Diego Monreal Maia

Rua Joaquina Maria de Jesus 770 – SP - Brazil Mobile: +55 11 99483-5881 |

email: diego.monreal@gmail.com | Brazilian, 37 years old, Married.

Industrial / Manufacturing Engineer

Education
- MBA Project Management – Fundação Getulio Vargas – FGV (12/2013)
- Bachelor Mechanical Engineer – Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul (12/2009)
- Technician in Mechanical Design – ETE Profº Aprígio Gonzaga (06/2004)
- Draw, Cut, Bend and Plastic Injection Toolmaker - SENAI Roberto Simonsen (12/2002)
- Machining Operator - SENAI Roberto Simonsen (12/2001)
Qualification
- Professional with 15+ experience years on automotive industry, working directly on Tier 2, Tier 1 and OEM.
- Wide knowledge in QMS and Core Tools, applying the methodologies on shop floor.
- Continuous development of Soft Skills with leadership and people/process management highlight.
- Constant search for new technologies and learning updated techniques for process optimization.
Professional Experience:
• Autokiniton Global Group (Aruja - SP)
Coordenador de Sistemas da Qualidade e EHS (apr/2022 to actual)
- Responsible to the Quality Management System - IATF16949
- Responsible to the Environmental Management System - ISO14001
- Responsible to the implementation and management of GSR (Global Safety Roadmap)
- Responsible to the ESG activities in South America plants.
- Responsible to the Product and Process changes management.
• Renault do Brasil (São José dos Pinhais/PR – Brazil)
Process Engineer – Stamping Projects (mar/2021 to mar/2022)
- Responsible to validate the offered process by suppliers for POE stamping parts.
- Responsible to follow-up the POE suppliers to define the process, tooling and checking fixtures design
validation, planning follow-up and samples approval on the BIW process.
- Responsible for 02 retrofit presses planning, with all management for Prise d’Avance (safety stock), with a
Cost avoidance around 40K USD, making package optimization and stock area.
- Responsible for ESG activities for stamping area in Curitiba plant.
- Participate on the Innovation Group and Digital Manufacturing, responsible for the management of actions
with corporate staff.
Process Engineer – BIW Projects (aug/2020 to mar/2021)
- Responsible to the definition and implementation of a new manufacturing layout for X62Ph2 (Car
Facelifting) on the existing line.
- Responsible to the Building and implementation follow-up for new welding jigs to attend new project
X62Ph2.
Vendor Tooling Engineering - Metallics (oct/2018 to aug/2020)
- Responsible to discuss and implement improvements on supplier’s process for the HJF Project (BIW), with
savings of 2,3M EUR in CAPEX and 55 EUR/car in PRF.
- Responsible to discuss and implement improvements on supplier’s stamping process for HJF Project
(Chassis), with savings of 0,4M EUR in CAPEX and 9 EUR/car in PRF.
- Responsible to discuss and implement improvements on supplier’s stamping process for HJF Project
(CROSS CAR BEAM), with savings of 0,2M EUR in CAPEX and 4 EUR/car in PRF.
- Responsible to update the global process database with technical data’s from LATAM suppliers.
• Jotaeme Fitafer (Franco da Rocha/SP - Brazil)
Process Engineer (dec/2017 to oct/2018)
- Responsible to improvements on stamping process and GP12 KPI reducing.
 - Responsible to implement improvements on die exchange (setup) with a OEE improvement performance
from 47% to 68%.
- Development and implementation of a visual inspection machine to control the quality product , reducing
the labor on inspection line and increasing the quality of inspection.
- Reducing the COPQ (Cost of Poor Quality) in 83K BRL by year.
- Implementation of APQP systematic to Project Management and Process and Product Validation.
• CIE Automotive – Metalúrgica Nakayone (Cabreúva/SP - Brazil)
Development Engineer (jul/2016 to nov/2017)
- Responsible to the tooling process and design validation.
- Responsible to follow-up 56 die sets for VW27x Project, in Chinese, Korean and Brazilian die shops.
- Responsible to follow-up and implement 3 new welding cells for VW27x Project on the shop floor.
- Responsible to produce and send samples and the pertinent documentation for customer approval
• Tower International (Aruja/SP - Brazil)
Project Coordinator (may/2012 to dec/2015)
- Responsible to coordinate the development program to the customers (Renault, MAN, PSA and Faurecia)
- Responsible to the APQP activities management
- Responsible to the Cash Flow for Renault X52, MAN Cockpit and PSA/Faurecia Ai5x Programs.
- Responsible to the customer interface management, also all communication with other stakeholders
(suppliers, internal customer, corporate staff).
- Responsible to assure the projects performance according to the budget KPI’s (Productivity, quality and
timing).
- Responsible to manage the multifunctional team to achieve the projects KPI’s.
Development Engineer (sep/2007 to apr/2012)
- Responsible to the tooling, fixtures and jigs concept and their building follow-up.
- Responsible to create and validate the samples and their documentation according to the customer
requirements.
- APQP and TS16949 audit management, VW VDA certification, Honda QAV certification, AQMPP PSA and
Renault RQP audits management.
- Tooling and fixtures validation on suppliers.
- Raw material approval with customers.
- Creating BOM and manufacturing flow on the ERP System to cost definition and logistics planning.
- Responsible to be the voice of customer inside the company.
Development Engineering Intern (apr/2006 to aug/2007)
• Jomarca Industrial de Parafusos (Guarulhos/SP - Brazil)
Mechanical Technician (feb/2006 to apr/2006)
Process Engineering Intern (sep/2005 to feb/2006)
• Breda S/A Ind. Com. Prod. Metalúrgicos (São Paulo/SP - Brazil)
EDM operator (feb/2000 to jul/2005)
Languages
- English – Advanced - Spanish – Basic - French - Basic
Computing Skills
MSOffice Solid Works MS Project Datasul
Package Catia V5 PTC CREO Protheus
AutoCad QAD / MFG Pro Mini TAB Autoform
SAP UG Nx MS PowerBI
International Experience
- Stamping tolling and checking fixtures building follow up, buy-off validation, samples approval, follow the shipment
of samples and tools with technical report on South Korea suppliers.
• Jan to feb/2009; nov to dec/2011; oct/2015; aug/2016; oct to nov/2016; Jan/2017
- Stamping tolling and checking fixtures building follow up, buy-off validation, samples approval, follow the shipment
of samples and tools with technical report on China suppliers.
• Sep/2016; oct to nov/2016; jan/2017; mar/2017; apr/2017