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Rafael D.RD

Rafael D.

Quality Director | Audit | Black Belt

€150/day
Barcelona, ES
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Rafael

My name is Rafael, I am an Engineer with 21 years of professional experience in multinational companies, having served as Quality Director, with direct responsibility for audits, quality control, standards compliance, and continuous improvement.

I have lived and worked in five different countries, collaborating with multicultural and multilingual teams, which has allowed me to develop an international vision, high adaptability, and effective communication in various cultural and professional contexts.

Throughout my career, I have worked with financial analysis, data organization and structuring, definition and monitoring of performance indicators (KPIs), and development of spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets to support management and decision-making. I hold Black Belt certification, with solid experience in process improvement, root cause analysis, and indicator optimization.

I have led and participated in internal audits, reviewed and validated critical information, analyzed deviations, and ensured compliance with technical and management criteria. I am characterized by a methodical, analytical, and results-oriented approach, maintaining high quality standards and meeting deadlines.

I maintain clear and professional communication and adapt easily to different environments, tools, and project needs. I seek to collaborate on projects where quality, reliability, and technical rigor are fundamental values.
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • Spanish

    Native or bilingual

  • Portuguese

    Native or bilingual

Remote only
Primarily works remotely

Experience

  • TRANSPORT
    Quality Director
    October 2020 - Today (5 years and 8 months)
    Spain
    Quality Director in an industrial site. Responsible for a team of 50 multidisciplinary employees.
    • Responsible for the Project Quality and Safety Managers team;
    • Responsible for Industrial Quality team;
    • Responsible for Supplier Quality – Development and Follow-up of a worldwide panel.
    • Responsible for Quality Engineering (Product FMEA, Tender Gate Review, Design Reviews and Return of Experience implementation in new projects)
    • Responsible for the site Quality Management System (QMS) including quality certifications;
    • Responsible for problems solving inside projects (8D, PDCA);
    • Responsible for Design for Quality (DFQ) methods deployment;
    • Responsible for internal customer satisfaction survey, collection, analysis and action plan;
    • Green Belt coach.
    Quality Management Business Plan Development Lean Management
  • Transport
    Quality Director
    August 2019 - October 2022 (3 years and 2 months)
    France
    Quality Director for one industrial site. Responsible for a team of 50 multidisciplinary employees.
    • Responsible for the Project Quality and Safety Managers team;
    • Responsible for Industrial Quality team;
    • Responsible for Supplier Quality – Development and Follow-up of a worldwide panel.
    • Responsible for Quality Engineering (Product FMEA, Tender Gate Review, Design Reviews and Return of Experience implementation in new projects)
    • Responsible for the site Quality Management System (QMS) including quality certification; Customer audit
    • Responsible for problems solving inside projects (8D, PDCA);
    • Responsible for Design for Quality (DFQ) methods deployment;
    • Responsible for internal customer satisfaction survey, collection, analysis and action plan;
    • Coach Green Belt for France region.
  • Transport
    North LAM Quality Director
    July 2017 - July 2019 (2 years)
    Ciudad de México, Mexico
    Quality responsible in the region, that includes Mexico, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and Dominican Republic. Based in Mexico.
    • Responsible for the Project Quality and Safety Managers team;
    • Responsible for continuous improvement actions
    • Responsible for problems solving inside projects ( 8D, PDCA);
    • Responsible for Design for Quality (DFQ) methods deployment;
    • Responsible for customer satisfaction survey, collection, analysis and action plan;
    • Responsible for quality certifications (ISO 9001, 14001 et CMMI);
    • Responsible for KPIs consolidation and analysis, including Project management, Quality and Finance;
    • Responsible for the region Workload.

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Education

  • Lean Six Sigma
    Centrale Supélec
    2021
    Lean Six Sigma
  • MBA
    Fundação Instituto de Administração
    2011
    MBA

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