Carlos Kurosawa
Plant Manager @Autoneum
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WORK HISTORY
Plant Manager @Autoneum
Norwalk, OH, US
Report to Manufacturing Vice President- End-to-end leadership of automotive manufacturing operations, including manufacturing, logistics, maintenance, engineering, EHS, quality and P&L accountability - Led new product launches and industrialization for major OEMS (GM, Ford, Stellantis, Mercedes Bens, Volvo, BMW, VW and Tesla)- Focusing in OEE/productivity improvements, cost competitiveness and safety- Manage capital investments, budgeting and operational strategy
EDUCATION
FEI
Graduate Course, Quality and Productivity (Brazil)
Insper Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa
Executive MBA Program (Brazil), Executive MBA
Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho
Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering (Brazil)
SKILLS
ABOUT CARLOS KUROSAWA
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY Operations executive with 30+ years of experience leading manufacturing startups, plant management and P/L operations across global organizations. Specialized in Lean transformation, continuous improvement, technology transfer and international operations. Direct experience supporting defense sector customers such as BAE System and AWE, with knowledge of ITAR compliance and secure manufacturing practices. Demonstrated success in tuning around unprofitable operations, launching greenfield facilities and driving cost-saving initiatives in multinational companies such as Whirlpool, TRW, GE, Tyco Flow Control, Nitto Denko and Standex. Recognized for building high-performing teams and aligning global operations with business growth.CORE COMPETENCES Full P&L responsibility | Cost control | budgeting | Strategic planning Lean Manufacturing | Kaizen | 5S | 6 Sigma | PDCA | TPM | VAVE (Value Analysis, Value Engineering) Technology transfer | Green field plant startup KPI’ implementation | Governance system ISO9001| IATF | ISO14001 | AS9100 | ITAR NPI & Project management (PMBOK) EHS compliance | risk management ERP system (Datasul, Microsiga, Oracle and SAP) International experience: Japan, Canada, Belgium, Finland, Mexico, and United States Team development | Leadership mentoring | Safety culture
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