Wilson Chiquetti Lozano Filho
Deerfield Beach,FL
Summary
High-impact Operational Excellence and TPM Director with extensive international experience leading World-Class Manufacturing (WCM) transformations and Lean Six Sigma deployments across Fortune 500 companies. Recognized as a Master Trainer and trusted advisor to C-suite executives, with hands-on leadership driving sustainable improvements in safety, productivity, and operational performance across Europe, the USA, and Latin America.
Key achievements include revitalizing TPM at Colgate-Palmolive’s flagship plant, leading Operational Excellence at Owens-Illinois’ largest Mexico facility (8M bottles/day, 1,500 employees), deploying TPM across eight Heineken breweries, and delivering industrial capability programs for 13 Coca-Cola Latin America plants.
Established and scaled Continuous Improvement organizations, increasing OEE from 35% to 65% while reducing changeover times by 25% through SMED. Led operational audits, loss analysis, and TRACC maturity assessments for Unilever, Bayer-Monsanto, Diageo, Heinz, Cargill, DSM, and Corbion. Extensive expertise in Gemba coaching, Toyota Kata, Behavior-Based Safety (BBS), 5S, CIL, and frontline culture transformation.
Credentials: Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt (USA); TPM/PKE Master Trainer (Italy).
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Continuous improvement Manger
Waiākea
Hilo, HI
10.2024 - Current
- Acted as the direct Assistant to the Senior Vice President, driving regional strategy and executive leadership alignment. Led the end-to-end establishment of the site's first-ever Continuous Improvement Department, designing and executing a comprehensive CI Execution Model rooted in TPS and Lean frameworks.
- Key Achievements: OEE Breakthrough: Surpassed a stagnant 2-year baseline of 35%, driving the yearly average to 65% with a sustained 65% performance floor across 2026.
- SMED & Line Agility: Slashed asset changeover times by 25% within a high-SKU manufacturing environment, significantly boosting production flexibility.
- Behavior-Based Safety (BBS) Program: Designed and established a site-wide industrial safety program based on Safety Observations. Formulated frontline routines, structured safety dialogues, and executed strict field safety audits.
- Seamlessly integrated safety tracking with 5S frameworks, driving active risk mapping and implementing robust control measures, including advanced engineering controls and mandatory PPE compliance rules.
- Strategic Cascade (Hoshin Kanri): Connected high-level financial targets directly to daily shop-floor activities via a structured Tier 1, 2, and 3 meeting cadence.
- Culture & Capability Building: Conducted intensive Lean up-skilling focused on Leader Standard Work (LSW), Gemba-based coaching, and frontline execution.
Senior Consultant LSSMBB
Competitive Capabilities International
North America
05.2017 - Current
- Scaled and adapted deployment across 4 distinct Owens-Illinois (O-I) manufacturing plants with massive production volumes ranging from 3M, 5M, 8M, to 10M bottles/day.
- Achievements: Warehouse Kaizen Impact: Led a 5-day Focused Improvement project in warehousing, implementing an ABC product classification based on sales velocity that unlocked $500K in value.
- Core Pillars Executed: Governance & Scale: Aligned Site Steering Committees (SSC) across multiple massive-scale plants to standardize process maturity assessments and guarantee ROI.
- Strategic Deployment (Hoshin Kanri): Created a flawless 'Line of Sight' from corporate goals to the shop floor by deploying a structured Tier 1, 2, and 3 management cadence for real-time problem-solving.
- Focus Improvement: Directed cross-functional teams in Focused Improvement projects (Kaizens/DMAIC) to eradicate chronic bottlenecks, optimize warehouse footprint, and make anomalies visible in under 30 seconds via 5S.
- Capability Building: Leveraged Master ToT credentials to up-skill internal champions, embed Leader Standard Work (LSW), and integrate Behavior-Based Safety (BBS) alongside frontline CIL routines.
- Food, Beverages & Biotechnology Sectors: Successfully led TRACC implementation across 5 global Corbion plants, process optimization for Diageo, and scaled corporate deployment for Owens-Illinois.
