Rui Gonçalves

Lead and develop a team of 12 consultants across Portugal and Morocco, driving performance and engagement while ensuring delivery excellence. Oversee project delivery across multiple client accounts, aligning priorities, managing risks, and driving continuous improvement initiatives.

Support quality and transformation initiatives in a complex automotive environment, coordinating cross-functional stakeholders and establishing project priorities. Use data analytics tools to convert operational data into actionable insights, reducing customer claims by over 50%.

Worked directly with Portuguese business leaders to structure innovation and digital transformation initiatives. Managed national and international programmes focused on competitiveness, technology internationalisation, and supply chain resilience, coordinating stakeholders across industry, academia, and government.

Supported Horizon 2020 programmes across multiple European markets, coordinating stakeholders and contributing to the delivery of complex innovation projects. Helped companies access European funding by structuring innovation initiatives and aligning solutions with strategic objectives.

Took ownership of the Scalable 4.0 digital work cell, leading the project end-to-end from concept through industrialisation and delivering approximately €250K in operational savings. Led a high-impact initiative involving engineering, quality, operations, IT, and external partners, defining priorities, managing risks and dependencies, and driving execution against key milestones.

Grade: 8.8/9.3 out of 10

MBA and Masters in Project Management from Universidad Isabel I, graduated in 2024 with a final grade of 8.8/9.3 out of 10.

Grade: 15 out of 20

MSc in Industrial Engineering and Management from Universidade de Aveiro, graduated in 2018 with a final grade of 15 out of 20.