Description

French engineer based in Portugal, able to travel, to help companies get things done — from product & process development to project management, PMO setup and Agile/Scrum delivery.

25 years in aerospace and automotive (Embraer, Dassault, Pratt & Whitney, FORVIA). I bring structure, speed and hands-on expertise to complex engineering challenges.

What I can help you with:

— Engineering & product/process development

— Project & program management

— PMO setup & governance

— Scrum / Agile facilitation

— Process standardisation & optimisation

— AI development support (tools, workflows, prompt engineering)

Trilingual FR/EN/PT. Based in Portugal, available remotely or on-site in France and internationally. Immediately available.

Industry field of expertise

Languages

French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Portuguese
Fluent

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Lisbon (up to 50km), Setúbal (up to 50km), Leiria (up to 50km), Castelo Branco (up to 50km)

OGMA – Embraer Group,
Operations, Engineering & Programs Director
AVIATION AND AEROSPACE
June 2017 - March 2026 (8 years and 9 months)
Lisbon, Portugal
• • Led engineering and production programs — up to $90M and 90 people — for Pratt & Whitney, Dassault, and Daher, with full accountability for schedule, quality, and customer satisfaction.
• • Industrialised Pratt & Whitney engine maintenance capability ($90M capital investment), contributing to a €400M/year revenue growth target by 2030.
• • Rebuilt surface treatment facility from the ground up (€18M capital project) — from business case to NADCAP certification.
• • Established engineering governance framework (KPIs, risk management, HSE compliance) aligned to EASA/AS9100/NADCAP standards.
PMO Project Management Team management
FORVIA (ex-FAURECIA),
Engineering & Program Manager
AUTOMOBILE
October 2011 - May 2017 (5 years and 7 months)
Curitiba, Brazil
• • Managed full program lifecycle (schedule, P&L, launch, quality) on the DS7 seat program — delivered 9% EBIT improvement.
• • Led international engineering teams across France, Brazil, and Portugal, ensuring on-time delivery and customer satisfaction.
• • Designed and launched new balanced production lines in Brazil (VSM, Lean) — reduced cycle time and returned the program to target margin.
Project Management Lean management Team management Scrum Technical project management
AKWEL (ex-MGI Coutier),
Manufacturing Engineering Manager
March 2008 - September 2011 (3 years and 6 months)
• • Turned around the Brazilian subsidiary — implemented Lean production systems and standardised best practices, avoiding plant closure and restoring profitability.
• • Managed industrialisation projects for Ford, VW, and Renault — on-time delivery, quality compliance, and active support to sales contract renegotiation.