10 Alcoa engineering leaders
Vice president of breakthrough technology strategy, director of engineering for capital projects and director of technical services titles are among the roles held today by these ten Alcoa engineering leaders, alongside one whose role has ended. A reader can learn how engineering leaders work at Alcoa from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Ara Erzingatzian
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering - Capital Projects · Alcoa
Ara Erzingatzian has been Director of Engineering - Capital Projects at Alcoa since July 2025, based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Ara Erzingatzian was Project Director - UDTE Elysis Demonstration project at AtkinsRéalis from 2024 to 2025, Director of Project management at AtkinsRéalis from 2022 to 2024 and a Director at HKA from 2020 to 2022.
Daniel Pelletier
LinkedInExperience: Directeur ingénierie et gestionnaire des projets capitaux · Alcoa
Daniel Pelletier has been Directeur ingénierie et gestionnaire des projets capitaux at Alcoa since March 2020, based in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada. Daniel Pelletier was Directeur ingénierie projets constructions et opérations at Nemaska Lithium from 2019 to 2020, Directeur maintenance P1P at Nemaska Lithium from 2018 to 2019 and Directeur industriel at Norda Stelo from 2007 to 2017.
Eduardo Luiz Giffoni Lima
LinkedInExperience: Diretor de Servicos Técnicos · Alcoa
Eduardo Luiz Giffoni Lima has been Diretor de Servicos Técnicos at Alcoa since January 2025, based in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil, leading contract management, overhaul, structural integrity and dam processes according to the profile. Eduardo Luiz Giffoni Lima was Gerente de Engenharia, Planejamento e Performance at Anglo American from 2024 to 2025 and held a maintenance planning role at Vale from 2019 to 2024.
Ian Stephenson
LinkedInExperience: Director - Refining Manufacturing Excellence · Alcoa
Ian Stephenson has been Director - Refining Manufacturing Excellence at Alcoa since December 2019, based in the Greater Perth Area, managing a group of engineers focused on operations support for Alcoa's alumina refineries according to the profile. Ian Stephenson was Technical Manager - Process and Equipment Development at Alcoa from 2011 to 2019 and Senior Process Consultant - Pinjarra Refinery from 2009 to 2011.
James Kovacevic
LinkedInExperience: Global Director Asset Management Systems · Alcoa
James Kovacevic has been Global Director Asset Management Systems at Alcoa since July 2026, based in Lakeshore, Ontario, Canada. James Kovacevic was Director of Engineering & Technical Services at Pure Flavor® Farms from 2025 to 2026 and Director, Engineering at Hiram Walker & Sons Ltd from 2021 to 2025, and has been an Authorized MMP Instructor at PEMAC since 2017.
Jeff Whitton
LinkedInExperience: Director - Project Engineering · Alcoa
Jeff Whitton has been Director - Project Engineering at Alcoa since August 2015, based in Massena, New York. Jeff Whitton was FEL Study Lead at Alcoa from 2014 to 2015, Engineering Manager - Tennessee Automotive Projects in 2014, Cast House Project Manager - Ma'aden - Alcoa JV Smelter Project in KSA from 2010 to 2013 and Smelting Projects Prefeasibility Study Lead from 2008 to 2010.
Julian Zec
LinkedInExperience: Director, Engineering, Maintenance & Asset Management — Europe · Alcoa
Julian Zec has been Director, Engineering, Maintenance & Asset Management — Europe at Alcoa since March 2022, based in Kristiansand, Norway. Julian Zec was Senior Program Manager Fleet maintenance and digitalization programs at Maersk Drilling from 2020 to 2022 and Global Manager Drilling Optimization at SLB from 2019 to 2020, and has been an Associate Researcher at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences since 2021.
Louise Pearson
LinkedInExperience: Directrice de l'ingénierie / Smelting Capital Manager · Alcoa Groupe Metal Primaire - Unité d'affaire Alumineries
Louise Pearson was Directrice de l'ingénierie / Smelting Capital Manager at Alcoa Groupe Metal Primaire - Unité d'affaire Alumineries from 2015 to 2016, based in Deschambault-Grondines, Quebec, Canada. Louise Pearson was Aluminum Business Unit Capital Director at Alcoa inc. from 2016 to 2021, managing the capex plan and the work of EPCM firms according to the profile, Gestionnaire Stratégie Long-terme / Fours à cuire at Alcoa from 2021 to 2024 and Directrice de l'ingénierie at Alcoa Canada from 2010 to 2015.
Pascal Lavoie
LinkedInExperience: Vice President - Breakthrough Technology Strategy · Alcoa
Pascal Lavoie has been Vice President - Breakthrough Technology Strategy at Alcoa since August 2023, based in Québec, Quebec, Canada. Pascal Lavoie was Director - Smelting Manufacturing Excellence at Alcoa from 2019 to 2023, Director - Global Smelting Technology in 2019, Best Practice Manager - Smelting Centre of Excellence from 2018 to 2019 and Consultant - Light Metals at Hatch from 2014 to 2018.
Patrice Doiron
LinkedInExperience: Directeur - Opérations pilotes et Modélisation des cuves · Alcoa
Patrice Doiron has been Directeur - Opérations pilotes et Modélisation des cuves at Alcoa since May 2022, based in Grand-Mère, Quebec, Canada, and also lists the title Chef de section de l'équipe technique électrolyse at Alcoa from March 2013. Patrice Doiron was an Ingénieur de procédé at Alcoa from 2000 to 2013.
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- 01What did you focus on first when you took on your engineering role at Alcoa, and what did you learn from it?
- 02How do you decide which projects or equipment issues need your direct attention?
- 03What have you learned from your own work about running engineering for alumina refineries and aluminum smelters?
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