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State Of São Paulo, Brazil

Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

• Development and implementation of high complexity packaging projects for Latin America according to the company strategy, working with Nivea brand for Body and Sun categories.
• Indirect responsible for Shower and Soap for Latin America, managing the packaging analysts on the development and implementation of these categories.
• Main point of contact in LatAm for process related activities, leading global forums to improve current processes and find new ways of working between different regions.
• Management of the Packaging LatAm Project Resources: current resources allocation, project split between the team members, new projects allocation and assure the team has capability according to the Marketing Project.
• Globally responsible for Flexible Packaging Development and Consultancy - new materials developments, sustainability, recycling stream, recyclability, PCR inclusion, etc - support for all the packaging team on this.
• Member of the Packaging Sourcing Team (Packaging, Quality and Procurement) for Flexible Packaging to discuss new projects, suppliers allocation and 3PM capabilities, and all the relevants topics related to flexible.

Hamburg, Germany

• Short-Term Assignment of 3 months in Beiersdorf Headquarters
• Leadership of the Flexible Packaging Initiatives as part of my global responsibility on this technology, leading projects, providing support to current activities, technical evaluation of suppliers and third-part.
• Technical exchange with headquarter on the development and implementation of high complexity projects for Latin America region.
• Process improvement leadership to find ways of working between different regions, specially related to communication of high complexity projects.

Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

• Development and implementation of high complexity packaging projects for Emerging Markets region according to the company strategy, working with Nivea brand for Soap and Body categories.
• Core Team Member (Project Leader, Marketing and R&D) assuring all activities and deliverables of the projects are according to the timeline. Attend Core Team meeting, proposing technical solutions for packaging.
• Globally responsible for Flexible Packaging Development and Consultancy - new materials developments, sustainability, recyclable Globalmente responsável por Embalagens Flexíveis - desenvolvimento de novos materiais.
• Member of the Packaging Sourcing Team (Packaging, Quality and Procurement) for Flexible Packaging to discuss new projects, suppliers allocation and 3PM capabilities, and all the relevants topics related to flexible.
• Direct contact with Global Packaging Team in Hamburg (Germany), assuring the knowledge exchange, ways of working, and proposing changes in packaging and new ideas to be implemented.
• Coordinate all the technical validation for a new project, according to the category and packaging requirements (compatibility, dimensional analysis, physical testing, transit test, etc), assuring the packaging.

São Paulo Area, Brazil

• Coordinate the Regional Packaging Laboratories (Brazil, Mexico and Argentina) and their teams: 2 analysts in Brazil, 2 analysts in Mexico and 1 analyst in Argentina) leading the process of tests requests, tests.
• Guarantee that all the Regional Packaging Labs and their teams are following and executing the methodologies of packaging validation according to the global protocol for all Avon categories: Color, Skin Care (Body and.
• Responsible for the revision of the packaging test reports from Brazil, Mexico and Argentina. Communicate the test results to the global and local packaging engineers, and helping to identify troubleshooting for.
• Maintain historical records, including approvals and test reports. Provide historical data to the global and local engineers, as needed.
• Responsible for the previous evaluation of innovation projects, supporting the R&D and Packaging Development Team, providing critical analysis to evaluate the real need of packaging tests. If tests are needed, provide.
• Constantly evaluate the capabilities of the laboratories: facilities, equipment purchasing, equipment calibration, maintenance, and etc, to be able to support all the packaging tests and develop the Latin America.

São Paulo Area, Brazil

• Responsible for the development of regional (Latin America) cost saving projects for the Color Category, working with brands such as Mark, Avon True, Anew and Color Trend. Also has experience working with other.
• Communication of the cost savings results in a monthly basis, ensuring that the results are meeting the Company Goals.
• New ideas generation of cost saving projects in LatAm, working with the Local Engineers (Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela and Brazil) to look for projects to reduce cost in the packaging components level.
• Work along with multi-functional teams (Manufacturing, Sourcing, Planning, Industrial Engineer and R&D) to ensure that the cost saving idea is feasible from all the perspectives, developing and validating the business.
• Approve the business case with the Local Marketing Team and the Global Marketing Team. Make sure the idea is applicable to all the LatAm markets in order to harmonize the change in a specific component.
• Responsible to coordinate all the technical activities for a cost saving project that was approved. Coordinate with the Regional Packaging Laboratory all the packaging trials that needs to be conducted to validate a.

Campinas Area, Brazil

• Development and implementation of regional (Latin America) packaging projects for Hair Care according to the company strategy, working with brands such as TRESemmé and Suave.
• Interface with Manufacturing, Procurement, Marketing, Planning and R&D, to ensure all the packaging tasks were being done according to the agreed timeline. Direct contact with the suppliers to align specifications and.
• Contact with the Global Packaging Team in United Kingdom to ensure the new packaging projects are being developed according to the global requirements and region specificities.
• Coordinate all the technical validation for a new project, according to the category and packaging requirements (compatibility, dimensional analysis, physical testing, transit test, etc), assuring the packaging.
• Mold Component Approval for injection extrusion blow molding (HDPE) and injection molding (PP), using mold component approval procedures and Pp/Ppk analysis.
• Ensure the accuracy of technical specifications, including mechanical drawings and recommendation of shipping and storage. Perform the spec sign-off and interlab to assure the attributes and dimensions are being.

São Roque, São Paulo, Brazil

• Development of local (Brazil) packaging project in the Chocolate and Confectionary market according to the company strategy, working with brands such as Hershey's, Hershey's Kisses, Reese's e Brookside.
• Present packaging innovation projects that can be included into Innovation Pipeline of Marketing. Is approved, coordinate the implementation of these projects and propose changes according to the production capability.
• Attend FAT (Factory Acceptance Test) to evaluate the impact of automation processes, changing packaging specification whenever needed
• Identify cost reduction projects in Supply Chain, looking for an increase of product margin and cost reduction of the manufacturing site.
• Identify simplification and harmonization opportunities in packaging materials.
• Attend annually the Global Packaging Forum in United States, presenting implemented projects and projects under development.

São Roque, São Paulo, Brazil

São Roque, São Paulo, Brazil

São Paulo Area, Brazil

• Development of local (Brazil) projects of new products for Oral Care market according to the company strategy, working with brands such as Sorriso Whitening Explosion, Sorriso Fresh, Max White and Luminous White.
• Development of new raw materials along with vendors, seeking improvements to existing formulas and cost savings.
• Identify areas of opportunity to standardize formulas, reducing the backbones quantity, facilitating the production process, and decreasing the cleaning and sanitization process.
• Prepare product in pilot plant and coordinate the stability tests, evaluating the results according to the schedule and modify formula when required to ensure the final product quality.
• Write experimental specifications for new products based on pilot plant data. Work along with Latin America subsidiaries for technology transfer, checking the need of formula adjustments after the project implementation.

São Paulo Area, Brazil

• Collaborate with the Packaging Coordinator to advance packaging initiatives for the Oral Care market in Brazil, in alignment with corporate strategy
• Assist the Marketing Team in developing merchandising packages
• Manage the approval process for final artwork and printing.

Master'S Degree, Project Management

Extension Courses, Packaging Project Management And Packaging And Branding

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Chemistry

Activities and Societies: Researcher, Presentation of Research Project in Symposium, Monitor of Electrochemistry for Graduation Students.