IGOR MALTA BARACAT
Rochester Hills,USA
Summary
Senior Project Manager with 10 years of experience in four different languages and countries bringing highly credible international leadership and technical consulting insights to direct multi-functional project teams engaged in development and implementation in top-tier tech environments. Experienced with engine R&D design and testing, developing relationship with customer's upper management, reporting milestones, KPIs and how to resolve their new technology issues with logical thinking and using solid base of engineering principles. Proven record in mentoring and leading large and diverse teams of quality professionals engaged in complex development projects that require managing schedules and coordinating resources while sustaining high detailed and technical requirements.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Project Manager Engineer
FEV North America
Greater Detroit-MI Area, USA
10.2022 - Current
- Invited to join FEV USA to improve testing and technical consulting efficiency for projects aiming emissions reduction and heavy-duty electrification with hydrogen. Currently developing a method to accelerate automotive diesel catalyst aging from 3 years down to 4 months. Liaised between senior managers, project team members and clients to ensure effective communication.
- Mentored and lead 8 engineers and 6 operators as part of a project representing 35% of company's income. Reduced engine emissions testing from 25 down to 10 days after improving equipment rotation/maintenance, implementation of checklists, problem solving and team communication.
Engineering Project Manager
FEV Group
São Paulo, Brazil
07.2018 - 10.2022
- Leading company's biggest project of USD 10 million budget consisting of engines R&D test - durability, innovation technology, decarbonization, energy transition for BMW gasoline/diesel/hybrid engines.
- Responsible for coordinating and mentoring 20 engineers and technician on test fields in Brazil. Coordinate resources with global engineering offices and suppliers.
- Key contact with BMW-Germany and Brazil executive departments including CTO, COO and speaking fluent fluent German and English. Reports technical analysis, KPIs, proposal and financial control with global offices. Followed the development and tested more than 50 new BMW engine models across 8 engine platforms since first stages to maturity.
- Improved testing efficiency by implementing new technologies and coordinating the team for faster reaction in case of problems, leading to a 40% reduction in engine testing time and achieving the best runtime and customer satisfaction performance worldwide.
- Responsible for documents including technical specifications, milestones, engine reports, troubleshooting and data analysis.
Mechanical/Software Engineer
FEV Latin America
São Paulo, Brazil
08.2016 - 07.2018
- Kicked-off the implementation of FEV test bench facilities for engine test and development in Brazil.
- Engine set-up and study of concept/calibration software for simulation, troubleshooting of ECU functions, OBD diagnostic, embedded software concept validation, data science of engine performance parameters, reports of engine technical performance for certification, validation and failure.
- Configuring test field facilities, hardware and software implementation and integration to match requirements set by the customer, safe work environment and checklists, test sequence programming and integration architecture of sub-systems, I/O, vehicle bus (CAN/LIN).
Mechanical Engineer
BMW
Munich, Germany
09.2014 - 02.2015
- Development of Hydrogen Fuel Cell prototypes for the BMW/Toyota joint venture.
- Developed and tested mechanical components to ensure functioning: modeled and simulated the hydrogen tank, stress damage in the tank and analyzed refueling, extraction and stand-by thermodynamic cycles for compressed hydrogen.
Education
Master of Science - Engineering
Centrale-Supeléc
Paris, France01-2015
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Escola Politécnica Da Universidade De São Paulo (POLI-USP)
São Paulo, Brazil01-2015
Skills
- Problem Resolution/Analytical Thinking
- English, German, French and Portuguese Fluency
- Excellent math/science skills, Data Analytics
- Office - Windows Excel/VBA/Power Point/Project
- Python, C/C/C#, MATLAB, Vehicle bus (CAN/LIN)
- INCA, Vector CANoe/CANAlyzer
- Uniplot, MDA
- NX, Autodesk, SolidWorks
- Ansys FLUENT, COMSOL, AMESim
Languages
English
Native/ Bilingual
German
Native/ Bilingual
French
Native/ Bilingual
Portuguese
Native/ Bilingual
Spanish
Professional
Accomplishments
- Brazilian Astronomy Olympiad: Gold medal, perfect 10/10 score. Represented Brazil at the International Astronomy Olympiad.
- Brazilian Physics Olympiad: Honorable Mention, among top 50 students.
- Granted the TROX Award. Best HVAC - Air Conditioning project for commercial buildings.
Affiliations
- Plays electric/acoustic guitar and drums, member of a band since 2020. Studies music theory.
- Songs and video recording/mixing with Digital Audio Workstations .
Timeline
Senior Project Manager Engineer
FEV North America
10.2022 - Current
Engineering Project Manager
FEV Group
07.2018 - 10.2022
Mechanical/Software Engineer
FEV Latin America
08.2016 - 07.2018
Mechanical Engineer
BMW
09.2014 - 02.2015
Master of Science - Engineering
Centrale-Supeléc
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Escola Politécnica Da Universidade De São Paulo (POLI-USP)
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