André Caldas Email & Phone Number

Bilingual (Portuguese and English) professional holding a BSc in Mechanical Engineering, Postgraduate Degree in Project Manager and overall 14 years of experience in Program Management, Innovation mechanical engineering, powertrain mechanical design engineering of gears, shafts, and bearings in the automotive industry. Specialized in identifying potential problems, testing car prototypes, overseeing car manufacturing.Career Highlights- PMO Coordinator with pipeline of +R$100MM in engineering innovation projects. I accepted the challenge of restructuring the department, doing a job with a sense of ownership, applying concepts of intrapreneurship.- Program Manager of Latam Manual Transmissions family management: Manage Program and partial spend approval, support commercial & development contracts with suppliers, manage program ER&D, DMC Costs, Investments, Ensure Product Readiness, Ensure Manufacturing & Quality Readiness and Ensure production capacity for products volumes requirements- Innovation projects: participated in the development of powder metal gear applied in an automotive transmission partnering with the Gear Innovation Group at CCM Aeronautics Institute of Technology (ITA) and research centres in Canada, Germany from supplier partners; participated in the development of a gear back-to-back bench test (FZG) and meet gear manufacturing research centers such as the WZL der RWTH Aachen - Germany.I’m always interested in hearing from former colleagues, managers, or just interesting professionals, so feel free to contact me if you’d like to connect.✔LION™ - LinkedIn Open Networker