Consultants

Over 20 years’ experience in Industrial Engineering, Production, Purchasing and Logistics.
Participated in international projects to set up industrial plants in Brazil, developing and qualifying suppliers, purchasing materials, machinery, equipment and tools. Contributed to the implementation of ISO 9001 and ISO/TS 16949 Quality Management Systems.
Companies in which he has worked: Nokia, Itautec, Merck, 3M, Siemens, Thyssen Krupp, USIMINAS, Marcopolo, among others.
Experience in: Lean Transformation, Process Improvement and Value Stream Analysis in direct and indirect areas; Implementation of the Problem Solving Methodology with A3 reporting and improvement routines and coaching with “Toyota Kata”.
Contacts: adilson.ahvener@staufen.com.br
(19) 99236 3357

19 years of experience in consulting and training in Industrial Sectors such as: Food, Chemistry, Electronics, Automotive and Plastic Injection.

Certified technical consultant in Industrial Benchmarking – PROBE, a tool developed at London Bussines School and applied to more than 60 Brazilian companies, including Petrobras, Bunge Foods, Delphi and Portobello.

Lean Office Training and Mapping (VSM) to improve Service Level and Customer Experience.

– Flow and layout projects with creation of mini factories, aiming the unit flow;
– Improvement of administrative processes – Lean Office – moderating jobs in Latin American;
– Improved productivity in long assembly lines and low T/C, and all internal logistics for PDU;
– Application of Standardized Work and picking productivity improvement at DC;
– Participated in more than 20 projects in Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Colombia and the Caribbean, in companies such as 3M, AmBev, Tigre, Flowserve, Brightstar Fueguina, Atlas Schindler and Citrosuco.

Contacts:
adrian.lucero@staufen.com.br
+55 (48) 9971 7198

More than 20 year in Faber-Castell group (global company of German origin) mostly as an executive in the areas of operations and supply chain, where he implemented the S&OP processes (Sales & Operations Planning), Strategic Sourcing and did the turnaround of one industrial unity.

In consultancy, worked with many projects of definition and implementation of strategies to increase performance in both industrial and supply chain operations.

Strategy and support for implementation of industry 4.0 elements.

Management and leadership of teams.

Projects:
– Oji Papeis: Improvement of performance and Lean transformation.
– Thyssenkrupp Elevators: Performance gain in logistics.
– Construtora Tenda: Supply chain – performance strategy and gains.
– Faber-Castell: “Turnaround” of an industrial unity.
– Banco Itaú / Staufen Academy: Training in S&OP, PCP, Lean&Digital, etc.

Contacts:
alberto.senapeschi@staufen.com.br
(19) 99103 0044

More than 25 years’ experience in Supply Chain, working in consulting and operations in the retail, logistics, mining, metallurgy and steel industries, among others, developing and leading teams in a variety of Supply Chain projects.
Five years at TOTVS Consulting, developing the Supply Chain practice.
More than 10 years at Accenture, contributing to the development of the LATAM Supply Chain practice.
At TNT Logistics (now Ceva Logística) designing and managing the logistics distribution network for automotive parts and accessories in southern Brazil.
Projects:
BRF – TMS software selection and traffic center implementation;
Votorantim Metais – Implementation of the traffic center (operation, processes and structure) and design of the logistics network;
GPA – Optimization of logistical bottlenecks;
C&A – Logistics network design and distribution center design;
Aramis – Design and implementation of distribution center;
Bunge – Distribution center design;
Unidocks (logistics operator) – implementation of picking island and sorter.

More than 10 years’ experience working in different administrative processes and managing internal customer service teams.
Extensive experience at Gerdau, where he worked in administrative processes and then in the continuous improvement area, supporting the implementation of management routines in various departments. Specialist in Lean Office and operations.
Experience in operations acquired at Mercado Livre, where she was responsible for 9 logistics operations and warehouses, implementing kaizen projects, strategic training and leadership development.
Disys: Implementation of the Tax Service Desk, a process for dealing with tax demands;
Gerdau: Implementation of Office Floor Management in the Req To Pay process;
Gerdau: Conducting the technical study of the RFP (Request for Proposal) for BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) and leading the change of suppliers;
Mercado Livre: Implementation of Routine Management in logistics operations;
Mercado Livre: Leading the Yellow Belt certification program.
Contacts: andressa.moraes@staufen.com.br
(51) 9369-5939

