and Sheep Production Chain of the Ministry of Agriculture, during the years 2005 and 2007, contributing to the development of agricultural public policies.
SKILLS
- Workforce mentoring
- Competitor analysis
- Large database management
- Outstanding written and communication skills in Portuguese, Spanish and English
- Development and management of large databases for livestock data science
- Administration and management of research, teaching and extension groups
- Application of statistical methodologies such as mixed model, animal models, linear and no linear models, random regression, BLUP methods, hierarchical and Bayesian approaches, machine learning
- Implementation and management of animal breeding programs.
- Programming software to support animal breeding programs and big data analysis, using FORTRAN/PHP/HTML/JavaScript/Java/Ajax/JQuery/Dart/Kotlin/Pyton/SQL languages applied to web browsers, CMD, iOS and Android devices
- Application of quantitative genetic, genomic and computational methods
- Experience in judging goat and sheep breeds at international agricultural fairs
ACHIEVEMENTS
I achieved a successful career starting when I earned the Contest “Investigadores Jovenes” (Young Scientist) awarded by the Latin American Association of Animal Production (ALPA) in 2000 and the Honorable Mention of “Geraldo Carneiro Award” (Best PhD Thesis) by the Brazilian Society of Animal Science in the same year. I received many awards during my work in EMBRAPA as a highlighted researcher such as the years 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008.
I created the first breeding programs for goats and sheep in Brazil and developed four products with registered patent: Software SGR Mobile – BR 51 2022 000455 0; BioSemeie Software – BR512018000903-4; Herd Management System (SGR) Software – BR512017000641-5; CAPRIOVI CORTE Software – INPI 06508-3. I also developed other software such as 1) Wolfsdatasoft; 2) Wolfsdatasoft Collector (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tech.wolfsburg.wolfsdatasoft / https://apps.apple.com/br/app/wolfsdatasoft-collector/id6443920843 ); 3) Memomachine (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wolfsburg.memomachine); 4) Gyptcards (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tech.wolfsburg.gyptcards / https://apps.apple.com/us/app/gyptcards/id1608599159 ); SeuFlor ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tech.wolfsburg.seuflor&pli=1 / https://apps.apple.com/us/app/seuflor/id6444685147 ).
To contribute to scientific analysis I developed some application such as MultiAtr software, with SIMPLEX, PAPRIKA and linear programming methods, for use in command prompt to aid in decision making with different criteria and alternative categories; AinvMultisire software, with SIMPLEX and linear programming methods, for use in command prompt to estimate the average kinship matrix of herds with unknown paternity and use of multiple sires; and SGRMate software, with SIMPLEX methods and linear programming, for use in command prompt to determine the best combination of breeders and matrices that maximizes genetic gain and controls inbreeding of herds.
I coordinated more than 15 scientific projects and supervised 16 PhD students 19 Master students and 14 undergraduate students. I published 147 manuscripts in scientific journals (https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6608-0646?lang=en) and contributed as peer reviewer in many journals and foundations as Livestock Science; Journal of Animal Science; Czech Journal of Animal Science; Iranian Journal of Applied Animal Science (IJAS); Journals of Agriculture and Biological Sciences; African Journal of Biotechnology; African Journal of Agricultural Research; Genetics and Molecular Biology; Acta Amazonica; Brazilian Archive Journal of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science (Belo Horizonte- MG); Animal Science Journal (Fortaleza-CE); Brazilian Animal Science Journal (Goiânia – GO); Brazilian Agricultural Research Journal (Brasília – DF); Brazilian Journal of Animal Science (Viçosa- MG); Agricultural Science Journal (Teresina-PI); Scientific Journal of Animal Production (Recife- PE); Rural Science Journal; Foundation for the Support of Science and Technology of the State of Pernambuco; Foundation for Research Support of the State of Piauí; Ceará State Research Support Foundation; Mato Grosso State Science and Technology Foundation; Agricultural Research Company of the State of Rio Grande do Norte; Foundation for Research Support of the State of Bahia; Foundation for Support and Development of Teaching, Science and Technology of Mato Grosso do Sul.
BREEDING PROGRAMS
I developed a web platform to support and manage virtually animal breeding programs. This platform has been supportive of programs in some countries. It is composed of an area for administrators which could create herds and users with different privileges. It also has software written using PHP/HTML/Javascript. This system has a free database (PostgreSQL), which can be accessed remotely via the Internet. The software allows you to manage information on beef, dairy or dual-purpose herds.
Currently, these programs are supported by the platform:
This program assists Colombian dairy farmers in selecting their animals.
This program consists of my support to the National Federation of Goat and Sheep Farmers of Colombia (FEDEANCO) in promoting the genetic improvement of their breeds and increasing the productivity of their herds.
This program consists of my support to the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) in promoting genetic improvement and increasing the productivity of livestock in communities assisted by community based breeding programs in countries such as Ethiopia, Tanzania, Malawi and Uganda.
This is the support program for the genetic improvement of local breed cattle in Burkina Faso. It is my support to University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU) and its partners.
This is the support program for the genetic improvement of goats and sheep in USA. This is the support of Dr. Raimundo Lobo to Tennessee State University, collaborating with Dr. Richard Browning Jr.
Contact
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