Rafael Basso currently serves as Vice President of Operations. Basso began his Allison career in 1998 with operational responsibility over Allison’s Brazilian MT manufacturing facility. After the MT product was obsoleted by the current 3000 Series™ product line in 2001, Basso was named Project Manager responsible for launching our Shanghai, China Customization Center. Since 2006, he has served in multiple operational roles, including Plant Quality Manager, Production Area Manager, TPM Manager, Plant 12 Managing Director and most recently Executive Director of Plant Operations. Basso holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Paulista University, as well as a Master of Business Administration from Business School São Paulo (BSP). Both located in São Paulo, Brazil.