Cargill Industrial SpecialtiesResponsible for technical and people supervision on Process & Quality Control Lab as support for 24/7 chemical specialties manufacturing. Activities include analytical routines through ASTM analytical methodologies, employees technical development, budget management, support on new products development and participation on interlaboratorial program.AccomplishmentsA persisted problem of Polyol hydroxyl analysis instability solved by depth… Show more Cargill Industrial SpecialtiesResponsible for technical and people supervision on Process & Quality Control Lab as support for 24/7 chemical specialties manufacturing. Activities include analytical routines through ASTM analytical methodologies, employees technical development, budget management, support on new products development and participation on interlaboratorial program.AccomplishmentsA persisted problem of Polyol hydroxyl analysis instability solved by depth investigation of ASTM methodology and chemical technicians performance revision that led on to avoid reworks, production delays, waste of chemicals and reducing production cycle time;Technical competence of staff increased by an overall reviewing program of 42 analytical methodologies in use that provided better technical understanding and consequent improved skills and team empowerment in solving analytical problems;Annual saving of R$ 36.000 in chemicals acquisition by reducing analysis in process and homologation of new chemical brands; 20% reduction in the annual budget for preventive maintenance of instruments and equipments through fault log analysis and execution of periodic intermediate checks;Innovative idea which led to savings of R$ 7.000 by proposing glass welding recovery for a damaged Karl Fischer electrode. Show less

Overall accountability to ensure enterprise management system is in compliance to ISO/IEC 17025:2005 standards. Conducted management system review and bridged technical & analytical practical aspects in documentation and chromatographic methods so that documentation & processes were redesigned to a lean and effective way. Responsible for representing management and responding to auditors from Customers, Brazilian Agriculture Ministry (MAPA) and INMETRO as well as in scope extension projects… Show more Overall accountability to ensure enterprise management system is in compliance to ISO/IEC 17025:2005 standards. Conducted management system review and bridged technical & analytical practical aspects in documentation and chromatographic methods so that documentation & processes were redesigned to a lean and effective way. Responsible for representing management and responding to auditors from Customers, Brazilian Agriculture Ministry (MAPA) and INMETRO as well as in scope extension projects with ACLASS (ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board).AccomplishmentsRescue and strengthening the Technical & Quality interface for maintenance and maturation of the quality system;Contribution to Quality System culture change of the company by periodic training, routine monitoring and practice to provide feedback and guidance as needed;Improvement of automation in spreadsheet for analytical control of methodologies;In May 2011 we acquired international accreditation from ANSI A-Class certification body for scope extension in Ivermectin in Bovine Muscle according to ISO/IEC 17025: 2005. Show less

Technical and people supervision on lubricant lab as support to Predictive Maintenance activities on Vitoria-Minas Railway as means for maximizing assets availability. Activities included analytical routines using ASTM methods for oil and grease, cooling water and degreasing products performance analysis, laboratory proficiency tests under coordination of IBP-RJ, supply approval & quality control tests for locomotives fuel and maintenance consumables (lubricant, oil, greases and degreasing… Show more Technical and people supervision on lubricant lab as support to Predictive Maintenance activities on Vitoria-Minas Railway as means for maximizing assets availability. Activities included analytical routines using ASTM methods for oil and grease, cooling water and degreasing products performance analysis, laboratory proficiency tests under coordination of IBP-RJ, supply approval & quality control tests for locomotives fuel and maintenance consumables (lubricant, oil, greases and degreasing product) as well as any chemical product related problem troubleshooting.AccomplishmentsLubricant predictive analysis software, based on analytical results, improved to sharp decision-making of locomotives recalling. It gave to the chemical and mechanicals analysts more info and confidence to make decisions; Abnormal wear of locomotive heat exchanger problem solved by chemical analysis of coolant fluid (saving of ~R$ 30.000/heat exchanger x ~250 locomotives);Standardization of procedure for use, handling and development of new degreasing chemical products through field tests monitoring. Show less

Overall documentation and lab practices realignment as means for preparations for management system accreditation as per ISO/IEC 17025 standards and Good Laboratory Practices Guidelines in a laboratory for veterinary drug residues analysis in food.

Support on ISO 9001 management system implementation on a manufacturing startup plant. Activities included document and record control, quality assurance trainings, product inspection plan definition, off-spec statistical analysis, lab equipment technical definition and people training as support to new product development projects, and internal audits as per Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Guidelines.

Implementation of several GE Corporate required practices in the ESH area and preparations for ISO 14001 certification on Campinas and Argentina plants. Support on Six Sigma Projects for raw material and finished product waste reduction, and water effluent treatment waste reduction.