• Problem Solving, decision making, PPAP, APQP, SPC, 6Sigma

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Via M.Buonarroti, 12 10126 Torino e-mail: ***.****@dayco.com
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CURRICULUM VITAE
January 2015
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Date and place of born: August 3rd, 1968, Turin
Address: Via Michelangelo Buonarroti, 12 – 10126 Turin
Phone and email: +39 335 377803, ****@****.*** , ****.***@libero.it
Education: Electrical Engineer (Politecnico di Torino)
Language: Italian mother tongue, fluent English written and spoken
SUMMARY AND MAIN SPECIALITIES
15+ years’ experience as Quality Manager in the automotive market, working with all European
and overseas’ automotive companies (cars and trucks) having as counterpart high level
management, plus 1+ year experience as Program Manager .
4+ years’ experience as Process, Product and Resident Engineer (greater Los Angeles Area) in
semiconductor field.
Program management
Customer Care
Problem solving
ISO-TS 16949
Supplier development
Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)
Lean six sigma/Kaizen
Continuous improvements
WORKING EXPERIENCES:
QUALITY MANAGER
2005 – to date: DAYCO EUROPE srl (http://www.dayco.com).
Company leader in power transmission components, timing and poly-V belts , primary drive and
FEAD tensioners, vibration dampers (main customers: Ford, VW, BMW, Fiat, PSA, Volvo,
Daimler).
Quality Manager for Ivrea plant. Headcount: 21 person (7 direct reports),
Overall responsibility: customers, suppliers, internal processes and quality lab. Report to WW
Quality Director. Main responsibility: Support customers during development, work with R&D on
innovative products, define and implement cost reduction plans, analyze and reduce internal
rejects, manage customer claims during serial production, manage customers’ visit and audits,
define and implement corrective action plans, develop and monitor suppliers, set and coordinate
investment plans, implement lean 6sigma activities, define and implement KPIs, set up and
maintain controls and documentation ISO-TS/16949 , start-up sister plants ( India, China, Brazil,
Poland) and provide guidelines to local quality teams.
Main results gathered:
Reduction of internal scrap by 40%
Reduction of customer claims by 50%
Reduction response time (customer’ claims) by 50%
Implementation of 6SIGMA in san Bernardo plant
Increasing self-certified supplier by 30%
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2002 – 2005: JOHNSON ELECTRIC – GATE ( http://www.johnsonelectric.com )
Company leader in micro motors and cooling system components
Business Unit Quality Responsible (plants in Italy, UK, France, Spain, Brazil, Argentina, US,
China). 6 direct reports, 7 matrix reports. Reporting to BU General Manager; Matrix reporting to
the Q&R WW director.
Main responsibility: support customers during development phases, manage customers’ request
and claims during serial phase, plan, develop and lead activities throughout the organization with
the aim of integrate QAM activities, validate new products and re-qualify the existing one, work
with purchasing staff to establish quality requirements from external suppliers, define cost
reduction plans, manage lines transfer from Italy to China
Main results gathered:
Production transfer in China and customer approval
Implementation of a communication plan between plants’ QM
Reduction of APQP time by 15%
Reduction of customer claims by 10%
PROGRAM MANAGER
2001 – 2002: BTM: J.V. GATE e BITRON ( web sites www.johnsonelectric.com e www.bitron-
ind.com)
Responsible for developing and managing mechatronic products from the RFQ to the SOP,
respecting objectives as time to market, cost and quality, defined in the Business Plan
Main responsibility: Customers contact for product segment, liaise with all internal functions
Project management, Coordinate team;
PRODUCT – RESIDENT ENGINEER
1997 – 2001: INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER (web site: www.irf.com)
Company leader in semiconductor field; as resident engineer at El Segundo ( Los Angeles – CA)
and as Product engineer at Venaria (Italy). Main Responsibility: Support US marketing group
preparing clear explanatory technical documents, lease between US customer and production
plants, coordinate Marketing-Communication activities and new products launches, quality and
engineering responsible for segment product, improve production yield and process.
PRODUCTION SUPERVISIOR
1996 – 1997: IREM ( www.irem.it )
Line supervisor for transformers, UPS, speed regulators, ballast. Headcount:18 direct reports.
ARMY
1995 – 1996: “4° Reggimento Carri” in Bellinzago Novarese. In Dec. 95 elected and assigned to the staff of
C.O.I.R. at the army corps headquarter (Milano).