Summary
Alexandre Avila is a seasoned quality and operational excellence leader with over 20 years in industrial manufacturing and 11 years in senior regional roles across South America, currently driving Quality & OpEx at Maxion Wheels. He combines deep Six Sigma and Lean expertise—taught internationally as a Black Belt instructor—with hands-on experience implementing ISO/IATF systems, ERP transitions, and cost-reduction programs for major auto-parts and chemical multinationals. A practiced change agent, Alexandre has led cross-cultural teams and trained Black/Green Belts in Brazil, Europe, the USA and Japan, bringing measurable improvements in productivity and defect prevention. In parallel he mentors future engineers as a long‑standing post‑graduate instructor at Unicamp, blending academic rigor with practical shop‑floor solutions. Known for clear communication and high integrity, he often translates advanced statistics and DOE into pragmatic process controls that stick.
12 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Lean Manufacturing Training / Expert, Lean Manufacturing Training / Expert at Valeocon Management Consulting - Hamburg (Germany)
Specialization at Safety and Environment Engineering, Seguranca, Specialization at Safety and Environment Engineering, Seguranca at Escola Politécnica da USP
Mechanic Production Engineering, Mechanic Production Engineering at Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba
Six Sigma Black Belt, Six Sigma Black Belt at Valeocon Management Consulting (Germany, France and Czech Republic)
Methodology to Process Improvement – Six Sigma Black Belt, Methodology to Process Improvement – Six Sigma Black Belt at Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Specialization at Production Management, Specialization at Production Management at Universidade Federal de São Carlos
Specialization - MBA Business Management, Specialization - MBA Business Management at Fundação Getulio Vargas
Portuguese, English, German, Spanish