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ALEXANDRE AKIRA TAKAMATSU  Address Summary Professional Experience Selected Accomplishments Education Certifications Courses Scientific activities Schollarships Educational  Activities Seminars Titles  Language skills

Comercial Address:

•   http://www.tecpar.br

 R. Algacyr Munhoz Mader, 3775
CEP 81310-020 Curitiba - PR
E-mail: akira@tecpar.br
             akira1@uol.com.br
Phone: (041)316-3092

Summary

• Ms.Sc. in Soil Microbiology with the thesis "Bioleaching of heavy metals in sludges by Thiobacillus ferrooxidans". Experience with Sterility assay of drugs and medical devices (According to USP XXIII - United States Pharmacopeia). Evaluation of Surfaces disinfection. Mutagenicity Assay -Ames Test with pesticides (According to EPA - Environmental Protection Agency). Food Microbiology and environmental samples assay (Water, Soil and sludge). Member of CB-26 - ABNT (Associação Brasileira de Normas Técnicas) on discussion and elaboration of technical standards of medical products.  Professional certified by Microsoft on the program "Microsoft Certified Professional" Category Product Specialist, with many training programs, consulting and support to users of Microsoft software.

Experience

• Improvement Schollarship - Petrobrás (1993)

• Laboratory Technician (1995- Today)

Technologic specialization Schollarship CNPq - PADCT (1993-1995)
Scientific Initialization Schollarship CNPq (1992-1993)

Selected Accomplishments

• Second place on the "Best projects evaluation", conducted at TECPAR

Sumitomo Bank prize of science and technology by the project "Evaluation of heavy metals bioleaching in activated sludges"
Implementation and optimization of an automatizated system of reports conducted at Toxicology and Microbiology laboratories.
Cost evaluation of assays conducted at the Microbiology laboratory.
Parana State Science and Technology prize (student category) by the project "Evaluation methods of surfaces disinfection.
Implementation of Ames Test (Mutagenicity Test with Salmonella typhimurium) at the Microbiology laboratory for assays with pesticides.
Schollarship from Refinaria Getulio Vargas - Petrobrás (Araucária - PR) monitoring the Solid residues Treatment system (Land farming).

Education

• 1988 - 1992 - Universidade Federal do Paraná. Curso de Licenciatura em Ciências Biológicas

1994 - 1996 - Universidade Federal do Paraná. Master of Science Degree in Soil Science - sub-area Soil Microbiology - Thesis "Bioleaching of heavy metals in sludge by  Thiobacillus ferrooxidans bacteria"

Certifications

• Microsoft Certified Professional - MCP

Ms.Sc. Soil Microbiology
Curso Dale Carnegie Course of Human Relations and Efficient Communication
Biologist - UFPR
Good Laboratory Practice (Boas Práticas de Laboratório - BPL)
Biosecurity Course
Statistics applied to Quality Control in Laboratories
MS-Project
Microbiology of Activated sludge
ISO 9000 Internal Auditor

Courses

1993 - XI Brazil - Japan Economic Simposium. Place: SENAC, promoted by Secretaria de Ciência e Tecnologia. Period: November 05, 1993

1994 - Project Seminar  "Agricultural disposal of sewage sludge. Place: SANEPAR (Companhia de Saneamento do Paraná). Date: April 05, 1994

1994 - III Soil Microbiology Simposium. Place: IAPAR (Instituto Agronômico do Paraná) - Londrina - PR Period: June 06 - 10, 1994

1994 - Specialized and Practical Training in Sewage Sludge Microbiology. Place: CETESB (- SP Period: July 06 - 12,1994

1994 - Seminar of Industrial efluents. Place: SENAI -  Rio de Janeiro - RJ. Period: October 27 - 28, 1994

1994 - II Seminar of  Interdisciplinar Integration . Place: SANEPAR (Companhia de Saneamento do Paraná) - Curitiba. Date: September 12, 1994

1995 - Microsoft Certified Professional - Product Specialist . Date: March 20, 1995

1995 - Best TECPAR's Project  "Bioleaching of heavy metals in sludge by Thiobacillus ferrooxidans bacteria" (Second place). Institution: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná - TECPAR. Place: Curitiba - PR

1995 - II TECPAR's Scientific and Technological Integration Seminar. Place: TECPAR Period: March 23, 1995

1995 - Biosecurity Course (10 hours) Place: TECPAR - Curitiba. Period: March 24 - 28, 1995

