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Michelle Leoni
Tampa Relocating To Texas Jun/25
Summary
Industrial Engineer with a strong background in the global manufacturing environment. Worked in various departments within large and dynamic organizations. Experience in manufacturing, process engineering, product development and supply chain, roles as procurement and planning. Problem-solving mindset. Efficiently works independently or as part of a team. Excels in cost reduction strategies and recognized for creative thinking abilities.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Solutions Engineer
Pfizer
07.2024 - Current
- SAP Direct Procurement point of contact for business operations
- SCC - Supply Chain Collaboration - Project Management - assisting with the implementation of SCC for US suppliers
- Celonis Tool - supporting creation of new dashboard for External Supply and PGS (Pfizer Global Supply); presenting KPIs for improvement of DP activities: early PO conversion, PO released without PR; Early and late delivery; Material First Consumption; PO changes
- Conducted comparative analysis of reporting tools (Tableau, BOBJ, and Celonis) to assess suitability for new reporting implementation
- SAP new plant deployment support for DP
Subcontract Management
Lockheed Martin
07.2023 - 07.2024
- Working on reducing the impact of material shortages to production
- Material availability analysis, understanding production needs, supplier delivery dates and routes to close gaps aiming keeping deliverables unchanged
- Sourcing, procuring and expediting Aluminum Extrusions through LM approved manufacturers and distributors
- Managing raw material contractual vendor deliveries and shortages
- Report ETAs and progress to different levels managers on critical material - raw material and purchased parts
- Tiger Team Extrusion member focusing on reduction of material shortage; proposing new solutions, alternate material, spot buys out of LTA, other designation stock, new tooling investment
- Developing new vendors and alternate processes to bring material in house
- POC for external processing house on first cut metallic material engaging with engineering, quality, planning and production control when needed
Co-owner
Howard Imprinting/ Machining
02.2020 - 07.2023
- Actively working in all aspects of small business mostly focused on cost reduction, sourcing, purchasing, accounting and some areas of manufacturing
Sourcing/ Procurement
Smiths Interconnect
04.2019 - 02.2020
- Negotiate, Procure, expedite and manage custom engineering parts per print for Tampa, FL and Thousand Oaks, CA operations, ensuring FAR/DFAR/ITAR compliance
- Working with SII Planning, Engineering & Quality on analysis, set-up and management of alternative manufacturers to facilitate cost savings, quality or lead time
- Manage Outside Processing, ensuring that materials needing additional processing such as paint, modifications, etc, are quoted, sent out and prioritized according to its specifications needs and production requirements.
- Working cross functionally with Quality and Engineering to resolve any supplier manufacturability issues arising during production through the Material Review Board (MRB) & Return Material Authorization (RMA) processes
Buyer/Planner
JBT Corporation
06.2015 - 04.2018
- Buyer responsible for sourcing and management of all engineering parts that are customized per print
- Management of mold modifications for current production as well as development of new suppliers for molded components
- MRP management
- Working on development of Plan for Every Part (PFEP) to maintain the right inventory in stock
Product Engineer
ALSTOM Power (Now GE Renewable Energy)
10.2011 - 10.2013
- Responsible for the manufacturing Bill of Materials (BOM) to reflect process and supply chain necessities in North America
- Engineering material creation and back up approval
- Management of Engineering Changes Notices applicable to North America plant or product
- Creating and updating technical documentation to submit to clients at the Tendering phase
- Product engineering link between North America and headquarters in Europe
Product Engineer
GKN Driveline
01.2007 - 07.2009
- Working on technical proposals to answer customer quotations supported by directive guidelines from Chief Engineer located in France
- Fatigue, life, torsional stiffness and frequency calculation to define new product configuration
- Approving and releasing product drawings to kick up process, quality and manufacturing activities & responsible for the creation/ maintenance and Bill of Material (BOM)
- Conducting tests and analyses on prototypes and properly reporting them to Chief Engineering, internal teams and Customer
- Support on the analyses to eliminate possible product failure using DFMEA tool
- Analyzing and conducting process, quality or manufacturing Changes Requests related to product
- Active member of Peugeot and Renault project management team
- Working on cost reduction projects VA/VE
- Technical support and visits to clients
Process Engineer
GKN Driveline
12.1999 - 01.2007
- Responsible for creation and maintenance of process documentation:
- Process flow - production cell definition for each component
- Control Plan - including each dimension for each operation during the process for that part, including critical dimensions and required inspections
- Process drawings - Creation of process drawings for each operation with operator directions
- Participant of new product development kick off meetings
- Responsible for tooling data sheet creation and maintenance
- FMEA (Failure mode and effect Analysis) active member
- Held other positions and responsibilities within the organization since started as engineering intern
Education
Post Graduate - Industrial Engineering_Product Development
UFRGS
Porto Alegre, BR08.2008
Master of Science - Supply Chain Management
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR01-2027
Bachelor of Science - Industrial Engineering
UNISINOS
Porto Alegre, BR05.2005
Skills
- SAP/ Oracle/ SmartTeam
- Project Management Training
- Supplier Management
- Business process improvement
- Detail-oriented
- Time management
- Critical thinking
- Active listening
- Problem-solving
Software
Awards
- Hours & Minutes Matter - Lockheed Martin - Oct23
- Outstanding Teamwork and Support - JBT- Sep17
- Award for Innovation Brazil - GKN04
Timeline
Solutions Engineer
Pfizer
07.2024 - Current
Subcontract Management
Lockheed Martin
07.2023 - 07.2024
Co-owner
Howard Imprinting/ Machining
02.2020 - 07.2023
Sourcing/ Procurement
Smiths Interconnect
04.2019 - 02.2020
Buyer/Planner
JBT Corporation
06.2015 - 04.2018
Product Engineer
ALSTOM Power (Now GE Renewable Energy)
10.2011 - 10.2013
Product Engineer
GKN Driveline
01.2007 - 07.2009
Process Engineer
GKN Driveline
12.1999 - 01.2007
Post Graduate - Industrial Engineering_Product Development
UFRGS
Master of Science - Supply Chain Management
University of Arkansas
Bachelor of Science - Industrial Engineering
UNISINOS
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