Maurilio Fabio Catharino, M.Sc. BB. Ing

+1-269-***-**** (mobile), ffqkyh@r.postjobfree.com

Summary

To obtain a position as a senior electrical engineer in a challenging environment that utilizes my strong technical skills and team-work effort for researching, learning and developing new high-tech products.

Competences

• 6+ years experience in engineering and product development (innovation, technology cadence, and system engineering projects)

• Six Sigma tools (Black Belt Certified) allied with project management methodologies

• Broad experience in technology development and deployment areas

• Self-learning and problem solving (dynamic, analytical and logical thinking)

• Mentoring co-workers in multi-cultural environment while leading subsystem projects

• Team leadership, encouragement, cooperative and proactive nature

Work Experience

Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI, USA July, 2008 - present

Project Engineer working with controls and sensing technology development and deployment

• Working as part of a global and cross-functional environment to develop, document and implement control and sensing technology modules for home appliances.

• Control system integrator responsible for implementation and integration of innovative solutions to enhance new features in the next generation appliances.

• Worked with technology development from concept to execution and production tollgates.

• Six sigma tools applied for technology development, validation, and optimization phases.

Whirlpool Europe S.r.l, Cassinetta/Varese - Italy Aug. 2006 – Dec 2006

Development Engineer (Job rotation) -Worked with algorithm development for “6th sense” appliances line.

• Algorithm development for “6th sense” adaptive control feature applied in the European Appliances.

• Designed and implemented custom electronic circuits for signal conditioning, data acquisition, control functions and actuators.

• Worked as part of a local project team while supporting technology transfer between Europe and Latin America sites and tutoring undergraduate student from European internship program.

Whirlpool S.A. Brazil, Joinville, Brazil April 2004 – July 2008

Development Engineer responsible for several projects and technology support activities

• Developed and implemented the concept of washer hybrid electronic control launched in 2007 (Consul Brazilian brand).

• Supported an electronic control strategy for Flex (convertible) refrigerator launched in 2008 (Brastemp Brazilian Brand) – 1 Patent granted.

• Worked with Modeling and Simulation tools for fast prototyping (control design, interface boards, graphical and visual programming, statistical analysis and technical documentation).

• Virtual sensor algorithms development using data fusion strategies for next generation appliances. Developed advanced test bench for next generation appliances. 1 Patent pending.

• Proposal, scoping and obtaining approval of projects from government funding agencies to obtain financial support for innovation products.

• Bridging several labs within different areas (product development, evaluation and approval)

• Intellectual property management

• Training/mentoring several undergraduate students in internship programs.

Engel – Electronics and Instrumentation, Sao Paulo, Brazil Jul 2000 – Mar 2001

Engineering Internship program

• Research, design and implementation of an electronic temperature controller for thermal chamber applications (pc-based control). Worked with hardware and software design. Project concept implemented using C programming.

Education

Six Sigma Black Belt Certified, Excellence Operational Program, Whirlpool Corp., USA, 2009.

Six Sigma Black Belt training, Excellence Operational Program, Whirlpool Corp., Brazil, 2007.

M.Sc., Control System Engineering, Sao Paulo State University, Brazil, 2002-2004.

B.S., Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Sao Paulo State University, Brazil, 1997-2001.

Patents:

- 1 patent granted + 1 patent pending.

Technical Skills

• System Engineering (optimization and modeling).

• Advanced control systems, Signal processing and filter design, FPGA’s, NI and TI data acquisition systems

• Six sigma tools: Controls Chart’s, MSE’s, Design of experiments (Doe’s), Components of variations (COV’s), Failure mode analysis (FMEA), Statistical process control (SPC).

Computers

• General: MS Windows, MS Office, MS project, Internet navigation tools.

• Programming: C/C++, Matlab, Lab View, Ladder, VHDL, Modellica.

Language Skills

Mother tongue: Portuguese; Fluent: English; Good: Spanish

Courses

Communication and Leadership, Dale Carnegie Training –– Kalamazoo, MI, USA (Feb-Apr10).

Relevant publication

The 14th IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems, 2005. A Comparative Study between Two Relaxed LMI-Based Fuzzy Control Designs. 969–972, Reno, NV, EUA.

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