THE PEOPLE OF HECT

Francisco de Sá is a Consultant at Hect, providing consulting in project management, contract auditing, and analysis of contract deviations related to scope, schedule, costs and technical failures. Francisco Sá has 35 years of experience at a large company in internal control and CAPEX and OPEX procurement processes, contract management, logistics, materials management and warehousing. Since August 2023 he has served as Compliance Officer of Hect Consultoria.

Paulo Costa is a Civil Engineer from UFMG and the University of Brighton, and a Building Technician from CEFET-MG. He holds Cost Engineering certification from AACEi. Over 8 years, he has built extensive experience in engineering projects, across all phases, in both public works and the private sector, providing services to contractors and owners, including analysis of site records, contemporaneous and retrospective delay assessment, productivity deviations and cost control, among others. He is recognized for his work on construction delay diagnosis studies using the Critical Path Method, as well as productivity studies in line with international best practices published by AACEi, SCL, MCAA, NECA, the US Army and others. Throughout his career, he has also taken part in out-of-court claim negotiations and in mediation, arbitration and court proceedings, working in technical advisor and expert witness teams, preparing technical opinions and appearing as a technical witness at hearings.

Marina Cavalcante is an Engineer at Hect. She has experience in engineering projects, across all phases, in industrial, public and private settings, providing services to contractors, owners and arbitration chambers. She also provides consulting aimed at contemporaneous assessment of delays, productivity deviations and cost control, among others. She verifies the adequacy of records kept in construction documents. She has experience in claim negotiation and in court and arbitration proceedings. Member of CBAr Jovem.

Luciano de Moraes C. Alves is an Engineer at HECT. He holds a degree in Civil Engineering (UFMG and University of Portsmouth, UK), a postgraduate degree in Occupational Safety Engineering (FUMEC), an MBA in Project Management (USP), a technical degree in Building Construction (CEFET) and PMP certification (PMI). He has experience in project management, preparation and critical review of claims and technical opinions, contract administration with an emphasis on claim prevention in the pre- and post-contract phases, guidance on keeping contract records, critical review of proposals and budgets, preparation and analysis of lost productivity and schedule delay studies in line with AACE recommended practices, risk management, and support to site teams in monitoring and controlling contractual obligations.

Production/Civil Engineer, with a technical degree in Business Administration and a postgraduate degree in Management with an emphasis on Business from Fundação Dom Cabral. She is a manager at HECT, working in several engineering areas and providing consulting in project management, contract auditing, and analysis of contract deviations related to scope, schedule, costs and technical failures. She has more than 10 years of experience in engineering projects, across all phases, in industrial works, public works and private projects. She has experience in claim negotiation and in mediation, arbitration and court proceedings.

Civil Engineer from FUMEC University, with a specialization in Management from Fundação Dom Cabral and currently studying Accounting at IBMEC. He is Portfolio and Business Development Manager at Hect, leading consulting projects and driving strategic initiatives for management and new business development. With experience in Project and Contract Management, Strategic Planning and Corporate Governance, he advises on critical decisions for organizations and large-scale projects, in addition to providing technical support in complex disputes (arbitration and court proceedings). He leads Hect's Business Development and Marketing areas, driving initiatives to strengthen the brand, manage partnerships and develop new business. Between 2019 and 2023, he served as Compliance Officer, a period in which Hect was awarded the Pro-Ethics Company Seal by the CGU – a recognition obtained by fewer than 100 companies in Brazil.

Ricardo Indalecio is Director of Hect's Forensic Accounting practice. He holds degrees in Civil Engineering (Universidade Paulista) and Accounting (PUC-SP), and an LL.M. in Commercial Arbitration from Ibmec. Ricardo has more than 20 years of experience as a forensic consultant and independent auditor, working across several sectors with a focus on complex corporate investigations, shadow investigations, forensic accounting, disputes, arbitration, independent auditing, internal control assessment and due diligence. He has led numerous investigations, identifying fraud, corruption and non-compliance in financial statements, and has acted as a technical advisor in disputes. He was a member of the IBRACON technical committee responsible for Audit Technical Communication CTA-30 (2021), which guides auditors on legal non-compliance and fraud. In 2025, he was recognized by Leaders League in the categories of compliance (recommended) and complex investigations (excellent).

Patrick Lima de Carvalho is an Associate Director at Hect and has more than 11 years of experience in engineering projects, across all phases, in industrial, public and private settings, providing services to contractors, owners and arbitration chambers. He also provides preventive consulting through the implementation of project control and monitoring systems, aimed at contemporaneous assessment of delays, productivity deviations and cost control, among others. He verifies the adequacy of records kept in construction documents. He has experience in claim negotiation, arbitration and court proceedings, acting as technical advisor and expert witness.

Guilherme Campos is a Portfolio Manager at Hect. He has more than 15 years of experience in engineering projects, across all phases, in industrial works, public works and private projects. He also provides preventive consulting through the implementation of project control and monitoring systems, aimed at contemporaneous assessment of delays, productivity deviations and cost control, among others. He verifies the adequacy of records kept in construction documents. He has experience in claim negotiation and in mediation, arbitration and court proceedings.

Engineer and lawyer, founder and Director of Hect. He has more than 30 years of experience in project environments, providing services to contractors and owners. He provides preventive consulting through the implementation of contract control and monitoring systems. He has extensive experience in claim negotiation and acts as an expert witness, arbitrator, mediator and dispute board member. He teaches postgraduate courses at Dom Helder, PUC Minas and FUMEC University, in addition to delivering in-company courses and writing articles on topics related to his areas of practice.