9 years working in Continuous Improvement departments in multinationals such as Mahle (Automotive Engine Components), Tenaris (Metallurgy / Oil & Gas) and Embraer (Aeronautics), implementing projects to increase productivity, quality and safety. In consultancy, I focus on projects to increase productivity, change organizational culture, quality and 5S. Mentoring and consultancy for owners of small and medium-sized companies and large farms. Team management and leadership. – Tenaris: co-founding the continuous improvement department in Brazil and completing 28 projects; – Embraer: increasing the perception of customer satisfaction in commercial aviation; – Verallia: simplifying and improving the 5S routine and Kaizen Blitz in two different manufacturing areas; – WR Grace do Brasil: optimizing the production layout and balancing operations in order to optimize the use of resources; – Sebrae: planning, conducting and completing process control and improvement projects in 9 different companies. Contact: breno.rodrigues@staufen.com.br (12) 98177-9090

Has been supporting projects as an intern at Staufen since 2021.

Has worked with Lean Transformation alongside factory planning in a nautical-leisure company.

Is currently studying about the application of Office Floor Management in agile structures in partnership with UNICAMP.

– Greenfield project inside nautical-leisure company;
– Consultancy diagnostics in companies from multiple segments, including food&beverage, nautical-leisure and Mechanical Metal;
– Shop Floor Management implementation and follow-up coaching sessions to ensure the redefinition of information flow.

Contacts:
bruno.santos@staufen.com.br
+55 (19) 99748-6361

More than 5 years of experience in administrative areas;
Began her marketing career in 2018, when she undertook with a consulting and strategic marketing planning company. With a strong bias in content creation and marketing strategies, she was directly responsible for producing content and creating strategic communication plans.
In 2019, began her career at Staufen Taktica, where she is responsible for managing the sales process, and supports the company’s marketing team.

– Lean Transformation at KSPG: Change Management front. Assistance in the preparation and management of change management plan, as well as related actions, for a 2-year Lean transformation project – in progress.
– Creation of communication strategies for industry companies, stores, restaurants, schools and startups.

Contacts: c.dupas@staufen.com.br
(19) 99896 0651

With more than 20 years of consulting experience, he has participated in Lean transformation projects of several approaches, such as: Strategic Deployment (Hoshin-Kanri), Lean Plant Design (factory layout), Kanban (physical and electronic), Continuous Flow, Work Standardization etc.

He is an instructor of several learning modules related to Lean, such as: value stream mapping, continuous flow and lean layout, lean supply chain, A3 method, Toyota Kata, methods and analysis of problem solving, etc.

– Construction of corporate production systems (animal nutrition, automotive and agricultural machinery);
– Lean Plant Design – factory layout and support operations (automotive, agricultural machinery, oil and gas);
– Pulled systems: production schedule and purchasing;
– Assisted several companies in multiple sectors such as: agricultural machinery, animal nutrition, white line automotive, metal-mechanic and medical equipment;
– Among the companies, we can highlight Aker Solutions (Brazil and Norway), Weatherford, NG Metallurgical, CNH, AtlasCopco, Alubauen, JBT, Panasonic, Rexam, Jacto Group, Neovia, etc.

Contacts:
cesar.araujo@staufen.com.br
(19) 97124 7504

With more than 20 years of experience in consulting and interim management, he participated in Lean transformation projects in several countries, being co-founder of Táktica Lean Consulting (today, Staufen Táktica).

He also serves as a coach for executives, focused on strategy deployment, KPIs definition, Shop / Office floor Management and continuous improvement program (Kata). Focus on transformation (processes, technology and people) in a sustainable way to increase performance in efficiency, costs, quality, OTIF, lead time (E2E), EBIT, etc.

– In Brazil, assisted companies such as Volvo, Mahle Thyssenkrupp, Marcopolo, Sulzer, Neumayer-Tekfor, Oerlikon, Novozymes, Suzano, Itaú, among others;
– During his 8 years of residence in China (Tianjin and Shanghai) he led the transformation of Alstom Hydro and directly managed the transfer of the old factory to its new site (Tianjin);
– In China, he has been a consultant to several companies such as AIRBUS, Alstom Thermal, Axus Stationary, Novozymes, Voith Hydro, Fluidra, Noblesse Magazine, among others.

