Rafael Chaves
Driveline Chief Engineer @CNH
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WORK HISTORY
Driveline Chief Engineer @CNH
Modena, IT
Activities• Supervising multifunctional teams, leading projects and design engineers to guarantee efficiency in terms of timing, technique, technology, and feasibility studies on current and new products, and filing of any patents, when necessary, with ultimate responsibility for functionality, related to the application, modification, and development of new mechanical technical solutions to transmissions and rear axle systems for EMEA agricultural tractors (Mechanical, Powershift, CVT, DCT).>> Main Accomplishments• Management and development of 20 engineers from 4 different companies in 4 countries in 4 languages, with different seniorities, responsible for the advanced engineering concept phase, calculations, development of 3D models and 2D drawings of casting parts, gears, shafts, mechanical and hydraulic systems, procurement, and testing, up to the industrial development and maintenance of new transmissions and rear axles systems for EMEA agricultural tractors.>> Developed Abilities• People management, Remote working, Time management, Communication.
EDUCATION
FIEC - Fundação Indaiatubana de Educação e Cultura
Technician, Mechanical
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Quality Specialist, Quality applied at Industrial Engineering
Universidade Positivo
Mechanical Engineer, Mechanical Engineering
Faculdade de Tecnologia de São Paulo - FATEC-SP
Technologist, Mechanical Design of Machines
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná
Project Management Specialist, Project Management
SKILLS
ABOUT RAFAEL CHAVES
Accountable chief engineer with technical and managerial roles and overall responsibility for ensuring the implementation of projects that include various Engineering activities across the business, identifying, planning, managing, and executing an active role in strategic opportunities, supporting the evaluation of projects, and mitigating any delays or risks on the whole product life cycle. Effective communication and mutual understanding between management, different development teams, and requesters, assisting and providing consultancy to the working team, sharing experiences with other departments by collaborating with Purchasing, Marketing, Services, Manufacturing, and Testing, verifying the evolution and improvement of the components and finished products, and ensuring progress updates and comprehension checks to accomplish timely and efficient completion while fulfilling all requirements.Hard/Soft skills: Mechanical Engineering, Value creation, Strategic view, Market knowledge, Profitability, Strategic risk management, Customer needs understanding, Engineering process, Management by influence, Curiosity about the business, Design review, Design to cost, DFMEA, PFMEA, DFA, DFM, Lean Six Sigma, Agile Scrum, PMI practices.
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