Supervisors and instructors

Celso Luis de Carvalho

  • Aerodynamic structure technician - EEAR, Guaratinguetá-SP (1981)
  • Civil aviation inspector training - ANAC, 1998
  • 17 years’ experience of aircraft maintenance in the Brazilian air force - AFA and DCTA
  • Experience in civil aviation since March 1998 in the areas of compliance inspection, type certification, airworthiness export certification and special certification issuing.
  • Currently inspection and production instructor/auditor at DCA-BR

Clovis Reynan Alves Ferrari

  • Communications technician - EEAR, Guaratinguetá-SP (1972)
  • NCO improvement course - EEAR (1991)
  • 14 years’ experience in the aerospace industry in the areas of production and type certification, airworthiness certification, conformity/airworthiness inspection and quality, process and product system audits
  • Currently inspection and production instructor/auditor at DCA-BR

Esther Ihlenfeldt de Farias

  • Mechanical Engineer - Taubaté Engineering School (UNITAU), Taubaté-SP (1972)
  • Started out at DCTA in March 1970 as an intern and was hired in 1972 as an engineer, becoming the first female engineer to work with aircraft certification in Brazil
  • Attended certification and regulation courses held by FAA experts
  • Worked with inspection and type certification at DCTA
  • Participated in the drafting of ABNT standards in the Terminology and Technical Documentation Study Commission of the Brazilian Aviation Committee (CB-COBATA-8)
  • Worked with the regulations of DCTA and ANAC until 2006
  • Currently regulatory engineer at DCA-BR

Eugênio Helder Ribeiro Marques

  • Aircraft mechanics technician - EEAR, Guaratinguetá-SP (1980)
  • Quality auditor training at the Institute of Industrial Promotion and Coordination - IFI, São José dos Campos-SP (2000)
  • Civil Aviation Inspector - ANAC (2001)
  • Postgraduate in flight safety from ITA (2006)
  • Civil aviation experience since 1999 in the areas of: compliance inspection, type certification, airworthiness certification, export approval
  • Currently inspection and production instructor and auditor at DCA-BR

Guilherme Conceição Rocha

  • Master's degree in mechanical and aeronautical engineering from ITA, São José dos Campos-SP (2002)
  • Mechanical and aeronautical engineer - ITA (1998)
  • 10 years’ aerospace industry experience in the areas of systems engineering, customer support, reliability and maintenance
  • Led the flight controls team of aircraft families EMB-145 and the Embraer EMB-120
  • Led an Embraer technological development project for training a team in Systems Failure Prediction Techniques.
  • Acted as product development manager for the offshore industry
  • Currently a consultant at DCA-BR in the areas of hydro-mechanical systems, operational safety and environmental management

Hiroshi Kameyama

  • Aeronautical engineer - ITA, São José dos Campos-SP, 1957
  • Private and glider pilot
  • Twelve years’ experience of production in the automotive industry
  • Production manager at DCTA/PAR, birthplace of the Bandeirante and Ipanema
  • Successively manager of the manufacturing, tools, primary parts and AMX divisions at Embraer
  • Five years’ work experience of regulation management at the civil flight certification division at IFI-DCTA/ANAC
  • Acted as regulation coordinator at DCA-BR
  • Currently Chief financial officer at DCA-BR

Jorge Luiz Vieira de Andrade

  • Electronics technician - EEAR, Guaratinguetá-SP (1973)
  • Official aeronautics specialist - communications (1996)
  • 23 years’ aerospace industry experience in the in the area of flight protection (DEPV, currently DCEA)
  • 12 years’ experience as an airworthiness inspector at the Brazilian Department of Civil Aviation/ANAC
  • Currently inspection and production instructor/auditor at DCA-BR

José Carlos Rodrigues Medeiros de Moraes

  • Industrial mechanics engineer - University of Santa Cecilia Bandeirantes (UNICEB), Santos-SP (1989)
  • Production process mechanical technologist - UNESP/FATEC, São Paulo-SP (1983)
  • 25 years’ aerospace industry experience in the areas of aircraft maintenance, engines and components, quality assurance, aircraft inspection, aerospace product certification and testing, quality system audits, packaging certification and tests for air transport of dangerous cargo
  • 6 years’ experience as an aeronautical product certification engineer at ANAC’s Program Management (GCPR)
  • Currently aeronautical product, mechanical systems and dangerous air transport cargo packaging certification engineer at DCA-BR

