Profesores Máster Ingeniería de la Automoción

Curriculum vitae Juan José Areal Alonso

Telecommunication Engineer - University of Vigo.
Master in Automotive Business Administration - University of Vigo
Management Development Program - University of Navarra
PhD. Department of Systems and Automatics Engineering. School of Industrial Engineering - University of Vigo.

PSA Peugeot-Citroën Vigo (Spain) (Oct 2015- present): Head of the Process Innovation Project: Accelerate the application of the principles of the Future Factory in Vigo and Mangualde sites through industrial innovation projects using Proofs of Concept, demonstrators, pilot lines for plant implementation, etc.
PSA Peugeot-Citroën Vigo (Spain) (2014- 2015): Head of Packing workshop activity at PSA Vigo Industrial Coordinator of CKD M3M4 Project at Vigo plant
PSA Peugeot-Citroën Vigo (Spain) (2007- 2013): Head of product & process structural engineering at Vigo plant Subordinate employees (direct) : 80 engineers Investment : > € 10 million/year. Lead the realization of the DCHM (Direction of Body& White, Cockpit and Materials) for the vehicles produced at the plants of Vigo (Spain) and Mangualde (Portugal):

Ensure the realization of the Body & White, Cockpit and Seats subsystems, by the account of the Projects Vehicle, with the contribution of the Industrial Techniques of Stamping, Welding and Painting.
Support to plant by definition, specification and implementation of plant investment projects and new methods.
Ensure the transfer to the manufacturing units of all the technical information needed to manage the industrial Plant and to achieve the quality, cost, delay and performance objectives.

PSA Peugeot-Citroën Vigo (Spain) (2005-2006): Head of suppliers quality control at Vigo plant Subordinate employees (direct): 13 engineers
PSA Peugeot-Citroën Rennes, Paris, Sochaux (France) (2003-2004): Head of Quality PSA vehicle project Berlingo Partner
PSA Peugeot-Citroën Vigo (Spain) (2000-2002): Head of electric and electronics products at Vigo plant Wire design and communications control. VAN and CAN networks. Subordinate employees (direct): 11 engineers
PSA Peugeot-Citroën Vigo (Spain), Paris (France) (1999): Lead electronics and multiplexing technique team at the industrial environment for the PSA vehicle project Xsara Picasso.
PSA Peugeot-Citroën Vigo (Spain), Bretagne (France) (1998): Project manager of installation and process engineering at Vigo plant : Stamping, welding, painting, assembly and logistics.
PSA Peugeot-Citroën Vigo (Spain), Paris (France) (1994-1997): Head of Assembly methods PSA project car Xsara 3 doors. Design, simulation and implementation of large and complex systems : CAMO (Assembly sequencing rules) and Information System at assembly unit.
PSA Peugeot-Citroën Vigo (Spain) (1993-1994): Installation and automatism engineer
IMENOSA (Industrias Mecanicas del Noroeste) Ferrol (Spain) (1991-1992): Electronic and automatism consultant

Associate Professor University of Vigo. ( 2011 - present) - Centre: School of Industrial Engineering. Department: Engineering Design. Area: Manufacturing Process Engineering.
Management and New Product Development Program UCC – Corporate University of CEAGA (Clúster de Empresas de Automoción de Galicia) (2010 – 2015)
Master in Technologies and Processes of the Automotive Industry - University of Vigo and CEAGA (2008 - present).
Master of Mechanical Design and Manufacture - University of Vigo (2011 – present)
Master of Mechatronics - University of Vigo (2013 – present)

Areal, J.J., Martín, R.M. and Campos, J.G. (2013) ‘Mejoras de las Heurísticas Greedy empleadas en el secuenciamiento de los Sistemas de Producción Multi-modelo y Multinivel’, Revista Iberoamericana de Automática e Informática Industrial, Vol.10, Num. 2, pp.159-169.
Ferreira L.P., Ares E., Peláez G., Tjahjono B., Areal, J.J. (2012) ‘Production Planning and Control in an Automobile Closed-Loops Assembly Line’, Key Engineering Materials, Vol. 502, pp 103-108.
Areal, J.J., Martín, R.M. and Campos, J.G. (2011) ‘Simulated annealing vs. genetic algorithms applied using a new cost function for the car sequencing problem’, Int. J. Manufacturing Technology and Management, Vol. 23, Nos.1/2, pp 113-136