Contatos: dario.spinola@staufen.com.br
+55 (19) 99103 0036

Since 2004 he has been working with Lean in projects at Táktica Lean Consulting, in Brazil and abroad.
In 2011 he joined Dow Chemical, where he was a consultant and project leader for initiatives in plastics manufacturing companies.
Today he concentrates his activities on various transformation projects in the agribusiness, automotive, metalworking and chemical industries, among others.
He worked for 3 years on global projects at ALSTOM Hydro in Switzerland and Spain, Volvo Trucks in Sweden and Bosch in Mexico on Lean transformation initiatives;
Led projects at 3M do Brasil, Dow Automotive (Ford Camaçari-BA), ALSTOM Hydro (Brazil);
Other companies: Dow, Panasonic, Ajinomoto, EDP, Imcopa, Cibra, among others.
Contacts: fabio.alves@staufen.com.br
(19) 97158-8730

Since 2001, working in Lean and Six-Sigma in projects at Táktica Lean Consulting, in Brazil and abroad, with consulting and interim management.

In 2011, he joined Votorantim Cimentos, where he was responsible for the Operational Excellence Program in 25 factories in the whole country, reporting directly to the operations director in Brazil and responsible for the PMO of projects.

Today he concentrates his activities in several transformation projects in industries such as automotive, civil construction, mechanical metal, chemical, among others.

– Worked for 3 years at ALSTOM Hydro China on Lean Global transformation projects and in the development and relocation of industrial plants at ALSTOM China;
– Managed projects at Dow Automotive (Ford Camaçari) and 3M in Brazil;
– Other companies: Siemens, Tenda, Saur, Marcopolo e Thyssenkrupp Elevadores, Suzano, among others.

Contatcts:
fabio.silva@staufen.com.br
+55 (19) 99719 2718

He has more than 20 years of experience in the field of industrial management developed in major companies in the segments of consumer and capital goods such as Siemens, Legrand and Weatherford in the areas of Production, Industrial Engineering, Product Development, PCP, Maintenance, Project Management and Continuous Improvement.

Responsible for several projects involving continuous flow creation, value stream mapping, kaizen events, hoshin kanri, Shop floor Management, help chain, kanban system, low-cost automation, manufacturing cell creation, problem solving with method A3, among others.

– Implementation of Operational Excellence and Office floor Management programs for service and support areas;
– Training and coaching for introduction of the A3 method for problem solving and improvement projects;
– Implementation of Hoshin Kanri using the Blue Sky workshop to deploy the strategy;
– Lean Banking training program;
– Project for optimization and control of the freight management process.

Contacts:
felipe.pereira@staufen.com.br
+55 (51) 98188 6074

Responsible for the TPM coordination at Robert Bosch Powertools division in Campinas from 2019 to 2021 – improvement of the overall equipment effectiveness – OEE.

Use of Lean tools for troubleshooting (A3) in order to achieve waste reduction goals in the Powertools manufacturing process.

Kaizens: 5S, Standardized Work; Lean logistics.

– Makreis: implementation of Lean Tools in the agricultural machinery industry in order to increase productivity;
– HPB Engenharia: implementation of ValueStreamer, reference in SFM and OFM with agile methodology, in the metallurgical industry;
– Tenda Construtora: restructuring of the distribution center;
– Você Construtora: implementation of SFM  at construction sites;
– Value Stream Mapping in companies from different segments: HPB, Jungheinrich, Makreis.

Contacts: fernando.neves@staufen.com.br
+55 (19) 99765-8535

Began his career in 1995.

Coordination of projects for the implementation of ISO 9001, adequacy of machinery and equipment to NR12, implementation of Lean Management and improvement of ergonomic conditions of jobs.

Coordination of the implementation of a green-field plant of industrial evaporators.

Materials management, product engineering, production, maintenance and processes.

