Manuel Braga

Current

Associate at Platinum Investiments

Past

General Manager - Brasil and Argentina BUs at Générix Group
Manufacturing Controller at Renault do Brasil SA
Mercosul IT Manager for Manufacturing at Renault do Brasil SA

IT Manager for Manufacturing at Renault Argentina SA
IT Manager for Engineering and Assembly at Renault do Brasil SA
IT Supervisor for Engineering and Assembly at Renault do Brasil SA
Process Expert on IT for Manufacturing at EMBRACO (Whirlpool Latin America - Compressors Division)
Engineer at Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

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Education

Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro
Colégio de São Bento - RJ

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Connections

246 connections

Industry

Venture Capital & Private Equity

Manuel Braga’s Summary

Professional profile:
Career built in multinational companies coherent with solid academic background acquired in top Brazilian schools.
Transversal and adapted to matrix organizations.
Detailed and accurate on cost planning and control.
Focused on service quality and client satisfaction.
Oriented to the adoption and use of corporate standards.

Personal profile:
Brazilian with record of easy adaptation to changes motivated by academic and professional opportunities.
Clear, accurate and correct on both oral and written communication.
Organized and rigorous.

Languages:
- Portuguese: native.
- English, French and Spanish: advanced level (oral and written).

Manuel Braga’s Specialties:

IT: SW specification and development; purchasing (HW, SW and services); OS, DB and network administration; user support & training; SLA/SLM.

Team building: searching & hiring; training; development.

Plant start-up: infrastructure; HW specification, purchase and installation; SW specification and development.

Cost controlling: budgeting; forecasting; reporting; alternative scenarios simulations; make or buy studies; cost control; internal control & auditing.

Manuel Braga’s Experience

Associate

Platinum Investiments

(Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

November 2009 — Present (2 months)
General Manager - Brasil and Argentina BUs

Générix Group

(Information Technology and Services industry)

May 2008 — October 2009 (1 year 6 months)
Manufacturing Controller

Renault do Brasil SA

(Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Automotive industry)

November 2005 — May 2008 (2 years 7 months)

Controller of 3 plants located at a manufacturing complex. Main activities:
- Coordination of 3 year budget-plan and forecasts construction;
- Physical and economic performance monitoring, analysis and report;
- Internal Control & Auditing.
Also in charge of the coordination of teams located in Argentina, Chile and Colombia;
Member of the Mercosur Manufacturing Steering Committee.
Mercosul IT Manager for Manufacturing

Renault do Brasil SA

(Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Automotive industry)

June 2002 — October 2005 (3 years 5 months)

Installing and maintaining (corrective & evolutionary maintenance) all Information Systems for the Product & Process Engineering, Logistics, Assembly, Maintenance and Quality Control & Assurance areas.
In charge of teams located in Brazil, Argentina and Chile.
Member of the Mercosur Industrial Steering Committee.
IT Manager for Manufacturing

Renault Argentina SA

(Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Automotive industry)

June 2000 — May 2002 (2 years )

Installing and maintaining (corrective & evolutionary maintenance) all Information Systems for the Product & Process Engineering, Logistics, Assembly, Maintenance and Quality Control & Assurance areas.
Member of the plant Steering Committee.
IT Manager for Engineering and Assembly

Renault do Brasil SA

(Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Automotive industry)

September 1998 — May 2000 (1 year 9 months)

Installing and maintaining (corrective & evolutionary maintenance) all Information Systems for the Product & Process Engineering, Assembly, Maintenance and Quality Control & Assurance areas.
Member of the Plants and Engineering Steering Committees.
Also in charge of email (Lotus Notes) and network services (Netware) infrastructure.
Start-up of two new manufacturing plants (vehicles and engines).
IT Supervisor for Engineering and Assembly

Renault do Brasil SA

(Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Automotive industry)

June 1997 — August 1998 (1 year 3 months)

Installing and maintaining (corrective & evolutionary maintenance) all Information Systems for the Product & Process Engineering, Assembly, Maintenance and Quality Control & Assurance areas.
Process Expert on IT for Manufacturing

EMBRACO (Whirlpool Latin America - Compressors Division)

(Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Consumer Goods industry)

September 1994 — May 1997 (2 years 9 months)

Installing and maintaining (corrective & evolutionary maintenance) all Information Systems for the production and maintenance areas.
Start-up of a new manufacturing plant in order to increase capacity and validate a lean manufacturing model specified by Booz Allen.
Engineer

Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Research industry)

September 1993 — August 1994 (1 year )

Flexible Manufacturing Cell hardware integration and software development.
Preparation of a laboratory for PLC teaching.
Technical support on the installation of CNC for machine tool retrofitting.
Full time RHAE (Human Resources for Strategic Areas) scholarship sponsored by CNPq (National Counsel of Technological and Scientific Development).

Manuel Braga’s Education

Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

MSc , Mechanical Engineering , 1991 — 1993

Master Thesis on Manufacturing Integration and Automation developed through the implementation of a Flexible Manufacturing Cell (hardware integration and software development).
Maximum "A" grade obtained on all 12 courses attained.
Full time scholarship sponsored by CAPES (Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior), an agency from MEC (Ministério da Educação).
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro

BSc , Mechanical Engineering , 1985 — 1991

Focus on Automation and Control.
Part time CNPq (numeric simulation) and FAPERJ (image processing and pattern recognition) scholarships.
Intern at Kurt & Wolff Máquinas e Equipamentos and SFB Informática.
Final undergraduate project developed on the automation of a tension testing machine (instrumentation, data acquisition and control).
Final grade 7,3 over 10 possible.

Activities and Societies:

President of the Mechanical Engineering Students Association between 11/1989 and 06/1990.
Colégio de São Bento - RJ

High School , 1982 — 1984