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Vasco Brak-Lamy Guerra

Vasco Brak-Lamy Guerra

Maputo,Mozambique

Summary

Strategic COO known for unparalleled productivity and efficiency in task completion. Specialize in operational optimization, financial oversight, and strategic planning, ensuring seamless integration of processes and goals. Excel in leadership, communication, and problem-solving, leveraging these soft skills to drive team performance and organizational success.

High-energy Chief Operating Officer with demonstrated record of exceeding profitability goals and driving increased revenues while containing costs. Successfully grew organizations to achieve excellence through efficient operational systems support.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education

Work History

COO - Chief Operations Officer

Bravantic Moçambique
Maputo
01.2025 - Current
  • Manage all operations and busines units. Team of 30 persons.

Head of Business Transformation

Bravantic, SA (Ex-Informantem)
Maputo, Mozambique
07.2022 - Current
  • Make Sure Job Is Done.
  • Participation in PMO internal improvement activities.
  • Address complaints and key concerns impacting staff morale and performance.
  • Challenge existing organizational practices and conventions.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to develop predictive models to resolve organizational challenges.
  • Develop on-the-job training programs.
  • Develop suitable business transformation strategies for responding to internal and external drivers of change.
  • Facilitate hiring decisions for the organization.
  • Integrate teams to remove internal barriers and bureaucracy.
  • Participate in change management initiatives.
  • Lead engagement with General manager on overcoming barriers to change.
  • Systems thinking and team development.

Project Manager

INFORMANTEM, SA
Maputo, Mozambique
04.2022 - 07.2022
  • Responsible for the management of multidisciplinary projects across the company.
  • Responsible for the management of the company transformation project, which involves, Business Transformation, change management, business development, strategic planning and definition of business plan.
  • Currently managing a portfolio of projects over 20M USD.

Global Business Development Manager

InvestPrime SA
Mozambique, Mozambique
05.2019 - 04.2022
  • Build and lead all functional Senior and Junior Leadership Teams (44 persons) to ensure full alignment and agreement to the strategy and plan to deliver agreed targets across Mozambique and Ensuring that Investprime SA, continues to grow the top line, delivering efficiencies according to Group and Industry benchmarks and achieving this within a process that benefited all employees and stakeholders.
  • Manage all business chain, from procurement, logistics, warehousing, distribution, transportation, sales, marketing, collection and client satisfaction and needs.
  • Directs, oversees and develop all strategic and operations within the organization's distribution, logistics and support services (as Risk Control, Security, Occupation Health and Safety and Fleet); Develops distribution and logistics plans and procedures to ensure that internal and client needs are met; Set the strategic direction, short and long-term objectives for distribution and logistics operations; Development of strategies that will ensure continuity of the logistics service from Fleet-mix and ownership, maintenance models; People structures and compensation; Analyze and anticipated growth of operating against capacities to maintain and ensure proper storage, receiving, and shipping capabilities for present and future business.
  • Increase company portfolio from Mts 300.000m/month (July 2019) to Mts 29.0M per month in 31 months (October 2021).
  • Increase company revenue.
  • Reduce Operative and Admin Costs.
  • Reduce Logistics Costs.
  • Client increased in 95%.
  • Reaching top 10 (7th position) in Import and distribution companies.
  • Implementation of service quality control management systems that allowed for an increase in the performance of services and a reduction in complaints.
  • Implementation of customer satisfaction measurement systems, managing call center team and all inputs and outputs.
  • Employee Retention, hiring 10% each year.

Private Investments Manager

DVR Connection Investments
, PALOPS
01.2018 - 04.2022

Executive Diretor

Vantagem+ Consultores de Formação - Empresas
Mozambique, Mozambique
03.2017 - 04.2018
  • Developing the business and maximize the Company in the Sector.
  • Communicating, on behalf of the company, with shareholders, government entities, and the public.
  • Leading the development of the company's short- and long-term strategy.
  • Creating and implementing the company or organization's vision and mission.
  • Evaluating the work of other executive leaders within the company, including directors.
  • Maintaining awareness of the competitive market landscape, expansion opportunities, industry developments, Mkt & Commercial duties.
  • Ensuring that the company maintains high social responsibility wherever it does business.
  • Assessing risks to the company and ensuring they are monitored and minimized.
  • Setting strategic goals and making sure they are measurable and describable.

