Claudio Alves

Support equipment installation and kick off, process optimization and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance operational efficiency and product quality.

Responsible for the development of new materials and production processes, including the creation of new material specifications and implementation into a PLM system, implementing cost savings initiatives, and providing up-front material development support for new product launches.
• Supported purchasing in the development of strategies for key raw materials.
• Collaborate and support the rollout

Responsible for material, product, & process engineering for North American Flooring and Acoustic systems. Implement standard constructions and processes to reduce operating costs while delivering increased value to the customer.

Worked as Sr. Manager Advanced Engineering at Auria.

Worked as Operations & Engineering Manager at Autoneum.

Develop new materials and processes,
To serve as the main interface between Product Development and the local team.
Support all the North America Autoneum plants.

Worked as Industrial Technical Manager at Autoneum.

Projects/Activities:
- Implementation of increase capacity programs for all primary lines achieve up to 100% increase in nonwoven lines.
- Reduce of quality issues including all primary lines such as carpets, Kest and nonwovens.
- Implementation of 100% hole fibers technology for nonwovens reducing the gramature in most of the products;
- Reduce of the raw material costs with high focus in recycl

Worked as Advanced Tecnology Supervisor at Rieter.

Projects/Activities:
- Direct response for more than 50 employees
- Work as a production supervisor of the primary lines (air lay lines, nonwoven lines and recycle lines).
- Work implement RPS (Rieter Production System)
- Experience leading expansion of Betim plant with air lay and recycle machines

Projects/Activities:
- Work as advanced technology supervisor responsible for the all textile development in Brazil.
- Work studying and researching new technologies such as hole fibers for carpet use to be implemented
- Study to increase capacity programs for primary lines

Projects/Activities:
- Study of Resin consumption in air lay machines;
- Implement of 100% recycled PES/PET fibers;
- Experience with process and product development;
- Troubleshooting production problems with textile expertise;

Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Project Management from Fundação Getulio Vargas, completed in 2014.

Master of Science in Automotive Engineering from the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo, completed in 2011.

High school graduation from Mufreesboro High School, completed in 1998.