Global Manufacturing Digital Transformation Greater Cleveland, OH
Hi, I’m

Alex
Macedo

My passion is helping manufacturers turn plant-floor technology, industrial data, and AI into real operational results — and helping the people around me get excited about what Industry 4.0 makes possible.

Twenty-five years from the plant floor in Brazil to global transformation leadership — today supporting 20+ plants across the Americas, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific.

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Alex Macedo
“Solving today’s problems while building tomorrow’s opportunities.”
20+
Plants supported
3
Regions — Americas, EMEA, APAC
5–40
Direct & matrix team scope
$5–50M
Initiative value
01 / Profile

Strategy with technical credibility.

I lead global manufacturing transformation by connecting plant-floor technology, enterprise applications, industrial data, cloud platforms, and AI — improving operational visibility, accelerating delivery, and creating capabilities that scale beyond a single site.

I partner with the CIO, vice president, global director, engineering, quality, manufacturing, cybersecurity, and plant stakeholders to turn complex business requirements into practical technology roadmaps and repeatable delivery models.

Hours → seconds
Access to comparable plant-floor information, after centralizing manufacturing data in Snowflake.
5 + 5 plants
Phased Manufacturing DataOps rollout — pilot wave, then expansion, on a repeatable model.
50% → 85%
Strategic manufacturing-loss initiative advanced in two weeks with AI-assisted engineering.
My motto
“Solving today’s problems while building tomorrow’s opportunities.”
02 / Career timeline

From systems to strategy.

Twenty-five years of expanding scope — from the plant floor in Brazil to enterprise software in Canada to global manufacturing transformation across three regions.

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Mar 2022 — Present
Akron, Ohio · Global

IT Senior Section Leader — Global Manufacturing Digital Transformation, Sustainability & EHS

Current role · 4 yrs 5 mos
  • Lead digital-transformation initiatives across 20+ plants in the Americas, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific, partnering with the CIO, vice president, global director, engineering, quality, manufacturing, and cybersecurity.
  • Helped establish the company’s first global plant-floor data capability, centralizing manufacturing information in Snowflake for analytics, reporting, ML, and AI — cutting access time from hours to seconds.
  • Lead a phased Manufacturing DataOps deployment — five pilot plants, then five additional sites — establishing a repeatable model for broader global rollout.
  • Led vendor evaluation and implementation of a global sustainability reporting platform, replacing spreadsheet-based processes with a governed enterprise solution.
  • Designed and delivered an Engineering AI Translator using Azure AI, Python, Streamlit, SharePoint, and workflow automation — deployed in the Americas, then made available to global engineering teams.
IT/OT Convergence Industry 4.0 Snowflake Manufacturing DataOps Azure AI Python Streamlit Sustainability & EHS
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
May 2016 — Mar 2022
Napanee, Ontario, Canada

IT Manager (IT Section Leader)

24/7 automotive plant · 5 yrs 11 mos
  • Led IT operations, application delivery, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and service management for a 24/7 manufacturing facility with 600+ associates.
  • Served as the primary technology partner to plant leadership, aligning operational priorities with corporate IT standards and investment plans.
  • Owned staffing, performance management, associate development, forecasting, vendor management, and support-contract governance.
  • Delivered manufacturing application, infrastructure, data-center, collaboration, and business-process initiatives supporting plant reliability and performance.
  • Partnered with cybersecurity teams to maintain SOX, PCI, and internal-control compliance.
Plant IT Leadership SOX / PCI Agile & DevOps Microsoft 365 Azure DevOps Jira / Confluence
Icontrol Networks
May 2015 — Apr 2016
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

IT Manager

Piper startup business unit · 1 yr
  • Led workplace technology and IT operations for the Piper startup business unit, building the practices a fast-moving product team needed.
  • Managed infrastructure, Microsoft 365, end-user services, office technology projects, software deployment, onboarding, policies, and technical documentation across Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Startup IT Microsoft 365 Windows / Linux / macOS Onboarding & Policy
Zim Corporation
Jan 2009 — Jun 2015
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Manager, Technical Services & Support · Senior IT Consultant · Systems Developer