– Implementation of Lean transformation in civil construction;
– Implementation of Distribution Center with assembly processes in civil construction;
– Transfer of industrial operation plant in a national company;
– Implementation of Office and Shop floor Management projects in Brazil and abroad;
– Implementation of Total Productive Maintenance in a multinational company;
– Realization of setup kaizens in several national and multinational companies;
– Companies assisted: 3M, Alstom Brazil and France, Tenda Construtora, Eucatex, Bridgestone, Tigre, etc.

Contacts:
francisco.cabrera@staufen.com.br
(19) 99258-3342

More than 20 years of experience in Consulting with a focus on Operational Excellence;

He has applied Lean to reduce costs, improve delivery performance and quality in industries such as: Automotive, Equipment, Pharmaceuticals, Electronics, Beverages and Agribusiness, and in services such as Health, Engineering and Telecom;

Since 2013 has been combining his knowledge of excellence in processes with technology to implement high performance Operating Systems, especially in the Beverage industry and agribusiness.

– Door-to-door factory projects including all material and information flow, connection with suppliers and customers;
– Projects of efficiency increase in Supply Chain, both in transport optimization and in the implementation of S&OP;
– Participation in Lean global transformation that simultaneously involved countries such as Brazil, India, China, Canada, France, Switzerland, Belgium, Finland and Spain;
– The list of companies in which he worked includes: Bosch, Dow, Volvo, 3M, Ambev, Tigre, Citrosuco, Copersucar, Diageo, Poyry, among others.

Contatos: gustavo.tardin@staufen.com.br
+55 (19) 98125 0086

She began her career in 2016 as an intern at Braskem, in the Process Engineering area, assisting in the daily monitoring and KPIs analysis of the polyethylene process. Assisted the diagnosis of losses and evaluation of equipment performance;

In 2018, she started as an intern at DuPont, also in the Process Engineering area, focusing on optimization and continuous improvement in the production process of isolated soybean protein and effluent treatment, as well as the respective control loops.

Projects:
– Durr: Consulting in structured problem solving;
– OJI Papeis: Implementation of 5S methodology in the industry;
– Suzano: Industry’s team leader routine analysis and development of its tasks for problem solving and continuous improvement;
– Itaú: Materials development for Lean Banking.


Contacts: luane.tochetto@staufen.com.br
+55 (19) 99258 3573

More than 14 years at Mercedes-Benz and Daimler in executive positions in the areas of Operations, R&D, Sales, Project Management, Strategy and Organizational Development, working throughout the value chain.

Coordinated the Lean organization of the three Mercedes-Benz plants in Brazil and internationally, leading teams and executives in achieving goals related to productivity, quality, delivery and costs.

Since 2014, started working at STAUFEN, with hands-on projects in Brazil and abroad.

– Optimization of On time delivery of Schott Brazil, with implementation of Shop floor Management and review of end-to-end flows (from order to delivery).
– Diagnosis and review of the production, logistics and information flows of Alestis Aerospace;
– Lean training of Suzano’s operational leadership and mentoring of Operational Excellence teams;
– Lean training to Itaú managers;
– Diagnosis and support to the implementation of Lean program in Technical and Field Assistance areas of Thyssenkrupp Elevators in Brazil and South America;
– Operational Excellence in Deutsche Bahn Berlin offices, Coaching SFM at Brose – USA.

Contacts:
vicente.sinkunas@staufen.com.br
+55 (19) 99296-4340

He has worked in agribusiness for companies such as Biosev and Citrosuco, implementing technologies to optimize harvesting and agricultural operations.

In consultancy, years of experience in Big-Data and Business Intelligence projects, with Ihara, Long-Ping, Nutrien, Agrichem, Minerva Foods and Honda as the main clients.

In Business Development, advisory work on various technology and digitalization projects, with a focus on improving client performance through data analysis, governance and processes.

Projects:

Tereos DoT (Database of Truth): centralization of industrial and agricultural data in a single source for visibility of plant maintenance and operations;
Agrichem (Nutrien): mapping commercial area indicators to create a data warehouse and Power BI dashboards;
Ihara Data lake: mapping of more than 136 indicators and data modeling of the commercial, marketing, logistics and operations areas for centralization in an AWS repository;
brMalls: 360º Assessment Data Advisor in the areas of sales, marketing, finance and mall operations, looking for gaps and proposing improvement actions.

Contact:
willian.fernandes@staufen.com.br