Paulo Falcone

Rua Antonio Amstalden, *** – Indaiatuba, SP, Brazil

Email: ac0qih@r.postjobfree.com, Ph: +55-19-9-977*-****

LinkedIn: https://br.linkedin.com/in/paulo falcone

Seeking challenging assignments as….

DriveTrain Test Engineer / Mechanical Engineer/ Project Management

Career Snapshot

A competent professional with more than 29 years International experience working in Quality Group, After Sales, Durability Group, Chassi Group and Powertrain Group- Drivetrain components.

An effective leader with excellent communication, analytical, team building & relationship management skills.

Experienced in providing support to all departments in our organization and team-working, asset integrity, safety and customer service

Expert in managing process technicality and change management and enabling work in sustainable manner and in accordance with company standards and policies.

Demonstrated successes in technology transfer and facilities start up/ turn around through continuous Improvement Processes.

Strong documentation writing, brief development and presentation skills, strong interpersonal and communications skills.

Gained experience in People Management, Industrial Management, Budget Management, KPI Management, Quality, Project Planning.

Involve in regular and continuous basis, exercises operational judgement and assumes responsibility for decisions, consequences and results having a positive impact on people, costs, and/ or quality of service within the functional area.

Daily involve in problem solving, research and development, and business management, strong analytical skills.

Successfully engendered diverse responsibilities and deliverances with available resources within allocated timeline and costs and completed relevant projects. Results driven and focused professional with immaculate work habits, time management, and communication and leadership skills. Can work well in both team environment and individual assignments.

A hands-on problem solver with a high rate of achievement and an appetite for new challenges evolving innovative solutions

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

General Motors Brazil, Indaiatuba, SP - Brazil Feb 2015 – Nov 2016

Total Validation Engineer – Drivetrain System at Cruz Alta Proving Ground

Management of different phases of the development program as a vehicle is taken from initial concept and planning through prototype development and start of production at the assembly plant;

Keep tracking of drive train tests and failures to unsure quality and information to design engineers;

General Motors Brazil, Indaiatuba, SP - Brazil Jul 2008 – Nov 2016

Development Validation Engineer at Cruz Alta Proving Ground

Technical leader of a global / multi-company team integrating: development, validation of manual transmissions at Cruz Alta Proving Ground;

Successfully launched Mid Size Truck Rear Wheel Drive 5 & 6 speed manual transmission applications for 2012 and beyond Model Years in several GM regions (Brazil, Thailand, North America, Europe, Australia, and South America). These applications included Chevrolet S-10, Chevrolet Colorado, GMC Canyon and Holden Colorado;

Lead in the cost optimization processes achieving significant reduction in product and material cost used for validation activities;

Troubleshooter leader to solve hardware problems, such as transmission windowed;

Large experience at cold evaluation (-40ºC) to validate driveline components in Milford-USA and Kapuskasing-Canada;

General Motors Brazil, Indaiatuba, SP - Brazil 2000 to 2008

Development Validation Engineer at Cruz Alta Proving Ground

Technical leader of clutch system development on passenger vehicles and Mid Size truck at Cruz Alta Proving Ground;

General Motors Brazil, Indaiatuba, SP - Brazil 1995 - 2000

Durability Validation Engineer at Cruz Alta Proving Grond

Techinical leader responsible to validate transaxle manual transmission on passenger vehicles at Cruz Alta Proving Ground;

Techinical responsible to report failures from bump to bump during durability test;

General Motors Brazil, Sao Caetano do Sul, SP - Brazil 1988 - 1995

After Sales Engineer

Technical leader responsible to develop special tools to the dealers;

Coordenate activities of automatic transmission remanufactured from plant to the dealers;

Technical leader to inform and super vehicle exported

General Motors Brazil, Sao Caetano do Sul, SP - Brazil 1987 - 1988

Quality Control Engineer

Resident engineer to keep quality of purchased parts.

Resident engineer to audit vehicles at plant.

EDUCATION CREDENTIALS

Bachelor of Science: Mechanical Engeneering, Dec 1986

Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado – São Paulo, SP - Brazil

English Course, Sept 1994

St Joseph University – Philadelphia – USA (80 hours)

Business Course, July 1993

Eurocentres School – Alexandria – USA (60 hours)

Design for Six-Sigma (DFSS), 80 hours, Jul 2013

General Motors (Indaiatuba, Brazil)

Synchronization Course, 12 hours, March 2016

EATON (Valinhos, Brazil)

Shiftability training, 30 hours, May 2012

General Motors (Indaiatuba, Brazil)

Ricardo equipment training (GSQA tool), 24 hours

General Motors ( Indaiatuba, Brazil)

Inca tool, 20 hours, April 2000

General Motors (Indaituba, Brazil)

Black Belt in Design for Six-Sigma (DFSS), 2016

General Motors Corporation,

Green Belt in Design for Six-Sigma (DFSS), 2015

General Motors Corporation

Rowing Clunk on MT Transmissions for Pick-up Trucks - 201*-**-****, 2014

Paper presented to SAE Brasil Congress, Honorable mention by SAE;

Innovation Award, 2014

Manual transmission remanufactured during validation, reducing 30% number of transmission purchased and saving money, 2014;

Patent, Damper in the synchronizer ring to avoid rattle noise US# 8,550,226 B2 Oct 8

Propulsion Systems for Hybrid VehiclesJohn M. Miller

PERSONAL DETAILS

Date of Birth : Jan 3rd, 1962

Nationality : Brazilian

Languages Known : Portuguese, English

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