- Chemical, Agro & Pharmaceutical Sectors: Headed the end-to-end operational deployment in 5 Bayer plants, as well as across the industrial complexes of DSM and Monsanto.
LATAM Senior Consultant
Epicor Software
South America
07.2012 - 01.2017
- Oversaw comprehensive regional operations and strategic execution within intricate multinational networks.
- Spearheaded comprehensive deployment of information management system across 28 manufacturing sites in South and Central America.
Global / Regional TPM & Operational Excellence Leader
Heineken
Brasil
01.2010 - 07.2012
- Led international TPM deployment, strategic operational auditing, and production standardization across Europe (Iberia, Italy) and South America (Brazil). Acted as the core strategic mentor to Plant Directors (VP level) and directly steered 8 TPM Site Managers to replicate European manufacturing excellence standards globally.
- Key Metrics & Achievements: Mass-Scale TPM Deployment (Brazil): Successfully headed the synchronous TPM rollout across 8 major breweries, achieving 100% alignment with European operational standards.
- Aggressive 5S Rollout: Executed an accelerated site-wide 5S implementation across all 8 Brazilian plants within a strict 6-month deadline.
- Rapid Financial Gains: Captured immediate ROI during Year 1 by identifying and executing 'low-hanging fruit' optimization projects across all production networks.
- Several international audits in Brazil, Italy, Spain, Portugal, North Carolina, NY, California and Illinois.
National Training Coordinator
Coca Cola FEMSA
Brasil
10.2007 - 01.2010
- Responsible for coordinate the Industrial training activities, at 13 business units, HR LatAm area.
- Reporting directly to the LatAm Human Resources Director
Production Manager
Schlemmer do Brasil
12.2006 - 10.2007
- Responsible for the production area of corrugated tubes; Small size team in 3 shifts.
TPM Personal Care Leader | Colgate-Palmolive
Colgate Palmolive
Brazil
01.2000 - 10.2006
- Spearheaded the comprehensive TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) turnaround and revitalization strategy for the Personal Care division, directly overseeing operational excellence at the world’s largest dental cream manufacturing facility. Engineered the recovery and stabilization of manufacturing standards across massive-scale, high-velocity production lines.
Education
LSSMBB certification - Lean Six sigma
Florida Atlantic University
01-2018
Management executive education - Leading organization and change
MIT Sloan Executive Education
01-2020
MBA - Project management, SMS- HSE
Fundação Getúlio Vargas - EAESP
01-2009
Msc - Occupational Safety and health and environmental
Centro Universitário Senac
01-2009
Engineer's Degree - ENGINEERING
FEI
01-2004
Skills
Manufacturing Strategy
Certification
- PKE Master trainer
- Compliance Program Expert
- Scrum: Advanced
- Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED
- MBB Master Black Belt by FAU Florida Atlantic University
Languages
English (Full Professional)
Portuguese (Native or Bilingual)
Spanish (Full Professional)
Timeline
Senior Continuous improvement Manger
Waiākea
10.2024 - Current
Senior Consultant LSSMBB
Competitive Capabilities International
05.2017 - Current
LATAM Senior Consultant
Epicor Software
07.2012 - 01.2017
Global / Regional TPM & Operational Excellence Leader
Heineken
01.2010 - 07.2012
National Training Coordinator
Coca Cola FEMSA
10.2007 - 01.2010
Production Manager
Schlemmer do Brasil
12.2006 - 10.2007
TPM Personal Care Leader | Colgate-Palmolive
Colgate Palmolive
01.2000 - 10.2006
Management executive education - Leading organization and change
MIT Sloan Executive Education
MBA - Project management, SMS- HSE
Fundação Getúlio Vargas - EAESP
Msc - Occupational Safety and health and environmental
Centro Universitário Senac
Engineer's Degree - ENGINEERING
FEI
LSSMBB certification - Lean Six sigma
Florida Atlantic University