Project Manager North America

PAULO JORGE PINHEIRO DUARTE

TROY, MI, ***** I 586-***-**** I *****.****.******@*****.***

www.linkedin.com/in/paulo-duarte-aa9b5841

TOOLING MANAGER

Seasoned professional with 35 years of experience in the Automotive Manufacturing Industry, specializing in the Machining Shop, Stamping Shop, Maintenance Operations, Stamping Tool & Die Build. A results-driven leader with a strong commitment to team collaboration, process optimization, and operational excellence.

MAIN SKILLS

Business Management

Cross-Functional Team Builder

Manufacturing Process Improvement

Creative Leadership

Business Relationship Management

Leadership Skills

Production Management

Team Spirit

Business Planning

Problem Solving

Preventive & Corrective Maintenance

Auto CAD/UX/CATIA/3D tools user

Contract Negotiation & Procurement

Microsoft Office

Project Management

Lean Methodologies

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SODECIA North America, MI – USA July 2014 – current

TOOLING AND PROJECT MANAGER

Team Manager of 29 FTEs (CAD & Die Engineers, Tool&Die Engineers, CNC Machinists, Toolmakers). Delivering with QUALITY, ON TIME, and AT RATE!

Managed recruitment interviews and hiring processes for the organization.

Decision maker for the processes regarding optimization of the dies.

Responsible for Corrective and Preventive Maintenance of $106M Projects; Budgeting Process.

Accountable for new and current Stamping tools for Sodecia North America Detroit Automotive projects, Service, and repair shops procurement to support Operations.

Led continuous improvement in the Tool Room, checking, and supervising tool makers’ standard worksheets (SWS) KPIs and blackboard OEE.

Served as the responsible Program Manager in multiple overseas operations, including Portugal, Spain, Germany, Italy, China, England, Check Republic, Tunisia, and Morocco.

Leader for Method and Design Approval for Progressive/ Transfer Tools and end-arm tooling in China.

Reporting and Budgeting supervision, follow-up of Tools & Fixtures.

Identification, analysis, and redesign of process optimization opportunities and their Milestones.

Projects:

oGM D2LC & E2UL

oSTELLANTIS RU & JL

oTESLA Model Y, Model 3 TESLA

RIGOROSA TOOLS, Portugal January 1989 - July 2014

PROJECT MANAGER March 2010 - July 2014

Managed several projects, such as the B515 Ford EcoSport Brazil Project, JC02 Project for Johnson Controls

Supervision of Dies Manufacturing in Bilbao, Spain (Tool Shops Candemat, Troquelsa, Tromesa) and New Castle, England.

PLANNING MANAGER April 2004 - March 2010

Leader for Planning each tool’s detail in the several stages of production, including milling, wire burning, heat treatment, grinding, polishing, and coating.

TEAM LEADER June 1996 - April 2004

Responsible for the Crimping Division for the Automotive Cable Industry, such as Delphi, Yazaki Saltano, Siemens, Lear, Valeo, and others.

MACHINE OPERATOR January 1989 - June 1996

Team Leader

Machine Operator

Die Assembly, Die Try Out, Trouble Shutting

EDUCATION & TRAINING

High School Diploma The CENFIM Lisbon Center Portugal

Metalworking Professional Diploma Industrial School Marques de Pombal Lisbon Portugal

Grinding Certification The CENFIM Lisbon Center Portugal

KAIZEN Certificate Kaizen Institute in Portugal

Circle Grind Analysis Certificate Forming Technologies Inc.

Leadership Certificate PEDIP Specific Program for the Development of Portuguese Industry In Portugal.

LANGUAGES: English (fluent), Portuguese (native), Spanish (fluent), French (intermediate).

WORK AUTHORIZATION IN THE USA: Permanent Resident in the USA.

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