Thatiana Goncalves
Brasília
Summary
As a Bilingual (Portuguese and English) Procurement Specialist with over 12 years of experience, I worked with a high level of integrity in challenging environments and with teams of great cultural diversity. I successfully optimized complex procurement processes, resulting in significant cost savings for public administration. I participated in implementing several projects that ensured efficiency in acquisitions and contracting services. My Military career strengthened my ability to work well under pressure and shaped me as a detail-oriented, data-driven, mission-oriented professional, a creative problem solver, and a great communicator.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Procurement Specialist
Brazilian Army - Military Healthcare Board
01.2023 - Current
- Saved more than 1 million reais through contract management from Military Health Organizations, optimizing the use of financial resources from limited budget.
- Reviewed procurement procedures of 63 military health organizations responsible for the medical care of 750,000 patients (militaries and families) to develop, implement, and supervise an innovative national procurement project based on benchmarking performed in the private and public sectors, ensuring compliance with laws, regulations, and guidelines. The project, which is in partnership with the Ministry of Management and Innovation, comprises the implementation of a management system - Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), and it aims to optimize the procurement process in 63 Military Health Organizations. The Project Value is 380 million reais.
Procurement Specialist
Brazilian Army - Army Headquarters Administrative Base
01.2022 - 12.2022
- Provide strategic advice, based on laws, regulations, and manuals, to the Commander of this military unit regarding essential decisions related to contract management—48 contracts.
- Supported a savings process of over $1 million reais due to the efficiency of the procurement strategies for food services contracts.
- I demonstrated excellent supervision ability by managing all activities in a workgroup with militaries from 35 different military organizations. This resulted in optimized procurements and savings of around $2 million reais for public administration.
- Obtained from the Military Unit Command, the financial resources necessary to carry out a training event in Contract and Inspection management, where 35 soldiers from three different Military Organizations were trained,
- Assisted militaries from different departments to optimize the descriptions and characterizations of materials and services purchased or contracted.
Career Leave
Brazilian Army
01.2020 - 12.2021
- Got funds from the U.S. Embassy and U.S. Army, as a volunteer and using a personal network, to support the project Casa Vida - House of Life, which protects and reintegrates women and children from gender-based violence and sexual abuse.
- Voluntarily participated in a project to teach Portuguese to military personnel from the Australian Army.
- Involved with volunteer work using solid knowledge about procurement to elaborate and execute international logistic processes to support the military of the Brazilian Navy in a Mission in East Timor to Brazil.
Head of Bidding Section
Brazilian Army - Armed Forces Hospital
12.2018 - 12.2019
- Managed the execution of 60 bidding processes and led a team of 10 servers - military and civilians.
- Implemented procurement management policies and strategies, resulting in cost savings.
- Elaborated on a feasibility study project for a new contract of hospital nutrition. The project received praise from both the hospital's Internal Control and the Internal Control Secretariat of the Ministry of Defense and served as a pilot project for the realization of other studies on the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of hospital contracts.
- Coordinated procurement processes with nearby public organizations to reduce hospital costs by 20% and increase team efficiency.
- Led Emergency Care and Oncology Sector reform process with a detailed budget breakdown of proposals, ensuring modern and comfortable installations followed a 20% increase in patient capacity and 18% savings for Administration.
Pricing Manager
Brazilian Army - Armed Forces Hospital
01.2018 - 12.2018
- Managed nine people (military and civilian) responsible for researching the prices of more than 4,000 different items and the price survey for contracting the most varied services.
- Analysed the researched prices and prepared a report supporting acquisitions and contracting in 67 bids, 90 waivers, and 57 unenforceability bids.
- Subsidized through extensive market research, services contracting, purchases, and disposals at prices compatible with the market, assisting Boards, Divisions, Subdivisions, Clinics, and Sections of the Hospital in their procurement processes with transparency, coherence, and effectiveness.
- Promoted the team's training through courses and internships that could lead to better performance in their activities in the Price Research section, given the complex and extensive existing legislation government matters related to price research.
- Constantly sought methods for evolution and best practices to make price research reliable and an effective instrument to form reference prices through Electronic Auction composition or a simple acquisition by waiver of bidding.
Procurement Specialist
Brazilian Army - Rio de Janeiro General Military Hospital
01.2017 - 12.2017
- Developed, implemented, and coordinated a whole new procurement sector, optimizing the acquisition of medical, dental, and pharmaceutical materials in the Pharmacy Division and adapting procurement rules and regulations.
- Implemented an internal control system that ensured that purchase orders were duly prepared and dispatched for all procurement departments, directing all procurement activities and timely correcting actions on POs with budget check errors and other problems within.
