Alvaro Graziani

Professor/ Postgraduate course coordinator at Instituto Superior Tupy/ SOCIESC
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil, BR
Languages
  • English Full professional proficiency
  • Italian Full professional proficiency
  • Portuguese Native or bilingual proficiency

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Experience

    • Brazil
    • Education Management
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • Professor/ Postgraduate course coordinator
      • Feb 2008 - Present

      Professor (undergraduate, postgraduate, and master's degree programmes) of Production Systems, Production Planning and Inventory Control, Production Management. Postgraduate course coordinator (production engineering focusing on lean manufacturing) Professor (undergraduate, postgraduate, and master's degree programmes) of Production Systems, Production Planning and Inventory Control, Production Management. Postgraduate course coordinator (production engineering focusing on lean manufacturing)

    • Executive Director / Owner
      • 2005 - Present

      Senior partner responsible for the general management.  General-manager and external consultant for MS Mecanica Sul, automotive stamping die maker (Joinville, SC).  Responsible for sales management, cost control and finance management.  Total sales reached a 46% growth (1 year) and 95% growth (2 years).  Implemented ERP system including production planning and inventory control, shop floor control, budgeting process, sales and cost estimate, cash flow control, purchasing and material management.  Implemented cost estimate system for Joinvilense Transportes (Joinville, SC).  Production manager for Embale Bem (Criciúma, SC), plastic packaging company. Show less

    • Manufacturing Superintendent
      • 2004 - 2005

      Responsible for all the plant activities, including engineering, production, and inventory control. More than a thousand people running in three shifts.  Responsible for production, logistics, maintenance and engineering, including plant layout, product development, packaging design, product mix decisions, logistic and production planning integration, and outsourcing of production lines.  Set up of a production line to export solid wood furniture.  Productivity increased by 35% and total sales reached an impressive 33% growth.  Restructured the production management team, reducing from 6 to 3.  Reduced production lead time from 4 to one week.  Increased the product lines for export from 2 to 16. Show less

    • Plant Manager
      • 2002 - 2004

      Responsible for all the plant activities, including engineering, production, and inventory control.  Responsible for production (coffee and candies), quality control, logistics, maintenance and support services.  Implemented MRP II system integrating logistics and production planning.  Restructured the quality control department in order to update and monitor the 5S and GMP programmes.  Worked closely with the marketing team in new-product development, packaging design, and product-mix decisions.  Improved quality and productivity through plant rationalization and automation, personnel training, and better process & quality controls. Show less

    • Planning Manager
      • 2002 - 2002

      Production planning and inventory control.  Responsible for production planning and inventory control.  Liaised closely with parent company and negotiated manufacturing targets and production mix, considering container composition and weekly invoice schedule.  Worked closely with the purchasing team in outsourcing the secondary production activities. Production planning and inventory control.  Responsible for production planning and inventory control.  Liaised closely with parent company and negotiated manufacturing targets and production mix, considering container composition and weekly invoice schedule.  Worked closely with the purchasing team in outsourcing the secondary production activities.

    • Consultancy Manager
      • 2000 - 2002

       Responsible for managing consultancy projects within Sasse Alimentos, Metalúrgica Trapp, and Herten.  Restructured manufacture and integrated logistics, restoring efficiency and viability to Sasse.  Integrated logistics and implemented ABC classification in sales and supply managing systems (Trapp).  Masterminded and implemented a performance pay system (Trapp).  Developed a methodology to implement manufacturing cells in the production line.  Designed a MRP II training programme (Sasse).  Increased the production capacity by 20% in 3 months through plant rationalization, equipment acquisition, and manpower planning (Herten).  Produced several injection mold dies for automotive, plastic fitting, appliance, and health product industries (Herten). Show less

    • Plant Manager
      • 1998 - 1999

      Responsible for all the plant activities, including engineering, production, and inventory control. Responsible for all the plant activities, including engineering, production, and inventory control.

    • Production Manager
      • 1988 - 1998

      Responsible for maintenance (1988-1993), engineering (1993-1995), production (Pincéis Tigre - 1996-1998).  Responsible for the paint roller plant (Pincéis Tigre) including production, engineering, maintenance and support services.  Implemented manufacturing cells in the production line with a US$1.3 million/year decrease in costs resulting from the organizational reshape.  Decreased the set-up mean time by 10%.  Reduced the total nonproductive time by 2% through logistic integration.  Computerized maintenance management, increasing preventive maintenance from 4% to 50%, decreasing the total maintenance working time by 45%, and increasing plant availability from 93% to 98%. Show less

Education

  • Instituto Superior Tupy/ SOCIESC
    Master's degree, Production Engineering
    2011 - 2012
  • Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd
    Master, Business Administration
    1994 - 1995
  • Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina
    Post-graduation, Production Engineering
    1991 - 1992
  • Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
    Graduation, Mechanical Engineering
    1980 - 1985
  • Colégio Farroupilha
    Primeiro e segundo graus
    1969 - 1979

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