Dario Raul Bravo

• Coordinating all the construction activities in the yard and main supplier work shop at Kahama
• Developing new local content in the regions of Nzega and Kahama
• Offering technical support to purchasing department

• Managed day-to-day business operations
• Implemented process improvement to shape organizational culture, and to optimize procedures for higher efficiency and help company evolve and grow

Manufacture of:

• Natural gas compressor valves
• Welding-machine spare parts
• Matrix for precast concrete block industry

• Implemented Ferro Silicon Industrial Plant with 50% savings
• Implemented and managed HSE Safety Culture achieving zero LTI
• Engaged employees in matrix training with monthly awards
• Managed the decommissioning of 2 silicon plants in the city of Trondhein, Norway and in Shizuishan, China
• Oversaw the refurbishing of equipment according to standards
• Installed Electric Arc Furnace, including the electrical, cooling, compressed air, and hydraulic systems, raw materials, casting area, crushing plant, smoke house, microsilica plant, and laboratory
• Cold commissioning, hot commissioning and plant Start Up

• Designed new plant layout and secondary equipments
• Implemented new technology equipment: a fully automatic block production line
• Developed and implemented preventive maintenance system
• Monitored and improved preventive maintenance and production monitoring systems
• Implemented strategic KPIs which resulted in 20% savings

• Performed financial and technical feasibility studies for expansion projects, plant installations and layout development in Belo Horizonte and Rio de Janeiro
• Oversaw the design, construction, installation, commissioning and startup of new thermal insulation coating plant
• Managed reporting and improvement of production efficiency, smart raw material consumption, and manpower overtime
• Responsible for annual production budgeting
• Restructured maintenance department and merged it with the engineering department
• Developed a preventive maintenance system (checklist) in all industrial plants, and executed predictive maintenance in all main equipment
• Coordinated annual shutdowns for preventive and corrective maintenance
• Implemented and applied performance indicators: Availability, MTBF, MTTR, Backlog

• Coordinated the installation of V&M structural pipe plant
• Coordinated the manufacturing, installation, commissioning and startup of V&M temporary pipe coating plant
• Conducted continuous improvement feasibility studies at Sertub and Eupec plant