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Louveira, São Paulo, Brasil

• Led engineering department managing a multifunctional team with 80 employees and around 200 outsourced workers, allocated to the sectors of Factory Engineering, Capex and Fixed Asset Management, Initiative Management, Legal Compliance, Government Relations, Facilities and Utilities, and Health, Security, and Environment.• Managed a highly complex projects portfolio focused on optimizing and expanding manufacturing capacity with an estimate CAPEX of 200MM USD, complying with quality and BOH standards, increasing productivity +7% YoY, and automating manufacturing systems, from initial feasibility to approval, construction, and implementation.• Responsible for the sustainability area at a regional level, developing projects and strategies to achieve ambitious targets for reducing the consumption of electricity, water, waste, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, ensuring 100% renewable sources, and using artificial intelligence to predict and optimize energy consumption.• Led areas of Plant Facilities and Utilities, improving reliability of the systems by 30% and better environment for the site people. Improved processes and facilities contracts to improve services level by 15%. • Led Health, Safety and Environmental department, reducing drastically the Safety KPIs to zero incidents per year, contact with governmental authorities to ensure all licenses and permits in compliance with local and global ESG requirements.

Louveira, São Paulo, Brasil

• Led the department of plant Facilities and Utilities, leading initiatives to improve processes and optimize the global cost of operations, using Lean Manufacturing / TPM / IWS system, PDCA cycle, Autonomous and Preventive Maintenance Pillars.• Work focused on improving the quality of cleaning, gardening, waste treatment, and building maintenance services, implementing measures to reduce costs and maximize operational efficiency.• Introducing autonomous maintenance practices in all areas under my responsibility, including compressed air systems, HVAC systems, MV (Medium Voltage) power substations, water and waste management, and treatment systems reducing Utilities impact in operations significantly.

Louveira, São Paulo, Brasil

• Led the Operations and Engineering areas of P&G's Pharmaceutical division, responsible for the VICK manufacturing in Brazil, leading a team with 80 employees allocated to the site. Worked on significant business changes involving the exit and entry of brands and products within the company's portfolio.• Implemented Operational Excellence (OPEX) systems such as Lean, TPM, and IWS to improve productivity and production reliability, reaching historical records in performance for all VICK lines. Efficient management of various projects and initiatives throughout the pharmaceutical supply chain, including process automation, implementation of product serialization, improvements in packaging processes, Quality and regulatory improvements, and efforts to maximize operational efficiency.• Managed complex projects to install new production lines for formulated pharmaceutical products and a Facial Mask production line, which generated impressive savings for the company during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Louveira, São Paulo

• The leadership of engineering projects in various areas, such as Security, Civil/Structural, Warehouse/Racks, HVAC, Electrical Systems, Purified Water, and Compressed Air Systems, using project management tools to ensure the delivery of valuable projects with quality, predefined time, and cost with a team of 15 employees plus contractors.• Responsible for strategic planning on the Technology, Innovation, leading Initiatives and Early Equipment Management PIllar maintaining direct interaction with Production, Research and Development, Distribution, Marketing, Quality, and Regulatory Affairs.• Develop technical solutions in compliance with legal requirements, including safety standards (NRs), quality, and current regulations (RDCs from ANVISA, FDA, and Internal Requirements).• Responsible for cost estimation, financial control, fixed assets management and cash flow management for capital investments in the site (around 200MM USD), project expenses, and depreciation. Expertise in change management, risk mitigation, and implementation of vertical startup methodologies.• Implemented several projects related to formula changes and product packaging in a high-speed manufacturing process, encompassing utility and palletization projects with the leadership of +R$10MM in investments for systems, from definition to startup.• Internship projects related to TPM and Lean Manufacturing methodologies as the Autonomous Maintenance and Focused Improvement pillars, increasing the productivity by 20% eliminating loses in the manufacturing and facilities areas.

Louveira-Sp, Brazil

Led the Autonomous Maintenance activities in the areas working with 80+ collaborators to identify and eliminate losses (Kaizen, Why-why, 6W2H) in manufacturing and facilities areas. During this time, I also worked with Progressive Maintenance, Continuous Improvement of KPIs, and Work Process Improvements (TPM methodologies, Lean Manufacturing) in facilities and utilities areas improving standards and bringing savings to the company.

Degree In Agricultural Engineering

Mechanical Technician