Jose Luiz Rocha Belderrain

  • Master's degree in aeronautical engineering from ITA, São José dos Campos-SP (1993)
  • Flight test engineer - USAF Test Pilot School, United States (1983)
  • Aeronautical engineer - ITA (1978)
  • 20 years’ experience in test flights
  • 15 years’ experience in civil aircraft certification
  • Currently advisor on the Technical Board at DCA-BR

Luiz Alberto Cocentino Munaretto

  • Electrical engineer - UNIVAP, São José dos Campos-SP (1996)
  • Fighter jet instructor
  • Test pilot
  • 15 years of test flight experience
  • Acted as vice chairman and later as chairman of IAE/DCTA
  • Acted as head of the Aeronautical Approval Division at IFI/DCTA
  • Experienced in international projects and activities
  • Instructor and lecturer at CENIPA and at the Aerospace Logistics Institute (ILA) of the Brazilian air force (FAB)
  • Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • Currently program manager at DCA-BR

Luiz Alberto Gomes de Figueiredo

  • Bachelor's degree in law from the University of Vale do Paraíba (UNIVAP), São José dos Campos-SP (2004)
  • Mechanical engineer - University of Brasília (Brasilia), Brasília-DF (1974)
  • Turbo machine design and testing course at the post-graduate department of ITA, São José dos Campos-SP (1977)
  • Work at Embraer:
  • Work at Embraer:
    • As an engineer at the technical department of the Systems and Propulsion Engineering Division
    • Propulsion systems manager
    • Engineering Program Manager for the EMB-120 Brasília
    • Aircraft Certification Manager
    • Quality Management Assistant
    • Program Development Engineer at the Department of Advanced Projects
  • Participated in the defense of Embraer at two trials in the U.S.
  • Specialized in aerospace law by the Brazilian Society of Aeronautical Law (SBDA) - Rio de Janeiro (2009)
  • Currently propulsive systems and aeronautical regulations engineer at DCA-BR

Luiz Alberto Nolasco Fonseca

  • Master’s degree in air transport management from Swinburne University , Australia (2004)
  • Mechanical engineer - University of Brasília (Brasilia), Brasília-DF (1979)
  • More than 25 years of aerospace industry experience in maintenance engineering, spare parts, maintenance costs, reliability, technical documentation and maintenance plans
  • Managing Director of Embraer Australia for more than 7 years
  • Teaches civil aviation at the University of Anhembi-Morumbi in the subjects of operational research, logistics, airport administration, aircraft maintenance, air transport planning and air transport economy
  • Currently Engineering Manager at DCA-BR

Marcelo Oliveira e Cruz de Aragão

  • Master of science in production from ITA, São José dos Campos-SP (2005)
  • Aeronautical engineer - ITA (1999)
  • 10 years’ aerospace industry experience in the areas of type and production certification, airworthiness certification, compliance inspection, quality system audits, process and product fault research and root cause analysis
  • 6 years as technical coordinator on the production and inspection management team at GGCP
  • Acted as technical consultant for the quality management team at ELEB
  • Currently the manager of quality and inspection at DCA-BR

Marina Mendonça Natalino Zenun

  • Master's degree in mechanical and aeronautical engineering from ITA, São José dos Campos-SP (2009)
  • Electrical engineer - CEFET-MG (1995)
  • 12 years´ aerospace industry experience in the areas of systems engineering, customer support, and manufacturing
  • Professor of Requirements’ Engineer and Management discipline in a Postgraduate course in ITA with Professor PhD Geilson Loureiro
  • Currently an engineer at DCA-BR in the areas of electrical and avionics systems

