Humberto Cardoso

Lead the product development – aluminium deco trim - from concept to production Customer interface for technical and planning topics Lead design phase until tool kick-off with Design team to validate interfaces Lead the Tooling Eng. team to develop & get approved the serial tools Follow-up of product validation plan DV/PV Kick-off engineering changes for product improvement Ensure communication with the plant for a smooth production start

Technical interface to the customer during the industrialization phase Functional management of the extended team (design, tooling, geometry eng.) Improvement of product functional, geometry and cosmetic quality Follow-up on JLR quality indicators, WCPA scoring, AIMS Define corrective actions for identified issues and present action plans to JLR Track engineering changes

Active Grill Shutters, Underbody Panels, Wheel Arch Liner Local support to BMW projects in China, and USA / Mexico Understand BMW applicable product specifications and requirements Transfer relevant information from BMW SE teams to Röchling Project and Sales Single point of contact to BMW, filter feedback coming from project teams Technical feasibility feedback to BMW on build to print projects Manage / follow-up BMW engineering changes gAMS CAD data management / transfer, PRISMA

>Project: BMW F16 - X6 Door panels. Guide the product definition and validation. Support Design with regard to specifications knowledge and product robustness and feasibility. According to simulation, validation, measurement and mock-up results, define necessary product improvements. Support to reach the quality, costs and timing targets of the program. ----------- >Project: VW 120 – Up IP Launch (5 months, Slovakia) Improve the overall quality level of the parts in the assigned scope

CD cars Mondeo, Galaxy. Analyse market survey results and warranty costs. Define and lead quality projects against the founded issues. Investigate root causes using the appropriate quality tools. Liaise with specialist for technical support. Liaise with Suppliers & Plant for lead projects implementation. Regular revision of projects planning, identify road blocs. Function indicators follow-up and progress reporting. Assist other Function Groups in cross function problem solving

Research of potential clients – automotive (Huf) electrical appliances (Bosch) faucets (Grohe) luxury (L Vuitton). Quotations and costs analysis. Offers presentation and prices negotiation. Project industrialization management. Follow-up of projects profit margin in serial production.

>Project: Peugeot A7 Instrument Panel (10 month) >Project: Citröen A31 Instrument Panel (1,5 years) Launch and follow-up plastic injection and welding tools. Define modifications to adapt parts to moulds design. Integrate process FMEA results in to the product. Analysis of metrology and validation tests results eg. ECE21, airbag shooting, gap’s, aspect, clippings, ... Define mock-ups and modifications for product improvement. Follow-up the Dashboard start of production in Spain.

Planning the main tasks according to project milestones. Launch production, assembly and testing tools. Improve product according to validation tests results. Parts price and program investments follow-up. Interface with OEM (Renault, PSA) Engineering Team. Interface Development / Production Sites (France, Turkey). Initial samples presentation for prototype and serial parts. > Projects: Security hood hook Renault X84, door transfer Citroën M59

Project planning and definition of mould design solutions. Interface with the clients for technical and planning issues. Management of all subcontracting molds process. Co-ordination of the trials phase and injection support. Control costs and launch client engineering modifications.

Day to day manage the ISO 9001 quality system. Implementation of quality performance indicators. Coordination of moulds trials and parts dimensional analysis.

Lead the implementation of the ISO 9000 quality system in companies from moldmaking and plastic injection areas

Development of calibration and measuring procedures. Put in place the laboratory quality system ISO EN 45001.