- Saved approximately $4 million reais for the government treasury working as an auctioneer in dental materials with the 500 items.
- Contributed to the approval of the contract for corrective maintenance of Tomography equipment, which had not been used for more than two years, using knowledge related to public bidding to elaborate the contracting processes, with sufficient legal support to be approved by the Attorney General's Office, resulting in favoring the patients who use the Hospital and need the equipment for a more precise diagnosis.
Head of Bidding Section
Brazilian Army - 1st Jungle Infantry Brigade
07.2016 - 12.2016
- Conducted the planning and execution working Group of all bidding and contract processes for the nine military units, leading a team of 15 militaries.
- Proposed measures that brought greater efficiency and effectiveness to all purchasing and contracting processes of the military unit.
- Trained soldiers from the nine Military Units subordinated to the 1st Jungle Infantry Brigade to outsource service and materials descriptions and characterizations to optimize the unit's processes and results.
- Appointed as president of the Bidding Committee and carried out important contracting processes for the 1st Jungle Infantry Brigade.
- Managed over 50 bidding processes, including acquisitions of military materials for areas such as Infantry, Army Police, Cavalry, and Communications.
- Promoted significant improvements to the procurement and contracting processes for the 1st Jungle Infantry Brigade.
Head of Bidding and Contracts Section
Brazilian Army - Boa Vista Garrison Medical Post
12.2014 - 07.2016
- Conducted the planning and execution of all processes for the acquisition of medical and dental materials, and medicines, as well as the processes for contracting essential services for the operation of the unit.
- Appointed as a consultant for matters related to bidding in the process of analysis, prevention, and fight against corruption.
- Performed the financial control of the Unit, advising the Head of Boa Vista Garrison Medical Post in the planning of Acquisitions and Hiring.
- Optimized acquisition processes allowing professionals and patients access to a wide range of medical equipment and dental materials, and medicines.
- Conducted a credit survey with donors within a Brazilian federal deputy and managed to acquire the first mobile ICU Ambulance to speed up patient removal and save lives.
Procurement Assistant
Brazilian Army - Porto Alegre Military Polyclinic
12.2010 - 12.2014
- Performed all activities related to the acquisition of hospital and dental materials, medicines, and contracting services.
- Developed a methodology to analyze bidding processes.
- Created a methodology for controlling the necessary documents, both administrative and technical, for the execution of the contracts.
- Trained doctors, dentists, and pharmacists to optimize the descriptions and characterizations of materials and services purchased or contracted.
- Contributed to excellence in formalizing and assessing the clinic bidding processes, which improved processes and provided greater transparency to the unit's acquisitions and hiring.
Education
Master of Science - Procurement
Empower School of Health/UNITAR
Switzerland12.2025
MBA - Military Science
Brazilian Army Officers Improvement School
Rio De Janeiro12.2018
MBA - Military Science
Brazilian Army Health School
Rio De Janeiro12.2010
Bachelor of Science - Pharmaceutical Sciences
Juiz De Fora Federal University
Juiz De Fora 12.2008
Skills
- Strong Procurement and Operational Project Management
Expert on federal government's procurement process, determining the most appropriate method for purchasing items, and carrying out the acquisition, considering tight deadlines and short budget
- Problem-Solving Through Partnership Building
With high levels of integrity, I'm known for being an innovative thinker with a strong sense of process improvement, whether it be adapting to changing standards, laws and regulations or working cross over departments to understand any discrepancies
Timeline
Procurement Specialist
Brazilian Army - Military Healthcare Board
01.2023 - Current
Procurement Specialist
Brazilian Army - Army Headquarters Administrative Base
01.2022 - 12.2022
Career Leave
Brazilian Army
01.2020 - 12.2021
Head of Bidding Section
Brazilian Army - Armed Forces Hospital
12.2018 - 12.2019
Pricing Manager
Brazilian Army - Armed Forces Hospital
01.2018 - 12.2018
Procurement Specialist
Brazilian Army - Rio de Janeiro General Military Hospital
01.2017 - 12.2017
Head of Bidding Section
Brazilian Army - 1st Jungle Infantry Brigade
07.2016 - 12.2016
Head of Bidding and Contracts Section
Brazilian Army - Boa Vista Garrison Medical Post
12.2014 - 07.2016
Procurement Assistant
Brazilian Army - Porto Alegre Military Polyclinic
12.2010 - 12.2014
Master of Science - Procurement
Empower School of Health/UNITAR
MBA - Military Science
Brazilian Army Officers Improvement School
MBA - Military Science
Brazilian Army Health School
Bachelor of Science - Pharmaceutical Sciences
Juiz De Fora Federal University
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