Joao Vilar has over 10 years of experience in mechanical engineering and production management. He currently works as an Area Engineer for Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH, where he is responsible for machine standards and acceptance for tyre curing production globally. Previously, he was a Production Engineer for Groz Beckert Portuguesa Lda, where he managed production planning and optimized productivity and efficiency. He holds an MS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Porto.

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Joao Vilar
Address: Kleine Duwelstrasse 11 Mobile: +49 (0)151 43856995
30171 Hannover Email: joao.costa.vilar@gmail.com
Germany Date of Birth: 05.07.1979
Nationality: Portuguese
Status: Single
WORK EXPERIENCE
08/11-present Area Engineer – Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH
• Creates machine and equipment standards for worldwide tyre curing production machinery.
• Responsible for machine pre-inspection (at the supplier’s premises) and machine acceptance
(in the plants).
• Responsible for providing engineering support for greenfield and brownfield projects in
Malaysia, Brazil, Ecuador, Russia, France, Portugal and the Czech Republic.
• Member of the core team for Improvement of Safety at Curing Presses (ISCP) project.
Responsible for creating the book of requirements and also a plant sponsor, supporting the
plants with project issues.
• Co-assignor in the Global Manufacturing Assignment (GMA) September 2014 Trainee Pool for
the project entitled “Smart operations in the curing area”.
12/07-07/11 Production Engineer – Groz Beckert Portuguesa Lda
• Production planning manager, responsible for scheduling and putting into production all the
orders for items to be manufactured.
• Resource optimization and time evaluation studies performed on all machinery with the goal
of characterizing the workers areas of responsibility.
• Responsible and coordinator of the foremen of the production team.
• Productivity optimization, considering new plant and machinery layouts, and how to handle
the processed material and product and material flow.
• Efficiency audits, realized in different areas of the plant to ensure that the process flow
determined by central quality is according to the defined guidelines.
• In charge of 70 people, being responsible for Team Management, Resources Assignment and
creating flexibility through ongoing employee training, allowing the workers to work across
different production areas.
• Responsible for implementing, and validating and managing a system for assessing
employees work performance.
• Responsible for repair and maintenance activities and introducing regular maintenance plans
for all machinery under my responsibility.
EDUCATION
09/99-07/07 Ms in mechanical engineering – Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto
• Curricular internship integrated in the Engineering department in Renault CACIA, SA.
• Thesis entitled, “Study and optimization of productivity in the assembly line of gearboxes”.

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OTHER SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, AutoCad 2004, Windows and SAP R/3.
• Programming experience includes Matlab, Ansys 8.0.
• Native Portuguese and English speaker, intermediate Spanish, French and beginner German.
• Good team working spirit, able to adapt to multicultural environments, excellent
communication skills, good ability to coordinate working groups, good ability to manage
teams, good leadership skills and efficient organizer of work.
• Clean driving license.
ACTIVITIES
• General interests include squash, swimming, cycling and football.
• Travelled extensively in Europe and Brazil.
REFEREES
Details available upon request.