Alcides Franco Dos Santos
About Alcides Franco Dos Santos
Alcides Franco Dos Santos is a Program Manager at Faurecia, where he has worked for 18 years, focusing on the technical development of automotive seat projects. He has a background in mechanical engineering and finance, with experience in product engineering and project management.
Work at Faurecia
Alcides Franco Dos Santos has been employed at Faurecia as a Program Manager since 2006. In this role, he has been responsible for the technical development and leadership of automotive seat projects, emphasizing safety and comfort. He coordinates the creation and management of design plans for automotive seats, ensuring that they meet technical requirements and feasibility standards. Additionally, he conducts DFMEA, FEA analysis, and comfort analysis as part of the product development process. Franco Dos Santos also supports Faurecia plants during the industrialization phase of automotive seat production.
Education and Expertise
Alcides Franco Dos Santos has a diverse educational background in engineering and finance. He studied Engenharia Mecânica at Universidade Federal do Paraná, earning a Bacharelado em Engenharia from 2000 to 2005. He furthered his studies at Université de Technologie de Compiègne, where he completed a year in Engenharia Mecânica. Franco Dos Santos also pursued an MBA in Gestão Estratégica de Empresas at FGV - Fundação Getulio Vargas from 2016 to 2017. More recently, he studied Finance, focusing on M&A and Equity, at Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul from 2020 to 2022.
Background
Before joining Faurecia, Alcides Franco Dos Santos held various positions in the automotive industry. He worked as a Product Engineer for headlights at Soditech for 10 months in 2005-2006. He also completed an engineering internship in Power Train at Groupe Renault in 2005. In addition to his technical roles, he founded TechProgress, where he worked from 2017 to 2020. His career spans multiple locations, including Curitiba, Brazil, and Rueil-Malmaison, France.
Achievements
Throughout his career, Alcides Franco Dos Santos has engaged in the negotiation of development costs for research and development with both internal and external customers. His contributions to automotive seat projects at Faurecia focus on enhancing safety and comfort, demonstrating his commitment to quality in product development. His extensive experience in engineering and program management has positioned him as a knowledgeable professional in the automotive sector.