Slaydson Alves Lima

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

  1. 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.

  1. 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)
  2. 2017

    BINFAE-RF — Special Air Force Infantry Battalion, Recife

    Recife, PE

    • Head, 2nd Air Force Infantry Company — Soldier Training Course (Training and Onboarding Coordinator)
  3. 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)
  4. 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.

  1. 2018 – 2022

    UNIBRA — Centro Universitário Brasileiro

    Recife, PE

    • Lecturer
  2. 2013 – 2015

    Estácio Atual

    Boa Vista, RR

    • Undergraduate and graduate lecturer
  3. 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
  4. 2012

    UNINASSAU — Centro Universitário Maurício de Nassau

    Recife, PE

    • Lecturer
  5. 2008 – 2011

    FUA — Faculdade União Americana

    • 2010 – 2011Coordinator, Business Administration program
    • 2008 – 2010Lecturer
  6. 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

  • Logistics and Foreign Trade
  • Logistics and Supply Chain
  • Procurement Management
  • Inventory Control
  • IT Applied to Logistics
  • Logistics Service Strategies
  • Production Management
  • Materials Management
  • Asset Management and Logistics
  • Distribution Channels
  • Management Applied to Occupational Safety
  • Airport Security
  • General Management Theory
  • Strategic Planning
  • Financial Management
  • Process Management
  • Organization, Systems and Methods
  • Quality and Productivity
  • People Management
  • Human Resource Management
  • Organizational Behavior
  • Conflict Analysis and Management
  • Entrepreneurship and Innovation
  • Marketing Management
  • Relationship Marketing

Education

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 2005 – 2008

    Bachelor's in Business Administration

    FUA — Faculdade União Americana

    Final paper: Motivational strategy in the instruction section of a military organization

  4. 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.