Daniela Silva
Project Manager | Digital Transformation Specialist | Industrial Engineer
Salary / Daily rate
3730 Vale de Cambra, Portugal
Freelance, open to permanent contract
Can come onsite
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
Results-driven Project Manager with 7+ years of experience leading cross-functional teams and delivering technology, operations, and process improvement projects across industrial and public sectors. I specialize in aligning stakeholders, implementing digital solutions, and optimizing workflows that boost efficiency and organizational performance. My background in Industrial Engineering gives me a strong analytical mindset, while my project leadership experience ensures results with measurable impact. I've managed initiatives from ERP and APS implementations to large-scale digital transformation roadmaps, always focusing on clear communication, user adoption, and sustainable change. I thrive in environments where technology meets people — helping organizations turn ideas into actionable value.
Work experience
Digital Transformation Project Manager
Águas e Energia do Porto
May 2024 - Present
2 years 6 months
Porto, Portugal
– Lead digital transformation roadmap and delivery of internal digital tools improving operational efficiency and collaboration. – Facilitate cross-department coordination to align IT initiatives with strategic goals. – Promote Gen AI adoption and cybersecurity awareness among teams.
INESC Technology and Science - Associate Laboratory
Mar 2018 - Mar 2024
6 years 1 month
Porto, Portugal
Consultant/Researcher
Jun 2018 - Mar 2024
5 years 10 months
Porto, Portugal
– Project manager for the PRR agenda – Requirements elicitation and development of a Product Lifecycle Management platform – Responsible for project follow-up, using agile methodologies, and facilitate communication between users and development team – Define a KPI selection methodology for SMEs in Manufacturing area. – Consultancy projects on improvement opportunities of enterprise systems (ERP, MES, APS) and process mapping for requirements definition for implementation of information systems – Consulting at industrial companies in the domain of continuous improvement. – Implementation management through team coordination and operational support. – Participation in projects with SMEs to enable Digital Transformation. – Consulting on Digital Maturity level assessment and implementation roadmap design to support i4.0 digitalization. – Development of project documentation, including deliverables and milestones. – Member of the organizing committee of the IAMOT2024 conference.
Guest Researcher
Mar 2018 - Jun 2018
4 months
Porto, Portugal
– Analyzing KPIs to conclude on the overall impact of a project. – Developing a BPMN model for a project on footwear industry. – Define requirements for a collaborative platform on footwear industry.
Trainee
JPM Automação e Equipamentos Industriais, S.A.
Sep 2017 - Jan 2018
5 months
– Applied Lean Six Sigma to reduce production variability. – Contributed to efficiency initiatives in manufacturing processes.
Hostess
Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto
Sep 2012 - Dec 2017
5 years 4 months
– Member of Events Organizing Team, cooperating in several events at FEUP (logistics and support) and networking with students, teacher's and guests.
Employee
Saboriccia
Jul 2015 - Sep 2015
3 months
Porto, Portugal
– Employee at a traditional portuguese food shop.
Employee
McDonald's Corporation
Jun 2013 - Aug 2013
3 months
MKT Team Full Member
Board of European Students of Technology
Nov 2009 - May 2011
1 year 7 months
Porto, Portugal
– Member of the Marketing Team, with the purpose to find new ways to atract students to the organization's activities and create the templates for activities' advertising material (posters, flyers...). – Main responsible for the incorporation of the modality "Case Study" on the "24 Hours Engineering Competition". – Main organizer of the event BEST Entrepreneurship Days. – Colaboration in other events such as BEST Summer Course, BEST Days on Technology, Portuguese BEST Engineering Competition and Iberian Meeting.
Education
Porto Business School
Postgraduate Degree, Operations Management
2021 - 2022
1 year 4 months
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto
Mestrado, Engenharia e Gestão Industrial
2008 - 2017
9 years 1 month
Escola Secundária de Vale de Cambra
2005 - 2008
3 years 1 month
Licenses & certifications
Modeling and Simulation with FlexSim
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Certificado Profissional de Gerenciamento de Projetos do Google
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Google Project Management (PT) Specialization
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Certificate on Advanced English
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TUM Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt
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