Rafael MacEdo

About Rafael MacEdo

Brazilian-Portuguese citizenship professional living in Michigan US, with eighteen years of managing experience in Automotive and Telecommunication segments, developing activities related to Production, Maintenance, Quality Control, Continuous Improvement, New Products Launch and Information Technology.# Management of a multi-functional teams with up to 1200 employees (Managers, Engineers, Analysts, Coordinators, and Operators), working in three shifts (24/07).# Plans execution aimed at reducing manufacturing costs, increasing productivity, and introducing new products.# Management and definition of key performance indicator related to Safety, Quality, Delivery, Industrial Costs, Productivity, Maintenance, Environment, Customer Satisfaction, Warranty Repairs, among other.# Projects Management aiming at increasing productivity, cost reduction, loss reduction, and Quality improvement by applying the Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies.# Responsible to ensure that the plant Quality Management System conforms to customer, product, regulatory/legal and ISO 9001 requirements.# Products audits in manufacturing processes, internal and external plant quality indicator analysis.# International experience – 6-Sigma Master Black Belt training and shadow program in USA and time and efficiency study tool training (MODAPTS) in Argentina and currently work as North America Manufacturing Engineering Manager based in United States.# Management of remote teams working on projects in the United States, Mexico and Canada.Expertise in Production and Quality technologies: 4.0 Industry, Data Analysis, 6-Sigma, Statistical Process Control, ISO 9001, Lean Manufacturing, Total Productivity Maintenance, Finished Vehicle Audit, Measurement Room, Dimensional Control, GD & T (Geometric Dimensioning Tolerancing), Torque Studies, Mass Production, Tooling, Error Proofing, Assembly and Location Strategy, Electrical Tests, CAPEX, OPEX, Budget Control among others.

Experience

1. Service Quality and Operational Excellence Senior Manager

   Ford Motor Company

   Feb 2026 — Present · Dearborn, MI, US

Education

• IESB

  Bachelor, Electrical Engineering with emphasis in Telecomunication

  2002 — 2006

• Universidade Salvador

  MBA, Project Management

  2011 — 2019

• FGV - Fundação Getulio Vargas

  MBA, Business Management

  2009 — 2010

Skills

• 5s
• Continuous Improvement
• Quality System
• Green Belt
• Value Stream Mapping
• Automotive
• Fmea
• Six Sigma
• Dmaic
• Kaizen
• Apqp
• Manufacturing
• Lean Manufacturing
• Project Management
• Ms Project