Andre Litholdo

Experience

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  General Motors Brazil

  Nov 2005 - Jan 2005

  International Experience

  2005 – Emission test equipment “Check Out” (for second CAPG-VEL test site upgrade) at manufacturer site – AVL North America – Plymouth, MI-USA; – Setup and Maintenance Training for Fischer Rosemount emission analyzers – GM Milford Proving Ground – Milford, MI-USA

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  General Motors

  Nov 2006 - Nov 2020

  As a Sr. Engineer at PG Instrumentation Team, responsible for access and harmonize operational instructions of all instrumentation lab teams, providing “best practices” direction for each one of them. Providing technical support of test equipment specification for future investment projects.Coordinator of maintenance schedule and requirements of all CAPG test equipment (i.e.: climatic chambers, servo hydraulic test equipment, chassis dynos, several test controllers, data acquisition systems) Exibir menos As a Coordinator of Structural Durability Lab (SDL) Instrumentation team, I was responsible to implement this instrumentation team (selecting new technicians for hiring), and support maintenance and calibration verification for controllers and servo hydraulic test equipment, and electro pneumatic test equipment & controllers and climatic chambers for body closures testing.Provider of technical support to Validation Engineering team to define engineering test equipment specification in accordance with test procedures and normative standard requirements and test needs.Coordination of engineering test equipment purchase process, following the process since the placement of purchase request, following up supplier after issuing purchase order, coordinating shipping with logistic and customs people, receiving equipment at final destination, coordinating equipment installation and commissioning with supplier and issuing the equipment technical and performance acceptance at the process end.Coordination of contractor activities, during 2010 SDL expansion project, defining requirements of building infrastructure according engineering equipment needs.Main accomplishments:– Implementation of SDL Instrumentation team– Technical support for installation and commissioning of chassis dynamometer at drive-in climatic chamber for HVAC Development team.– Coordination and technical support for SDL Expansion project; Coordination of installation and commissioning for climatic chambers at SDL; Coordination of transferring process, of used asset from USA to Brazil, for a Light Truck Road Simulator (MTS 329LT) and for a Kinematic & Compliance Vehicle Suspension Test System (MTS K&C), also supporting install and commissioning. – Technical support for project, and coordination for install and commissioning of sprinkler system for tire evaluation at Vehicle Dynamics Test Area (VDTA).. Exibir menos Responsible for maintenance and calibration verification of the entire vehicle emission test laboratory system and emission test equipment (gas samplers, analyzers, chassis dynamometer, computerized test system, evaporative test chamber). Provider of technical support for equipment specification according internal test procedures and normative standards; supplier development, calibration verification of measuring equipment and vehicle emission missions test, supporting ISO9001 and ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation. Development of customized test devices (automated electronic controllers and electro pneumatic) to attend special test needs.Main accomplishments:2001 – Technical support and execution, for the vehicle emission test equipment upgrade at first test site.2006 – Activities coordination and technical support, for the vehicle emission test equipment upgrade at second test site. Exibir menos

  • Senior Product Engineer

    Jan 2016 - Nov 2020

  • Supervisor of Structural Durability Laboratory

    Jan 2015 - Jan 2015

  • Product Engineer

    Jan 2007 - Jan 2014

  • Instrumentation Technician

    Jun 1995 - Jan 2006

  • International Experience

    Nov 2006 - Nov 2006
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  General Motors South America

  Nov 2020 - now

  Senior Maintenance Engineer

  As a Senior Engineer at Central Maintenance CAPG team, I’m responsible for coordinating the activities of maintenance technicians’ team for automotive test equipment (climatic chambers, servo-hydraulic test equipment, shakers, chassis dynamometers, various test controllers and data acquisition systems), in all CAPG lab’s, distributing among the team members the W.Os. issued by system (MAXIMO IBM).I coordinate the maintenance schedule and needs of CAPG eqpmt, eventually loading in this system info when add new eqpmt, and creating the maintenance routines and schedule, according eqpmt. manual.I’m responsible to evaluate, harmonize, and write, work instructions and procedures related to the maintenance activities, for labs’ maintenance team, providing the guidance of "best practices".I’m also responsible to written technical scope for hiring maintenance providers for CAPG test eqpmt, additionally managing these service providers and their scheduling according to the pre-established maintenance agenda, following-up on the service invoices and ensuring that such providers meet all the work instructions, operational procedures, safety & policies required by GM.I actively participate in the annual financial planning of the Central Maintenance team, seeking in the market budgetary quotes of spare parts, and services necessary to meet the schedule of maintenance activities, and the yearly financial planning of expenses in meetings with Central maintenance team.In addition, I provide technical support and assessment for the specification of new test equipment, looking for their needs for infrastructure, utilities and facilities, participating in the integration and design project with potential suppliers, in order to meet future product projects and investments of GM, according to the needs presented by new products, changes of production process in order to meet the product specifications and validation according standards, requirements and the current legislation. Exibir menos