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Porto, Portugal

Lead, direct, and control operations of 4 sites in 3 countries, to achieve short and medium-term financial and operating objectives set by the overall corporate business plan. Manage 9 direct reports over 600 employees, impacting net sales above 90€mio.

Porto Area, Portugal

Lead Production, Maintenance & Process Engineering, Logistics, Production Planning, Technical Training and EHSS departments. Manage 6 direct reports over 300 production employees.

Lead improvement and transformation consulting projects, including but not limited to framing issues, problem-structuring, optimizing client processes, and change management.

Lausanne Area, Switzerland

Direct the sourcing activities for global and regional spend categories of 400$mio in production equipment and technical materials.

Klaipeda, Lithuania

Mastered manufacturing complexity while optimizing production processes. Improved quality, service and performance KPI's. Managed over 600 production employees and effectively oversaw 20$mio budget.

Neuchatel, Switzerland

Led the 12-month rolling production planning cycle for EU factories ensuring FG inventory optimization. Secured mid to long-term capacity & capabilities and optimal asset utilization. Oversaw a 100$mio EU region logistics budget.

Lisbon Area, Portugal

Led and organized Production departments and processes in order to meet objectives, quality, cost and safety standards. Managed over 280 employees. Responsible for over 20$mio budget.

Lisbon Area, Portugal

Oversaw production activities. Managed 10 direct reports and 80 second line reports. Proposed and implemented the Collective Labour Agreement proposal, including a new career ladder and an employee incentive program.

Lisbon Area, Portugal

Ran all Direct Materials and Leaf warehousing activities. Responsible for all Internal Logistics activities. Implemented warehousing-handling Outsourcing programs. Oversaw 5 direct reports and 35 second line reports.

Lisbon Area, Portugal

Oversaw production activities in the make-pack and filter making areas. Managed 10 direct reports and 80 second line reports.

Lisbon Area, Portugal

Supervised, coordinated and organized activities, teams and equipments in order to meet product quality, production volumes and performance targets. Supervised a team of 25 direct reports.

Guarda, Portugal

Supervised all shift activities in order to meet production requirements of volume and product quality. Accountable for manning control, absenteeism management, turnover analysis and training of Team Leaders in KPI’s. Direct supervision of 10 reports with 800 second line reports.

Porto Area, Portugal

Accountable for product development and improvement, including technical analysis, budgeting and production groundwork. Managed projects within agreed scope, budget, resources and timing. Created laboratory testing procedures for polyurethane foams.

Master’S Degree, Mechanical Engineering & Production Management

Seminar, Orchestrating Winning Performance

Advanced Negotiation Skills

Developing Leadership Effectiveness

Assessment And Roadmap For Lean Manufacturing Implementation

Six Thinking Hats - Training In Creative Thinking

Seminar, Valmet’S Forward Together Program