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CURRICULUM VITAE

PERSONAL DATA:

- Name: João Paulo Branco Fernandes de Sá

- Birth Date: 28-07-1962

- Divorced, 1 sun (21 years) 1 doctor (17 years)

- Email: joao.metropolitano@gmail.com - Cell Phone Number: +351 912 535 150

- Address: Rua 7 n.º 194, 1º Esq. 4500-169 Espinho, Portugal

- Nationality: Portuguese

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION 1988/1989 – Mechanical Engineering MS, Machines Project option (Automation) on “Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto”.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1. Metalúrgica Central de Alhos Vedros Jun2008/ Mar2015

Heavy mechanics company, manufacturing mounting and maintaining heavy boilers, storage tanks, pressure vessels and industrial piping systems. Maintenance contracts. Engineering, Drawing & Work Preparation. 248 employees, 28M€ annual turnover North Portugal Office Director. Starting up the Office.

Managing the actual client’s portfolio from technical and operational points of view.

Enlarging the actual client’s portfolio. Developing the office from operational point of view. 2. TRANSDEV, S.A. (Portugal and Spain)

Apr 2007/Jul 2007

Mission as Transdev Technical Manager – (Murcia’s Experimental Tramway Project) Technical Director on the Operation Consortium detached at Murcia. Main works:

Conclusion of the Pre-Operation process regarding: i) Drivers, Dispatchers and Line Manager training. ii) Documents process iii) Implementing the Operation Organization iv) Interface with maintenance outsourcers.

Interface with the construction companies to incorporate the operator’s point of view concerning the infrastructure, fixed and on board systems, rolling stock and passengers stations.

Establishing the collaboration protocols with the civil authorities and entities (Town Hall, Police and Fire Man).

Inauguration and commercial service start up respecting the contractual operation programme. Technical assistance and interface with Commercial Dept.

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May 2005/Mar 2007 Mission as Transdev Operation Manager in “Tenerife Tramway Project” (Canary Islands – Spain) Mission as Operations Director, with permanent address at Tenerife. Leading a 67 collaborators team, 12 km line, 21 stations and 20 Alstom cars. Main works developed:

Elaborating, validating and organizing the operation proposal implementation of futures tramway system, covering documentation and procedures, human resources and materials needed. Creation of the tramway operating company.

Creating and managing the operation’s budget Project team support, providing the operator’s point of view on the implementation of operation

support systems (signalization, SAE, SCADA, etc), rolling stock, catenaries, track and stations. Creating and managing the Operation budget. Member of the “Groupe Métier d’Exploitation” at Transdev France. On the job training of the future network operations director charged off the on going operation.

Sep 2003/Apr 2005 Operation Manager in Oporto Tramway Project

Operations Director at Transdev - the operator of the Normetro Consortium (charged of the design, project, construction and operation of Oporto’s tram) witch contained BBRail, Bombardier LRV and SIG, Somague, Soares da Costa and Transdev. Network, at the time, with 21 km, 30 stations and 42 Bombardier Eurotram cars. Main works:

Leading the operation team witch includes, drivers and line managers, dispatchers and PA operators and PCC managers, station agents and manager, planning team, drivers trainer and operations manager in a total amount of 140 persons.

Creating and managing the operation’s budget Documents and procedures process elaboration for two new lines that were inaugurated on

May04 and Mars05 in a total amount of 11 new km, 9 stations using a total of 42 tramways. Supporting the project team providing operators point of view on the enlarging of the several

systems of the network as well as on the retrofitting of rolling stock for example on the ATP system, on infrastructures of track, catenaries and stations.

Interface with commercial and marketing function, executing the commercial and operation programs, communication technical supports and public announcements. Cars advertising supports End users claim management. Ticketing management

ISO 14001 and OSHAS Standards process certification participation. 3. ABB - Asea Brown Boveri S.A. (Portugal)

Feb 2002/Aug2003 Maintenance Outsourcings Project Manager on the biggest world wide ABB project of pulp & paper mills. Those contracts (Portucel Cacia, Soporcel and Portucel Setúbal mills) with an overall turnover of 15M€/y, with a team of 270 employees, 70 of them belonging to ABB and the others to third party suppliers. Important role concerning customer relations. Financial and Operational management Contract, claim and budget definition and management covering a Open Books process Interfacing with the Controlling. Out of the contract scope proposals. Defining and implementing with the site managers the operational and budget recovery actions. Managing the third parties outsourcings. Supply management

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4. MIIT - Manutenção Industrial Informatizada e Tecnologia, Lda.

