Francisco de Assis Esmeraldo Barreto

Metallurgical Engineer with crude oil refining course by PETROBRAS, cathodic protection chief sector of the pipeline Rio-Belo Horizonte (ORBEL) of the PETROBRAS from 1968 to 1970, director of the IEC since 1970 and technical responsible for important works of pipelines cathodic protection system implantation for PETROBRAS.

Luiz Paulo Gomes

Industrial Engineer, with Equipment Engineering course by PETROBRAS, cathodic protection and corrosion engineer of DETRAN/PETROBRAS from 1969 to 1971, actual Technical Director of the IEC (since 1972), author of the book "Cathodic Protection Systems", technical responsible for several important works of cathodic protection systems for oil pipes, gas pipes, miner pipes, water pipes, tanks and industrial plants. Author of several papers, including: "Cathodic Protection for Pipelines and Tanks at Industrial Facilities" - 2º Seminar of Maintenance at Rio de Janeiro - ABRAMAN (May 1993). "The importance of Cathodic Protection System to Gas Pipeline Distribution for operational security" at 3º Natural Gas International Seminar IBP (December 1991). "Cathodic Protection System to protect Gas Station tanks against corrosion " at 1º Technical Meeting of Gas Station Security (July/1992).  

Mauro Chaves Barreto

Civil Engineer, with corrosion, cathodic protection and internal corrosion monitoring at industrial equipment courses. Technical Director of IEC since 1989. Representative of IEC at NACE/USA, with participation at the International Corrosion Congresses in the last 13 years. Author of several papers, including: "Corrosion and Protection of Cast Iron Pipelines" - II NACE Latin America Region Corrosion Convention (ABRACO - November 1996); "Practical Results Using Scrap Steel Anodes in Cathodic Protection System" - 17º Brazilian Corrosion Convention (ABRACO - October 1994); "Anodes Utilization over External Part of Tank Bottoms" - 3º Cathodic Protection and Stray Current Control Seminar (ABRACO - August 1992).

Eduardo Chaves Barreto

Electricianl Engineer, with corrosion and cathodic protection course, Technical Director of IEC since 1990, technical responsible and general co-ordinator of cathodic protection systems installation works, pipeline coating inspection by Pearson's Method, cathodic protection systems inspection and maintenance. Represents IEC at NACE/USA, with participation at the International Corrosion Congresses since 2000.

Antônio Carlos Pires Caetano

Electronic Engineer, specialized in electric equipment design and manufacture, including cathodic protection rectifiers, drainage equipment of pipe/trail electric currents, with corrosion and cathodic protection course, IEC's design co-ordinator since 1990. Pos graduated MBA in quality system and production with direct participation on ISO 9000's implantation.  

Laerce de Paula Nunes

Engineer, specialized in corrosion and corrosion protection. Worked in PETROBRAS (1969 / 1994). Author of the books "Pintura Industrial na Proteção Anticorrosiva" and "Proteção Catódica - Técnica de Combate à Corrosão". Author of several papers. Responsible for the Corrosion and Industrial Painting Area of IEC. 

Gilberto dos Santos Pires Junior

Civil Engineer trained on corrosion, cathodic protection and equipment inspection.

Regional Manager

Responsible for the activities of cathodic protection in the areas of project, assembly, inspection and maintenance of cathodic protection systems and electrical grounding.

Rodrigo Sollero Paulo

Mechanical Engineer graduated from UERJ (University of the State of Rio de Janeiro) with MBA post-graduate course in Project Manager from UVA (Veiga de Almeida), MBA in Business Management from FGV (Fundação Getúlio Vargas) and a Major in Financial Management from FGV. 

Several Corrosion and Cathodic Protection Courses from IEC and ABRACO.

He has worked as a Project Manager for IEC since 2003, taking part of the main projects in the area, having worked as Cathodic Protection Project Coordinator since 2000.

Author of hundreds of projects of Cathodic systems for several applications (piping for transportation, urban pipeline networks, pipeline networks in industrial areas, docking piers, heat exchangers, among others, tanks);

Author of the following paper in the XXIV CONBRASCORR - Brazilian Corrosion Congress (Congresso Brasileiro de Corrosão): Practical Results Obtained in Using Coupons with Permanent Reference Electrodes coupled on them for Evaluation of the Efficacy of the Cathodic Protection System of the Termopernambuco Gas Pipeline.

Coating Inspection of Pipelines through the Pearson Method, Current Mapping (PCM), DCVG and Close Interval Potential Papers (CIS);