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Director of training to companies

Director of Training

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Informática / Matemáticas Aplicadas

• Date: Oct 1985 to Dec 1990
• Education Level: Licentiate
• Grade: 13

Management of software development projects

Taugt by the Portuguese Technological Center for Shoes Industry, this course had the following subjects
• Agile methodologies for project management
• Time and Cost management
• Risk and project quality management

Advanced SAP Crystal Reports

Taugt by the Portuguese Technological Center for Shoes Industry, this course had the following subjects.
• Dashboard Design
• Interactive Dashboards
• Interacting with Crystal Reports objetcs

Coaching, Empowerment and Leadership for Working Teams

at the Psicology College of the Porto University with the following subjects:
• Applying a coaching model
• Maximizing individual and group performance
• Development and management of high performance teams (team coaching)

Application Lifecycle Management – Scrum for Managers

sponsored by Microsoft with the following subjects
• Scrum for Managers
• Scrum and the Visual Studio Team System 2010
• Patterns, Wikis and Agility: where they come from & where they’re going

Management of Personal Image

at the Psicology College of the Porto University with the following subjects:
• Development of the concept of self-efficacy and self-esteem
• Motivation techniques and definition of relational management objectives
• Interpersonal management, relational skills

Engenharia e Gestão da Formação

Associação Empresarial Portuense

VisualGest .NET

Project context:
E.R.P. Management with a strong component devoted to the planning and control of production in the footwear industry. Developed according to a modular concept, the application consists of billing, stock management, order management, purchase management, C.R.M., samples management; planning, scheduling and production plans management, monitoring and production control, interconnection with other systems of the productive process. Certified application A.T. nº 1493.

Achievements:
Design of data structures, implementation in SQL Server database and models entity data models. Analysis of the application: definition of the functionalities of the various modules and their interaction; definition and design of the user interface. Coordination of the development team: use and adaptation of scrum, extreme programming methodologies and kanban. Development and implementation of the main modules. Disclosure of application, both in customer statements, either as keynote speaker at events of project presentation.

Technology:
C#, SQL Server, .NET Framework 4.0, Entity Framework 4.0, SAP Crystal Reports 2011, SAP Dashboard Design

VGCommMNF (MyNewFeel)

Project context:
Integration of customized orders generated in http://my.newfeel.com/ in VisualGest .net application. This integration creates an intakes technical sheet of the custom template and receives all the necessary information for shipping the finished product. The .net VisualGest allows you to track the production process and communicates the state of the stock of the various components by controlling their availability for the customization of the templates.

Achievements:
Definition of the communication protocols, content and frequency of the messages. Implementation of a communications log, which allows to audit and track all orders. Analysis and development of the integration processes of the order, generation of all parts needed for production control and reporting of state changes of production plans. Communication analysis and development of consumption and stock levels of the components.

Technologies:
C#, SQL Server, .NET Framework 4.0, Entity Framework 4.0, FTP, XML

Seasons management

Project context:
Application to the planning and monitoring of producing footwear collections per season for an international joint venture. Budgeting the season. Definition of models and prices in the different markets. Definition of marketing objectives for different markets. Orders management. Monitoring and analysis of the season.

Achievements:
Design of data structures, implementation in SQL Server database and templates link to SQL Server. Analysis of application: definition of the functionalities of the various modules and their interaction; definition and design of the user interface. Development and implementation of the application. Demonstration of the features and link to the requirements tests on the client.

Technologies:
C#, SQL Server, Linq to SQL, SAP Crystal Reports

Licenças .NET

Project context:
Applications management, modules, customers and licenses issued. For each license this application allows to administer terminals installed and expiration dates, emitting automatic notifications to the respective point of revalidation.

Achievements:
Design of data structures, implementation in SQL Server database and templates link to SQL Server. Analysis of application: definition of the functionalities of the various modules and their interaction; definition and design of the user interface. Development and implementation of the application.

Technologies:
C#, SQL Server, Linq to SQL, Crystal Reports 2008

VisualGest .SAFT

Project context:
Extractor SAF-T billing information processed by VisualGest .NET for A.T. according to 1192/2009 Ordinance and Decree-Law 198/2012. Also includes the extraction of transport documents in accordance with the ministerial order 160/2013.

Achievements:
Design of data queries for extraction of information required. Implementation of the XML message in the format established.

Technologies:
Visual Basic .NET, SQL Server, XML

VGHardware

Project context:
Assignment of VisualGest application activation code to clients, from the serial number of the computer's hard disk formatting.

Achievements:
Analysis and development of the application.

Technologies:
Visual Basic 6.0

Visual FTP

Project context:
Implementation of a FTP service for file exchange data communication between branches or stores, aiming at the automatic integration of information in the VisualGest 2000 application databases.

Achievements:
Analysis and development of the application.

Technologies:
Visual Basic .NET, .NET Framework 2.0

Visual Web

Project context:
Web application development that enables the collection of documents of VisualGest 2000 from a webpage, after user authentication. Development and implementation of service to provide the necessary information for the correct functioning of the page for the collection, as well as the update of the VisualGest 2000 databases.

Achievements:
Analysis and development of the application.

Technologies:
Visual Basic .NET, ASP.NET, SQL Server

VGMobile

Project context:
The VGMobile application allows the real-time collection of documents on VisualGest 2000 from mobile devices with Windows Mobile. The devices communicate with the server through wi-fi network. The server runs a service for provision of data necessary for the filling of the document and subsequent update to the VisualGest 2000 databases after the conclusion of data introduction. This service is also responsible for issuing of printed evidence of the movements, e.g. invoice.

