Luiz Parente

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About Luiz Parente

Highly experienced professional with over 25 years of experience in the industrial sector, engineering, production, continuous improvement, expansion and productivity projects, reliability and maintenance, including aseptic and non-aseptic areas, expertise in over 20 technologies. This experience was acquired in large pharmaceutical and medical device industries. People management and strategic leadership, managing over 350 employees, including managers, coordinators, supervisors, project engineers, industrial engineering team, specialists, analysts, technicians, and operators. Strong focus on Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE), rigorously creating/maintaining the culture, engaging the entire site at all levels. Extensive experience in controlling and production planning, ensuring financial strategy. Productivity management on more than 16 production/packaging lines simultaneously. CapEx (Capital Expenditure) management around R$ 80 million/year, with peaks of approximately 25 projects. Budget management of expenses of approximately 30 million (including all fixed costs of the site). International experiences in Germany, USA, France, Finland, Mexico, Greece, Japan, Colombia, and Argentina, conducting acceptance tests, training, benchmarking, and technology transfers. Expertise in managing multidisciplinary teams implementing investment projects in infrastructure, production, quality, and supply chain, including the complete life cycle, involving the Facilities and Engineering area, industrial engineering team, production area, managing DSFM (Daily Shop Floor Management), with the SQDP methodology (Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Productivity). Participation in the strategic planning of the Jaguariúna and Itapecerica da Serra plants, including excellence projects such as Black Belts, Green Belts, TPM, and Kaizens. Skilled in root cause analysis, flexible, and negotiator. Specialization in team leadership, people development, and people management, focusing on achieving results and ensuring a win-win relationship. Successful Projects: Friends Helping Friends Program: over 1 year without lost time accidents at the site. OPAL Project: 1.9 million EUR in savings; Planning and implementation of the TPM methodology, implementation of Lean Manufacturing projects, increasing productivity (OEE) by around 25%. Implementation of the RCM methodology (Reliability Centered Maintenance).