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André Pedral Sampaio FIUZA

Lead Cost Manager at Microsoft

São Paulo, Brazil

A dual citizen (Portuguese/Brazilian) Driven. Focused. Results orientated professional, highly versatile and with an extensive career across complex business environments, organizations and processes (IT, Financial, Engineering, Procurement, Project/Contract Management) . The combination of strong judgement, creativity and knowledge of technologies, helped me lead projects and efforts of cross-functional teams in domestic/international multicultural organizations.

Available For: Consulting
Travels From: São Paulo
Speaking Topics: Strategy, business, and project management

André Pedral Sampaio FIUZA Points
Academic 0
Author 20
Influencer 151
Speaker 0
Entrepreneur 0
Total 171

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Company Information

Company Type: Company
Minimum Project Size: $50,000+
Average Hourly Rate: N/A
Number of Employees: 501-1,000
Company Founded Date: Undisclosed

Areas of Expertise

Change Management
Management 30.08
Marketing 30.25
Procurement 30.65
Project Management 30.89
Risk Management
Supply Chain

Industry Experience

Cross Industry
Engineering & Construction
High Tech & Electronics
Oil & Gas
Utilities

Publications & Experience

20 Article/Blogs
Strategic Management of Complex Projects: Integrating PMI, PRINCE2, Flyvbjerg and AACE
Linkedin
September 10, 2025
In a world where projects are increasingly ambitious, interconnected, and exposed to high levels of uncertainty, strategic project management is no longer optional—it’s essential. This article presents an integrated analysis of PMI and PRINCE2 principles, Bent Flyvbjerg’s insights from How Big Things Get Done, and the Recommended Practices (RP) from AACE International, with a focus on planning, team maturity, and cost control.

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Tags: Marketing, Procurement, Project Management

Cost Engineering as a Strategic Driver of Quality and Compliance in Latin America’s Construction Sector
Linkedin
September 09, 2025
Brazil’s construction industry is undergoing a profound transformation. In the aftermath of widespread corruption scandals and increasing regulatory scrutiny, the sector is being called to redefine its standards—not only in terms of compliance, but in how quality management is embedded across capital projects. At the heart of this shift lies cost engineering, a discipline that must evolve from a technical support function into a strategic pillar of governance and integrity.

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Tags: Marketing, Procurement, Project Management

You (Yes..you will be affected) and The Fourth Industrial Revolution
Linkedln
April 19, 2025
Besides the changes in the curricula and the education process, the process will lie in the same technology that is moving us toward a new society. But will have to make it more inclusive and not just for few, as we can begin to create even more islands of development and income.

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Tags: Marketing, Procurement, Project Management

The inertia of management models in the 21st century
Linkedln
October 14, 2020
A big question that remains today for me is why large companies have not yet left the 20th century in terms of management principles when we already see so many new changes in strategies, business models, in the creation of value and especially in the management of company resources.

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Tags: Marketing, Procurement, Project Management

The Buzzword "Digital Transformation"​ and Bridging the Gap
Linkedln
October 08, 2020
So, what would # transformation be? In the strict sense of the word it would be the # complete change in the characteristic of something (Process, Business, Product, Service) especially so that there is an improvement of this characteristic.

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Tags: Marketing, Procurement, Project Management

A "Buzzword"​ Transformação Digital
Linkedln
October 07, 2020
Mas para existir essa #transformação, especialmente falando em estruturas de negócios, algumas questões têm que ser levadas em conta para que esta #transformação possa ocorrer de forma a alcançar objetivos previamente estabelecidos, os #outcomes, especialmente as questões culturais e seus respectivos comportamento, seja da liderança, da organização e principalmente do time responsável em conduzir essa #transformação.

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Tags: Marketing, Procurement, Project Management

Eu sou um generalista - Deixe-me link the “Dots”
Linkedln
September 23, 2020
After many years of graduating as a mechanical engineer, I am certain that I have chosen the right path. And some attitudes helped me nisso. And an old page with a question that was always correct.

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Tags: Marketing, Procurement, Project Management

The COVID-19 effect in Business Digital Transformation and Next Steps
Linkedln
September 11, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic put many companies that were in the process of digital transformation to the test. A benchmark was set for comparing the situation before and after COVID - BC / AC. But we have to deepen this discussion beyond the digitization process itself and cover other issues that profoundly influence the short, medium and long-term consequences for companies' results and operations, and how the strategy that was being implemented should be addressed for the new reality in which we are being placed.