Business Developer

Metropolitan Airmotive
Mozambique / Portugal
07.2015 - 02.2017
  • Developing the business and maximize the Company in the Sector.
  • Communicating, on behalf of the company, with shareholders, government entities, and the public.
  • Leading the development of the company's short- and long-term strategy.
  • Creating and implementing the company or organization's vision and mission.
  • Evaluating the work of other executive leaders within the company, including directors.
  • Maintaining awareness of the competitive market landscape, expansion opportunities, industry developments, etc.
  • Ensuring that the company maintains high social responsibility wherever it does business.
  • Assessing risks to the company and ensuring they are monitored and minimized and setting strategic goals and making sure they are measurable and describable.
  • When started, the company had only 2 active clients. After 6 months the company had increased the Client list from 2 actives clients to 25 actives clients. After 12 months the current client list was 75 active clients, including big Projects, has for example: Army sector, Construction sector, Environmental sector.
  • Achievements: Increase client (projects). Reducing Administration costs.

Executive Diretor / Partner

Fortis Consulting
Mozambique, Mozambique
02.2012 - 01.2015
  • Company representation in Mozambique and abroad.
  • Management and maintenance of facilities and equipment.
  • Purchasing and office management.
  • Team management.
  • Negotiation with suppliers.
  • Management of products/services.
  • Service presentation business meetings.
  • Preparation and monitoring of commercial proposals.
  • Management of a customer base.
  • Fulfillment of defined business objectives.
  • Direct and control the company activities and to give strategic guidance and direction to ensure that the group achieves its performance, mission and objectives.
  • Leading the group and ensuring all employees buy into the group vision and mission.
  • Setting the overall strategic direction of the group alongside with the board of Directors.
  • Planning and implementing long term business strategies to achieve the group's objectives.
  • Managing the direction of the group and guiding senior members of the each group's company´s.
  • Carrying out regular SWOT analysis to mitigate any potential risks through industry and market changes.
  • Looking for opportunities to increase efficiencies and speed up processes across the business.
  • Implementing new processes and procedures across the business.
  • Setting group-wide KPI's to gauge company performance in all areas.
  • Setting group budgets and forecasts alongside the Group´s Finance Director.
  • Analyzing opportunities for growth in market segments to drive profitability.
  • Successfully implementing group's policy.
  • Succession planning for senior members of the group's companies to ensure all departments are managed continuously.

Partner

Medempresa Moçambique
Mozambique, Mozambique
10.2011 - 05.2014
  • Initial concept development, Business/company implementation in Mozambique.
  • Market study, technical evaluation, competition analysis.
  • State and private relations in the health sector.
  • Preparation of company strategies.
  • Coordination of the Marketing and Communication department and management of the team and its budget.
  • Project management, strategic planning, event organization.
  • Development and implementation of an integrated communication and brand management strategy.
  • Service presentation business meetings.
  • Preparation and monitoring of commercial proposals.
  • Management of a customer base.
  • Design and implement business strategies, plans and procedures.
  • Set comprehensive goals for performance and growth.
  • Establish policies that promote company culture and vision.
  • Oversee daily operations of the company and the work of executives (IT, Marketing, Sales, Finance etc.).
  • Lead employees to encourage maximum performance and dedication.
  • Evaluate performance by analyzing and interpreting data and metrics.
  • Write and submit reports.
  • Participate in expansion activities (investments, acquisitions, corporate alliances etc.).
  • Manage relationships with partners/vendors.