Enterprise software · 6 yrs 6 mos
  • Progressed through technical, consulting, project leadership, and management roles supporting enterprise software customers across North America and Brazil.
  • Led local and remote support teams across L1–L3, establishing service KPIs, improving issue resolution, and strengthening collaboration with R&D and Sales.
  • Managed application support, maintenance, upgrades, and data-migration initiatives across Windows, Linux, HP-UX, AIX, Oracle, SQL Server, and PostgreSQL environments.
  • Served as Technical Lead for the first customer implementation of the ZIM JDBC SAM product, creating a repeatable, milestone-based delivery approach reused on later projects.
  • Directed QA, regression, performance testing, troubleshooting, and production support for enterprise releases, applying Agile and Scrum across development and services.
L1–L3 Service Leadership Oracle / SQL Server / PostgreSQL Agile & Scrum Data Migration QA & Release
Grupo Marilan
Jan 1999 — Dec 2008
Marília, SP, Brazil

IT, ERP, Infrastructure & Manufacturing Systems Leadership

Manufacturing foundation · 10 yrs
  • Supported technology operations in manufacturing environments, connecting business requirements with production and enterprise systems.
  • Contributed to ERP implementation, administration, application development, and process-improvement initiatives.
  • Led infrastructure, networking, systems administration, and technical support activities supporting business continuity and operational performance.
  • Built the technical and manufacturing foundation that later supported leadership roles in global IT/OT, Industry 4.0, industrial data, and digital transformation.
ERP Manufacturing Systems Infrastructure & Networking Software Development
03 / Capabilities

Depth that compounds.

Plant operations, enterprise technology, industrial data, and executive strategy — the combination lets me make decisions that hold up on the floor and in the roadmap.

Languages
PortugueseNative / bilingual
EnglishFull professional
01
Manufacturing digital transformation
Multi-plant programs, roadmaps, repeatable delivery models
02
IT/OT convergence & Industry 4.0
Plant-floor systems joined to enterprise architecture
03
Industrial data platforms
Snowflake, Manufacturing DataOps, analytics and ML enablement
04
AI enablement & automation
Azure AI, Python, Streamlit, workflow automation, responsible adoption
05
Global technology leadership
Teams of 5–40, initiatives from $5M to $50M, three regions
06
Enterprise applications & architecture
Sustainability & EHS platforms, ERP, cloud, cybersecurity alignment
04 / How I operate
01
Useful over fashionable
Adopt technology when it creates measurable value on the floor — not because it is new.
02
Architecture is a conversation
Connect business intent, human systems, and technical constraints before drawing the diagram.
03
Build capability, not dependency
Every pilot should leave behind a repeatable model the next plant can run without me.
05 / Insights

Notes from the floor.

What I’m learning about IT/OT, industrial data, and AI in manufacturing — shared as I go. Follow along on LinkedIn.

Perspective
From hours to seconds: what a global plant-floor data capability actually changes
On LinkedIn →
Perspective
AI-assisted engineering: moving a manufacturing-loss initiative from 50% to 85% in two weeks
On LinkedIn →
Perspective
Pilot to platform: making the second plant cheaper than the first
On LinkedIn →
06 / Education & certifications
MBA
Business Administration & Management
UNIVEM — Centro Universitário Eurípides de Marília
Bachelor
Computer & Information Sciences
Universidade de Marília
Continuous learning
DevOps Foundations: ContainersDevOps
Applying Agile MoSCoW PrioritizationAgile
How to Make Strategic Thinking a HabitStrategy
Strategic ThinkingStrategy
Building Your Visibility as a LeaderLeadership
07 / Contact

Let’s build what’s next.

Email me →
alex.macedo@amsoftapp.devEmail → linkedin.com/in/amacedo1Connect → +1 330 212 2153Mobile →