Carolina Costa Teixeira
Materials Engineer
Cumming,GA
Summary
Knowledgeable Materials Engineer bringing 20 years of experience in developing new materials, promoting process improvements and strengthening customer relationship in the Automotive and Chemical Industry.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
28
28
years of post-secondary education
Work History
MS Math and Science Teacher
Pinecrest Academy
Cumming, United States
10.2020 - Current
- Planned, prepared, and taught lesson plans, giving students individual support.
- Demonstrated positive and effective classroom management skills.
Senior Technical and Quality Engineer
Rhodia- Solvay Brazil
Sao Paulo, SP
01.2017 - 12.2018
- Responsible for customer new development and current business on technical and quality area.
- Responsible for interface between customers and production site (new developments, quality, technical).
- Responsible for tryouts and process improvements.
- Elaboration of lab, technical and quality reports to customers.
- Manage projects and developments with R&D Team and production (Scale up).
- Participation on core quality documents with customers and Rhodia team.
Account Manager for Polymers Business
DuPont Do Brazil
Sao Paulo, SP
01.2012 - 01.2017
- Built and strengthened long-lasting client relationships based on strong technical support and customer-centric focus.
- Responsible for technical and commercial support to customers on automotive and other markets (Total U$15MM revenue- elastomers and thermoplastics).
- Market Prospects with a global team for different business.
- Responsible to elaborate technical reports using CRM tools (Sales Force) and forecast spreadsheet.
- Development of new thermoplastics compounds, tryouts and process improvements.
- Development of rubber compounds based on AEM and Fluor elastomers.
Materials Engineer
Sabó USA Inc.
Lincolnton, NC
07.2007 - 02.2011
- Responsible for the development and implementation of a new zinc-phosphate line capable of treating 1.5 million Bonded Piston Seals and 3.5 million Oil Seals per year, including development of control plans, procedures and job instructions, training and capacitating employees, chemical suppliers development and line maintenance.
- Responsible for the development of local suppliers for rubber compound, managing suppliers’ and customers’ validation tests, developing control plans, performing process audits and implementing continuous improvement suggestions.
- Responsible for developing adhesive application processes for new parts.
- Participation on process development team, establishing injection molding parameters, running DOE’s for process optimization and researching / developing new processes.
- Responsible for failed parts analysis to determine root cause and corrective actions (Microscope Analysis, SEM/EDX analysis).
Materials Engineer
Sabó Indústria E Comércio De Autopeças - Brazil
Sao Paulo, SP
10.2002 - 04.2006
- Participated on the development of new adhesion technologies (i.e., plasma), developing partnerships with local universities and specialized companies.
- Participated on the development and implementation of a new aluminum treatment line (aluminum/rubber bonding for edge-bonded gaskets), working with treatment line supplier, developing chemicals suppliers, developing control plans, procedures and job instructions, training and capacitating employees.
- Participated on the development of new rubber compounds (mainly Vamac, ACM and FKM compounds), working on the entire rubber manufacturing process and testing. Magnetic rubber compound mixing and molding process development.
- Development of injection process for new plastic compound parts.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Materials Science Engineering
01.1999 - 12.2024
Master of Science - Metal / Rubber Surface Treatment Master Degree
01.2005 - 12.2006
Skills
Analytical problem solver
Process development
Quality improvement plans
Root Cause Analysis
APQP
Materials R&D
CRM
Rubber and plastic compounds development
Metal surface treatment
Rubber to metal adhesion
Timeline
MS Math and Science Teacher - Pinecrest Academy
10.2020 - Current
Senior Technical and Quality Engineer - Rhodia- Solvay Brazil
01.2017 - 12.2018
Account Manager for Polymers Business - DuPont Do Brazil
01.2012 - 01.2017
Materials Engineer - Sabó USA Inc.
07.2007 - 02.2011
Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie - Master of Science, Metal / Rubber Surface Treatment Master Degree
01.2005 - 12.2006
Materials Engineer - Sabó Indústria E Comércio De Autopeças - Brazil
10.2002 - 04.2006
Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie - Bachelor of Science, Materials Science Engineering
01.1999 - 12.2024