João Sales Email and Phone Number

Senior manager with a broad and diverse professional experience with special emphasis on project management.Experience covers IS/IT project and program management, outsourcing delivery manager, business consulting , business development, account management and financial audits.Teacher and Tutor at Porto Business School, in the Project Management post-graduation.Strengths: proven ability to interact with different levels of stakeholders in the organization, from shop floor to board members, delivering successful projects; good negotiator; Portuguese native, fluent in English and French and can maintain a conversation in Spanish; organization; working well under pressure and in a fast pace; Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment (experiences in France, Spain, USA, Angola and Cabo Verde).Major successes: Delivered successfully complex projects in the Portuguese Health Ministry; Contributed to the reorganization of an outsourcing LoB at Gfi; Prepared Gfi’s health offer and established international bridges at group level; Launched a startup with success at Zetes; Delivered with success a major software development project for a values handling and transportation company. Delivered with success a major SAP implementation project at Companhia de Seguros Tranquilidade. Delivered several company evaluations (e.g.: Brisa [motorways], Rodoviária Nacional [road transportation]).PMP certified; Post-graduated in Project Management; Professional trainer certification; business analysis training;Specialties / Certifications:• PMI's PMP - Project Management Professional - since 2005• IPMA (D level) - since 2005 (C level from 2003 until 2005)• Member of PMI Portugal Chapter and PMI International• Professional Trainer - IEFP (CAP) - 2005• First Certificate in English - Cambridge - (A level) - 2007• Fast track French classes - Alliance Française - (16/20) - 2012