Erico Munhoz, Mba, M.Sc., Black Belt Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

Singapore, Sg

- Responsible to lead the Program Management Office (PMO) activities in the high voltage division to develop and launch power supply products and solutions to support the semiconductor, healthcare, medical and analytical instrumentation industries.- Responsible to coordinate the business transformation of the company into a modern PMO framework with high levels of standardization, people-centered process improvement and cross-functional collaboration in a matrix organization.- Owner of the whole project lifecycle of new product launches from ideation, development, launch and post-launch activities.- Responsible to develop, implement and maintain a high level of PMO excellence, including Project management tools, techniques, methodologies, process improvement, coaching and training.

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

• Owner of whole Project life cycle, including Definition, Planning, Execution, Delivery, and full implementation of New Products in the consumer products, industrial and HVAC segments.• Successfully launched over 25 major Projects in different segments and Markets, with global cross-functional teams in North America, Europe and Asia by focusing on Project Management excellence (effectively managing the Schedule, project Budget, Scope, Cost, resources, etc.) .• Conceived, developed and implemented a new Project Development Process (Agile and Waterfall) which became part of our company culture and a benchmark for other business units.• Managed the product management, sales and Market Communication teams during the definition and deployment of the go-to market strategies and MKT Launch Plans for new products (B2B/B2C).• Led and implement Key, high critical projects with our Compliance and Regulatory department and and Government Agencies (i.e. DOE, EPA, CFR)• Trained and coached cross-functional Team members and Senior Executives on the new project management methodology, standards and tools, based on the PMI framework, Lean NPD tools and OPEX 6 Sigma mindset to achieve and stablish a state of project management excellence.• Drove the Product Management Team through the development of Business Cases and Customer Focused Marketing Specs, based on VOC, Market Research, Customer Focus Technology Plan, etc.• Optimized the communication gap between the Executive and Project teams by developing needs-based channels (4-blocks, Weekly reports, NPI Deep Dive meetings, Earner Value Mgmt. metrics, Monthly reviews, visual management boards for KPI's, etc.)• Created and deployed a systematic approach for identify, Assess and Manage risks in Programs (Risk burn-down charts, risk registers, Scenario analysis)• Manage the transition of projects from the Project Team to the Manufacturing team until the first production batches were complete and ready to ship.

Benton Harbor, Michigan, Us

• Successfully managed cross-functional teams which implemented 3 major model line enhancement projects for the North America Dishwasher Platform and brought over $3M/year cost savings for the company's bottom line. • Planned, managed and implemented several Quality improvement projects at the main Dishwasher product line which significantly decreased the number of Service calls and improved customer satisfaction.• Managed the NVH (Acoustics and Vibration) team on the largest project for Whirlpool globally, with a budget of $70M. Product was successfully launched and became one of the company’s flagship.• Managed a cross-regional team (US/Mexico/Germany) responsible to launch a new breakthrough technical solution (patented) for all whirlpool front-load washing machines, in US, Mexico and Germany which greatly optimized the product’s performance and reliability. The concept was developed, validated and implemented cross-regionally and cross-platforms as planned.

Benton Harbor, Michigan, Us

• Obtained 6 Sigma Black Belt Certification.• Managed major R&D and Innovation Projects, from initial brainstorming, conceptualization, financial justification /strategic alignment, proof of concept until delivery to execution. These projects generated few patents becoming part of the company’s IP.• Led the efforts to develop and disseminate the concept of modular architecture in the Washing Machine Platforms for Latin America through the use of Advanced Financial analysis, QFD Matrixes, Manufacturing Capacity Analysis and System integration.• Supervisor of the Engineering cross-platform Lab team who was successfully guided the product design team towards the consolidation of the UL standards requirements and regulation into the Latin American platforms for exporting purposes.

Milano, Mi, It

• Active team member in several projects in the automotive industry. There, I worked and delivered several NPIs and Product Improvement projects in partnership work between Pirelli and the main automakers in Latin America (Ford, General Motors, Fiat, Volkswagen, Honda, etc). • Acted as a project liaison between the customers’ engineering team and Pirelli’s Product Management team to translate the customer requirements into Product Specifications.• Developed and implemented new test methodologies for vehicle dynamic response and overall comfort which were later presented at SAE’s seminars.

Agile Project Management, Certificate

Executive Management, Business Administration

Master In Project Management - Certificate, Project Management

M.Sc. - Master Of Science, Mechanical Engineering

Mba, Business Administration

Mechanical Engineer, Mechanical Engineering