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Led multidisciplinary EPCm projects and served as single point of accountability for Optimise-phase engineering packages, delivering a Class III cost estimate on schedule and implementing CAPEX interventions that reduced investment by 20%.

Coordinated engineering and procurement for refinery upgrade FEED projects, supported delivery of a Class II cost estimate, and led teams to meet L3 schedule milestones improving project execution.

Led FEED contractor and IPM team for Bottom of the Barrel project, managing budgets, schedules and interfaces to achieve 98% client satisfaction and on-time delivery.

Managed technical quality, change control and QA for Project One JTL, delivering €2M cost savings and reductions in construction time and CO2 emissions through process and quality improvements.

Coordinated detailed-phase multidisciplinary activities for the Catalyst Asset Integrity project, streamlining MOC processes and improving delivery timelines while maintaining safety and quality standards.

Led FEED phase activities for BASF capacity expansion and asset integrity, conducting integrity assessments and delivering detailed scopes and cost estimates to support brownfield upgrades.

Prepared Basic Engineering Design Packages for EDC/VCM and s-PVC projects, coordinating with licensors to ensure compliance with technical specifications and deliverables.

Assisted development of BEDPs for polymer polyols and EO/EG projects, integrating safe and cost-effective designs for continuous and batch processes and meeting delivery timelines.

Master of Science in Chemical Engineering completed at the Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Coimbra.

Post-graduate studies in Instrumentation, Methods & Analysis and Quality Control at the University of Aveiro.