Daniel joined Xtera in 2021 as Project Director. He has extensive experience in R&D and Project Management, being certified PMP®, Six Sigma Black Belt and Lean Manufacture. Daniel has been working in multicultural and international companies such as Whirlpool, Globenet and Carrier, has lived in Brazil, Mexico and currently resides in Florida/USA. 

He earned the bachelor’s degree from UFRGS Brazil as Mechanical Engineer, post graduated from PUC-RS Brazil as Industrial Design, MBA in Business Management from FGV Brazil, and specialization in Management Essentials from Harvard Business School USA. 

Recently he was in charge as PM responsible for the implementation of the Malbec submarine cable system, a partnership between Facebook and Globenet linking Brazil to Argentina.