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Aline Fernandes Savarese

Aline Fernandes Savarese

Senior Quality And Business Assurance

Summary

Full Time / Hybrid

Sydney & Illawarra Greater Region

Experienced professional with over 20 years in management systems, specializing in ISO standards such as ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 31000, ISO/IEC 17025, ISO/IEC 17065, ISO/IEC 17020, as well as SA 8000, and QIC. Proficient in delivering high-quality training, auditing, and consultancy services in English, Portuguese, and Spanish, displaying strong language and communication skills.

As an effective advisor, excelling in communication across diverse age groups and backgrounds is a hallmark. A keen attention to detail allows for the swift identification of areas for improvement, with a focus on suggesting strategies to help businesses achieve their goals. The track record includes the introduction of efficient systems and processes, demonstrating a fast-learning capability to quickly grasp client requirements and regulatory standards.

Currently seeking new opportunities, open to applying acquired skills and knowledge to provide transparent Business and Quality Assurance advice to organizations. A determined Quality Assurance Specialist committed to ensuring quality and accuracy, skilled in handling multiple projects in highly competitive environments, possessing solid interpersonal and collaboration skills, along with excellent resource management and allocation capabilities.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
year of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work History

CEO and Founder

QCTS - Quality, Compliance And Translation Services
Brazil Wide
01.2014 - 09.2022
  • QCTS Overview:
  • Brazilian company operating in management, compliance, and free technical translations. Services offered: consulting, training, and auditing.
  • Expertise in developing, monitoring, and auditing client's KPI Trends.
  • Implemented compliance integrity programs aligned with anti-fraud and bribery acts (United States, United Kingdom, and Brazil).
  • Competence in training for standards interpretation and inner audit, including ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO/IEC 17025, ISO 19011, ISO 31000, ISO/IEC 17065, and ISO/IEC 17020.

Client Portfolio:

  • Served clients in various industries worldwide.
  • Client sizes ranging from 4 to 290 thousand employees.
  • National and international clientele, including Brazilian, US, Chinese, and European companies.

Main Achievements as an Employee (Consultant, Trainer/Mentor and Auditor):

  • Fostered innovative and inclusive business culture.
  • Updated processes, products, and teams for increased business opportunities.
  • Encouraged positive engagement and feedback among staff and leadership.
  • Coached senior managers, created succession plans, and oversaw business-wide modernization.
  • Monitored risks, established procedures, and defined organization's mission and vision.
  • Collaborated with legal and professional teams for compliance.
  • Identified and addressed control gaps, fostering culture of innovation.
  • Executed follow-up audits, adapted plans, and interpreted laws and standards.
  • Mentored staff, recommended improvements, and contributed to reduced turnover.
  • Successfully guided clients to achieve certification/accreditation with zero remarks, earning reputation for accuracy in Brazil.

Main Achievements and Tasks as an Entrepreneur:

  • Forged valuable partnerships with industry players.
  • Managed contracts and resolved conflicts.
  • Drove substantial business growth through key operational initiatives.
  • Maintained strong connections with clients, vendors, and partners.
  • Ensured financial stability by accurate budgeting and securing necessary funds.
  • Managed multiple deadlines for diverse client needs.
  • All direct clients: BYD - Build Your Dreams (Automotive/Solar Panels, China/Brazil), Simon Hegele (Logistics, USA/Brazil), Largo (Testing laboratory, Shipping - Mining (Vanadium), Brazil/Canadá), Hospital das Clínicas (IT - Hospital Complex, Brazil), Intertek Caleb Brett (Business Assurance, Testing Laboratories - Brazil/China), SGS (Training, Brazil), DNV-GL (Testing laboratory, Training, Brazil), Establish Brazil (Market Entry, Brazil), Saybolt (Testing Laboratories and Inspections, Brazil) (...).
  • Tools: MS Office; ERP, MyLIMS, SharePoint (user), multiple client-provided software and technologies.

