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Maia, PT

Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, DE

Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, DE

Responsible for leading Continuous Improvement (CI) in Europe, and member of the Global CI Team, contributing to the design and development of the adidas CI vision, strategy, and metrics for business growth and world-class performance. - Develop and implement operational excellence strategies.- Drive a mindset of continuous improvement as the GBS culture..

Madrid, Comunidad De Madrid, ES

Driving the CI mindset and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. Designing and implementing Teka's own CI system, developing strategies and guidelines, prioritizing initiatives, and leading CI teams across locations have been key aspects of my role. Promoting best practice sharing, training and coaching to management and CI teams for.

Ílhavo - Aveiro, PT

Redesigned the Health and Safety System, focusing on process ownership and empowerment through training and coaching. Developed new accident management procedures, safety rules, and training programs, including Gemba walks. Improved premises access control and ensured supplier compliance with legal and internal requirements. Introduced a digital solution.

Maia, Maia, PT

Responsible for Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) systems (ISO45001, 14001) and infrastrutures management and maintenance at Oliveira do Hospital, plant and warehouses, leading initiatives to enhance safety performance and culture. Implemented Dupont's STOP and RISK FACTOR programs, introducing structured behavioral changes supported by a digital app.

Maia, Maia, PT

Responsible for Quality Department, including two laboratories, and for Plant Continuous Improvement (CI), overseeing ISO 9001, 14001, and 18001 systems. Fostered a CI culture, ensured quality standards, and drove operational excellence.Key achievements include implementing SONAE's CI system (IoW) to boost collaboration, upskill teams for consistent and.

Maia, Maia, PT

As a Sonae Academy trainer, I contributed to the development and implementation of Sonae's Continuous Improvement System (IoW) in collaboration with the Kaizen Institute and trained hundreds of employees across various locations and holdings, further consolidating my Continuous Improvement expertise gained from previous experience in the automotive industry.

Maia, Maia, PT

Responsible for integrated quality systems (ISO 9001, 14001, 18001), continuous improvement, and two laboratories. Aligned quality objectives with strategy, led audits, and oversaw product development, homologation (CE, GIZ, CARB2), and process changes. Improved melamine and PB board quality through policies, process enhancements, and supplier-client.

Marseille, France, FR

Responsible for maintenance, product development support, and industrialization management, including the definition of specifications for components and raw materials, approval of components, development of prototypes, and production of samples. Implemented new processes and equipment, documented processes, and provided training to operators in product.

Marseille, France, FR

Managed Quality, Health, Safety, and Environment (QHSE) systems, including a certified ISO 17025 laboratory for destructive testing, raw material approval, and equipment calibration. Revised the quality system to align supplier and component processes with ISO/TS 16949, introduced X/R control charts for incoming quality control, and developed a materials.

Cork, Ireland, IE

Responsible for Toyota project operational group (engineering, production and quality). Product, process, machines and tools management. Development and launch of new products or changes coordination, together with development teams in France and Germany. Responsible for the introduction of new products (SOP), BOM (bill-of-materials) update, new components.

Cork, Ireland, IE

(Accumulated function) As Iberia group Auditor, I had the opportunity to perform several ISO/TS16949 audits giving support to an exceptional lead auditor with many years of experience, that teach me the basis of all the operations around an automotive company, during foam, covers and metal plants auditing in Portugal and Spain.

Cork, Ireland, IE

Responsible for the cutting area processes, including CNC systems and industrial presses for fabrics, foams, and vinyl to supply car seats to Ford, Seat, Opel, Mazda, and VW. In 2005, also took on internal quality responsibility for the cutting area.Led several projects, including developing a product change management database that reduced article.

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Mechanical Engineering

Occupational Safety And Health Postgraduate Studies