Luis Carlos Blanco Linares

Luis Carlos Blanco Linares is an accomplished Industrial Director at LIFEMED since January 2021. With a rich background in management and engineering, Luis served as General Manager at NEOgás from August 2013 to January 2020, overseeing a wide range of operations across multiple countries, including budget management and supply chain logistics. Prior to that, Luis held positions as Operations Manager and R&D Engineering Director at Lupatech Equipamentos e Serviços para Petróleo Ltda. from July 2008 to August 2013, and as Production Director at Gavea Sensors Sistemas de Medição LTDA from April 2006 to June 2008, focusing on technological transfers and team management. Academic contributions at Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro spanned from March 1998 to March 2006, where Luis coordinated research projects and taught courses in instrumentation. Educational qualifications include a PhD and MSc in Electrical Engineering from Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, a BSc in Electrical Engineering from Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, and a recent post-graduation in Digital Transformation from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.