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BMZ Germany GmbHGeneral Manager Brazil
Nov. 2023Gliwice, Śląskie, PolandBMZ Group is a leader in the entire product life cycle of lithium-ion battery systems used across industries.
Colep PackagingOperations Director - Executive Team Member
Nov. 2022 - Oct. 2023Vale de Cambra, Aveiro, Portugal
CODFIXEChef
Oct. 2021 - Nov. 2022Rua de Cedofeita, 301 - Porto - Portugal
Coolwork - Management ConsultingChief Executive Officer
Feb. 2021Porto, Portugal
SodeciaCEO - Body in White Division
Feb. 2018 - Feb. 2020EUROPE, SOUTH AMERICA, NORTH AMERICA
SodeciaGroup Head of Quality, Projects and Compliance
Jul. 2015 - Feb. 2021Porto Area, PortugalI´m in charge of Quality, Projects and Compliance for all Sodecia Plants over the world. I´m also Sodecia Board Member
SodeciaChief Operating Officer for Europe and South Africa
Oct. 2010 - Jun. 2015Hannover Area, GermanyResponsible for all activities of the Sub-Holding Europe, China and South Africa - Production Units, HR, Finance and Sales. Additional responsibilities in implementing a new factory in China (Dalian-greenfield) and South Africa (Pretoria-brownfield). In charge of 1000 associates.
Sodecia EuropaEuropean Operations and Finance Manager
Apr. 2006 - Oct. 2010Porto Area, PortugalResponsible for the Chinese and European industrial Units (850 employees) and the plan for sales growth through acquisitions in the region. In 2006, Europe accounted for about 5% of the Group's consolidated sales, had only one industrial unit and had negative results. In 2010, we achieved 20% of consolidated sales (sales grew 10x) with a positive double-digit EBITDA, made possible by the acquisition between 2007/2010 of two groups of companies, growing the operation to five industrial units (4 in Europe and 1 in China) and 1 Technological Center. In charge of 780 associates.
Sodecia South AmericaBusiness Unit Director - Sodecia da Amazónia
Dec. 2002 - Apr. 2006Manaus Area, BrazilGeneral Management of the operation: Manufacturing, Purchases, Logistics, Engineering, Quality, Sales, Human Resources, IT, Finance, Accounting and Treasury. In this period we consolidated the growth of this unit through the conquest of new deals that allowed it to increase its sales by about 200%, with an EBITDA of more than two digits, culminating with the approval by the Board of Sodecia of an investment of about 20 Million “Reals” for the construction of a new unit in Manaus.In charge of 245 associates.
Sodecia South AmericaLogistics Manager - Sodecia da Bahia
Nov. 2001 - Dec. 2002Camaçari Area, BrazilSodecia’s representative for the implementation of the logistics system in the Amazon Project, currently “Complexo Industrial Ford Nordeste” (Ford Northeast Industrial Sit), located in Camaçari - BA. The Sodecia group was one of 25 "full service suppliers" invited to settle inside the Site and implement all the concepts of Lean Manufacturing that Ford had chosen for that project. I was the responsible for the implementation of the whole supply chain (development and programming of suppliers, External and Internal Logistics, Products packaging and assembly lines of the customer) of around 150 products that required the movement of some 450,000 components per day (to produce 1000 cars). I was in the project since the construction of buildings until about 8 months after standard operating procedure of the first car (Ford Fiesta). In charge of 21 associates.
Sodecia EuropaEngineering Director - Sodecia Guarda
Dec. 2000 - Nov. 2001Guarda, PortugalEngineering Manager of Business Unit located in the city of Guarda, Portugal, with direct responsibility for the departments of Engineering, Quality, Maintenance and Management Systems for a total of 34 employees. During this period, the main goal outlined by the administration of the group was to conclude the merger process started six months before between this unit and the old unit located in Porto. The process was completed within the determined time and costs, without production cuts and deliveries delays to customers. In charge of 25 associates.
SodeciaC-Level Professional (Operations, Quality, Projects, Strategy)
Apr. 1999 - Feb. 2021Porto e Região, Portugal
Sodecia South AmericaBusiness Unit Director - IACM da Amazónia
Apr. 1999 - Dec. 2000Manaus Area, BrazilStartup of the Industrial unit since the refurbishment of the building, equipment installation, hiring staff (blue and white collar) until the customer’s acceptance of products to be produced. General management of the operation: Manufacturing, Purchases, Logistics, Engineering, Quality, Sales, Human Resources, IT, Finance, Accounting and Treasury. In charge of 140 associates.
Moto Honda da AmazôniaEngineer
Jan. 1997 - Dec. 1999
CobrapiProject Engineer
Jan. 1996 - Dec. 1997
PlumbumEngineer
Jan. 1993 - Dec. 1997
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