PANGEA The Houston Supply Chain & Logistics Institute

PANGEA The Houston Supply Chain & Logistics Institute are projects currently underway in Brazil. PANGEA is a nonprofit organization formed to facilitate the preparation of the skilled labor force and management needed for the projects, and increase access to educational and training institutions in Texas.

PANGEA The Houston Supply Chain & Logistics Institute facilitates access to intellectual capital across the energy industry focusing logistics and supply chain issues. It uses the experience, knowledge, and expertise in the U.S. energy industry to develop connections in markets overseas. PANGEA plan to initially build from strengths in the Brazilian market, and eventually expand to other markets.

Background

PANGEA was founded in October 2009 in Houston, Texas by Ricardo Peduzzi. They are a nonprofit organization that uses global expertise and experience in the energy industry available in Houston, with opportunities in the industry abroad, specifically targeting the Brazil market.

Mission

The organization's main aim is to integrate the intellectual capital in the energy industry with arising needs overseas, and to facilitate information access among these markets.

Institutions

PANGEA prepares human resources by offering access to schools, training institutions, and universities in Texas. In May 21, 2010 PANGEA signed a memorandum of understanding with University of Houston, forming an alliance to capture training opportunities in Brazil. Both initiatives aim to service the current and expanding global requirements for specifically educated and trained professionals in a close cooperation with Brazilian universities. PANGEA also signed a five-year memorandum with Lone Star College System and has agreed to a five-year memorandum of understanding with PANGEA – Houston Supply Chain and Logistics Institute to develop workforce curriculum for workers in Brazil. As community college partners, Lone Star College and San Jacinto College will provide workforce training related to engineering technology, machining, welding and supervision. As university partners, Texas A&M University, Rice University, and the University of Houston will provide education for engineers with advanced degrees.

Offerings

Supply Chain

  • Financing the Supply Chain
  • Logistics
  • Effective Business Communication
  • Welding

Significance

There are tremendous opportunities in the area of oil and gas in Brazil but there is also a great need for the training of the workforce. Because of this necessity PANGEA — The Houston Supply Chain & Logistics Institute was formed as a nonprofit organization, making alliances with leading universities in Texas to provide training, specifically for the oil industry, in partnership with the universities in Brazil.