Giancarlo Porchia

Head of Productivity, EMEA at Linde

Greater Munich Metropolitan Area

About

Experienced project manager, with the ability to coordinate and lead teams. New sites and revamping projects. Responsible for the automation projects in EMEA region based on control & safety systems, including network and remote control. Technical and production background combined with business and financial skills, understanding requirements and recognizing priorities, using innovative systems to increase performace.

Experience

  • Linde (13 yrs)
    • Head of Productivity, CoC, Bulk & Onsite Production - EMEA
      Nov 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 9 mos

      Drive EMEA productivity improvements within the value stream Bulk & Onsite production. Lead the collaboration, alignment, and coordination with the regions and with Linde Engineering in the prioritization, set-up, and execution of productivity projects. EMEA productivity figures and reporting.

    • EMEA Automation Expert & OTS Manager
      Jan 2021 - Nov 2023 · 2 yrs 11 mos

       Operator Training Simulator (OTS):  Automation strategies and standards, concepts and feasibility, Cost of Downtime (CoD) Analysis, investment priority definition  Safety, SHEQ, Hazop studies, risk assessments, product validations (Healthcare and Food&Beverage)  Budgets, Capex/Opex requests for tender board approval  DRI for EMEA automation strategic project  Cyber-security programs, networks hardening.  Life Cycle strategy, Opex reduction measurements

    • Project Manager
      Dec 2017 - Dec 2020 · 3 yrs 1 mo

      EMEA Centre of Competence & Region REC (Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy) (double‐hatted role) Responsible for revamping projects and new installations in EMEA regions, focusing on automation, process control, electrical. Budgeting, offer management, subcontractor management, cost estimate analysis, Hazop, Risk assessment, team leading and coordination, Linde project stakeholder’s coordination, reporting, interface with LE. EMEA region IPC coordination, spread of best practises.

  • Automation & Netwrok Engineer at The Linde Group
    Sep 2011 - Jul 2013 · 1 yr 11 mos

    Linde GAS - RCNA region

  • InProTec (8 yrs)
    • Business development, Proposal engineer
      Sep 2010 - Aug 2011 · 1 yr

      New strategy of business in the petrochemical industries, understanding market changes and new competitors, benchmarking. Studying new business models for price optimization and man hours saving. Work process restyling for improving engineering and production hours. Proposal engineer and price definition for new plants and refitting projects.

    • Lead Project engineer
      Jan 2006 - Aug 2010 · 4 yrs 8 mos

      Lead project engineer for Safety and control system automation project. KOM, design, engineering phase, FAT, shipping, SAT, Commissioning&StartUp. Client management, FAT Manager. OnSite: Site supervisor, responsible for process and control automation, safety requirements, team coordination

    • Head of Technical & Design Office
      Jan 2004 - Dec 2005 · 2 yrs

      Responsible for all projects in portfolio. Team leading and coordination (around 40 team members), task assignment, responsible for project budgets, Internal reporting to managers

  • Control System engineer at Program srl
    Nov 1998 - Aug 2003 · 4 yrs 10 mos

    DCS / ESD / SCADA engineer. Hardware & software design, configuration, FAT/SAT, Commissioning. Europe & Worldwide