Rio Pipeline 2017

Graduação em Engenharia Mecânica Plena pelo Centro Universitário da FEI (2001), mestrado e doutorado em Engenharia Metalúrgica pela Universidade de São Paulo (2010). Atualmente é Gerente de Engenharia de Produto de Peças Forjadas - Villares Metals (desde de 2010) . Tem experiência na área de Engenharia de Materiais e Metalúrgica e na área da Qualidade.

B.Sc Chemical Engineering (UFRJ, Brazil - 1978), M.Sc. Petroleum Engineering (Unicamp, Brazil - 1993) and Ph.D. (The University of Texas, USA - 1998). Has more than 35 years of experience in the petroleum upstream industry, with emphasis on production methods, natural & artificial lift systems. Was the Asset Manager of Akpo project in Nigeria and the Managing Director of Petrobras Turkey (2006-2009). He also served as General Manager (GM) in charge of Technology&Innovation and GM of Logistics for the pre-salt at Petrobras Transporte (Transpetro) from 2009 to 2014. In 2014, he took over the position of Development and Production Superintendent at Pré-Sal Petróleo. In November 2016 was appointed as Pré-Sal Petróleo Director for a 3 years term.

• Formado em Engenharia Civil pela Universidade Mackenzie em 1989
• Especializou-se em Geotecnia e Infraestrutura pela USP
• Projetista e Consultor de Geotecnia de 1990 a 2002
• Engenheiro Geotécnico de Faixa de Dutos pela TRANSPETRO 2003 a 2007 e pela TBG entre 2008 e 2009
• Coordenador de Faixa de Dutos pela TBG desde 2009

Engenheiro Mecânico formado pela UFRJ em 1998, Eduardo Merçon trabalha no sistema Petrobras desde 2001, atuando sempre na área de dutos e terminais da TRANSPETRO, onde desde 2005 exerce cargos gerenciais nos segmentos de Óleo e Gás. Foi Gerente do Centro de Controle Operacional de Gasodutos de 2013 a 2015 e atualmente exerce o cargo de Gerente de Operações do CNCL, Centro Nacional de Controle e Logística da TRANSPETRO, órgão responsável pela operação de mais de 14.000 km de oleodutos e gasodutos em 17 Estados do país. Especializou-se na primeira turma do curso de Engenharia de Dutos da PUC-Rio, em 1999, e concluiu em 2005 curso de Master in Business of Petroleum - MPB da COPPE/UFRJ.

Michael Rapp is head of the global business line ‘Proficient Pipeline Diagnostics’, being responsible for the ROSEN Group inline inspection (ILI) business in the following areas:
Geometry & Mapping, Metal Loss, Leak Detection, Visual Inspection and Material Properties Determination.

Michael received a MSc in Physics with Economics at Heidelberg University, Germany.
During his studies and worklife he spent a significant time abroad, e.g. in France, Belgium, the U.K., spanish-speaking countries and the U.S.
He began his career in 1996 as IT Project Manager with Procter & Gamble in Frankfurt, Germany, where he subsequently built up the Market Data Analysis Programme for a Business Category using Neural Network technology. In 1999, he joined Mercedes-Benz as CRM Marketing Manager in London, U.K., to lead their European Customer Data Analysis team and develop customer loyalty programmes. In 2001 he moved on to Siemens where he held senior management positions in Business Development and Corporate Account Management, with a focus on Public Infrastructure. In 2009, he joined the board of the Siemens Ultrasound Division in Mountain View, CA, as CMO, where his responsibilities included Corporate Marketing & Communications and Corporate Product Management.
In 2012 Michael joined the ROSEN Group in Lingen, Germany, to lead the Product Management at ROSEN’s R&D center. He built up the International Service Development team, which today drives Service improvements and the creation of innovative services with a strong focus on customer benefit, such as the ROMAT service for Pipe steel grade determination via ILI and the Ultra-high resolution MFL-A service that supports operators in significantly reducing dig cost.