Rafael Amaral Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, Canada Area

As Supplier Quality Engineer, my main responsibilities are:- Ensure initial investigation and root cause analysis for all supplier non-conformances are documented and acceptable;- Responsible to assessment and disposition of supplier non-conformances and coordinate the containment of all affected inventory (raw material, in process and finished goods);- Initiate and manage all 8D suppliers report (supplier containment, root causes analysis, corrective / preventive actions and validation the actions taken);- Drive development and implementation of supplier control plans;- Lead development of a “Certified Supplier” program enabling dock-to-stock receipt;- Coordinate periodic reviews of supplier performance metrics and ensure corrective actions are communicated, implemented, and effectiveness verified;- Lead evaluation and implementation of PPAP requirements for new part introductions;- Conduct supplier quality management system and manufacturing process audits and drive follow-up actions to completion.

Vancouver, Canada Area

As Quality Management Systems Lead, my main responsibilities are:- Development and Maintenance of the ISO Program;- Manage, create and update ISO procedures, work instructions, records and others documentation;- Development and analysis of metrics related to Performance, Quality and On Time Delivery;- Lead continuous improvements projects for quality, delivery, cost and safety;- Responsible to develop new suppliers of machining, casting, and surface treatment commodities;- Manage active suppliers through the supplier audit program, corrective actions report, supplier scorecard based on Quality and On Time Delivery performance;- Responsible to coordinate activities of the Quality Inspectors;- Coordinate the calibration of all measurement tools by the outside calibration service.

Supplier quality engineer responsible for machining, injection and standard commodities (over 100 suppliers) in development and serial Products.Monitoring suppliers performance and definition of action plan to top worst, critical and strategic suppliers, reporting the results directly to Quality Manager. Development activities with suppliers based in APQP, MSA, FMEA and PPAP guidelines. Approval and development of new supplier based in the Process Audit VDA 6.3.

Campinas Area, Brazil

Quality engineer responsible for the pressing, soldering and surface treatment areas, managing projects of improvement and cost reduction (Six Sigma Projects).Responsible for conducting analysis and definition of actions for customer complaint.Responsible for the KPI´s management related to quality area, defining action plan to achieve the targets.Member of Oakley project responsible for defining the control plan for the incoming material, alignment with Oakley team USA about laboratory tests, layout definition of production lines, process standardization, preparation of documents for production (W.I., control plan, check list) and operator training.

Quality Engineer responsible for assembly lines of automotive and agricultural transmissions and maritime reversers, with focus on increasing productivity, working on process optimization and reduction of scrap and rework. Main customers are MAN, Volvo, Scania, Iveco, VW, MBB, John Deere, Valtra, AGCO.Coordinator of activities of quality inspectors and improvement team focused on reduction of internal and external (0Km and warranty) complaints using quality tools (Ishikawa diagram, 5W, DMAIC, 8D, Brainstorming, Pareto, Kaizen, MSA, DOE).Internal and external (Supplier) audits based on standard VDA 6.3 and ISO 9001.Responsible for the KPI´s management of assembly lines of transmissions and reversers, reporting the results to manager of each Business Unit. Member of the VA/VE (Value Analysis / Value Engineering) team in projects of cost reduction.

Project quality engineer responsible for the implementation of new projects, leading them until mass production. Among the main activities are layout definition and production lines validation, daily and weekly report for managers and customers, elaboration of production and quality procedures, operator training, FMEA meeting with the project team, definition and purchase of devices for incoming inspection area and quality lab.Leading improvements team on root cause analysis for internal and warranty failures using quality tools (8D, Ishikawa diagram, 5W, PDCA, Pareto).Support to visitors and foreign customers (China and Sweden).

Responsible for Quality Kaizen, 8D to customer, 5´S and Process Audits, Quality Daily Meeting, Root Cause Analysis using Quality Tools (PDCA, Ishikawa, FMEA, MSA, CEP), Managing corrective and preventive actions.Lean Manufacturing coordinator (Standardized work), responsible to perform training and implement the standardized work on the production lines.

Operations Management, Industrial Engineering

Diploma, Business/Corporate Communications

Graduation, Automation And Control Engineering

Technical, Mechatronics