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Accountable for ensuring the strategy, solutions, design quality and effective integration of Protection and Health Monitoring Systems on Wind Turbine Blades.

Leadership, coaching and functional management of the group multidisciplinary (ME-HW-SW-PM) R&D and IT Teams, with 6 direct reports, more than 55 engineers in 3 locations and 2 countries (Portugal and India), supervising the strategic projects Road Map (6M€ product portfolio) and handling an OPEX/CAPEX budget / P&L of 2M€/year, in direct report to the CEO / Board.Accomplishments:- Successfully conceived / applied a new corporate TTM (Time to Market) process.- Project Management area reorganization.- Promote several Product / Process cost reduction programs.- Revolutionize the product BOM´s concept - leading with better SLA´s.- Product cost routine improvement (reduction of calculations errors).- New Engineering Management system (P&L approach) improving profitability ratios (NPV´s).- Sponsoring of the new Mobility projects (EVC´s and H2 – HRS / Dispenser)

Drive the Automotive Mechanical Engineering Team across the design, building and delivering of the 1st ever conceptual model of a Holographic Augmented Reality Head Up Display product line, in collaboration with the OEM´s GM and Volvo.Accomplishments:- GEN2 - AR – HUD concept design, was presented at CES (2019), achieving the target of a less than 11L envelope, which was judged as remarkable by the whole industry, promoting Envisics to the next level as technology leader.

Take the lead and supervise the engineering integration of Interior Switchgears, Decorative Bezels (IP), Displays, Cluster and Head Up Display on all McLaren Automotive programs (540s | 675LT | 720S | P15 - Senna).Accomplishments:- VR1 / VB1 100% passed - McLaren P15 (Senna), the virtual release / built 1 quality gate passed without any major issues (achieved by the first time).- Successfully lead the Design Team (internal / external) which developed the awarded and innovative so-called “moving cluster” - McLaren P14 (720S). https://youtu.be/iDUxHPq6kOoFull component delivery: styling, concept and industrialization (NPI).Strategy and resourcing to guarantee fulfilling of project millstones.Manage relationship with Tier 1 suppliers to assure a common understanding of requirements.Coach & Lead Project Engineers on defining Technical Specifications.Participation on styling and concept definition (work within the design studio).Define standards / master sections as regards to hard points (fixing / location / packaging).Problem solving – support the launch Team on existing products.

Assumed a key role in the concept & development of a new SUV vehicle (Bentayga), providing concept / design solutions, linked to Styling and Engineering requirements. (Interior Trim | Switchgears & Displays).Accomplishment:- Centre stuck/display fully approved concept and delivered in 10 months.- Concept / Design - Feasibility / Packaging; (Interior Trim - IP, Electrical, Switchgear, Displays and Controls);- Leading and guiding Tier1 supplier on technical discussions and audits;- Project Management / Feature Owner (displays and controls);

Leading a Team of 23 Engineers, distributed on the areas of:- Mechanical Development/Design (R&D);- NPI Engineering (launch manager and support);- Product Engineering (series care of running products);- Metrology Laboratory (GD&T and drawing analyses/verification/validation);Accomplishments:- Team Recognition Award - 2012.- One digit PPM quality award - Renault R2 - first time in 30 years of manufacturing.- Successfully reduced the design process time by 30% (12 to 9 months on aftermarket).- Bosch Junior Management Program (LEAD) completed.- BES / Design Review (DRBFM) certified coach.

- NPI Team Leader (New Products Introduction);- Project Management (schedules; BOM; SAP; documentation; guidelines);- DFM and DFA;- Technical interface with OEM customers – design justification and feasibility studies;- Design Review (DFMA – DRBFM) and Problem Solving (FTA) workshops leadership;- Budget controlling - Project finance and Tooling/Part costs;

- New products Mechanical Design;- Engineering Change Management and Series Care for existing products;- Mechanical Design (3D/2D/FEA CAD/CAE – (I-DEAS; CATIA V5; UG-NX:TCEng);- Technical interface with Purchasing/Sales Teams (RFQ/Offering phases);- Simultaneous Engineering with suppliers in a worldwide supply chain (EU/Far East);- Participation on the Product Test and Validation program definition;- Mass production Launch Support;

-Technical drawings theory - CAD applications – AutoCAD; -Machining and Metal Forming; CNC machining/programming; -CAD/CAM/CAE - General Industry Applications;Accomplishments:- Promoted the initiative and successfully approved an investment to build anew dedicated classroom to launch, for the 1st time, CAD/CAM/CAE technologies onthe Mechanical Engineering Master course.