Hello, I'm Allan Machado a Production Engineer Focused to Deliver Feasibility Solutions in a Manufacturing Field. Six Sigma Green Belt Certified, with more than 10 years of experience in Product Development and Project Management. With a strong communicating attitude, it clearly has provided me a propulsion to implement solutions easier.
High performance for management and implementation new Global Products plataforms in terms of best practices with quality improvements and cost reductions opportunities.
Technical Assessment to Product Development Engineering, Project Manager, Purchasing, Manufacturing Departments in terms of PDPD (Process Driven Product Development) and negotiation for Stamping Feasibility Assessment for New Model Programs (Body Exterior & Body Structures).
Able to deal with complex situations and offer clear navigational paths through them.
Strong people skills and good level of business acumen.
Able to adapt to new situations focused on learning and sharing information to leverage the results.
Turn around automotive Innovation and Technology.
Program: Introduction to Battery Management Systems
Year:2021
Program: MBA in Product Design
Year: 2019
Program: MBA in Project Management
Year: 2012
Program: Production Engineering
Year: 2010
Enterprise & Connectivity:
•PM and SM of an Internal Web Application for Business Intelligence and Data Storytelling working with PO's, Designers and Data Scientists to transform the product roadmap into features while managing the development team that makes all that possible;
•Engineer in charge to provide technical assessment CAE Autoform Stamping Feasibility Simulation for BIW (Sheet Metal and Aluminum Parts) in terms of Cost Reduction such as Process Driven Product Design for Ford North America Programs;
•Body Structure Engineer responsible to Refine and incorporate material cost reduction with best practices;
•Support cross-skill team, cross-region and cross-functional cooperation through joint projects, regular communications, effective process documentation and general behavior demonstration;
•Body Structure Engineer responsible to lead supplier cost reduction ideas in terms of Body Structures panels giving stamping feasibility assessments to incorporate changes (ie.: Downgauge, Downgrade, Design changes, Process Changes) based on best practices and lessons learned;
•Collaborate on Teardown and Ideation events for new cost reduction ideas generation;
•Application Engineer in charge to track attributes impacts on JIRA (i.e.: Safety, NVH, Durability , Seat Belt Pull, Weight) based on specifically proposal in terms of material cost reduction ideas.
•Main VOME Stamping Engineer responsible for new Ford EcoSport, Ford Ka, new Ford Ranger and new Ford Focus working since the beginning of the program focused on RFQ, Die Design Review, Engineering Change cost reduction and lead time implementation improvements for the Stamping commodity until the launch, passing through for all Build event phases.
•Advanced Manufacturing Engineer in charge for managing the New Model Launch in feasibility assessment for Stamping Manufacturing of Global Programs developed in South America, Manufactured in different facilities and sell in all continents.
•Press and Automation Engineering - Lead Engineer in charge: -Preparation of technical specifications for the procurement of new manufacturing automation systems or for changes to existing manufacturing automation systems within the stamping plants; -Liaisons with Plant and other Ford engineering department activities in the preparation of engineering solutions and technical specifications; -Provide technical specification and supporting documentation to enable Purchasing to issue Purchase Information Requests to prospective equipment manufacturers;
•Highlight: Lead Engineer in charge to implement the Tryout Stamping Press Installation Process going through RFQ process, Components Manufacturing, Pre-assembly at Manufacturer, Equipment Approval Test (Buy-off), Site Preparation Conditions before Site Opening, Rigging Plan Validation, equipment assembled and commissioning.
•Green Belt Certified: Reduced Material waste on South America Quality Roadmap (Sheet Metal).
•Cross Regional Leadership Engineer responsible for lead and Development of New Run Flat tire and Ultra High Speed index for OEM Global Market.
•Main Owner Engineer responsible for Experimental Tire Construction, Dimensional Analysis and Performance Evaluate of the final product.
•Lead Engineer involved in Project to reduce the maximum Air Blister before curing process. Achievement: As owner Engineer me and my team were rewarded to achieve the target of Global safety requirement.
•For ensuring the automation simulation proper results carried out at Press Line Simulation DELMIA Software ensuring the program schedule compliance.
•For the extraordinary effort to ensure the delivery of the Harbour Report ensuring compliance with global requirements.
•Product Release Process: Great dedication and effort for analysis delivery on time according to Program Master Schedule.
•For the high performance relating to the management and implementation of New D-Pillar (Sheet Metal Part) in running production with best practices and quality improvements achieving 100% of PIST requirement Level.
•For Lead and high contribution to the project development and launch of the new Ford Focus MCA program in South America on Stamping Business Unit Department.
•By the high contribution to the project development and launch of the new Ford Ka program in South America on Stamping Business Unit Department.