Experience

Comco Systems

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Engineering Manager

  • Feb 2023 - Present

  • Leader of the engineering department overseeing product development in the pneumatic tube system manufacturing industry. • Managed a diverse team of engineers in mechanical, electrical, and automation disciplines. • Led the entire product development lifecycle from concept to production. • Emphasized continuous improvement, implementing streamlined processes to enhance productivity and product innovation. • Collaborated closely with cross-functional teams to align product development goals with business objectives. • Conducted performance evaluations, provided feedback, and developed an improvement plan for the engineering team. • Fostered a collaborative and innovative work environment, promoting excellence and teamwork among engineers. Show less



ITW

• United States
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Engineering Manager

  • Apr 2021 - Mar 2022

  • Head of the Engineering / R&D department of Alpine, an ITW company in the construction products segment. • Leader of the design team of automated truss cutting and assembly systems equipment. • Employee development, mentoring, and resource management of multi-disciplined technical teams (mechanical, electrical, controls, and software). • Management, guidance, and approbation of 3D (Creo / Solidworks) designs, drawings and BOM, ECOs and ECRs, FEA, design reviews, FMEA, and product testing/validation plans. • Development and presentation of managerial reports and action plans, definition, and follow-up of KPIs to enhance the department's transparency and sustainability, including task planning, budget, and subcontract management. • Collaboration with production, quality, and sales teams in cross-functional activities to address design standards and provide engineering support for internal and external customers. • Management of CBI (customer back innovation), VAVE projects, Risk Management principles, and Cost Savings initiatives. • Continuous improvement of Products, People, Data, and Processes, based on lean six sigma techniques. • Created a tasks dashboard that eliminated all tasks backlog and helped focus efforts on customer aggregated value tasks. • Automated part numbers of data entry reducing the error by almost 90%, saving $10,000.00 in development, using an existent feature in D365. • Developed a detailed team improvement plan, redesigned the role structures, and established clear responsibilities, making the team more accountable. • Created a log hours system that allowed identification and focuses on key tasks related to value stream mapping (VSM). • Implemented an RFQ process using Smartsheet to control custom orders, improving project management, and eliminating communication problems. • Started a project of work instructions improvement using Augmented Reality to maintain the quality level and increase production throughput. Show less



Atlas Copco

• Sweden
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Engineering Manager

  • Aug 2017 - Sep 2019

  • Leader of development and engineering departments of application center South America. • Member of the global product development team for tightening machines and torque reaction devices. • Head of the local engineering team, working on application and customization of global products and custom machines projects. • Hands-on development and follow-up of the mechanical design of machines for tightening, and torque reaction devices. • Director of strategic plans for department development, defining and monitoring of KPIs., improving processes and products, applying lean six sigma tools. • Responsible for creating, validating, and presenting management reports, investment plans of equipment, resources, technologies, and training for interlocutors of varying levels. • Acting actively in hiring, team development, goal setting, giving feedback and conflict management. • Implemented the PDM system that reduced design delivery time by 20%. • Solved a critical problem of internal customer satisfaction by creating a dashboard with design queue and engineering activities data, which assisted with transparency and contributed to design delivery time reduction. • Implemented an internal 3D printed prototype process that eliminated design errors in the field, saving 6.000 USD (30% of the project) in one project by identifying an interference problem in beforehand. Show less

• Product Development Manager

  • May 2014 - Jul 2017

  • Head of local project development. Responsible for developing torque reaction devices and tightening machines globally. In charge of searching and developing local manufacturing suppliers. Acting also in internal disclosure of those products, sharing technical and commercial information. • In charge of design and prototype testing, validation, documentation, and release phases of products. Active work in the nationalization of materials and components following the same quality standard as global specifications and APQP. • Analyzed local market availability and final cost, keeping project tangible and competitive. Interaction, support, and development of local manufacturers designed for product production, validating and guiding quality standards. • Worked in partnership with sales, marketing, and technical teams, providing technical documentation, cost validation, price list assistance, support for training, promotion and maintenance of products. • Developed local manufacturing of articulated arms by working on material localization, smart table selection system, and supplier development, reducing the final cost of the product by 20% and delivery time from 90 to 45 days. Show less

• Project Manager

  • Feb 2012 - Apr 2014

  • Manager of multidisciplinary teams for projects including tightening machines and torque reaction devices by following the project lifetime from the beginning until commissioning. Delivering better solutions according to customer demands, working on risk analysis, controlling scope, cost and project schedule. • Active communication with project stakeholders, presenting the entire project, or in phases of validation (milestones or red- flags). • Procurement requisition and follow-up according to company compliance standards. Design and manufacturing, final validation in suppliers and customer plants. • Resource management, internal and external multidisciplinary team coordination and guidance. • Creation or validation of final project documentation, and reports of improvements, cost control, and lessons learned. • Implementation of a new Workfront system, acting as the system administrator. This system was a march in the company, where tracking of project lifetime and followup became more accurate, saving time for project managers in follow-up meetings, and making projects more transparent based on live reports and portfolio dashboards. • Brazil's implementation was recognized as one of the best implementations from all five application centers around the world. Show less

• Mechanical Design Engineer

  • Jul 2008 - Jan 2012

  • Hands-on development and follow-up of the mechanical design of machines using servomotors for tightening, and torque reaction devices. Automated in some cases using linear guides and ball screws, driven by electric motors or pneumatic actuators, controlled by PLC, CNC and Industrial PC, using sensors of presence and positioning, communicating via I/O or field bus. • Mechanical design of machine, device, and product, based on knowledge of disciplines such as machine elements, stress analysis, mechanical design, metallurgy, FMEA and manufacturing processes. • CAD, modeling of 3D assembly models, sub-assembly, parts, sheet metal and drawings using SOLIDWORKS, CATIA, PTC CREO, SOLID EDGE, INVENTOR, and AUTOCAD. • CAE, evaluation based on Finite Element Analysis (FEA) for optimization and improvement of designs and parts, using software such as SOLIDWORKS SIMULATION, CATIA ANALYSIS, CREO SIMULATE, FEMAP, INVENTOR / AUTOCAD and ANSYS. • Preparation of assembly and part drawings, and BOM, based on technical standards, GD&T and ASMEY14.5. • Advanced knowledge in manufacturing processes such as 3D printing, technical machining, heavy and light sheet metal conforming, welding, heat and surface treatment, of serial and special parts. • Technical purchase definition of components and suppliers, final product validations. • Creation of a parameterized 3D project library of custom tightening machines, which reduced lead time of designs by 40% on average. Show less



A CARNEVALLI

• Brazil
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Mechanical Designer

  • Nov 2005 - Aug 2007

  • Design of mechanical projects of extrusions and flexographic printer machines for plastic film manufacturing. • Improvement of complex part machining capacity due to interaction with CAD-CAM system. • Reduction of time machining of extrusions threads from three to one day, because of CAD/CAM interaction, which reduced the cost of the product significantly, since those parts have more than a one-meter length and their 3D modeling and manufacturing is very complex. • Design of mechanical projects of extrusions and flexographic printer machines for plastic film manufacturing. • Improvement of complex part machining capacity due to interaction with CAD-CAM system. • Reduction of time machining of extrusions threads from three to one day, because of CAD/CAM interaction, which reduced the cost of the product significantly, since those parts have more than a one-meter length and their 3D modeling and manufacturing is very complex.