Shelter was established by six Navy Captains with extensive experience in maritime teaching and professional experience in offshore vessels.
Adolfo Barros
Director
Navy Captain (Retired)
Mechanical Engineer
Current Role: Maritime Consulting & Legislation and Course Instructor
Education: Naval Academy; Mechanical Engineering; Post-grad in Naval Weaponry, Doctorate in Naval Sciences
Professional Achievements:
- Instructor in the Brazilian Navy Academy – 1992/1996
- Port Authority in Mato Grosso & Mato Grosso do Sul Ports 1997/1999
- Port Inspection Manager in the Directorate of Ports and Coasts – 2000/2006
- Logistics Manager of the 5h Naval District 1995/1997
- Founding Partner and Director of Shelter – 2007/Today
Carlos Pêgas
Director
Navy Captain (Retired)
Mechanical Engineer
Current Role: Hydrography & Signaling consultant and Course Instructor
Education: Naval Academy; Mechanical Engineering; MBA in Project Management
Professional Achievements:
- Commander of Brazilian Navy hydrographic ships 1986/88, 1991/92 & 1998/99
- Director of the School for Sailors in Pernambuco (Brazilian Navy) – 1996/98
- Naval Attaché in France and Belgium – 2003/05
- Director of the Hydrographic Center of the Brazilian Navy – 2005/07
- Founding Partner and Director of Shelter – 2007/Today
- Operations Manager of the Unit of Coastal and Port Engineering (CP+) – 2012/13
Carlos Tormento
Director
Navy Captain (Retired)
Mechanical Engineer
Current Role: Operations and Course Instructor
Education: Naval Academy; Mechanical Engineering; Post-grad in Telecommunications; Doctorate in Naval Sciences; MBA in International Management
Professional Achievements:
- Captain in the Brazilian Navy since 1999
- Commanding Officer of the probe ship Amarilina Star – 2012
- Commanding Officer of the probe ship Brava Star – 2014
- Founding Partner and Director of Shelter – 2007/Today
Claudio Iório
Branch Director
Navy Captain (Retired)
Mechanical Engineer
Current Role: Administration & Finance
Education: Naval Academy; Mechanical Engineering; Post-grad in Naval Weaponry; Doctorate in Naval Sciences
Professional Achievements:
- Captain in the Brazilian Navy since 2001
- Commanding Officer of Brazilian Navy ships – 1994/95
- Port Authority in the Port of Alagoas 1989/1991
- Founding Partner and Director of Shelter – 2007/Today
Paulo Rocha Vianna
Director
Navy Captain (Retired)
Mechanical Engineer
Current Role: Consulting & Projects and Course Instructor
Education: Naval Academy; Mechanical Engineering; MBA in International Negotiation
Professional Achievements:
- Commanding Officer of Brazilian Navy ships – 1987/88 & 1998/99
- Executive Officer of Submarines Rescue Ship(Brazilian Navy) – 1993/94
- Executive Officer of Brazilian Navy Submarine Base – 1999/2000
- Instructor in the Brazilian Navy War College – 2000/2003
- Naval Attaché in the United Kingdom, Sweden and Norway – 2003/05
- Founding Partner and Director of Shelter – 2007/Today
- Financial and Administrative Advisor of Rocha Vianna Empreendimentos – 2012/13
Omar Temer
Director
Navy Captain (Retired)
Mechanical Engineer
Current Role: Administration & Finance
Education: Naval Academy; Mechanical Engineering; Masters in Naval Sciences
Professional Achievements:
- Commanding Officer of Brazilian Navy ship 1995/96
- Instructor in the Brazilian Navy College – 1985-1987
- Financial Director of ARS Magírica 1997-2007
- Founding Partner and Managing Director of Shelter – 2007/Today
Sérgio Deluiggi
Director
Navy Captain (Retired)
Mechanical Engineer
Current Role: Commercial, systems consultant & VTS expert
Education: Mechanical Engineering – Naval Academy, Systems Analysis – Catholic University/RJ, Master in Naval Sciences – Naval War College, MBA in Project Management – Getúlio Vargas Foundation/RJ
Professional Achievements:
- Created pedagogical structures for several companies, including Shelter Courses.
- Led the commissioning team of the new ferry, Ivete Sangalo, and performed operational audit for the fleet of ferry boats in Salvador/Itaparica.
- Developed the Human Computer Interface (HCI) of a Submarine Combat System for the Brazilian Navy.