Business Developer and Logistics

Plano Construções / Transglobal
Mozambique, Mozambique
12.2010 - 12.2012
  • Operations, comercial and logistics management.
  • Service presentation business meetings.
  • Preparation and monitoring of commercial proposals.
  • Planning, implementation and supervision in the execution of strategies, for the fulfillment of objectives.
  • Development of new business and customer loyalty.
  • Building good relationships with customers through constant support and interaction.
  • Lead and motivate workers.
  • Outline objectives and develop strategies to achieve them.
  • Sending reports to the company's management.
  • Identification of new business opportunities.
  • Directs, oversees and develop all strategic and operations within the organization's distribution, logistics and support services (as Risk Control, Security, Occupation Health and Safety and Fleet); Develops distribution and logistics plans and procedures to ensure that internal and client needs are met; Set the strategic direction, expectations, short and long-term objectives for distribution and logistics operations; Strategically adjust departments' activities, policies and practices to meet and/or exceed key performance metrics and customer satisfaction goals; Development of strategies that will ensure continuity of the logistics service from Fleet-mix and ownership, maintenance models and technology leverage; People structures and compensation; Analyze and anticipated growth of operating against capacities to maintain and ensure proper storage, receiving, and shipping capabilities for present and future business; Ensure contingency policies, systems and practices are in place to prevent and eliminate business disruption; Advocate for efficiency ideas, cost reduction measures and assist with implementation and Comply with laws, regulations.

Executive Director

HUB - Assistência Técnica e Formação
Beira e Maputo, Mozambique
01.2009 - 12.2010
  • Technical assistance in consultancy to national and foreign companies and projects in Mozambique.
  • Contact with customers, prospects, partners, donors, state, procurement / HST.
  • Support in the commercial, operational and logistical scope of medium and large projects.
  • Intermediation with workers associations and unions.
  • Link between stages of the value chain of products or projects, commerce, agribusiness, industry, distribution and markets.
  • Service presentation business meetings.
  • Preparation and monitoring of commercial proposals.
  • Identification of new business opportunities.
  • Some projects: AGRA - Green Revolution - Nacala Corridor, AgroEnergias - Beira Corridor, Respol - Resins, Zimbabwe/RSA/Mozambique, Mozinvest, Lusosem, Higest, IPEX, Proirri, BAD.
  • Management of contacts with various suppliers, namely, Communication Agencies; Promotion of Cross Selling between departments with key customers.
  • Development and implementation of Key Opinion Leader engagement strategies.

Board Advisor

EcoAustral
, Mozambique
01.2008 - 01.2009
  • Preparation of an international project in Mozambique / Procurement.
  • Establishing relationships with state and private decision makers.
  • Assistance to contracted technical teams.
  • Elaboration of the value chain for products and services to be marketed.
  • Recruitment of personnel and legal issues of the company in conjunction with the legal department.
  • Develop commercial proposals, opportunities for business expansion, supervision and logistics.
  • Company representation in Mozambique.
  • Management and selection of facilities and equipment.
  • Purchasing and office management.
  • Support to the Sales Department regarding questions about products and purchase conditions.
  • Developing and implementing a project from A to Z.

Agency manager

Startpeople - USG People
Setúbal e Região, Portugal e Algarve
01.2005 - 01.2007
  • Branch global management.
  • Internal and external audits, supplier and customer management.
  • Monitoring of projects/customers.
  • Prospecting for new business opportunities.
  • Team management.
  • Sending reports of meetings held.
  • Excellence in customer service.
  • Sending sales reports to the company's headquarters.
  • Maintenance and updating of the customer list, many of them international.
  • Staff training and education.

Unit Manager and Quality Department.

Sodexo
Lisboa e Margem Sul do Tejo
01.2002 - 01.2006
  • Preparation of menus, capitations.
  • Supplier management and inspection.
  • People management.
  • Supervision of Office, stocks, inventories, audits.
  • Food hygiene and safety and HST.
  • Develop and implement on-job training programs.
  • Implementation of quality and self-control systems.
  • Workplaces, Hospital Cuf Descobertas, Lear Corporation and Autoeuropa.

