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Tuesday, September 3, 2024
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Bernardo Miranda
Falconi
Senior Partner

Profile

Bernardo Miranda holds the position of senior partner and managing director at Falconi's U.S. office in Chicago, where his role includes key involvement in the company's strategic planning and execution. Since joining Falconi, a leading Latin American management consulting firm, Miranda has dedicated over 16 years to supporting CEOs and SVPs across North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Miranda's contributions and leadership led to his rapid advancement within Falconi. In 2018, he was promoted to partner, in 2020 to head of US operations, and by 2022, to senior partner and managing director of the Chicago office. Under his guidance, the U.S. branch has seen significant growth in revenue, customer base, and the number of consultants.

Miranda started his career at the American Chamber of Commerce in Brazil, where he managed committees related to business development, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions for two years before joining Falconi. He holds a degree in business from Ibmec Business School, certifications in finance from Chicago Booth and mergers and acquisitions from NYU Stern, and an MBA from IESE Business School.

Areas of expertise

+15 years of global experience in areas including: strategy execution, operational efficiency, expense & cost reduction, and finance in food & beverage, agribusiness, oil & gas, mining & metals, and financial services sectors. Education: BBA at IBMEC, Specialist in Finance from Chicago Booth, MBA from IESE Business School in Barcelona.

Group Overview

Agriculture From farm to fork, we build excellence across the whole value chain. Improving forecast and planning accuracy, increasing productivity and reducing food losses

Consumer Package Goods Improving Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) and First Pass Compliance, reducing yield losses, energy, and water consumption. Applying lean concepts to right-size the operation and boost productivity

Metals and Mining Improving melt shop production rhythm, reducing metal losses & quality defects, optimizing billet cost. Reducing cobbles frequency and stops in the rolling mill and accelerating changeover.

Paper and Packaging Optimizing production costs from Fiber/Pulp prep to converting. Improving energy consumption and yield in the Paper machines. Reducing sheet breaks and losses in the converting lines.

Engineering, Construction and Builiding Materials Improving project planning and scheduling efficacy, accelerating on-time execution (daily and weekly pull planning), augmenting risk management.

Real Estate Optimizing portfolio and Facilities Management with increased asset lifespan with robust maintenance routines.

Firm Overview

We help COOs an CEOs deliver results, utilizing our expertise in operational efficiency combined with technology Falconi uses modern technology and data intelligence to deliver sustainable solutions which are compatible across the functional units of your business.

1. Strategic: strategic formulation, goals definition, alignment, and deployment.
2. Tactical: project prioritization, execution, and process transformation.
3. Operational: daily work routine management and analytical problem-solving.

Sales Practices: 84% of projects generated a revenue increase of more than 10%
Operations: 87% of projects generated a savings of more than 6%
Organizational: 84% of projects generated savings of more than 10%

- 39 + Years of Experience
- 6,000 Projects done
- 2,000 Companies served
- 70 + World class NPS
- 95 %+ Objectives delivered
- 1,000 + Consultants
- Global Presence Offices in US and Brazil and projects in 40+ countries
- 18+ years working around the globe
- Consultants from 15+ countries including US, Mexico, Spain, Portugal and Italy
- We embrace diversity and inclusion in our workplace Signatory of the United Nations Global pact (INGP) and Nation Principles of Women’s Empowerment (WEPs)