Leandro Leão Barbosa

In charge of Engineering section at HPE Automotores do Brasil, mainly responsible for style, prototype shops, product development, vehicle testing, program control, BOM, and related activities.

In charge of the company Programs' portfolio, managing new platforms developments until vehicle launching; major and minor modifications implementing, leading the Program Engineering Department team. R&D and Innovation Projects management, including liaison to Brazilian automotive regulations, such as Inovar Auto.

In charge of new developments, launching, vehicle modifications, within the Program Engineer Department team.

Focused on automotive parts production (die casting parts), specialized within manufacturing, tooling shop, production management, project coordinating and implementation. Top 3 Brazilian Die Casting Companies As Die Casting Manager (Manufacturing, Tooling Shop and Machining management): Attend main Brazilian OEM's (VW/FIAT) with magnesium and aluminum casting parts; In charge of 450 employees coordination, including: engineer staff, die casting process technicians, operational, tooling shop and machining people; Responsible for production parts planning, logistics and shipping, according to customer's parts orders; Die casting dies designing, engineering and maintenance. Gating optimizing, thermal imaging control; In charge of the implementation of the machining plant, where the "VW 4 cylinders engine block" (boxer engine of the Old VW Beetle) is produced and world wide supplied; Management for supplying die casting parts to the top Brazilian OEM's. average annual volume of 1,5 million parts per year; Feasibility studies for new products and developments, including technical and costs analysis; Expertise on running quality tools (APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, Minitab Software, KPI's, etc), on process control and set up.

Largest Latin America cigarette production plant As Process internship: Acting on primary production process, specifically within tobacco leaves processing. Participate on the process expansion, when Brazilian tobacco regulatory changed regarding smoking components levels. The new government requirements brought severe process layout and equipment modification, due to new production "mixing"; In charge of new equipments proposal and equalization, running technical meetings for quoting process. Run project and installation of new equipments, controlling layout changing, without production interruption.

Project Management MBA within FGV, under PMBOK concepts and management areas.