Leonardo Lacerda Gomes Email & Phone Number

South America - Engineering Director in charge of perimeters of Seating, Interiors and Exteriors.Global R&D Board member Proud leader of inspired managers and professionals.Key words: Engineering, Development, Productivity, Projects, P&L, Service, Program Management, Innovation, Budgeting, Finance, Communication, Excellence.I´m on my 24th year of service for Forvia-Faurecia ( 5 Years in North America and 19 years in South America).Leonardo has international experience of working and living, exchanging and learning from the exposure to a variety of cultures ( Extensive work with North & South Americans, French, but also with German, Indian). He is able to communicate in native fluent level of Portuguese and English, good level of French and basic Spanish.His 25 yrs professional background is build up on a 5 years working experience in the United States of America and 20 years in Brazil, working the majority of the time for a world leading auto supplier company with European roots.With academic background in engineering, manufacturing and business administration, Leonardo has attended also executive and continuous learning training at leading education institutions such as University of Michigan (Ross School of Business), FGV (Fundacao Getulio Vargas), FDC (Fundação Dom Cabral) and London Business School.Specialties: Leonardo has built his experience in structuring and executing programs and projects covering all life cycle phases in program management and Engineering development ( innovation development from scratch, advanced engineering, platforms management, product and process development into production and serial life running evolution and productivity) . Worked also in program start-up of new plants.

Listed skills include Automotive, Program Management, Innovation Development, Product Development, and 1 others.