Experience

Flex Marine Power Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Renewable Energy Equipment Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal Mechanical Engineer

  • Jul 2021 - Present



Oil States Industries

• United States
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Mechanical Engineer

  • Oct 2018 - Jul 2021

  Working in the R&D department I am simultaneously responsible for several production packages under different development stages: from design of analytic modelling tools and subsequent validation through test campaigns and data analysis; to the liaison with commercial clients and partners on new business opportunities.Main responsibilities:● New product commercial and technical feasibility studies.● New business opportunities in polymetallic subsea mining for renewables and EV markets.● Development of analytic design tools for mechanical and hydraulic equipment by classic methods and FEA.● Supplier, client and patent attorney liaison.● Project management of product development and new business opportunities.● Creative problem solving in new product development.● Responsible for non-conformance reports disposal of high pressure casing connectors.



ACT Blade Ltd

• R&D Mechanical Engineer

  • Mar 2017 - Sep 2018

  Responsible for innovative design of a wind turbine blade as well as expertly support the companies’ Finite Element Analysis (FEA) requirements. As a R&D engineer in a wind energy start-up, an independent and pro-active attitude is essential as well as the ability to communicate and work in a team of significantly different backgrounds.Main responsibilities:• Detailed component mechanical design of metallic and composite materials alike.• Nonlinear FEA on structural design as well as Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI) routines.• CAD and technical drawing production.• Supplier and partner liaison.• Develop internal design and management tools.• Plan and supervise structural tests.



Technip

• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Structural Engineer

  • Nov 2013 - Feb 2017

  Within the structural department at Technip UK, my collaboration can be split in two main topics:Structural Design: Represents the major aspect of my job, it spans from seafastening to ancillary structures design to aid the installation of subsea equipment.Lift Analysis: Taking into account the shape, weight, hydrodynamic properties of subsea equipment and the vessel motions, the main result of a typical lift analysis report provides the allowable seastate at which subsea equipment can be installed and expected dynamic loads.The key skills developed whilst at this role are: Classical mechanics; finite element analysis; industry codes knowledge; programming; CAD.



Instituto Superior Técnico

• Portugal
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Tutor in an IST / Siemens Partnership Grant

  • Mar 2012 - Jun 2012

  The project "Junior Engineering" was aimed at highlight students.Within this project, I incorporated a team of university students (from different fields of study). Together, we were responsible for performing scientific experiments and explain their principles to cultivate the interest in an engineering / scientific career. The project "Junior Engineering" was aimed at highlight students.Within this project, I incorporated a team of university students (from different fields of study). Together, we were responsible for performing scientific experiments and explain their principles to cultivate the interest in an engineering / scientific career.



EDP

• United States
• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intern at the Electricity Museum

  • Oct 2010 - Oct 2011

  The Electricity Museum is a refurbished old thermoelectric power plant that supplied power to the Lisbon region in the first half of last century.My role as an intern included guiding tours through the museum approaching its historical context and the science behind the different types of electricity production (thermoelectric and renewable).I was also involved in building a wave power station model that captures the energy from induced waves in a tank. The Electricity Museum is a refurbished old thermoelectric power plant that supplied power to the Lisbon region in the first half of last century.My role as an intern included guiding tours through the museum approaching its historical context and the science behind the different types of electricity production (thermoelectric and renewable).I was also involved in building a wave power station model that captures the energy from induced waves in a tank.



Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia

• Portugal
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Scholarship Researcher

  • Oct 2009 - Sep 2010

  Within this scholarship I helped develop a software tool (built with Visual Basic) used to assess the efficiency of heat-exchangers in boilers of thermal power stations. Within this scholarship I helped develop a software tool (built with Visual Basic) used to assess the efficiency of heat-exchangers in boilers of thermal power stations.