Joao Costa

Logistics Projects Management with focus on improving internal processes and reducing costs. Procurement planning with local and international suppliers for Electrical Drives division.

Trainee program focused on logistics and management competences development with several rotations inside the company. Assignments in Logistics Projects and Planning, Lean Manufacturing and Financial Controlling. Work with projects including: inventory reduction by consumption control implementation, production improvement by implementing lean manufacturing concepts such VSM/VSD, leveling and kanban.

Internship at High Voltage Products Business Unit in Jundiaí, Brazil Work with contracts management in collaboration with every department in production and offices in the Business Unit. Negotiation with clients and co-workers to comply with deadlines and quality specifications.

Internship at the Resident Vehicle Engineering Department, at Renault’s Technology Center (Technocentre) in Guyancourt, France. Work with competences management identifying and defining the necessary knowledge and skills for the plants and creating new management tools. Skills development according to new technologies, market tendencies and manufacturing processes evolution.

General Engineering. Mechanics, Engineering and Environment One year university exchange program in the Brazil/France Engineering Technology (BRAFITEC) Federal Scholarship Program. University exchange between UNICAMP and ENSMM.

Six months university exchange in the International Mobility Scholarships program, given by Santander Bank. University exchange between UNICAMP and UPV.

Master’s dissertation: Wind turbines aerodynamic and its effect on power generation.