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Tags: Marketing, Procurement, Project Management

Impact of transformation on Management, Business and Ecosystems from COVID-19 – Expectations and actions
Linkedln
September 09, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected many companies that are in the digital transformation process. A zero framework was temporarily placed to compare the situation before and after COVID – AC / DC. But we have to deepen this discussion in addition to the digitalization process in order to open other questions that profoundly influence the short, medium and long-term consequences of the results and operations of companies, and as the strategy that is being implemented will have to be adjusted to the new reality in which we are being placed.

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Tags: Marketing, Procurement, Project Management

A Dark factory in your neighborhood
Linkedln
June 19, 2020
I´ve been studying and watching many webinars about different issues from economics, politics, technology, and people. Many ideas and future predictions but what we are really expecting still not so clear. Many want to get back to normal other says that will be a new “normal”.

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Tags: Management, Procurement, Project Management

The Post Era - The social Contract
Linkedln
June 15, 2020
Humanity has gone through many remarkable moments of change during its existence. Specific events that marked new eras. Several examples, some of discoveries, others of tragic facts that caused changes that were taking place at a certain pace to accelerate without really knowing its consequences at that very moment.

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Tags: Management, Procurement, Project Management

The (Project/Business/Product?) Manager
Linkedln
November 04, 2017
When I was finishing my graduation in Mechanical Engineer, I decided to start a new graduation course and it was Business Administration. I always saw the engineer as someone with the skills necessary to run a company with understanding HR, Financial, Logistics and Sales.

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Tags: Marketing, Procurement, Project Management

Cost Engineering and Compliance in Brazil
Linkedln
September 27, 2017
As we are facing an enormous corruption case in Brazil institutions, we should bring the cost engineering importance and how it can impact the compliance that the companies are now looking for, a new phase of the engineering and construction business in Brazil, for the owners and contractors.

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Tags: Marketing, Procurement, Project Management

What can I offer to your company right now and in the next future
Linkedln
September 14, 2017
I am very interested in a new position that allows me to utilize my acquired professional knowledge in many aspects. The daily assignments and tasks require a skill set that I’m very accomplished in. I also greatly appreciate the strategic view that allows for future growth and adjustments.

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Tags: Marketing, Procurement, Project Management

My 10th LinkedIn Anniversary profile. What I learned in 10 years.
Linkedln
June 01, 2017
Next July 8th I will complete 10 years as a LinkedIn Member. At that time LinkedIn was just 4 years old and was just beginning the public profiles. For me, in Brazil, it was far for be useful, as we had just a few members here. But since that time, I found that it will become a success and I always believed that It will be the main source for the professional interaction and job marketplace.

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Tags: Marketing, Procurement, Project Management

The PM role and the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Linkedln
May 08, 2017
Is your team prepared for the Fourth Industrial revolution? As the automation, 3D printers, AI and IoT becoming each day more present in the industry, we can see those that used to develop technologies beginning to move toward leading the adoption and the digital transformation.

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Tags: Marketing, Procurement, Project Management

The Dark Factories of the (near) Future or the present?
Linkedln
February 02, 2017
The technology is evolving in a pace that is beyond the futurologists could predict some 15 years ago. Beyond the microprocessor development the combination of software, hardware and specially education, have been improving different areas of knowledge.

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Tags: Marketing, Procurement, Project Management

A Brazilian Approach on Claims Prevention July 19th, 2016
Linkedln
November 28, 2016
The number of construction claims in Brazil, especially in the Oil&Gas sector, increased in the last 10 years due mainly to the numbers of projects conducted by Petrobras in refining, exploration and production business areas, and the lack of prevention from owners and contractors.

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Tags: Marketing, Procurement, Project Management

I am a Generalist - Let me connect the dots
Linkedln
June 13, 2016
Since my childhood I was a challenger. In almost everything, from the school to the the family. I was never satisfied with the "reality" and my main word was Why? It came with also the intellectual curiosity. I needed to understand, learn and sometimes (un)learn different subjects, in a broad spectrum.

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Tags: Marketing, Procurement, Project Management

Why I want to move to Denmark?
Linkedln
June 10, 2016
Today I am leaving the company where I have been in the last 8 years. It was a journey working in a huge EPC project and with a lot of technical and financial challenges and also trying to help build an engineering company from scratch. It was a time of learning and also prepare myself to many changes in my life.

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Tags: Marketing, Procurement, Project Management

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