Operations · Corporate security · People management
Slaydson Alves Lima
Operations & Facilities Management | People | Corporate Security & Risk30 years in the Brazilian Air Force · Business administrator · Former university lecturer
- 30years in the Brazilian Air Force (1996–2026)
- 42payroll staff led across 504 units
- R$ 1.5Min liabilities cleared in 5 years, with no layoffs
- 14years of university teaching
Profile
Operations manager with 30 years in the Brazilian Air Force and five years running a large civilian operation: a 504-unit housing complex with 15 commercial units and 42 payroll staff, where he took over roughly R$ 1.5 million in liabilities and cleared them in full within five years, with no layoffs and no interruption of essential services.
Business administrator with an MBA in Strategic People Management and a postgraduate specialization in Production Engineering, with a final paper on logistics, supply chain and inventory control. In the Air Force he was responsible for ground operations, asset security and internal policing, fire brigade, recruitment, training and budget planning. Between 2008 and 2022 he taught and coordinated university business programs. Process-, metrics- and results-driven, with a method for standardizing routines and building operational teams.
Availability
- MercosurImmediate on-site relocation (Paraguay and other member countries)
- United States and EuropeRelocation with employer-sponsored work visa
- RemoteFully remote work in any time zone
Areas of expertise
- 01
Operations and facilities
Field teams, shifts and schedules, building maintenance, receiving and dispatch with traceability, service contracts, costs and financial reporting.
- 02
Corporate security and risk
Asset security, access control with vehicle tags, facial recognition and CCTV, loss prevention, incident investigation and dignitary protection.
- 03
People management
Recruitment and selection, HR and payroll routines, training, performance appraisal, operational team leadership and conflict management, backed by an MBA in the field.
- 04
Instruction and training
Graduate of the Instructor Preparation Course, with experience training soldiers and teaching K-9 and mountain operations.
- 05
Emergency response
Aircraft firefighting, pre-hospital and emergency first aid, and jungle survival.
- 06
Logistics and supply
Academic grounding in Production Engineering and 14 years teaching logistics, supply chain, inventory control and foreign trade.
Operations management
- Apr 2021 – Apr 2026
Wader Xavier de Lima Housing Complex
Recife, PE
Condominium President — elected by the owners' assembly, 4 consecutive terms
Full management of 504 units, 15 commercial units (including 2 bank branches, a club, a gym and a market) and 42 payroll staff under direct leadership: electricians, plumbers, painters, gardeners, caretakers and doormen.
- Renegotiated roughly R$ 1.5 million in inherited liabilities into formal agreements and payment plans, cleared in full within his tenure.
- Preserved all 42 jobs and kept payroll and social charges current throughout.
- Managed shifts, working hours and post coverage, with time tracking and performance follow-up.
- Set up receiving, checking and delivery of goods and parcels with pickup traceability.
- Negotiated and supervised outsourced contracts for building maintenance, cleaning, upkeep and security.
- Delivered monthly financial reports to the 504-family assembly, with reconciliations, management reports and balance sheets.
- Ran the administrative office and HR routines: hiring, termination, timekeeping, leave, severance and payroll.
- Represented the condominium in court hearings, settlements and dealings with retained counsel.
- Rebuilt the main gate with barriers, vehicle tags, facial recognition, 24-hour camera monitoring and parcel control.
Tenure attested by a formal statement from the Vice-President, available on request.
Brazilian Air Force · 1996–2026
Original titles preserved. The corporate equivalent in parentheses describes the nature of the role for business readers and does not represent a formal civilian position.
- 2019 – 2026
SEREP-RF — Air Force Personnel Recruitment and Preparation Service
Recife, PE
- 2025 – 2026Assistant, Office of the Chief (Executive Assistant)
- 2025Front Desk Supervisor (Customer Service Supervisor)
- 2025Duty Roster Liaison (Shift and Schedule Controller)
- 2025Assistant, Planning, Budget and Management Section (Planning and Budget Analyst)
- 2023 – 2025Assistant, Training Subsection (Training and Development Analyst)
- 2020 – 2023Assistant, Recruitment Subsection (Recruitment Analyst)
- 2019 – 2020Head, Recruitment and Mobilization Section (Recruitment Coordinator)
- 2017
BINFAE-RF — Special Air Force Infantry Battalion, Recife
Recife, PE
- Head, 2nd Air Force Infantry Company — Soldier Training Course (Training and Onboarding Coordinator)
- 2013 – 2016
Boa Vista Air Force Base — BINFA 27
Boa Vista, RR — Brazil–Venezuela border
- 2015 – 2016Head, Air Force Military Police Company (Asset Security and Internal Policing Manager)
- 2015 – 2016Head, Investigation and Apprehension Section (Incident Investigation Coordinator)
- 2015 – 2016Head, Firefighting Group (Fire Brigade and Emergency Response Coordinator)
- 2014 – 2015Military Instruction Section — assistant, then head (Training Coordinator)
- 2013 – 2015Head, Ground Operations Section (Field Operations Coordinator)
- 2005 – 2012
Natal Air Force Base
Natal, RN
- 2012Deputy, Command Company (Executive Assistant)
- 2005 – 2012Member, Special Operations Platoon (High-Complexity Incident Response Operator)
Teaching · 2008–2022
Teaching concluded in 2022; kept as a record of training and academic output.
