Érica Miranda Gonçalves currently holds the position of Estágio em Processo Operacional at Vale and serves as a Pesquisador científico with the Business and Academy Research Group as a scientific initiation student at LabTar UFES, both since August 2024. Previously, Érica worked at Tegrus as a Sales-Ops and Bolsista em Eficiência Operacional from October 2023 to August 2024, and at Dersalis as an Analista de Hardware and Estagiário de IoT from November 2021 to October 2023. Érica is pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Engenharia de Produção at Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, expected to complete in August 2026, and previously earned a Bachelor's degree in Engenharia Elétrica e Eletrônica from the same institution in July 2023. Érica also completed a Técnico Integrado in Estradas at Ifes - Instituto Federal do Espírito Santo in December 2019.