Large experience in Manufacturing, including : Process Engineering, Production Engineering, Production, Industrial Engineering and Facilities. Involved in Lean Manufacturing Implementation since 2003 both in 'shop-floor' and administrative environments. Important international experience, including : United States, Germany, Poland, Korea, Latin America (Mercosur, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Chile), Africa (South Africa, Kenya, Egypt) and Middle East. Speaks Fluently : English, Spanish and Portuguese (knowledge on German) Specialties: Expert in Lean Manufacturing. Coordinated implementation in Manufacturing Engineering of GM in Latin America, Africa and Middle-East.

Senior Manager @ Responsible for Conveyors, Controls and Robotics portion of Manufacturing Engineering in South America From July 2013 to Present (2 years 6 months) Regional Engineering Group Manager @ Responsible for General Assembly Process Engineering, comprising : 1-Execution Teams for the manufacturing plants in São Paulo and Argentina 2-Style and Architectural Leaders for the new projects on those plants 3-South America General Assembly Benchmarking and Investment 4-South America Advanced Engineering, Virtual Build & Quality for General Assembly From February 2012 to Present (3 years 11 months) Regional Operations Group Manager @ Responsible for the operations of the General Motors Worldwide Facilities Group, which consists in managing seven (07) medium-level managers which are responsible for energy & water supply, building & infrastructure equipment maintenance, housekeeping, infrastructure projects design & execution and environmental support in each GM manufacturing facility that pertains to the South America Region From June 2010 to January 2012 (1 year 8 months) Regional Operations Group Manager @ Responsible for the operations of the General Motors Worldwide Facilities Group, which consists in managing nine (09) medium-level managers which are responsible for energy & water supply, building & infrastructure equipment maintenance, housekeeping, infrastructure projects design & execution and environmental support in each GM manufacturing facility that pertains to the Latina America, Africa and Middle-East region. From July 2008 to September 2010 (2 years 3 months) Regional Business Manager @ Responsible for implementation of all Business Tools in the Worldwide Facilities Group of GM in Latin America, Africa and Middle-East region, including the Business Plans Deployment, Performance Management Processes and all globally templated Bill Of Services of the Global Facilities Function of GM in the region described above. Assisted in the transition of the Worldwide Facilities Group of GM in Asia-Pacific Region From July 2007 to June 2008 (1 year) Regional Lean Manufacturig Coordinator @ Responsible to implement Lean Manufacturing Concepts in Manufacturing Engineering in Latina America, Africa and Middle-East region. Composed the first Subject Matter Experts team of Lean Manufacturing for Engineering in GM. Applications of Lean Manufacturing Concepts from early phases to build events in projects was considered benchmark in GM globally. Set-up the first administrative area calibration process for the region, fostering the transference of lean concepts from plant floor to administrative environments. From May 2005 to June 2007 (2 years 2 months) Resident Manufacturing Engineer @ Resident Manufacturing Engineer at Gravataí Plant-Brazil, assisting production in the General Assembly, Body-Shop and Paint Shop Areas. Calibrated the plant in the Buil-in-Quality principle of Lean Manufacturing in GM. Implemented robust capability tracking studies in the processes of that site, aligned with Quality Department, promoting improvements in quality and elimination of waste. From January 2004 to April 2005 (1 year 4 months) Manufacturing Engineer @ Joined General Motors as intern in Manufactirign Engineering - General Assembly Processes. In Jan 2008 was hired as a Manufacturing Engineer. Got mainly involved in fastening torque capability studies thru intranet communicatiion, promoting real time communication from plants to Headquarters improving quality and traceability of processes. Participated on the Assembly Verification Group (end of line testing) and went thru a special assignment in Germany when was able to visit the European Headquarters of GM, Rüsselsheim Plant in addition to Porsche Zufferhausen Plant, Mercedes Sildelfingen and Affalterbach plants. Had the opportunity to perform technical visits in auto industry suppliers like ZF, Polynorm and Binz From January 1997 to December 2003 (7 years)

Extension, Administration @ University of California, Los Angeles From 2007 to 2007 Master, Automotive Engineering @ Universidade de São Paulo From 2003 to 2005 Post Graduation, Administration @ Universidade de São Paulo From 1999 to 2001 Mechanical Engineering @ UNESP From 1993 to 1997 Ricardo Urbano is skilled in: Manufacturing Engineering, Plant Operations, Lean Manufacturing, Value Stream Mapping, Maintenance Management, Lean Construction, Energy Conservation, Product Launch, Coaching, Matrix Management, Automotive, Continuous Improvement, Leadership, Root Cause Analysis, Cross-functional Team Leadership