Achievements:
Analysis and development of the application

Technologies:
Visual Basic .NET, ASP.NET, SQL Server, .NET Framework, Windows Mobile

Visual Junta

Project context:
Management application for Village Councils, composed of the electoral registration modules with sending data to the STAPE, issuance of certificates, budget management and multi-year investment plan, management of registration of animals and vaccination and management of cemeteries.

Achievements:
Project management, analysis and application development. Coordination of the development team. Disclosure of application, both in customer statements and as keynote speaker at events of project presentation.


Technologies:
Visual Basic 6.0, SQL Server, Seagate Crystal Reports

VGTeares

Project context:
Real-time registration of operating states of 60 tissue production looms. Through the serial port the application receives every second the state of looms, allowing to save their changes in the SQL Server database. The possible loom states are: shut down, stopped, breakage of weft, web breaks, end of production and operation. The analysis of these logs allows you to determine the rates of return on looms, the analysis of the yards of fabric produced, the issuance of the report of stops, etc. The application takes place around the clock 24/7 since the implementation

Achievements:
Analysis and application development. Demonstration of the features and link to the requirements tests of the client.

Technologies:
Visual Basic 6.0, SQL Server, Crystal Reports

VGAgenda

Project context:
Integrated application in VisualGest 2000 that allows you to perform the management of agendas of different users, with scheduling and sharing of appointments, tracking tasks and notifications.

Achievements:
Analysis and development of the application.

Technologies:
Visual Basic 6.0, SQL Server

Visual POS

Project context:
Integrated application in VisualGest 2000 that allows for the registration of movements from a tactile point of sale system. Visual POS is configurable in terms of design of tactile screens with connection to the database of the VisualGest 2000. Visual POS enables the connection to scales and balances. The configuration of 1st and 2nd weighing movements and the weight discount processing of netweight and pallets, allow the Visual POS to be used in several companies of variable weight products, such as recycling as well as fresh products. The “tables” management module and using X64 terminals for recording of movements by the end customer allows for its use in restaurants.

Achievements:
Analysis and development of the application.

Technologies:
Visual Basic 6.0, SQL Server

VGAmbiente

Project context:
Management of documents inherent in the transport of waste. Collection and issue of the bills of lading (model A), cross-border bills and RCD bills. Analysis and data retrieval for subsequent submission to the Integrated System for Registration of the Portuguese Environment Agency (SIRAPA). Integration of waste transport documents with the collection of waste weighing and documents in VisualGest 2000.

Achievements:
Analysis and development of the application

Technologies:
Visual Basic 6.0, SQL Server, Crystal Reports

VisualGest 2000

Project context:
E.R.P. of Commercial Management, consisting of Billing, C.R.M., Stock Management, Purchase Management, Order Management, Current Accounts and Call Accounting modules. There are also additional modules of Production Planning and Production Monitoring, Outsourced Management, Banking Management, Responsibilities Management, Vendors and Fees Management, Covenants, Communication and Data Transfer, E.D.I. Electronic Billing and Research Module configurable by the user.
The application interacts with various equipment such as scales, balances, customer display, barcode readers, terminals X64, Windows mobile devices that allow various forms of data entry. From the VisualGest 2000 it is possible to obtain all kinds of documents in these modules as well as shipping documents, labels, simple labels, labels of GS1 traceability EAN 128, issuing checks, issuance of bills of exchange, etc.

Together with its subsidiaries (VGAmbiente, VGAgendas, VGMobile, VGRecolha, Visual POS, Visual FTP and Visual Web applications), the VisualGest 2000 responds to a high set of management needs, allowing it to be present in companies of many different branches of activity.
Certified Application A.T. No. 532.

Achievements:
Project management, analysis and application development. Coordination of the development team. Disclosure of application, both in customer statements, or as a keynote speaker at events for project presentation.

Technologies:
Visual Basic 6.0, SQL Server, Seagate Crystal Reports, ASP.NET, XML, EDI, EPL2, ZPL, Fingerprint

TELOTEC / ADAPT

Project context:
The TELOTEC project (Telematics, Logistics and Technology) was a transnational project, which involved the participation of several countries, including Portugal, Italy, Greece and Germany. This project had a strong innovative character, having as objective the communication of data concerning maritime export of containerized goods cargo among the various entities involved, via EDI. The recognition of the importance of this project to the nation ensured the involvement of port authorities and aroused the interest of the General Directorate of Customs.
The TELOTEC allows the collection of data required for the export of goods at different levels of the logistics chain and its sharing and transmission between the various entities, from the producer to the shipping agent, freight forwarder, port authority and customs, with the issuance of the relevant documents to the respective intervener.

Achievements:
Design of data structures, implementation in Microsoft Access database. Analysis of application: definition of the functionalities of the various modules and their interaction; definition and design of the user interface. Definition of the communication protocols, structure, content and periodicity of the EDI messages. Development and implementation of the application. Disclosure of application, both in customer statements and as keynote speaker at events for project presentation.


Technologies:
Visual Basic 4.0, Microsoft Access, Crystal Reports

EDI-SEA

Project context:
Evolution of the TELOTEC project, covering also goods exported by other means of transport and non containarized general cargo. Internationalization of the application with the translation into English and the possibility of translation into any language.

Achievements:
Analysis and development of the application.

Technologies:
Visual Basic 4.0, Microsoft Access, Crystal Reports

Gestão Integrada de Transportes

Project context:
Modular application for management of freight transport companies. Allows control of preventive maintenance of vehicles, management of repairs and parts history, consumption control, management of travel routes and travel expenses.

Achievements:
Analysis and application development. Demonstration of the features and link to the requirements tests on the client.

Technologies:
COBOL

Gestão Orçamental de Obras

Project context:
Description of budget headings for construction works by item. Calculation of actual costs for construction works through imputation of materials and/or services. Comparative analysis of actual costs with budgeted costs.

Achievements:
Analysis and development of the application.

Technologies:
COBOL