- 2018 – 2022
UNIBRA — Centro Universitário Brasileiro
Recife, PE
- Lecturer
- 2013 – 2015
Estácio Atual
Boa Vista, RR
- Undergraduate and graduate lecturer
- 2009 – 2012
Estácio FATERN — Faculdade Estácio do Rio Grande do Norte
Natal, RN
- 2012Deputy coordinator, Business Administration program
- 2012Coordinator, Financial Management program
- 2012Graduate lecturer
- 2009 – 2012Undergraduate lecturer
- 2012
UNINASSAU — Centro Universitário Maurício de Nassau
Recife, PE
- Lecturer
- 2008 – 2011
FUA — Faculdade União Americana
- 2010 – 2011Coordinator, Business Administration program
- 2008 – 2010Lecturer
- 2008 – 2011
Technical and vocational courses
- 2010 – 2011Microlins — Logistics and Supply Chain
- 2009 – 2010Rio Grande do Norte Flying Club — Jungle, dryland and sea survival
- 2008 – 2010Radiotec — Management applied to occupational and airport security
Courses taught
Education
- 2014 – 2015
Postgraduate Specialization in Production Engineering
UNINTER — Centro Universitário Internacional
Final paper: The importance of logistics, supply chain and inventory control in business decision-making
- 2009 – 2010
MBA in Strategic People Management (380 h)
UNI-RN — Centro Universitário do Rio Grande do Norte
Final paper: The use of motivational strategies in organizations
- 2005 – 2008
Bachelor's in Business Administration
FUA — Faculdade União Americana
Final paper: Motivational strategy in the instruction section of a military organization
- 1999 – 2000
Technical Diploma in Guard and Security
EEAR — Brazilian Air Force School of Specialists
Additional courses
- Logistics — ABED (70 h)2014
- Assessment Question Writing — Estácio (34 h)2014
- Management Systems — Estácio (30 h)2014
- PIQ Training: Management Systems — Faculdade Estácio da Amazônia (30 h)2014
Military training
Special operations and security
- Special Operations in Security and Defense Course2004
- Dignitary Protection Course2004
- Basic Special Operations Course2007
- Tactical Immobilization2002
- Surface Self-Defense Course2001
- Baton Techniques2000
Emergency and survival
- Aircraft Firefighting2006
- Helicopter Handling and Ground Crash Crew2006
- Emergency Rescue Agent Training2005
- Military Pre-Hospital First Responder Training2002
- Basic Jungle Adaptation Course2001
Instruction, leadership and management
- Advanced Studies Course for NCOs (CEAG)2022
- Monitor Training, Brazilian Military School System2019
- Sergeant Advanced Course2018
- Instructor Preparation Course (160 h)2015
- Military Physical Training Supervisor2007
- Physical Fitness Test (TACF) Administration2002
Instructor roles
- K-9 Course2013
- Mountain Operations Instruction2008
- Orienteering Workshop — 3rd Rio Grande do Norte Sports Science Meeting2008
Other
- Database Fundamentals2023
- Defensive driving, cars and motorcycles2007
- Defensive Driving Course2001
Decorations
Military Medal, Gold
30 years of service · 2025
Military Medal, Silver
20 years of service · 2015
Military Medal, Bronze
10 years of service · 2005
Marshal Trompowsky Medal
Awarded as instructor · 2018
Bartolomeu de Gusmão Medal
Brazilian Air Force · 2023
30 years of service with no disciplinary record or administrative sanction.
Academic work
- 23undergraduate theses advised (2008–2012)
- 19examination boards
- 11events and conferences
- 2012Organizer, 2nd Rio Grande do Norte Business Administration Week (II SEADM-RN)
- 2011Leadership and People Management — technical work
- 2009“Estratégia motivacional utilizada na seção de instrução de uma organização militar” — 6th Brazilian Congress of Administration
- 2009“Política participativa de turismo no Brasil: uma conquista do Plano Nacional do Turismo” — 33rd ANPAD (co-author)
- 2008Short course “A evolução do profissional de sucesso”
Languages
- PortugueseNative
- SpanishIntermediate, improving
- EnglishBasic, technical reading
Contact
Open to operations, facilities and corporate security management, consulting projects and corporate training. Immediate relocation within Mercosur; remote in any time zone.
- E-mailslaydson [at] gmail.com
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