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Portugal

Évora, Portugal

At AC Global Connections, we are a dedicated globalization services agency, committed to advocating for the universal exposure of companies and individuals to the global market. We enable businesses to expand both nationally and internationally, ensuring sustainable growth and success.We specialize in driving the global growth of businesses, helping them expand their reach, maximize sales, and export products effectively. Our team offers comprehensive support, leveraging a broad network of connections across multiple industries to help companies thrive in a competitive global landscape.

Évora, Portugal

-Build and maintain strong, long-lasting customer relationships withassigned clients.-Act as the primary point of contact for customers, understanding theirneeds and concerns.-Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure customer satisfactionand manage the entire sales process.-Identifying upselling opportunities and successfully closing deals in theaccount management role.-Proactively identify upselling opportunities and drive revenue growth.-Ensure accurate and timely forecasting and reporting of account activity.-Successfully negotiate and close high-value deals, committed to ethicalbusiness practices.-Responsible for Team Account Receivables.

Portugal

-Lead Projects based on approved Project charters.-Main Project Manager for Conversion Costs Initiatives.-Lead site-related CoE initiatives from development to execution.-Collaborate with local and regional CoE and TEOA implementation teamsfor innovation and improvement.-Manage budget, project prioritization, and technical readiness alignedwith the Site Strategy.-Support and mentor site-based teams working on CoE projects.-Drive site Margin Improvement initiatives.-Own the local CoE scorecard and report site performance to regionalleaders.-Ensure availability of manufacturing competencies for new products.-Replicate examples of excellence across the site.-Collaborate with suppliers for Site Strategy Deployment.-Develop breakthrough initiatives with Regional CoE leader.-Act as a Data Analyst providing valuable information to managementand teams.

Portugal

-Implement the Stable Process Methodology in the Plant.-Lead and supervise the process team.-Drive Lean Manufacturing and act as Cost of Poor Quality Leader.-Coordinate and support new equipment acquisition efforts.-Participate in engineering projects and ensure compliance with qualitystandards.-Provide manufacturing data and process capability for processimprovement.-Manage external relationships with technology providers/suppliers.Ensure Health, Safety, and Environmental requirements are fulfilled.

Galway

• Work as part of the NPD team to drive product and process improvements.• Manage new designs through product lifecycle into manufacturing.• Data Analyst to provide the best information possible. This will allow me, and the management to take the best decision possible, based on Data-Driven decisions;• Work closely with Subject Matter Experts in the business to ensure all new product fit within Creganna Medical's existing manufacturing capability.• Work closely with Lean and Operations teams to ensure that any new processes developed meet world-class manufacturing standards.• Display customer focus always and be accountable for quality and timeliness of own work.• Manage a variable workload across different projects to meet NPD requirements.• Design and introduce manufacturing processes for new products to meet the demands of productivity and quality.• Ensure that complete and effective validations are carried out on all processes before transferring to manufacture including IQ, OQ, PQ & PPQ.• Identify and put in place permanent and effective technical/system solutions to problems.• Maintain high quality/compliance standards in line with Medical Device manufacturing requirements within Creganna Medical.• Applying Lean principles to identify and develop improvements that increase key process metrics of yield, throughput and productivity.• Investigate new process technologies and evaluate potential competitive advantage and the cost-benefit of introduction. • Manage external relationships with technology providers/suppliers. • Ensure that all Health, Safety and Environmental requirements are fulfilled.;• Drive Lean Manufacturing and act as Cost of Poor Quality Leader.

Évora

The main responsibilities include:• Implementation of the Stable Process Methodology in Stamping Department;• Lead, teach and follow the work of the members of the process team ;• Lean Manufacturing;• Cost of Poor Quality Leader;• Coordinate and Support new equipment acquisition efforts including user requirement specifications, machine selection, installation, validation and employee training• Asses processes, take measurements and interpret available datas;;• Participates in engineering projects including developing and executing to the plan and schedule and meeting the goals and objectives of the project. Assists in tracking costs, preparing status reports, conducting meetings, and documenting and communicating progress to management.• Assists in gage design, measurement system analysis, and gage implementation ;• Provides day to day support to production• Identifies and assists in process improvements for existing manufacturing processes utilizing appropriate engineering principles and standard strategies as e.g. Lean and Six Sigma and Shinin principles;• Participates in engineering projects including developing and executing the plan and schedule and meeting the goals and objectives of the project.• Supports the needs of the assigned manufacturing area in terms of meeting the requirements for quality standards and compliant documentation, capacity, product availability and cost.• Provide technical support regarding equipment design and development, preparation of specifications and operator instructions, process studies, investigations, root cause analysis, problem solving and report or presentation preparation.• Design and implement new devices to support quality in production;• Data Analyst to provide the best information possible. This will allow me, and the management to take the best decision possible, based on Data-Driven decisions;• Shainin RedX – Technical Problem Solving (Journeyman Certification);

Évora E Região, Portugal

The main responsibilities include:• Develop , configure and optimize the process of several departments in TE Évora Plant;• Asses processes , take measurements and interpret available data;• Lean Manufacturing;• Participates in engineering projects including developing and executing to the plan and schedule and meeting the goals and objectives of the project.• Provides technical support regarding equipment design and development• Provides day to day support to production• Project Manager for new Stamping Dies;• Design , implement and test new improvements to reduce time and scrap rate;• Perform process simulations;• Provide manufacturing data , production control charts and process capability to improve the working process;• Work with other departments to achieved cost reductions;• Teacher of Technical Drawing;• Shainin RedX – Technical Problem Solving ( Journeyman Certification );

Évora E Região, Portugal

The main responsabilities include:• Responsible for the implementation of TPM (Total Preventive Maintenance);• Responsible for cordination, evaluation ,approval and pourchasing orders for the new Stamping tools;• Project Manager;• Leadership of several working teams (maintenance and project management);• Teacher of Technical Drawing;• Design and implementation of changes in Stamping, to guarantee the quality of the final product;• Inventory Management;• Oversee the Maintenance Department;• Support of the production department;• Lean Manufacturing ;

Évora

The main responsabilities include:•Design and implementation of changes in progressive cutting tools, to guarantee the quality of the final product;•Oversee the maintenance of progressive cutting tools;•Support of the production department;

Vendas-Novas

The main responsabilities include:• Compliance with production schedules;• Cooperation with Quality in the evaluation of suppliers;• Track and cooperate in the evaluation of external customer satisfaction; • Working with the Quality department in handling complaints from external customers; • Develop activities Purchases according to the needs and policies of the company; • Compliance with the rules and regulations of Health and Safety;

Master Course, Management ( Finance )

Thecnical Problem Solving Shainin Red X - Journeyman, Cost Reduction, 99%

Shainin has deep roots in product development and manufacturing. The goal of this methodology is support business process performance.

Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate, Statistical Analysis, 89%

Six Sigma at many organizations simply means a measure of quality that strives for near perfection. Six Sigma is a disciplined.

Ensino Superior, Engenharia Mecânica

Ensino Secundário

Ensino Básico

Ensino Primário / Ensino Básico