Janine Melo

Coordination of product development teams, focusing on planning, content and timing definition, technical and financial analysis, as well as tests and validations to define the final design. Position that reports directly to management in North America, in projects for Ford and Lincoln.

Leader of the Electrical Engineering team, with focus on studies and implementation of cost reduction actions in Electric Vehicles. Responsible for managing benchmarking and internal requirements alanysis for battery systems, energy control modules and cooling systems.

Responsible for strategy and planning of Over-The-Air software update projects for connected vehicles. This includes defining the update package for electronic modules, monitoring the validation and testing phases, until the end costumer vehicle deployment

Development of robust strategies for Ford South America region, to ensure desired products are offered with positive financial Margin and Return of Investments. Responsible for creation and analysis of different scenarios, focused on Customers Experience, Competition Benchmarking and Market Segmentation, to enable better and faster strategic product line decisions. Use of Agile and Design Thinking methodologies to improve processes and leverage human-centric vision.

Responsible for coordinating Electrical & Electronics Systems Engineering activities for new projects. Work focused on vehicle prototype construction - Definition of Bill of Material, Control of Prototype costs, Plan of Validation Tests, as well as support on activities such as Purchasing Orders, Logistics and contact with external suppliers.

Development and implementation of strategies for launching new products, focused on delivery of quality, cost and timing objectives, and through the interface with global cross-functional teams such as Engineering, Purchasing, Finance and Manufacturing. Responsible for coordinating technical teams activities, from development and validation phases, until prototype builds and production launch at assembly plant. International Experience in projects from US and Europe. Strong experience in milestone reviews and reporting to global senior management. Opportunity to lead agile projects with focus on User Experience.

Strong experience in project planning for global programs, leading project scope and product content definition, working closely with Marketing and Strategy teams. Led change control process, supporting technical, timing and financial feasibility analysis. Service done for Ford Motor Company

Experience in Maintenance Planning and Control of Substations. Responsible for the management of maintenance activities, and also for supporting projects for expansion and construction of electrical substations, working directly with suppliers and service providers.

Support the Maintenance Planning and Control of Distribution Networks and monitoring of preventive and corrective maintenance of electrical equipment, through reporting and calculation of rates and indicators.

Monitoring of telecommunications projects for major companies in the corporate segment, through the use of tools and techniques of project management, customer relations and interaction with different areas of the company, such as Engineering, commercial and operational areas.

Erasmus Mundus Scholarship