Nuno Lopes was born on 16/01/1971. He has a Degree on Electrical and Computer Engineering by Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FEUP- Porto Faculty of Engineering - Portugal ). He began his professional activity as Head of After Sales Department at Teka Portuguesa. Concurrently to this, he taught training courses on computer science programs.In March 1998 he undertook a new professional project at Pavicentro, SA, where he held positions both as Building Site Manager and Head of the Planning Department, in Telecommunications, Gas and Electricity Areas. He was concomitantly responsible for the Planning Department and worked as a Product Manager - Isolation and Transformation Stations.While working at Pavicentro, SA, he was invited to join the Purchase Area where he worked for 11 years.He worked in Martifer Solar, SA from June 2013 to October 2014 as purchasing technician where he is responsible for the acquisition of inverters and Medium Voltage Equipments. He started working at Fricon as a Purchasing Specialist in Nov. 2014. In March 2016 he took the position of Purchasing DirectorOther skills:- high negotiation and relationship expertise;- high concern for internal and external customer satisfaction; - highly orientated to work in accordance with set objectives, showing initiative and decision-making autonomy