José Geraldo da Silva Moreira
CEO · JGM Consultoria em Engenharia
Former technical manager of Energy and Utilities · Gerdau Ouro Branco
Electrical engineer with more than 40 years of experience, over 30 of them in steelmaking, automation and energy. He works on process optimization, energy systems, instrumentation, automation and industrial combustion.
- 40+
- years of experience, over 30 in steelmaking, automation and energy
- 20+
- technical papers, plus patents registered in his name
- 4×
- ABM Energy and Utilities Award (2019, 2022, 2023 and 2024)
Current role
CEO of JGM Consultoria em Engenharia, a firm founded to provide consulting to large industrial companies in process optimization, energy systems, instrumentation, automation and industrial combustion.
Career
He built most of his career in steelmaking and retired as technical manager of Energy and Utilities at Gerdau Ouro Branco (formerly Açominas), where he led energy and utilities management for an integrated steel plant.
Education
- Master's in Electrical Engineering and Computational IntelligenceUFMG — Federal University of Minas Gerais
- Master's in Energy Engineering, focus on Energy EfficiencyUFSJ — Federal University of São João del-Rei
- Bachelor's in Electrical EngineeringUFSJ — Federal University of São João del-Rei
Areas of expertise
Recognition
He received the ABM Energy and Utilities Award (Brazilian Association of Metallurgy, Materials and Mining) in 2019, 2022, 2023 and 2024 for the best contribution presented at the 39th, 40th, 41st and 42nd Energy, Utilities and Energy Transition Seminar. He has authored more than 20 technical papers and holds patents in his name.