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Pivotal role as the functional lead of a dynamic agile team. The responsibilities extended to defining and driving the departmental roadmap, identifying and eliminating roadblocks, and orchestrating various Scrum events and team workshops.

Integrated as a member of the PMO team at Matosinhos’ Refinery, taking part in different stages and contract strategies (Feasibility Study, BEDP, FEED, Detailed Engineering, EPC, EPCm).Defining the project's scope, schedule, and project cost with the internal client. Project monitoring (time, cost, scope, risk). Information integration and reporting. Defining procurement strategy. Manage stakeholders' relationships, interface, and expectations.

Onboarded in “Generation Galp” Trainee’s program, integrating the Project Management team at Matosinhos’ Refinery.Developing tender technical specifications and technical evaluation of bidder’s proposals. Follow up basic engineering development as well as construction.

Identifying and adjusting process variables for cost reduction while maintaining quality (process optimization). Applying Taguchi Method for design of experiments.The performed study presented a 49 to 60% cost reduction with no increase in number of failures vs the standard process.

Study of the aminolysis of polycarbonate aiming the electroless plating of silver.Laboratorial testing: modification of the polycarbonate surface, measuring the electric conductivity and performing adhesion tests.

Math related tutoring for first year engineering students, as part of a project called “Consultório FEUP”.

Studying the diffusion brazing of advanced aluminides with (Ni,Ti)-Al-Ge alloys. Sample preparation for SEM analysis. Fabricating alloys for phase diagram study.