Senior Quality Analyst

Intertek Caleb Brett
Brazil Wide
02.2012 - 01.2014
  • Areas: Quality, Compliance, Governance and Regulations
  • I assumed diverse roles across key areas, including Assurance (implementing procedures for inspections and general quality management in testing laboratory), Business Assurance (developing procedures and providing training for auditing divisions, specifically in Social Accountability Audits ), Compliance (managing Integrity Program, overseeing ethics, confidentiality, anti-bribery measures, and conducting investigations for auditing and inspection divisions), and Governance (implementing risk management and business continuity plans for all divisions under my purview).
  • Within this dynamic role, I effectively executed various responsibilities under the umbrella title of Senior Quality Analyst. This encompassed offering expertise in compliance and quality control, delivering reports to higher management, optimizing regulatory risk management, audits, and process improvements. I played an active role in formulating recommendations for annual planning based on audit findings, initiating, gathering data, and participating in Compliance investigations. Additionally, I monitored key performance indicators, evaluated operations, and fostered a culture of innovation and collaboration.
  • In terms of system roles, I served as the Quality Manager, overseeing the initial accreditation process for ISO/IEC17025. Furthermore, I functioned as the Compliance Officer in the Business Assurance division, and concurrently held the position of Health and Safety President within the Health and Safety Commission.
  • Tools: MS Office, MyLIMS, and SharePoint administrator (user/editor) level.

Continuous Quality Improvement Project Administrator

Stride Mental Health, Australia
Sydney, NSW
01.2011 - 07.2011

Fixed term contract. Area: Quality and IT

  • Facilitate IT department in building SharePoint framework aligning with Quality Improvement Council (QIC) Standards, specifically those related to Mental Health standards.

Responsible for managing multiple key tasks, including preparing and implementing project plans and management controls:

  • Establishing standards, guidelines, and matrices, dealing with more than two hundred documents in this period, Communicated with stakeholders on job milestones.
  • Tools: MS Office and SharePoint administrator (user/editor) level.

Quality Asssistant

Maeda Soluções Técnicas
Sao Paulo, Brazil
12.2006 - 07.2010

Area: Quality and Business Management; ISO9001 - ISO/IEC17025 Quality

  • Management System initial definition, implementation, audits and improvements (including KPI trends);
  • Conducting training, hiring, checking organizational Culture and its impacts on CQI System;
  • Implementation and preparation of budgets (finance/quantitative) and reports in English/Portuguese and Quality control of reports.
  • Responsible for certification and recertification according to ISO9001 with Integrated Quality Management System according to ISO/IEC 17025.
  • Produced quality control reports for returned products, communicated issues to senior management, and developed corrective action plans.
  • Checked product attributes against templates, recorded results, and updated quality control records.
  • Investigated customer complaints for necessary corrective actions.
  • Tools: MSOffice and ERP.

Administrative Assistant

H.Stern Comércio E Indústria SA
Sao Paulo, Brazil
10.2002 - 12.2005

Area: Service Quality

  • Restocked supplies, managed purchase orders, and streamlined office procedures.
  • Tracked performance using spreadsheets and databases for 10 technical staff. Handled clerical tasks, managed filing systems (500 services per month), and built strong customer relationships through timely responses and accommodating special requests.

Tools: MS Office and SAP.

