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- Development, industrialization and standardization of manufacturing inspection technologies for final assembly in the plants of the Mobility Electronics division of Bosch- Procurement for the manufacturing technology with the best cost/benefit ratio available on the market - Development of innovative manufacturing inspection equipment with internal or external partners- Evaluation and selection of the most viable inspection systems to monitor the quality of different manufacturing processes- Study, selection and implementation of AI and ML tools to support data analysis- Active participation in the analysis and resolution of non-conform processes by the means of deep statistical analysis- Pro-active cost and quality driven inputs for the improvement of equipment and processes- Share of lesson learns across all the relevant manufacturing plants- Management of international competence networks and update of the respective Divisional Manufacturing Directive

- Procurement for the manufacturing technology with the best cost/benefit ratio available on the market; - Development of innovative manufacturing equipment with internal or external partners; - Active participation in the analysis and resolution of non-conform processes by the means of deep statistical analysis; - Pro-active cost and quality driven inputs for the improvement of equipment and processes; - Share of lesson learns across all the relevant manufacturing plants;

Process Engineering in the Center of Competences (CoC) for Assembly at Bosch Car Multimedia, supporting the Adhesive Application and Surface Treatment Technology applications.In this position I was able to improve and acquire knowledge in:- Six sigma, Lean, and problem solving methodologies- Statistical analysis with apropriate software (e.g. Minitab, Excel)- Adhesives chemical structures and behavior- Materials Properties- Transfer of fluids- Atmospheric plasma application for surface preparation to adhesion- Elaboration of technical reports- Interaction with suppliers and different internal departments of the company- Chemical and physical characterization of materials (Microscope analysis, Polishing, Hardness tests...)- Spectrofotometry;- Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)- Wettability analysis- Metalography analysis

Master’s dissertation (Final Grade: 19)Project:Analytical and statistical benchmarks for evaluation of a cork stopper taster panel for monitoring TCA detection by developing performance and quality indicators to validate the DS100 inspection serviceMain concepts applied:Construction of ROC (Receiver Operator Characteristics) curves and application of the Mcnemar statistical methodCreation of a Dashboard in Microsoft Office Excel that enables continuous evaluation and validation of the DS100 service

Graduation Completion Project (Final Grade: 18)Project: Validation and application of the method of determination of organotin compounds in textile samples via gas chromatography with mass spectrometry. Optimisation of internal laboratory procedures for sample preparation for the detection of these compounds.Other: Carrying out laboratory work in other chemical analyses carried out in the company.

Evaluation and monitoring of lakes in the municipality of Porto