Athos Fontenele

Dear Sirs,

In the certainty that much of our knowledge is provided by working in different companies and markets is that your Company arouses me special interest.

I have developed my career in large multinational companies such as Comau, Thyssenkrupp, Siemens, Faurecia, Otis Elevators, Worthington Cylinders and Cofap in the areas of Coordination of Installation, Project Management, Industrial Management, New Product Development, Industrial Planning, Manufacturing Processes and Quality.

I am results oriented and I am used to work with multifunctional teams with several cultures (national and international). I have acquired a large work experience, having worked in several segments (manufacturing, metallurgical, automotive and auto parts industries) and with several products, which gives me great flexibility and knowledge.

Moreover, I have extensive experience in planning, execution and control of projects and constructions that include engineering design (mechanical, electrical and software), manufacturing, assembly (at contractor plant and at customer plant) and commissioning, with own and third-parties labor, which assures integration of resources.

I bachelor in Mechanical Engineering from FEI, post-graduated in Industrial Administration from USP-FCAV and certified as PMP (PMI) and ITIL (EXIN).

I have got fluency in English and Spanish and I have got international experience, having traveled to work in several countries: USA, France, Portugal, Germany, Malaysia, Argentina, Chile and Mexico, among others.

Qualification Summary

• Large professional experience in project management, new products development, manufacturing, quality coordination, Industrial planning and installation of assembly lines for the automotive, auto parts, oil&gas and logistics industries. 
• Extensive knowledge in developing and managing multidisciplinary teams.
• Risk and claims management, development of mitigation strategies and identification of business opportunities.
• Experienced in projects of technology transfer (Germany, France and Malaysia), in development of benchmark for manufacturing processes (USA, France and Portugal) and in coordinating and in training teams aiming at solving products problems (USA, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Argentina among others).
• Development of commercial and technical proposals.
• Hiring of expert labor and acquisition of parts and pieces, negotiating costs and deadlines with customers and suppliers.
• Experienced in lean manufacturing: Continuous improvement, Flex Manufacture, 5S, Kaizen, Kanban, Just-in-Time, Plant Layout, Manufacturing Cells, Inventory Management and Production Flow, Six Sigma.
• Management of technical support focusing on customer satisfaction and utilizing quality tools such as MASP, 5 Why´s, Ishikawa, PDCA and quality indicators.
• Field installation management.
• Interaction with marketing department to prospect new products and markets and with purchasing department to develop and qualify new suppliers.
• Experienced in development of financial feasibility studies for industrial projects approval.
• Experienced in strategic plan development in cooperation with management team and control of targets and results.

Education

• Post-graduation in Industrial Management by FCAV-USP / 1991
• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering by Fac. Engenharia Industrial - FEI / 1986

Certification

• Certificate in ITIL Foundation by EXIN # 00288770 / 2013.
• Certificate in Project Management by PMI (PMP # 1320144) / 2010.