About AAV Sales
André Vieira started his career in the packaging industry in 1976 when he graduated from Dalbe-Viau Industrial Electrical school. He was anxious to start using his electrical degree and discovered he had a real passion for packaging equipment and automation.
André landed a job right away as an Electro Mechanic and Maintenance Lead with Humpty Dumpty Foods. This position opened the door to help enhance his technical skill set to include, Millright, Machinist and Arc and Acetylene Welder. He was also involved in building maintenance of HVAC systems. André worked at Humpty Dumpty for a total of twelve years all the while becoming more passionate about the food industry and packaging automation.
André spent the next twelve years between Campbell Soup and Marion Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals managing their packaging equipment/automation projects. Some of his accomplishments included implementation of full secondary packaging equipment lines with 100% PLC monitoring and control as well as managing/installing the first robotic palletizer in the Canadian pharmaceutical industry in 1990. During his tenure with MMD which became Aventis Pharma, he was the Canadian representative for MMD's Global Packaging Equipment task force which led a "Quick Changeover" project across all secondary packaging lines in manufacturing. André was their Packaging Automation Technical Specialist.
In 2000, André moved over to the Sales side of the packaging industry and became an Account Representative for MD Packaging Inc., Canada's largest distributor of packaging automation equipment servicing Quebec and the Atlantic provinces. MD Packaging distributes some of North America and Europe's premier end of line packaging companies including Wexxar/Belcor, Enercon, JLS Automation and FT Systems.
André's success with MD Packaging as an Account Rep led to him becoming an independent Sales Agent in 2007 with AAV Sales. And now has a number of primary and secondary vendors he represents. One of those key vendors since 2015 is Shawpak Systems offering Product Inspection Equipment through Mettler Toledo as well as Hygiene Plant Equipment through Kohlhoff.
André's hands-on equipment and project management experience, along with his compassionate perspective of client needs, having been one for so many years, has made André a dedicated and knowledgeable solutions-provider for his clients.
André landed a job right away as an Electro Mechanic and Maintenance Lead with Humpty Dumpty Foods. This position opened the door to help enhance his technical skill set to include, Millright, Machinist and Arc and Acetylene Welder. He was also involved in building maintenance of HVAC systems. André worked at Humpty Dumpty for a total of twelve years all the while becoming more passionate about the food industry and packaging automation.
André spent the next twelve years between Campbell Soup and Marion Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals managing their packaging equipment/automation projects. Some of his accomplishments included implementation of full secondary packaging equipment lines with 100% PLC monitoring and control as well as managing/installing the first robotic palletizer in the Canadian pharmaceutical industry in 1990. During his tenure with MMD which became Aventis Pharma, he was the Canadian representative for MMD's Global Packaging Equipment task force which led a "Quick Changeover" project across all secondary packaging lines in manufacturing. André was their Packaging Automation Technical Specialist.
In 2000, André moved over to the Sales side of the packaging industry and became an Account Representative for MD Packaging Inc., Canada's largest distributor of packaging automation equipment servicing Quebec and the Atlantic provinces. MD Packaging distributes some of North America and Europe's premier end of line packaging companies including Wexxar/Belcor, Enercon, JLS Automation and FT Systems.
André's success with MD Packaging as an Account Rep led to him becoming an independent Sales Agent in 2007 with AAV Sales. And now has a number of primary and secondary vendors he represents. One of those key vendors since 2015 is Shawpak Systems offering Product Inspection Equipment through Mettler Toledo as well as Hygiene Plant Equipment through Kohlhoff.
André's hands-on equipment and project management experience, along with his compassionate perspective of client needs, having been one for so many years, has made André a dedicated and knowledgeable solutions-provider for his clients.