André Silva Email and Phone Number
High-achieving and business-minded 34 years old Project Manager, working on a dynamic and demanding market context and driven to maximize operational results with minimum resources allocation, while implementing a strategic plan that is leading to the digital transformation of its business. With over eight years of experience in the hydropower plants business in the biggest Portuguese utility, brings a competitive edge advantage and increased revenues proposal by identifying customer’s needs and providing thoughtful recommendations. Holds a rich background achieved by the embracing of challenging new technological and process-based projects to solve problems and enhance operational results.Challenge-taker by heart and recognized team player in cross-functional team leadership scenarios is currently seeking to leverage his acknowledged managerial, engineering, communication and organizational skills in an exciting project related to the digital asset management of hydropower plants.
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Head Of Digital Transformation HubEdp Nov 2021 - PresentLisbon, Portugal -
Project Manager And Senior SpecialistEdp Feb 2019 - Nov 2021Lisbon, PortugalProject Manager in the implementation of a package of digital solutions applied on hydropower plants, pursuing the strategic path of digital asset management of hydropower plants. Project management role is currently matched with hydro senior specialist on the potential failure analysis.- Implementation of a package of solutions from GE’s Predix platform, in order to anticipate major failures and trips during the regular operation of hydropower plants (>2850 MW, 10 plants, 21 units under monitoring)- Coordination of efforts between multidisciplinary and multi-geography teams, in the analysis and treatment of identified cases of potential hydro unit failures (~200k€ of savings in one year span, with a growth perspective as the amount of assets under monitoring increases)- Development of tailored solutions for internal clients using a set of tools from Microsoft’s ecosystem (Flow, PowerApps, PowerBI) in symbiosis with Python programming -
Hydropower Operations And Maintenance ManagerEdp Mar 2016 - Feb 2019Alqueva, PortugalHead manager of an O&M team of three hydropower plants (530 MW of installed capacity, 520 of them on pump-storage facilities), implementing the best practices in order to maximize operational and financial results in a dynamic and demanding market context.- Lead and inspire an eight members team to perform at unprecedented performance levels (>1000 TWh of yearly electricity production, >98% of unit’s availability rate, >99% successful unit’s start rate)- Coordinate the study that led to the realignment of the maintenance strategy of electricity production units (1,77 M€ of savings in a 25 years span)- Operational role in the digital transformation project of EDP Produção business (15 M€ of the overall project budget) -
Operations And Maintenance EngineerEdp Sep 2010 - Mar 2016Alqueva, PortugalField engineer, with a clear focus on performance optimization of the electricity production units, on a combined scenario of existing plants exploitation (operation and maintenance activities) and new hydropower plant (project, supervision and commissioning activities).- Project design, construction supervision and commissioning engineer on Alqueva II hydropower plant project (190 M€ of investment, 260 MW of installed capacity, strategic part of the largest investment plan of hydropower made in Europe), in a multidisciplinary and international environment.- Headed the operational team that performed RCM (Reliability-Centered Maintenance) project to redefine the maintenance strategy of the production units, allowing for operational savings and team knowledge development which indirectly led to an increase of technical and economic performance.- Implementation of viable solutions to operational challenges by conducting root cause analysis and integrating improvements (LEAN) throughout inefficient operational steps of the production process (12 solutions implemented from 2010-2016 with an estimated economic impact of 245 k€/year in savings).- Pioneered a groundbreaking energy production project in the Iberian market (floating photovoltaic system), through the development of a feasibility study, design and technical specification of the pilot project (450 k€ of investment, 200 kW of installed capacity, 320 MWh of electricity production in the first year. -
InternEdp Nov 2009 - May 2010Lisbon Area, PortugalSix months internship on EDP Valor, working in the Fleet Management Department combining data and technical analysis for management support.
André Silva Skills
André Silva Education Details
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Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business Administration And Management, General -
Mechanical Engineering - Energy And Thermodynamics
Frequently Asked Questions about André Silva
What company does André Silva work for?
André Silva works for Edp
What is André Silva's role at the current company?
André Silva's current role is Head of Digital Transformation Hub | Iberian Generation at EDP.
What schools did André Silva attend?
André Silva attended The Lisbon Mba - Católica | Nova, Instituto Superior Técnico.
What skills is André Silva known for?
André Silva has skills like Engineering, Power Generation, Power Plants, Energy, Project Engineering, Renewable Energy, Energy Management, Energy Efficiency, Mechanical Engineering.
Who are André Silva's colleagues?
André Silva's colleagues are Uriel Salas Sayal, Diamantino Bangola Diamantino.bangola, Tomás Pereira, André Sales Henriques, Paulo Cabral, Antonio Jesús Solano Angulo, Joana Godinho Kundel Dos Santos.
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