Oscar Nunes de Abreu

  • Aeronautical engineer - ITA, São José dos Campos-SP (1961)
  • Certification specialist - Federal Aviation Administration (FAA-USA), Civil Aviation Administration (CAA-UK) and CEAT (France)
  • Worked with aircraft approval 1962-1994
  • Technical advisor for the aircraft approval division, participating in the certification processes of Neiva, Aerotec airplanes as well in the structural certification of all civilian Embraer aircraft up until the EMB-190 - 1995-2006
  • Participated in the implementation of the test laboratories at DCTA/PAR, including construction and the acquisition and installation of the test equipment
  • Currently aircraft structure certification engineer at DCA-BR

Pablo Néstor Pusterla

  • Master of science from ITA, São José dos Campos-SP, 1971
  • Aeronautical engineer, Universidad Nacional de La Plata - Argentina, 1968
  • More than 30 years’ experience in flight certification
  • Consultant for the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the UNDP program of support for civil aviation authorities (aircraft certification) in Indonesia (2 years) and Argentina (4 months)
  • Currently the Chief Technical Officer of DCA-BR

Paulo Cesar de França Rocha

  • Master's degree in mechanical engineering: materials from UNESP (2005)
  • Chemical engineer - UFRRJ, Itaguaí-RJ (1974)
  • 25 years’ telecommunications industry experience in: surface treatment, thermal treatment, machining, stamping, set and subset assemblies, electronic component assemblies, the ISO 9000 quality management system and environmental concerns
  • 6 years’ aerospace industry experience in: production certification, documentation adequacy analysis , product, process and quality system audits, special processes audits and analysis and follow-up of non-compliant cycles
  • Supervisor and group manager at Ericsson for 25 years
  • Production certification engineer on the Production and Inspection management team at ANAC (GCIP) for 6 years
  • Currently production certification engineer at DCA-BR

Paulo Roberto Machado

  • Naval engineer - University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo-SP (1976)
  • Aircraft fuel systems specialist
  • 14 years’ experience at Embraer: projects, failure analysis, installation, testing and certification of aircraft fuel systems
  • Propulsion systems engineer at IFI/DCTA and later at the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) for 7 years
  • Currently propulsion systems and aircraft emissions engineer at DCA-BR

Roberto Gonçalves Pereira

  • MBA in business management from Conexão/FGV (2001)
  • Post-graduate in electronics - digital systems from ITA, São José dos Campos-SP (1994)
  • Electronics engineer - UNIVAP, São José dos Campos-SP (1989)
  • Fixed and rotary wing military pilot - Brazilian Air Force (1974)
  • Over 30 years’ experience in various private and public organizations in the aeronautical and telecommunications field
  • Supplemental type certification specialist at GGCP, 2001-2007
  • Currently supplemental type certification engineer at DCA-BR

Roberto Rodrigues Fernandes

  • Flight mechanics technician - EEAR, Guaratinguetá-SP (1975)
  • 22 years’ aerospace industry experience in airworthiness inspections, compliance inspections, product, process and quality management system audits, process and product failure investigations
  • Currently production inspection instructor/auditor at DCA-BR

Sebastião Carlos de Souza

  • Electronics technician - EEAR, Guaratinguetá-SP (1978)
  • 22 years of aircraft maintenance experience in the Brazilian Air Force
  • Civil aviation experience in compliance inspections, type certification, production certification, airworthiness certification, export airworthiness approvals (CAE) and ABNT NBR 15100 audits
  • Currently production inspection instructor/auditor at DCA-BR

Tor Kameyama

  • Aeronautical engineer - ITA, São José dos Campos-SP (1960)
  • Former private and glider pilot
  • DCTA/PAR engineer in the area of major modifications of general aviation aircraft
  • 18 years’ experience as a MOTORTEC technical lead, in the area of aircraft structural components manufacturing at NEIVA and EMBRAER
  • 25 years’ experience at MOTORTEC in general and military aircraft maintenance, as engineer and technical lead
  • Technical director at VOTEC Regional Airlines and VOTEC Air Taxi
  • 16 years’ experience at VARIG/VEM as General Manager of maintenance quality assurance
  • Company certification and first fleet aircraft introduction consultant for FLEX airlines
  • Currently aircraft maintenance regulation consultant at DCA-BR