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Lisbon, Pt

Setúbal, Portugal

Search for potential customers and increase business opportunities. Recognize and present new products, solutions, and services to improve existing business. Maintains and develop trust relationship with customers.Applies planed sales strategies and reacts to deviations. Responsible for maintaining and updating the project List or CRM tool

Carregado

Responsible for DVP (Design Validation Plan) elaboration of JAC Portugal projects based on standards required by costumers in collaboration with project teams.Responsible for implementation internal laboratory and activities of test laboratory personnel.Responsible by IMDS system.Plan and perform layout audits.Supporting problem-solving teams in testing for their solutions.Knowledge of product requirements standards for the different automotive customers (PSA, VW, Ford, Fiat, Renault).

Responsible for DVP (Design Validation Plan) elaboration of JAC Portugal projects and for coordination of the tests execution and validation. Responsible for implementation and managing of CMM (coordinate measuring machine) and quasi-Static testing machine (DIN 75302) on Quality lab. Knowledge of product requirements standards for the different automotive customers (PSA, VW, Ford, Fiat, Renault). Manage DVP assistant activities and trainning.

Evora, Portugal

Analysis and technical support of tantalum capacitors complaints from European Customers. 8D reports elaboration. Quality and Development Laboratory Team management. Project responsible for laboratory expansion.

Evora

Technical support for customers problem solving. Conduct corrective action (8D) methodology to eliminate problems or address customer concerns. Participation in the Manufacturing development of Process Flows, Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Process Control Plans. Drive plant quality systems to be TS 16969 compliant. Product Engineering team management. Electrical scrap reduction projects coordination.

Évora Area, Portugal

Continuous improvement and process optimization of tantalum anodization and annealing process. Product Engineering of Tantalum capacitors for Automotive, Telecom, and Electronics Industries. European Project coordination (QREN - Technical Assistance Operational Program).Scrap reduction Projects. Yield and margin improvement with Lean Six Sigma tools. New Products ramp-up and continuous improvement Kaizen.

Dept. Global Manufacturing Strategy & Technology.Development, implementation and validation of methods and production processes.Equipment selection and specification. AOI equipment benchmarking. Process specification definition.

Prototypes design and testing of new solid tantalum capacitors. Planning and execution of DOEs using Taguchi method. Pilot Series validation. Project leader in process optimization of cathode and contact layers production and cost savings projects. New process and raw materials implementation on tantalum capacitors manufacturing process.

R&D activities regarding Equivalent Series Resistance (ESR) of Ta capacitor.Investigation based on protocol signed between IST at EPCOS.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Materials Engineering

Engineer’S Degree, Materials Engineering