1995 - V Technical Meeting of the Project "Specialization in Quality Management " Place: TECPAR Period: November 20 - 22, 1995

1995 - Methodology of Parana's State Projects Monitoring with MS-Project. Place: IPARDES - Centro de Treinamento para o Desenvolvimento Period: December 04 - 08, 1995 (20 hours)

1996 - Use and Orientation of Fire Extinguishers. Place: SENAC .Period: March, 12, 1996

1996 - Use and Security of Gas Cylinders. Place: TECPAR, promoted by White Martins. Period: March, 14  1996

1996 - Projects as a Management Strategy. Place: TECPAR Period: July 1 to August 08, 1996

1996 - Workshop "Actions for technological developement in the Cosmetic sector of Parana State". Place: TECPAR Date: July 18, 1996

1996 - Workshop of Environmental Industries: Directions for a Scientific and Technological basis. Place: Universidade Livre do Meio-ambiente - Curitiba - PR Period: August 22 - 23, 1996

1996 - Course "The City and the Environment". Place: Universidade Livre do Meio-ambiente - Curitiba - PR Period: August 26 - 29, 1996

1996 - Mercosul Legislation - Perspectives and problems related to food and health products, organized by Ministério da Saúde e ILSI (International Life Science Institute) Place : São Paulo - SP Period: October 07 - 08, 1996

1996 - NBR ISO 9000. Place : TECPAR. Period: October 28 - 29, 1996

1996 - II Integration Seminar "Interdisciplinar Project for developing sanitary, environmental and agronomic criteria for agricultural recycling of sewage sludge. Place: SANEPAR (Companhia de Saneamento do Paraná) Period: November 04 - 05, 1996

1996 - Course of Rapid Methods and Automation in Food Microbiology . Place: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - UFSC - Florianópolis - SC. Period: November 18 - 22, 1996

1996 - Industries Research & Development Management in MERCOSUL. Place: TECPAR. Period: November 28 - 29, 1996

1996 - V National Meeting in Environmental Microbiology , as a panel Author and presenter "Evaluation of Heavy Metals Bioleaching in sludge by Thiobacillus ferrooxidans bacteria. Place: Fortaleza - CE. Period: December 02 - 05, 1996

1997 - ECOTECNOLÓGICA 97. Place: Expositors Center Barigui Park - Curitiba - PR Period: April 01 - 03,1997

1997 - Internal Quality Auditors. Place: TECPAR (Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná) Period: May 05 - 07, 1997

1997 - Millipore Seminar: Filtration applied to Drugs Quality Control / Sterility Test. Place: Millipore - São Paulo - SP. Period: May 20, 1997

1997 - X Regional Meeting of Biology Students  (As fellow worker in the Forum "Biologist's field work". Place: Ilha do Mel - PR.  Period: May 23 - 25, 1997

1997 - Biological Treatment of Residues. Place: UFSC (Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina) - Florianópolis - SC. Period: June 30 to July 11, 1997

1997 - Workshop "Sanitation - The British perspective for developmen". Place: Curitiba, promoted by British Council.  Period: July 20, 1997

1997 - Urban and Industrial Residues Recycling Seminar. Place: Curitiba - PR. Period: August 21, 1997

1997 - Salmonella and Salmonelosis from Food., Instructor Jean Yves D'Aoust, Ph.D. (Health Canada - Canada). Placel: USP (Universidade de São Paulo)- SP Period: September 01 - 05, 1997.

1997 - Interamerican Accreditation Cooperation Workshop: Tools to manage Accreditation programs. Place: INMETRO (Instituto Nacional de Metrologia)- Rio de Janeiro - RJ. Period: September 29 to a October 04, 1997

1997 - III International Seminar: Research and Development Management. Place: Curitiba -PR Period: November 10 - 11, 1997

1997 - Environmental Auditor. Place: CEFET (Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica) - Curitiba - PR Period:

1998 - Internet Search Techniques Local: ZD University - www.zdu.com Período: 12 de Janeiro a 12 de Fevereiro de 1998

1998 - Creating Web Graphics with Paint Shop Pro. Place: ZD University - www.zdu.com .  Period: From January 19 to February 19, 1998

1998 - 2nd international edition of "Bioscience Resources on the Internet". Place: http://emile-21.com/BRI/welcome.html Period: From Januray 19 to February 19, 1998

1998 - Building na Online Community Local: ZD University - www.zdu.com .  Period: From February to March 19, 1998

1998 - Intro to Web Site Design. Place: ZD University - www.zdu.com . Period: From February 23 to March 23, 1998

