Orlando Frederico Lauria Brugger

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Skilled in building teams, coaching and empowering people to be successful, developing strong customers and suppliers relations, team work, managing conflicts, always based in real results;

Solid career in Operations and Supply Chain, in companies like Renault, Nissan and Michelin;

Experienced top manager for leading global multinational operations and Companies;

Aggressive approach to P&L improvement results

Recognized Global manager, actively participating in several industry’s turn-around strategy’s groups;

Resilient and audacious, was chosen by Renault Operations Vice President to manage the implementation of the Renault/Nissan Production System, performance plant turn-around project, at Sandouville Plant, France;

Available for relocation travels, worked into several countries, like USA, France, Spain, Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Japan, Turkey, Slovenia, Rumania, Austria, …, having great exchange international experiences;

Leading cross-functional teams and Board of Directors for strategic projects;

Successful supplier’s performance management

Lead the implementation of quality controls, safety procedures, environmental and management improvement programs;

Fluent in Portuguese, French, English and Spanish;

Legally authorized to work in US – Green Card approved.

CORE COMPETENCES

Managing Director Turn-Around Projects International Executive

Plants Management Supply Chain management Project Management

P&L Management Entrepreneur Operations Management

Senior Consulting Interim Management Lean Manufacturing

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

UMLAUT – NORTH AMERICA 2018 – Actual

Consulting and Technology

Senior Management Consultant, Operations and Supply Chain

Company Strategy development and implementation

Organization design and implementation

Business Development for new projects in companies like Renault, Nissan, Michelin and others.

P&L Management

Operations and Supply Chain Management and turnaround Consulting

Manufacturing performance improvement projects

Cots reduction projects

R&D performance improvement projects

Managing projects in companies like Daimler and ZF (more than 10 Million Dollars in savings)

SODITECH 2013 – 2018

Engineering special projects

Engineering, Operations and Supply Chain Projects Senior Manager

Company Strategy development and implementation, P&L Mnagement

Organization design and implementation

Operations and Supply Chain Management and turnaround Consulting

Manufacturing performance improvement projects

Cots reduction projects

R&D performance improvement projects

Developed and implemented a new strategy for the company, achieving an income increase of 50% and a profitability increase of 30%. This based on adding new industries and customers to the company portfolio, like agriculture equipments, Oil&Gas, Energies, and others.

HAAS - Food Processing Machinery Industry 2008 - 2013

CEO South America

Family owned company, first CEO outside of the family

Managing Director of the South American Operations and P&L

Successfully improved gross sales by 100%, despite 2009 world economic crisis

Increased the profitability, achieving three times than the group average (12% of the group sales / 30% of profits);

Developed a local engineering team, to develop new solutions and customize equipment’s for the local customers needs

Created a Service Department, as a new source of income with maintenance plans and equipment’s overhauling

Reduced the fix costs from 22% to 14%

Improved the productivity, from 210 K Reais/employee (income/number of employees) to 406 K Reais/employee

RENAULT / NISSAN - Automotive Industry 1997 - 2008

South America Operations and Supply-Chain Director 2004 - 2008

Managing the whole Supply-Chain for both companies: Short, Mid and Long term planning, All SCM systems, Inbound and outbound transportation, Import/export, Inventory/warehouses management, six Plants supply, 3PL Management;

Responsible for Suppliers Quality and SWR (Suppliers Warranty Recovery)

Member of the Renault and Nissan Supply Chain world board of directors

Best result in vehicles distribution, among all cars builders

Best results inside of the group in inbound transportation, trucks filling rates

9% annual average productivity improvement

20% productivity on outbound cars delivery costs, despite the existing strong cartel in Brazil

Implemented the International Import and export Center: Brazil became a strong parts supplier for European Plants

Commercial Vehicles Plant Director 2002 - 2004

First plant built for manufacturing cars of both brands, Renault and Nissan, after their Alliance

Challenge of building a multicultural successful environment, leading teams from Brazil, France and Japan, having frequent exchange with Japanese and French Plants

Implementation of the Renault/Nissan Performance System (similar to the Toyota Production System)

Implemented the “Daily Wins” way of thinking

Performance Improvement Project Manager – Sandouville Plant, France 2001 - 2002

Plant responsible for producing the high end cars of the group, facing strong performance, quality and costs problems

Needed to have an independent professional, not related to the plant before, to conduct a complete turn around project

20% performance improvement in one year, using the Renault/Nissan Production System (similar to the Toyota Production System)

Challenged the Board of Directors approach about performance and productivity

First international executive implementing the Renault/Nissan Production System in France

Passengers Cars Plant Director 1999 - 2001

First Renault Plant in Brazil, Green Field!

3000 people

Management from the installations to the team building, plant started on time, achieving global quality levels

Renault Production Way implementation since the beginning

Implemented second and third production shifts

Body in White Production Department Manager 1997 - 1999

Implementation and start-up:

oCreate the organization and standards, recruiting, hiring, organizing training, building, equipment suppliers quality assurance, etc

oISO 9001, ISO 14000 implementations

MICHELIN - Tires Manufacturing Industry 1987 - Mar 1997

Semi-manufactured Products Department Manager (OPF/K) 1995 - 1997

Department with a strong headcount absences and turnover

Strong technical and quality problems, making this department being responsible for about 50% of the plant losses

32% of performance improvement by production quality and reliability

Project Manager for Quality Improvement of La Roche sur Yon Plant, France 1994

Biggest production plant in France for trucks tires, facing strong quality problems and losses

Needed a professional from outside of the plant to manage the plant quality turnaround

Achieved to bring the plant quality to international levels

Reduced the non quality level of tires on the first inspection from 35% to 5%, using improvement methodologies to find and solve the problems

Final Assembly Department Manager (OPL) 1990 - 1993

Biggest plant department at the Brazilian Manufacturing Structure, 1700 people (plant had 3000 people)

Youngest Department Manager of the group

Doubled the Department and Plant capacity

189% productivity (from 0.74 tires/person/day to 2.14 tires/person/day)

Plant capacity improvement project Manager 1989

Achieved all the project targets, coordinating all areas involved on the project, assuring to the Operations VP that the targets would be achieved, in terms of delivery time, costs, performance and quality

Industrial Engineer 1987 - 1988

Responsible for the performance and productivity plans and results for two plant production departments

Implemented all MTM and performance methodology

Responsible for all Return on Investments studies

EDUCATION:

Mechanical Engineering – Pontificia Universidade Catolica de Minas Gerais - Brazil

Master Degree in Finance (MBA) – Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio de Janeiro – Brazil

International Manufacturing Program - INSEAD – France

Renault Management Performance – ESSEC – France

Renault Production System - France

Nissan Production System – Japan

Logistics for High Executives – COPPEAD / MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY - Brazil

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS/ AFFILIATIONS:

Member of ANFAVEA’s (Brazilian National Car Manufacturers Association) – Supply Chain Board of Directors

Member - France-Brazil Chamber of Commerce / Industrial Federation of the State of Paraná

Member – Supply-Chain Executive Private Group, with companies like VW, IBM, Volvo, Fiat, …

LANGUAGES:

Fluent in English, French, Portuguese and Spanish

VOLUNTEER:

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School – Football Department / Community services

Equine Assisted Therapies of South Florida – Disabled Children

Capa dos pobres – supporting poor families in changing their lives - Brazil

Satellite High School – Football Department / Community services

Coastline Community Church – Indian Harbour Beach – Florida

Haven Fosters Kids – Satellite Beach - Florida

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