Professional Career

Texas Instruments: Production Engineer in charge of Quality Improvement Projects;Porto University, Engineering Faculty: Assistant Professor in Industrial Engineering;Price Waterhouse, Manufacturing Consulting Department: Operations Supervisor;CFA Associates, Management Consulting: Founder and Managing Director;Kaizen Institute: Managing Director, Porto Office and Director of Global Operations.

Professional Expertise

Strong Experience in Quality Improvement, using TQM Methodologies and Statistical Methods (especially Design of Experiments and Taguchi);
Trained in JIT and TFM – Total Flow Management, in Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Motorcycle Plant, Japan;
Participated in several very successful TFM Projects to Reduce Lead Time, Working Capital, Improve Productivity and Customer Service;
Developed the KMS – Kaizen Management System Model (KI Standard for Continuous Improvement);
Strong Expertise in Kaizen Change Management and Kaizen Lean Transformation Initiatives.

Education

Master 5 Years Degree in Industrial Engineering, from the University of Porto, Faculty of Engineering