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David Ferreira

David Ferreira

Industrial IT/OT Solutions Architect · Project Management

Seixal, Setubal, Portugal

@david_ferreira

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About

Industrial professional with 30+ years of experience spanning maintenance, process improvement, technical leadership, project management, and IT/OT solution architecture. Specializes in translating production needs into integrated automation, data, and application solutions, including AI-assisted development and multi-disciplinary execution in existing facilities.

Experience

  • Industrial IT/OT Solutions Architect
    Company
    2021 – Present

    Digitalization, automation, data, and systems integration for industrial environments.

  • Technical and Production Director
    Company
    2010 – 2020

    Led multidisciplinary engineering, production, suppliers, installations, and international technical support; defined an equipment management platform and managed a large installed base across multiple regions.

  • Industrial Equipment Project Manager
    Company
    2005 – 2010

    Managed automation projects from concept and budgeting through FAT, installation, and acceptance; coordinated mechanical, electrical, PLC/software teams, customers, and suppliers.

  • 3D CAD Designer / Machine Development
    Company
    2000 – 2005

    Mechanical design of industrial machines and coordination between mechanical design and automation requirements.

  • PLC and Industrial Software Programmer
    Company
    1997 – 2000

    PLC programming, control logic, HMI/SCADA development, Visual Basic, and commissioning of industrial machines.

  • Maintenance and Process Improvement Technician
    Company
    1992 – 1997

    Industrial maintenance, fault diagnosis, preventive and corrective interventions, and participation in reliability and production improvement initiatives.

Skills

10+ years 10+ years More than ten years.
Automation Commissioning PLC Programming Mechanical Design Process Improvement Operations Management Industrial automation
8 to 10 years 8 to 10 years Close to a decade.
Documentation Budget Management Project Management System Integration Technical Documentation
5 to 8 years 5 to 8 years A long stretch - five to eight years.
Budgeting SCADA Systems Workflow Design Data Integration Acceptance Testing Computer Networking
2 to 5 years 2 to 5 years Several years of experience.
HMI Development Network protocols OT/IT Integration Generative AI Tools Software Development
<3 months <3 months Just getting started - under three months. This is also what shows when a level has not been set.
IoT Systems English language proficiency

Tools / apps / platforms

10+ years 10+ years More than ten years.
Dassault Systemes SolidWorks
5 to 8 years 5 to 8 years A long stretch - five to eight years.
Codex VS Code NODE RED Grafana Labs Grafana Cloud
<3 months <3 months Just getting started - under three months. This is also what shows when a level has not been set.
n8n Docker MongoDB

Languages

Native / Bilingual Native / Bilingual Their first language, or as strong as one.
French Speak · Read · Write Portuguese Speak · Read · Write
Fluent Fluent Comfortable using it for work.
English Speak · Read · Write
Basic Basic A few words and simple phrases.
Spanish Speak · Read

Projects

  • Robotized Material Sorting
    OPC UA, hyperspectral vision, delta robots

    Architecture and integration of a solution with 4 delta robots, hyperspectral vision, material classification and tracking, 16 categories, and OPC UA communication.

  • Industrial Data Platform
    Node-RED, OPC UA, MQTT, InfluxDB, Grafana

    Designed a segmented IT/OT architecture and integrated production data for contextualized monitoring, alarms, indicators, and dashboards.

  • Connected Equipment Management

    Platform for inventory, traceability, version management, alerts, maintenance, and remote support for a fleet of more than 100 units.

Courses & certifications

  • PI Presales Exam (Certificate of Achievement) · AVEVA / OSIsoft PI · 2023
  • PI System Basics · AVEVA / OSIsoft PI
  • Asset Framework Basics · AVEVA / OSIsoft PI
  • PI Vision Basics · AVEVA / OSIsoft PI

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