Anne Machado

Led end-to-end R&D of a functional IoT proof of concept to complement satellite monitoring by detecting acoustic indicators of illegal deforestation and transmitting alerts in low-connectivity areas. Combined acoustic sensing, edge computing, passive amplification, and point-to-point LoRa across the system development lifecycle.
• Conducted a PRISMA-ScR scoping review of 28 studies, identifying te

Founded and led Breive, delivering engineering, building-automation, and IoT solutions for residential, commercial, and corporate clients – from technical discovery and systems integration to handover and support.
• Translated client needs into functional requirements, technical specifications, and feasible solutions through requirements gathering, requirements analysis, solution design, and techn

Volunteered in an IFPB extension project serving CSA Cajazeiras, a community initiative that supports small family farmers dedicated to organic agricultural production. Designed an internal process automation solution requiring no additional software investment, using Google Workspace to improve the community’s payment-information workflow.
• Performed end-to-end process mapping and operational re

Served as a Professor in the Civil Engineering and Building Construction Technician programs, managing curriculum development, instructional design, lesson planning, classroom delivery, assessment, and learner support.
• Taught Building Plumbing and Sanitary Systems, Structural Drawing, Quality Management, and Geology Applied to Civil Engineering. Integrated Autodesk Revit into project developmen

Project: Risk Assessment and Management for Addressing COVID-19 in the Municipality of Cajazeiras, Brazil
Volunteer Data Analyst and Collaborating Professor in an research project supported by Cajazeiras Epidemiological Surveillance. Collaborated with research stakeholders on a qualitative and quantitative study using participatory mapping to assess COVID-19 risks, and support local response eff

Started as a Civil Engineering Intern and later transitioned to an Apprentice role, supporting construction operations for a corporate building with 22 typical floors, a mezzanine, ground floor, and three basements through cross-functional collaboration with engineering, occupational safety, warehouse, and field teams.
• Reviewed drawings and prepared quantity takeoffs and technical documentation,

Research focus: Environmental Technologies and Sustainable Development.
Thesis: Development and Evaluation of an IoT Prototype for Illegal Deforestation Detection: An Approach Based on Acoustic Sensing and LoRa Communication

• Conducted applied research on environmental monitoring using IoT, embedded systems, acoustic sensing, edge computing, and LoRa communication.

• Applied Systems and Require

Issued Jul 2026

Completed 2,171 hours (54.72%) of undergraduate coursework in Control and Automation Engineering; Academic Performance Index: 83.39/100.

• Programming & Computing: Algorithms and Programming Logic, Object-Oriented Programming, Computer Networks, and Digital Systems.

• Electronics & Systems: Electronics I and laboratory, Electrical Circuits Laboratory, Electromagnetism, and Signals and Systems An

Issued Apr 2023

MBA in Construction Management (400h) focused on project planning, governance, and operational efficiency in civil engineering projects.

• Construction & Project Management: Guidelines for physical-financial planning, site execution, quality control, and jobsite optimization.
• Strategic & Business Management: Organizational analysis, executive decision-making, and strategic planning tailored to

Issued Feb 2020

Undergraduate Research: Use of X-Ray Fluorescence, Differential Thermal Analysis, and Thermogravimetric Analysis for the Characterization of Portland Cements.

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Issued Apr 2016