Melina Yurie Uchida

Supported strategic planning and led business development for long-term expansion by building internal processes and assembling the NbS business development team. Originated, evaluated, and negotiated NbS investment partnerships and structured commercial agreements across VCS, CCB, and SDVista carbon projects.

Served as commercial and institutional representative while contributing to strategic planning and organizational restructuring to strengthen corporate governance and culture. Built and managed the renewable energy business development team, leading due diligence and feasibility for biomethane, power, and steam opportunities, and supporting carbon and environmental attribute certification and comm

Led business and partnerships development for renewable power generation and biomethane opportunities, defining market strategy and supporting market creation initiatives. Managed regulatory focus for free market and distributed generation, and oversaw CDM carbon programs including certification and commercialization.

Provided full administrative, financial, and technical leadership as legal representative reporting to headquarters in Italy. Directed tax planning, institutional relations with regulators and partners, annual budgeting and cost control, and led restructuring and operational expansion while driving business positioning.

Coordinated engineering teams across project development, licensing, implementation, operations, and electricity commercialization. Managed carbon departments and audits for CDM, VCS, and Gold Standard projects, including RCA/PCA environmental impact studies, compliance obligations, and QA/QC and monitoring systems oversight.

Specialized in landfill biogas flare combustion and renewable energy generation under CDM projects, supporting technical work aligned to project requirements. Produced and reviewed technical documentation for CDM (ID 5947) scope activities.

Supported environmental licensing and permitting for landfill biogas power plant and castor oil factory, including ANEEL registration and municipal operating permits. Managed environmental compliance reporting and contributed to CDM documentation, validation audits, and occupational health and safety support.

Collected hydraulic and field data using DGPS technology to support flood control system development. Supported data gathering and analysis tasks for the environmental engineering workflow.

Completed an MBA in Business Management at Fundação Getulio Vargas in 2021.

Earned a B.Sc. in Environmental Engineering from the Federal University of Itajubá in 2007.