1998 – Sterility Assay Training Course. Place: Oswaldo Cruz Foundation – Instituto Nacional de Controle de Qualidade em Saúde. Period: March, 09- 24 1998

1998 – Seminar of Scholars in Environmental Education. Place: Centro Tecnológico em Saneamento e Meio Ambiente (SENAI-CETSAM). Period: July, 06 - 10 1998 (40 hours)

1998 – Environmental Law 9605/98. Place: Institute for International Research. São Paulo – SP. Period: July, 27 - 28,  1998

1998 – 4 º Meeting of South Brazil Biologists . Place: UFPR – Centro Politécnico – Curitiba – PR. Period: September, 14 - 17, 1998

1999 – I State Forum – Management of Pig Dejects and the Environment. Place: Assembléia Legislativa do Paraná
 Date: March, 31, 1999

1999 - ZERI Methodology . Place: TECPAR. Period: June, 30 - July 02.
 

Scientific Activities

- Project " Implementation of Evaluation test of surface disinfection easiness. Place: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná - TECPAR.  Period: 1991

- Project "Ames Test Implementation to evaluate mutagenic potential of chemical substances, with emphasis on pesticides sold in Brazil".Place: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná - TECPAR. Period: 1991 - 1992.

- Project "Ames Test Statistical Analysis for Total Quality". Place: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná - TECPAR.  Period: 1993 - 1994

- Master Science Degree Thesis "Bioleaching of heavy metals sludge by Thiobacillus ferrooxidans bacteria". Place: UFPR - Universidade Federal do Paraná - Setor de Ciências agrárias

Project "Agricultural use of sludge: definition of heavy metals concentration limits in soils and sludge correlated with nitrogen and phosphorus cycle microorganisms. Financed by CIAMB - FINEP (not concluded yet)

Project "Sanepar's Sewage sludge Viabilization as an agricultural fertilizer" Financed by PADCT" (not concluded yet)

Schollarships

1992 - Schollarship Technological and Scientific capacitation (ADT - 1C) from (CNPq - PCDT). Place:  TECPAR . Period: 1993.

1993 -Schollarship from PETROBRÁS - Getúlio Vargas Oil Refinery - Araucária City - Paraná state to monitoring the land farming microbial population. Period. 1994.

1994 - Master of Science Degree Schollarship (from CAPES). Place: UFPR -  Universidade Federal do Paraná - Soils Department - Sub-area Soil Microbiology. Period: 1995-1996.

Educational Activities

- Project "Elaboration and monitoring biology practice classes". Place Medianeira Scholl. 1990.

- Project "Panel elaboration about Evolution" presented on many schools as part of the project "Biology on the streets" conducted by UFPR. Place. Schools of Curitiba city. 1991.

Seminars

1991 - Assay implantation course to Evaluate mutagenic potential of pesticides comercialized on Brazil.  IX Education and Society Seminar. FUNORTE - Fundação Educacional do Norte Catarinense. Mafra city - Santa Catarina State.

1995 - Seminar "Heavy metal evaluation by Thiobacillus Ferrooxidans bacteria". III Seminar of Technical and Scientifical integration - TECPAR . Date: March, 23 1995

1995 - Seminar "Pollution Bioindicators" as part of the discipline Microbiological Assays -  Technical Course in Sanitation - SENAI - CETSAM - Centro de Tecnologia em Saneamento Básico e Ambiental (13-09-95)

1997 - Seminar "Microorganisms and the Environmental Management" as part of the discipline of Microbiology - Specialization Course in Environmental Sanitation - SENAI - CETSAM - Centro de Tecnologia em Saneamento ambiental (06/97)

1997 - Seminar "The TECPAR environment" as part of SIPAT (Work Accidents Prevention Week). Place: TECPAR. Period: September. 1997.

1999 - Seminar "Environmental Microbiology" at "Instituto Politécnico Estadual - Ensino Fundamental e Médio" - Curitiba. Date: June, 15 1999.
 
 

Titles

1992 - Parana State Science and Technology prize (student category) by the project "Evaluation methods of surfaces disinfection. Prize given by Science and Technology State Secretariat - Parana State .

1993 - Microbiologist  - Microbiology Laboratory - Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná - TECPAR Place: Curitiba - PR - Brazil

1996 - Mastership in Soil Microbiology with the thesis "Bioleaching of heavy metals in sludges by Thiobacillus ferrooxidans" - UFPR - Curitiba - PR

Language Skills