Education

Post Graduation - Digital Forensics

FIT - Faculdade Impacta
Sao Paulo, Brazil
05.2013 - 2014.12

Graduation - Quality Management Systems

Estácio Radial
Sao Paulo, Brazil
05.2011 - 2011.12

Certificate IV - Certificate IV in Training And Assessment

Plenty Training
Australia
03.2023 - Current

Certificate IV - Certificate IV in Business

Kaplan International Colleges
Sydney, NSW
05.2016 - 2018.12

Languages

Portuguese - Native

English - Fluent

Spanish - Fluent

Training Courses Certifications

  • TAE40122: Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, Plenty Training, Ongoing, 2024-09-30
  • Course for ONA Auditors, ONA - National Accreditation Organization (Health), 2020-06-01, 2020-06-30
  • Enneagram - Personality Types, Fundação ACL, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2019-09-01, 2019-09-30
  • Interpretation of SA8000:2014 Social Accountability, SGS Academy, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2019-10-01, 2019-10-31
  • Interpretation of ISO/IEC 17065:2012 Conformity Assessment, Slash Quality, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2019-03-01, 2019-03-31
  • Interpretation of ISO 45001:2018 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems, SGS Academy, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2018-12-01, 2018-12-31
  • Mentoring of major changes regarding the ISO/IEC 17025:2017 version, Professor Carlos Mário (GCGRE - INMETRO), Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2018-04-01, 2018-04-30
  • Winter Course in Chinese Language and Culture, Hubei University, Wuhan, China, 2017-11-01, 2017-12-31
  • Transition of Lead Auditors (IRCA - International Register of Certificated Auditors), SGS Academy, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2017-09-01, 2017-09-30
  • Workshop major changes of ISO/IEC 17025, Entilb - SBM, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2017-08-01, 2017-08-31
  • Environmental Aspects and Impacts - ISO 14001:2015, ABNT, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2017-03-01, 2017-03-31
  • Interpretation of ISO 14001:2015 Environmental management systems, ABNT, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2016-11-01, 2016-11-30
  • Transition of ISO 9001:2008 to 2015 version, T
  • TÜV Rheinland Akademie, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2015-09-01, 2015-09-30
  • Interpretation of ISO 14001:2004 Environmental management systems, JC Consulting, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2015-01-01, 2015-01-31
  • Lead auditor ISO 9001:2008 (IRCA - International Register od Certificated Auditors), T
  • TÜV Rheinland Akademie, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2014-11-01, 2014-11-30
  • Interpretation and audit on ISO/IEC 17021:2011, DICAP (INMETRO), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2014-04-01, 2014-04-30
  • COBIT Foundation (IT Governance), ISACA - Information Systems Audit and Control Association, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2014-01-01, 2014-01-31
  • BCP - Business Continuity Plan, DARYUS Education Center, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2013-11-01, 2013-11-30
  • GRC - DRIDAY 2013 (International Risk Management Event), DARYUS Education Center, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2013-07-01, 2013-07-31

*10 Courses before 2013 have been suppressed

Certification

ISO9001:2015 IRCA LEAD Auditor Course

References

  • Jorge Spitti, QHSE National Manager at Intertek Caleb Brett, Under request
  • Philippa Swire Lopez, Personal, +61 0414 621 304

Skills

Team Collaboration, Digital Proficiency, Detail, Risk and Result-Oriented, Adaptability, Effective Investigative Techniques, Time Management, Action Plans, Creative Problem-Solving, Crisis Management, Project Management, People Management, Change Management, ISO Standards, Corporate Governance, Organizational Management, Stakeholder Relations, Focused Meetings, Business Planning, Risk Management, Continuous Improvement, Consulting, Regulatory Compliance, Process Improvements, Certification, Accreditation, Laboratory, Risk Assessments, Training, NGO, Government, Complaints, Corporative, Investigation, Leadership, Compliance, Interrogation Techniques, Investigation, Quality Checks, Consultancy, Auditing, Portuguese, Spanish, English, Qualitative, Quantitative, Systemic View, Ombudsman, Quick learner, Rapid Adaptation, Easygoing team player

Timeline

Certificate IV - Certificate IV in Training And Assessment

Plenty Training
03.2023 - Current

ISO9001:2015 IRCA LEAD Auditor Course

07-2016

Certificate IV - Certificate IV in Business

Kaplan International Colleges
05.2016 - 2018.12

CEO and Founder

QCTS - Quality, Compliance And Translation Services
01.2014 - 09.2022

Post Graduation - Digital Forensics

FIT - Faculdade Impacta
05.2013 - 2014.12

Senior Quality Analyst

Intertek Caleb Brett
02.2012 - 01.2014

Graduation - Quality Management Systems

Estácio Radial
05.2011 - 2011.12

Continuous Quality Improvement Project Administrator

Stride Mental Health, Australia
01.2011 - 07.2011

Quality Asssistant

Maeda Soluções Técnicas
12.2006 - 07.2010

Administrative Assistant

H.Stern Comércio E Indústria SA
10.2002 - 12.2005
Aline Fernandes SavareseSenior Quality And Business Assurance