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A little about me...

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Wilson Fernandez
Management Systems Implementer | Lead Auditor | Business Improvements Leader

Melbourne, Australia

I am a qualified and experienced professional leader with a proactive approach, specialising in the implementation of Integrated Management Systems (IMS). My engineering background, combined with technical, commercial, project management, and business systems expertise, has enabled me to consistently enhance business processes, systems, and practices. I have a proven track record of delivering sustained quality and services, strengthening relationships throughout the entire process chain (both internal and external), and coaching and training personnel at all levels, from staff to management. I am focused, reliable, flexible, adaptable, and passionate about my work, striving for the success of projects, teams, and the organisation.

With over two decades of experience across various industries, I have actively driven improvements and successfully implemented best practices and business excellence throughout organisations. My leadership skills, technical aptitude, strong IMS expertise, financial acumen, and business appreciation have been honed over the years in small, medium, and large national and global companies.

Industry expertise includes:
Mechanical, Electronics, Telecommunications, Automotive, Fluid Engineering, Automotive Leather, Geo sciences, Environments, Computing, Management Consultancy, Defence, Government, Project Management, Information Technology, FMCG, Infrastructure, Chemical, Laboratories, Rail, Plastic Engineering, Die-casting, Forging, Machine Building, Pumps and Valves, Engineering and Consultancy firms, Product and Management Systems Certification

Expertise | Specialties | Champion...
Business Management Systems:
►   Development, certification and management of ISO9001, IATF16949, ISO14001, ISO45001/OHSAS18001/AS4801, ISO27001
►   Management and accreditation program of ISO9001, ISO14001, OHSAS8001/AS4801, CCF & GECA schemes
►   Audit management | Auditing | World-wide audit program leader and coordinator
►   Audit specialist in IMS, QMS/BMS, EMS, ISMS, LMS, VDA6.1, VDA6.3, VDA6.5, processes | projects | programs
►   IMS | QMS | EMS | WHS | ISMS | BMS | LMS | DDRMS Project leadership & program management
►   Laboratory Management Systems – ISO 17020 | ISO 17025
►   Documents, data & records management systems (DDRMS) per ISO15489-1 & 2
►   Business Improvements & Re-engineering – TPS | TPM | TQM | CIP | 5S | 6S | PDCA | Turtle Diagrams…
►   Leadership and management of global teams operating across regions with diverse cultures
►   Contract management |Supplier development & assessment | Quality & project outsourcing
►   Problem solving & Decision Making – 8D | 5whys | Fault Tree | Ishikawa | Drill Deep | Kepner & Tregoe (KT)…
►   Mentor | Trainer | Facilitator | Coach
►   Management systems, safety, regulatory requirements, auditing, quality & improvement tools, methods & techniques…


Technical:
►   Automotive | Mechanical | Chemical | Electro-mechanical | Leather products & processes | Defence & Aeronautical
►   Infrastructure | Environments | Geotechnics | Mining processes per ISO ISO 9001 / ISO 10006 / ISO 21500
►   FMEA | PPAP | APQP | Control Plans | SPC | SWMS | JSA
►   Research & Development | Calibration| GD&T | Risk Management (ISO 31000)
►   Automotive Specific Requirements – GM | Ford | Daimler | Opel | VW | Porsche | Mazda | Toyota | Nissan…
►   Various Legal and Regulatory requirements of Products, Systems and Processes

Soft Skills:
►   Leadership| Team work | Delegating | Effective Communication | Result oriented | High achiever | Strategic thinker
►   Disciplined | Organised | Problem Solver | Analytical | Multitasking | Effective under pressure
►   Ethical | Respect | Flexible | Adaptable | Diverse culture | Multilingual

►   Managed global teams | Multiple locations
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Business Partnerships (local & Global)
Local, interstates (Australia)
  • USA | Mexico
  • China | Korea | Singapore | Japan | Thailand | Malaysia | India
  • Germany | Hungary | Austria
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Languages
  • English | Konkani | Hindi | Marathi | Kannada | Malayalam | Tamil
  • Japanese - basic
Experience

2013 – present  IMS Leader at QPro Australia Pty Ltd
2012 – 2013      Certification Manager at Davis Langdon Certification Services [DLCS]; an AECOM Company
2010 – 2012      Global Business Assurance Manager at Coffey International Ltd - Environments
2009 – 2010      Business Systems and Audits (self-employed)
2000 – 2009      Regional Systems & Audit Management at Robert Bosch Australia
1998 – 2000      Quality Assurance Manager at National Industries Pty Ltd
1996 – 1998      Quality Assurance Engineer at MtM Pty Ltd

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