André Coutinho Email & Phone Number

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

• Led cross-functional teams in continuous improvement projects for graphite plate production, resulting in increased efficiency and quality.
• Collaborated with the design team to ensure products were designed for efficient manufacturability and assembly.
• Conducted production tests, analyzed results, and created tooling, jigs, and fixtures for process optimization.
• Responsible for evaluating failed parts/batches and addressing their disposition.

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Responsible for producing graphite plates for hydrogen fuel cells.

Joinville, SC, Brazil

Product Specialist for hot & cold water, sanitary, sustainable management of rainwater and irrigation systems.Focus on local needs, speeding up local developments and retail needs.Responsible for product strategy, portfolio diversification, innovation, input to Marketing and Sales support.

Joinville, SC, Brazil

• Technical analysis, cost calculation and scope negotiation of new products from automakers
• Production process design (plastic piping extrusion, shaping and assembly of fuel lines)
• Scope, time and quality management of automotive projects
• Creation of a project management methodology
• Strong relationship with automakers, systemists and suppliers
• Creation and technical specification of machines, tools and devices

Joinville, SC, Brazil

• Link between the technical and commercial areas
• Management of strategic Procurement projects
• Conduction of Procurement activities in Engineering projects
• Training of Procurement teams about product technologies
• Technical-commercial negotiations with suppliers
• Results follow up according to the department targets

Joinville, SC, Brazil

• Cost reduction, quality improvement and innovation project management, involving all subsystems of domestic refrigerators
• Projects for the national and export markets
• International project teams (Brazil and Asia)
• Negotiation of resources and deadlines with managers from other departments
• Monitoring deliveries and achieving goals
• Presentation of results to the board

Shanghai, China

• Visit to, process evaluation of and technical negotiation with Asian suppliers
• Conduction of technical meetings with Chinese and Brazilian teams
• Cost, quality and time management of projects according to the department's goals
• Presentation of results to the board

Joinville, SC, Brazil

• Project management of cost reduction and quality improvement and innovation in domestic refrigeration systems
• Projects for the national and export markets
• International project teams (Brazil and Asia)
• Scope analysis, conduction of product FMEA meetings, follow up of lab tests and making decisions about product changes
• Scope and deadline negotiations with other departments
• Follow up of deliveries and achievement of goals

Joinville, SC, Brazil

• Cost reduction and quality improvement projects management
• Learning from expert product engineers in high impact projects activities

Joinville, SC, Brazil

• Projects of metal structures: racks, mezzanines, monorails, tables and structures
• AutoCAD
• Training of ISO 9000 quality auditor

Joinville, SC, Brazil

• Equipment and devices design for industrial automation
• Use of Solid Edge software

Joinville, SC, Brazil

• Design of cutting tools, devices and equipment for manufacturing of faucets
• Use of AutoCAD and SolidEdge softwares

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering, 7.6 Of 10

Activities and Societies: Scholarship to work at the laboratory of mechanical trials and tribology. ▪ Materials sciences and mechanical.

Graduation (Mba), Mba In Project Management, 8.9 Of 10

Activities and Societies: . Undergraduate thesis: A project management plan for a new product, following the PMBoK best applicable.

Certificate, Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians, 8.4 Of 10

Activities and Societies: Development of a manual injection equipment of non-expanded polyurethane in silicone molds, for rapid.