Andre Abreu Email & Phone Number

United States

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

||> Cast house Manager | Warrick at Alcoa | Smelter Ops (Feb 2024 - Aug 2024). Built process management for mold lines (manual sow caster) and shipment||> Technical Manager | Warrick at Alcoa | Smelter Ops (Aug 2022 - Jan 2024). Warrick Plant Manager Interim (2 months). Smelter Stability Project - Aluminum Smelter @ 160k MT/yr. Restart of Line #4 - additional 53k t/year (accountable for $15M budget)||> Continuous Improvement Specialist - International Consultant (Sep 2020 - Jul 2022). Technical support to Alcoa Aluminum operations Worldwide. Design systems for the development and sharing of best practices. Global Lead of Good Work Design – global initiative to improve work conditions||> Potlines Manager | Intalco Works at Alcoa | Potlines & Emission Control (Jan 2019 - Aug 2020). Head of the Potlines Operations - Aluminum Smelter @ 230k MT/yr. Focusing on Increase of Productivity through Lean Manufacturing Tools. Cost Management & Support for Capital Expenditure. Sum. Profitable Achievements: [2019: US$ 1.6M]

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

||> Lean Manufacturing Specialist - International Consultant. Deployment of Continuous Improvement Systems on Alcoa Aluminum Locations Worldwide. Focusing on Lean Manufacturing designs towards financial results for Casthouses in USA and Canada. Sum. Profitable Achievements: [2017: US$27.0M]; [2018: US$3.4M]

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

||> Casthouse & Al Powder Manager. Head of the Casthouse & Al Powder operations at the location. Responsible for the P&L of the Metal Business (report to Casting Business Unit). Focusing on increasing remelting Capacity and Cost Reduction. Increased international market share for Al Powder (export process). Responsible for Production and Logistics (Inbound cold metal; and Outbound molten metal, billets and Al powder)||> ABS Manager. Responsible for the Alcoa Business System at Poços' facility (Refinery, Casting & Support Areas)||> Casthouse CoE Process Specialist. Technical support for Casthouses facilities in Brazil. Lean Manufacturing Consultant (OpEx) for Alcoa Casthouses worldwide. Focusing on Best Practices deployment and development Projects. Sum. Profitable Achievements: [2014: US$7.5M]; [2015: US$6.1M]; [2016: US$6.3M]

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

||> Casthouse Manager. Focusing on Quality Improvement and Capacity increase of billets production (to extrusions) and molten metal delivery (alloyed molten). Improvement of Productivity and Cost Reduction. Sum. Profitable Achievements: [2012: US$6.4M]; [2013: US$5.8M]

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

||> Lead of Engineers & Technicians on Smelter Department. Leader of the Potrooms Technology Team (Alcoa Worldwide Best Practices Deployment - LTT/TiCoE). Build-up scenarios to support the development of Operating-Strategic Plan. Process Control & Development (IC&C/SPC applied on: Casthouse, Potlines, and Electrodes). Sum. Profitable Achievements: [2010: US$7.7M]; [2011: US$6.1M]

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

||> Superintendent of the Casthouse Ops. Experience in implementation of Production Management Systems and Tools (Value Stream Mapping, A3 Report, TPM & others)||> Superintendent of the Potlines Technical Team. Leader of the "Feed Alumina" team (SPC implementation - Process Management). Leader of the New Soderberg prototype process (primary aluminum production, 1-month training in Norway). Member of the Smelter ABS Team (Alcoa Business System - Lean Manufacturing). Sum. Profitable Achievements: [2009: US$1.2M]

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

||> Process Engineer. Control and development of Casthouse process (Billets, Molten Metal, and Ingots). Leader of the Combustion Systems Team||> ABS Consultant (Lean Manufacturing Specialist). Member of ABS Diagnoses at Alcoa Brazil facilities (Refinery, Smelter & Casting). Member of the Supply Chain Leader Team. Leader Auditor of Integrated Systems: ISO 9002 & 14001 and OHSAS 18001. Responsible for Alcoa Pocos SA8000 certification process. Leader of the 5S implementation group. Performing on Planning, Deployment and Critical Analysis of Operating Plan (Balanced Scorecard framework). Assessment of Performance Management Systems (Pocos de Caldas, São Luis, and Salto facilities). Member of the Customer Satisfaction Leader Team. Member of the "Critical Process" Leader Team (IC&C/SPC). Member of the 6 Sigma Group

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

||> Process Engineer - Trainee. Rotation program (~6 months each area - 1997/1998): Aluminum Powder Plant, Refinery-Calcination, and Casthouse. Member of the Quality Management Leader Team & ISO Certification||> Quality Engineer. Member of the team to the preparation of National Quality Awards/1996 (Brazilian Winner). Consultant of Alcoa Quality Methods: "Customer Satisfaction Process (CSP)"; "Critical Processes (IC&C/SPC)"; "Benchmarking"; and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Financial Management (Controllership And Audit)

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Industrial Management

Master'S Degree, Operations Engineering

Engineer'S Degree, Metallurgical Engineering