Intern / Junior Auditor

APCER - Associação Portuguesa de Certificação
01.2000 - 12.2001
  • Certification processes for companies and legislation in the food sector.
  • Participation in audits and certification processes of food companies.
  • Preparation of projects to prepare companies for certification.
  • Preparation of implementation reports.
  • Agrifood, SAFE, HACCP, ISO.
  • Construction/Implementation and promotion of a database of all food sector legislation in force.
  • Trainer in quality audits, QMS, HACCP, ISO 9001.

Education

CLSSMBB - Certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt

Global Association For Quality Management (GAQM)
05.2025 - 02.2030

Project Manager Professional

PMI
04.2024 - 08.2025

Postgraduate Degree - Project Management

Instituto Superior de Gestão, Administração e Educação

Pós-Graduação - Gestão & Marketing

IPAM

Comercial Management - Curso de Gestão Comercial

Escola Superior de Tecnologia

Licenciatura - Engenharia

Instituto Superior de Ciências da Saúde-Sul

Secundário -

Colégio Militar

Skills

  • Operations management
  • Project management
  • Strategic planning
  • Business transformation
  • Performance measurement
  • Change management
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Risk assessment
  • Team leadership
  • Conflict resolution
  • Decision making
  • Logistics management
  • Strategic partnerships
  • Innovation management
  • Information technology management
  • Corporate governance
  • Facilities management
  • Business analysis
  • Executive leadership

Personal Information

Nationality: Portuguese Mozambican

Summary - Specialties

  • Strong capacity for entrepreneurship and innovation
  • Search ongoing ambitious and innovative business projects
  • Strong initiative, autonomy and versatility focused on results
  • Dynamic management and Team Leadership
  • Ease of adaptation in multicultural environments
  • Ability for Management and Business Development
  • Proactive and resilient
  • Receptive to develop an international career
  • Total availability to travel to anywhere in the world in search of business opportunities

Languages

English
Advanced
C1
French
Elementary
A2
Portuguese
Proficient
C2
Spanish
Upper Intermediate
B2

Timeline

CLSSMBB - Certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt

Global Association For Quality Management (GAQM)
05.2025 - 02.2030

COO - Chief Operations Officer

Bravantic Moçambique
01.2025 - Current

Project Manager Professional

PMI
04.2024 - 08.2025

Head of Business Transformation

Bravantic, SA (Ex-Informantem)
07.2022 - Current

Project Manager

INFORMANTEM, SA
04.2022 - 07.2022

Global Business Development Manager

InvestPrime SA
05.2019 - 04.2022

Private Investments Manager

DVR Connection Investments
01.2018 - 04.2022

Executive Diretor

Vantagem+ Consultores de Formação - Empresas
03.2017 - 04.2018

Business Developer

Metropolitan Airmotive
07.2015 - 02.2017

Executive Diretor / Partner

Fortis Consulting
02.2012 - 01.2015

Partner

Medempresa Moçambique
10.2011 - 05.2014

Business Developer and Logistics

Plano Construções / Transglobal
12.2010 - 12.2012

Executive Director

HUB - Assistência Técnica e Formação
01.2009 - 12.2010

Board Advisor

EcoAustral
01.2008 - 01.2009

Agency manager

Startpeople - USG People
01.2005 - 01.2007

Unit Manager and Quality Department.

Sodexo
01.2002 - 01.2006

Intern / Junior Auditor

APCER - Associação Portuguesa de Certificação
01.2000 - 12.2001

Postgraduate Degree - Project Management

Instituto Superior de Gestão, Administração e Educação

Pós-Graduação - Gestão & Marketing

IPAM

Comercial Management - Curso de Gestão Comercial

Escola Superior de Tecnologia

Licenciatura - Engenharia

Instituto Superior de Ciências da Saúde-Sul

Secundário -

Colégio Militar

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