Andre Oliveira

Professional experience:

Kaizen Institute Poland: Business Development Director, Senior Consultant, Kaizen Institute Iberia: Operations Manager, Project Leader, Senior Consultant, Kaizen Institute Portugal: Consultant, Infineon Technologies: Planning and Logistics Project Developer.

Over 10 years of Experience in the field of Operational Excellence and Continuous Improvement using Kaizen, Lean and 6 Sigma Methodologies; Developed and participated in several very successful Projects to Reduce Lead Time, Working Capital, Improve Productivity and Customer Service, supported by cultural change management; Involved in several continuous improvement projects, as well as global Kaizen implementation projects, applying the following methodologies: Line Design, Pull Planning, 5S, OEE , SMED, TQC, TPM, Kaizen Office as well as Kaizen Change Management through Daily Kaizen, Leaders Kaizen, Support Kaizen and Project Kaizen; Development team co-leadership to create and improve Kaizen Implementation Tools; Kaizen Lean Transformation Initiatives (Continuous Improvement Cultural Change); Strong experience in Lean Projects in the following countries: Portugal, Spain, France, Germany, Russia, Czech Republic, China, Angola and Saudi Arabia in fields such as: Telecommunications Electronics, Automotive, Food Processing, Plastic Injection, Ceramics, Clothing, Distribution Centers, Administrative Services, Cork/Wood Transformation and Healthcare.