Edivaldo Santos Júnior, PMP®, PMO-CP®.

• Investigation and assessment of all Product Engineering needs related to project feasibility, technical impacts, timelines, and development costs for new projects—from the investigation phase (new idea/market requirement) to the start of production. • Management of the Technical Project Team to ensure the achievement of milestones, adhering to the approved timeline and budget (while meeting quality requirements). • Preparation and presentation of program status updates to the Vice President and Managers of Product Development. • Acting as the interface between Product Development and other departments (Product Planning, Quality, Manufacturing, Purchasing, and Finance), representing the Engineering team in global project meetings.

Total Delivery Cost • Responsible for Cost Reduction to the Programs. • General coordination of cross function activities (Purchase, R&D, Manufacturing and support areas) for the new vehicle in Latam. • Activities report directly to the Directors. Project Management: • Project Management & Resource Allocation: Lead and oversee the full development cycle of automotive projects, managing cross-functional teams, suppliers, and resources to ensure timely and cost-effective delivery within technical specifications and regulatory standards. • Risk Management & Quality Assurance: Conduct risk assessments and implement mitigation strategies, ensuring compliance with quality, safety, and regulatory requirements through rigorous testing and prototype validation. • Process Optimization & Innovation: Drive continuous improvements in product design, manufacturing processes, and supplier management, focusing on cost optimization, operational efficiency, and the integration of emerging technologies.

• Led the project team in the development of products and processes for new vehicles in Latin America, managing interactions between the European headquarters and key strategic areas of the project. This leadership resulted in a 17% improvement in project negotiations, with approximately 65% of commodities below target and 25% meeting project targets. • Facilitated and expanded business opportunities by conducting case studies and risk analyses, presenting results, and contributing to strategic decision-making processes. • Managed the development team for interior and bodywork products, focusing on technical and economic risk analyses and strategic project planning. These efforts led to a cost reduction of R$17 million through product and process optimization initiatives.

• Responsible for the body interiors design phase development and technical evolutions during the current life cycle. • Project risk assessment regarding new products and technical reviews.. • Drive quality requirements and customer focus, though production process documentation and supply chain; • Prototyping management throughout global suppliers, preliminary try-out tests, overall schedule management, purchasing processes support, management of the principal productions milestones as try-outs, quality reactivity and start of production phases • Cost reduction on interiors around by 300K€ per year through product and process optimization actions • Cost reduction on interiors around by 300K€ per year through product and process optimization actions • Management and application of the ISOFIX system (ISO13216) to all vehicle platforms in Latin America, getting an international patent. • Process workflow improvements concerning engineering development, purchasing and scheduling by reducing the PO validation and approval flow from 12 up to 4 weeks.

• Responsible for coordinating and developing internal parts like instrument panels, door trim panels, trim parts, central consoles, seats, HVAC and passive safety systems (airbags) for new commercial vehicles, ensuring the technical requirements. • Responsible for budget, planning and control, involving significant values for prototypes and tooling, parts purchases, cost targets and engineering releases, including the follow-up of deliveries for release. • Global supplier’s development, including price negotiations, different scenarios development and risks assessment (quality, efficiency, productivity and financial indicators). • Cost reduction on prototype’s investments by 15%. Optimized carry over parts for new programs by 20%. Saved resources by 20% through the optimization of product validation tests..

• Planning and coordination of programs, connecting the product strategy with sales & marketing to the project platform for approval (business case). • Development and implementation of new vehicles, through schedule management. • Coordination across function activities, with engineering, purchasing and manufacturing teams. • Implementation of a PMO to manage projects with an ROI of 15%.

• Leader engineer on development of interior and body parts. • Interface leadership between Latin America engineering and headquarters in France, ensuring the main technical requirements, quality directives, cost targets, schedule goals and after-sales requirements. • Project management regarding the study of technical assumptions, technical studies, reporting, relationship with suppliers and internal customers, suppliers audits and milestones achievements. • Variants diversity reduction by applying a common crankcase protector to all vehicles manufactured in Latin America, saving logistic space and simplifying production process. • Raw material optimization (plastic and steel), in a common use for several parts saving millions of euros per year and reducing diversity. • Local parts development to avoid currency dependency by saving over 30% in average, regarding imported parts costs.

- Conduct supplier audits for process qualifications based on customer requirements and standards, managing PPAP approvals and driving local supplier development. - Ensure strong management and consistent follow-up with LP/KD suppliers to implement robust countermeasures quickly and effectively, maintaining a high standard of quality. - Lead root cause analysis of field failures, coordinating responsible teams to develop and validate effective countermeasures aimed at reducing field issues, ensuring vehicle quality, and enhancing customer satisfaction. - Oversee and audit supplier documentation, including design and process FMEAs, design and prototype control plans, special characteristics lists, and Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP). - Achieved a 20% performance improvement through the implementation of process controls and monitoring plans.

Instituto de Macromoléculas Professora Eloísa Mano COPPE / UFRJ

Faculdade de Tecnologia