Mar. 2000/Jan. 2002

Mission at Hermética, Indústria de Caixilharia, Lda. (MIIT holding) Mission as General Manager, in order to recover a PVC window manufacture company bought by MIIT. 1M€ overall turnover and 20 direct/indirect collaborators. Building up commercial agents network Following up directly big accounts (big civil companies, architect ateliers, town hall civil works departments) Sep. 1994/Mar. 2000 MIIT - Manutenção Industrial Informatizada e Tecnologia, Lda. Manager of the North’s company office Maintenance Engineering Company working as:

Maintenance organization reengineering sw or manual tools based SW house (maintenance/contracte management / documentation management) Interfaces maintenance sw with ERP’s Maintenance contracts Condition based maintenance projects Energy audits

Those activities took place at the following companies:

Electrical-Hydraulic Power production: HDN, Hídricas do Norte S.A. e HIDROCENEL, Energia do Centro S.A. (grupo EDP) – SW maintenance based reengineering.

Water Production and Distribution: Águas do Cávado S.A. - maintenance contract consortium with Siemens and SW maintenance based reengineering).

Textile: i) Coelima S.A. - SW maintenance based reengineering. Stocks and account AS400 interfaces.

ii) Têxtil Manuel Gonçalves (TMG), Yarns / TMG Fabrics / TMG Decors / TMG Finishing / TMG Fast track / TMG Automotive / TMG Maintenance Services - SW maintenance based reengineering.

iii) Fábrica de Fiação e Tecidos de Barcelos, Lda. - SW maintenance based reengineering.

Glass bottles and jars: Barbosa & Almeida S.A - SW maintenance based reengineering and condition based maintenance.

Cork stoppers: Amorim & Irmãos S.A. - SW maintenance based reengineering. Stocks and account AS400 interfaces.

Consumer and Industrial power protection: General Electric Power Controls - SW maintenance based reengineering.

Aluminium profiles extrusion: Alumínio Extrudido do Norte, S.A. - SW maintenance based engineering and energy audits.

Pressed and machining metal products: Valdemar dos Santos, Lda - SW maintenance based reengineering

Refined sugar production: RAR (Refinarias de Açúcar Reunidas) - SW maintenance based reengineering.

5. Cabelte, Cabos Eléctricos e Telefónicos, S.A. Mar. 1991/Ago. 1994

Mar.91 till Jun.93 – Engineer on Maintenance Department; Jan.92 till Ag.94 – Company’s Energy Manager; Jun.93 till Jun.94 – Mechanical Maintenance Manager; Jun.94 till Ag.94 – Maintenance Department Manager.

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6. G.E. Power Controls Portugal, S.A. Oct. 1989/Mar. 1991

Oct.89 till Mar.90 – Trainee on Technical Department; Apr.90 till Feb.91 – Automation Department Manager.

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING 1. OMRON C20 and C20K PLC’s; 2. Industrial Polymer Applications, INEGI (180h); 3. Maintenance Planning (Portuguese Industrial Association) (21h); 4. Industrial Maintenance INEGI (120h); 5. Vibration analysis I and II and Dynamic equilibration (Brüel & Kjaer) (48h); 6. Energy Managers (Portuguese Energy Conservation Centre (86h); 7. SIEMENS SIMATIC S1 and S5 PLC’s (48h); 8. Méthodes pour établir la documentation technique d’exploitation et de maintenance, (AFNOR) (24h); 9. Tramway commercial driving licence for “Metro do Porto” tramway (68h) 10. Signalling (SIG) – 1st, 2nd and 3d levels, Transdev (50h); 11. Light Rail Traffic Regulation with or without SAE – technical aspects, Transdev (21h). 12. Hastus e Sopra for users (operation vehicles and drivers sw planning tools), Transdev (16h); 13. Urban Exploiting Methods, Transdev (32h); 14. “Audits – audited perspective”; ISQ. 15. “Lego Serious Play – Real Time Identity”, Dynargie (12h). 16. “How to professionally evaluate the collaborators”, Dynargie (14h). 17. “Recruitment & Selection”, Dynargie (7h). 18. Safety Training Package required by Spanish law (34h)

COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

LANGUAGES: French, English and Spanish written/read/talked good degree. Portuguese native. INFORMATICS: Office and AutoCad. PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS Portuguese Engineering College Member since 1989 (certificate nr. 28383). APGEI member (Portuguese Industrial Engineering Management Association). COGEN Portugal member (Portuguese Association for the Energetic Efficiency and Cogeneration Promotion). APREN member (Portuguese Association for the Renewable Energy). OTHER INFORMATION Before went to study Mechanics, was studying during three years for Pilot at Portuguese Air Force Academy.