About
Mechanical engineer with a master's in production management and 28 years in the automotive supply chain, working as a quality consultant in process management systems, lean manufacturing and product certification.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Experience
- GAA InvestmentsManaging Partnercurrent2018 — presentWeston, FL - USA
- Coral USA VesselsCOO CoralUSA2023 — 2025Miami, Florida, United States
- VDA Quality ConsultingManaging Partner2011 — 2016Salvador - Bahia
- Dow Automotive SystemsQuality Leader2010
- Dow Automotive SystemsQuality Manager2007 — 2009
- Ford Motor CompanySTA Engineer2006 — 2007
- DaimlerConsultor de Qualidade1997 — 2006
- Mercedes Benz USASupplier Quality Engineer2005
- Iochpe MaxionQuality Supervisor1984 — 1997
Skills & more
FMEA41PPAP21Automotive16APQP11Kaizen25Lean Manufacturing295S5TS169495Six Sigma4ISO4Quality Management7Continuous Improvement8
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Value Stream MappingDMAICQuality SystemPDCASupplier QualityKanbanManufacturingTPMIso 9000Quality AssuranceLanguages English · German
From Ivan's professional profile.
Colleagues at GAA Investments
Alcides Ferreira
Co-Founder at GAA Investments
Americo Matiello Jr
Strategic Advisor - VP On-campus Undergraduation & Campus Channel, Kroton Educacional at GAA Investments
Eduardo Borges
Co-Founder at GAA Investments
Eduardo Karrer
Co-Founder at GAA Investments
Fábio Andrade
Strategic Advisor - Chief Innovation Officer / Chief Analytics Officer at GAA Investments
Flávio Nicolay Guimarães
Strategic Advisor - Venture Capital / Angel Investor / Mentor at GAA Investments
Geraldo Neto
Co-Founder at GAA Investments
Rafael Clemente
Strategic Advisor - Founder and Partner at EloGroup at GAA Investments
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ivan Avila?
- Mechanical engineer with a master's in production management and 28 years in the automotive supply chain, working as a quality consultant in process management systems, lean manufacturing and product certification.
- Where does Ivan Avila work?
- Ivan Avila is Co-Founder at GAA Investments.
- Where did Ivan Avila go to school?
- Ivan Avila studied at COPPEAD UFRJ (pos graduation, System and Process of Production System Administration); Universidade de Taubaté (Engineering, mechanical).
Same school
Also attended COPPEAD UFRJ10
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Shared employers
Also worked at Dow Automotive Systems29
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Also worked at Ford Motor Company76
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Also worked at Daimler59
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