• Project Rota 2030 – Alliance between Ford, Usiminas, Benteler and others for development of new ultra high strength steel (UHSS) for car bodies. • Pressure vessels welding process, shop floor assessments for improvement opportunities.• Welding inspection on railroad cars, welding procedure qualifications and analysis for process improvement.

• Reporting directly to the Quality Director to implement new welding quality system based on WCM concepts (AWS/AIAG/CQI-15);• Perform diagnostics on field failures and stats studies;• Define the patterns, criteria, metrics and reporting for welding quality system;• Support to development engineering in product reliability studies.

• Implemented a new production plant starting from a green field area, planning, equipment procurement, commissioning until the production start up; • Conducted project management for welding and machining production areas; • Transfered technology from Shady Grove/US and Zhangjiagang/China plants to Brazil plant; • Supported the commodity and purchasing area to develop national suppliers, suppliers evaluation and procurement, in order to speed up the product tropicalization; • Developed high strength steels in a Brazilian steel mill in order to reduce steel importing and exposure to exchange rate fluctuation; • Provided process feasibility evaluations, investment estimation, layout allocation, and involved other affected areas to develop a lean work environment;• Worked synergically with production area to achieve safety metrics.

• Evaluated product feasibility regarding the welding and sealing process for new vehicle programs;• Manufacturing engineering and welding engineering specialist;• Conducted weld quality auditing and technical support for South American plants; • Supervise weld inspectors team (27 inspectors, 3 shifts);• Vehicle shell/body's ultrasonic inspection (NDT) expert;• Worked in the Body Shop production start up and launched three different vehicles.

• Regional welding engineering specialist (Vale do Paraíba/SP);• Technical support for local customers in welding and gas applications.

• Conducted processes and welding optimization in a tank/cylinder shop;• Conducted welding material testing and validations;• Line balance, cycle time studies and layout improvements;• Coordinated work groups.

• Responsible for weld process development and standardization, focused in continuous improvement;• Worked on synergy with product development team supporting materials specifications; • Elaborated Welding Procedure Specs (WPS) and welders qualification;• Tested weld equipments aiming to production increasing and cycle time reduction;• Tested materials and weld consumables.• Conducted welding process development for aluminum semi-trailers.