José Manuel Afreixo Nunes da Cruz

Civil Engineer

Professional                   Data

I´m a Civil Engineer, graduated (5 year degree) by Instituto Superior Técnico of the Technical University of Lisbon in 1988, with the final classification of "Good", and the member Nr. 22989 of the Engineering Portuguese Association since 1989

My professional career as always been linked to the port sector since, still as a senior pupil, I started to work in the consultant enterprise Hidrotécnica Portuguesa were I stayed almost 1 year until I performed my Military Duty

After my Military Duty I joined the Port of Sines Authority in 1990 were I worked in the Studies and Planning Office until the year 1993

By detachment from that Port Authority, I collaborated during 1993/94 at the Committee for Port Appraisal and Management and, in the period of 1994/99 , in the Technical Support Structure for the Manager and Management Committee of the Measure "Economic Improvement of the Ports" of the Sub-Program "Transports" of the Communitarian Aids Table 1994/99 and for the Ports Sectorial Interlocutor for the Cohesion Fund, as well as I collaborated with the Portuguese Association of Port Authorities

Between 1999 and 2003 I worked as a technician at the ex-Maritime and Port Institute, nowadays named  Institute for Ports and Shipping, were I was the Head of Program and International Affairs Department from 2003 to 2007 and I´m presently the Head of Planning and Management Control Department.

SYNTHETICALLY CURRICULUM VITAE :

Professional Background:

• Degree of 5 years in Civil Engineering, with the classification of "Good", from Instituto Superior Técnico of the Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal 1988
• Course on Public Management ("FORGEP" Program) from INA (National Institute for Administration), Algés 2006
• Course on Project Conception and Management - Process and Relation Factors from INA (National Institute for Administration), Algés 2005
• Course on Public Administration Performance Assessment Integrated System from INA (National Institute for Administration), Algés 2004
• Course on Finance Management for Engineers from CENERTEC (Centre for Energy and Technology), Estoril 2002
• Course on Internal Quality Auditorships from SGS – CIAT Portuguesa, Port and Maritime Institute – Lisbon 2001
• Course on the Spreadsheet EXCEL Level II from SINFIC – Sistemas de Informação Industriais e Consultoria, S.A. in partnership with CNS – Companhia Nacional de Serviços, S.A., Port and Maritime Institute – Lisbon 2000
• Course on Taxation and Advising from ESINE (Center of Enterprise Technical Studies), Portugal 1996
• Course on Project Evaluation and Management from CIFAG (Center of Information, Formation and Improvement in Management), Lisbon 1991
• Course on the Portuguese Regulation of Building Thermical Characteristics from INEGI (Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica e Gestão Industrial), LNETI - Lisbon 1991

Professional Associations:

• Member of the Portuguese Engineering Association Nr. 22989

Professional Charges:

• Head of Planning and Management Control Department of the Institute for Ports and Shipping (2007 - ....)
• Head of Studies, Program and International Affairs Department of the Institute for Ports and Shipping (2003 - 2007)
• Engineer at the Port Ordination and Management Department of the Port Affairs Direction of the Maritime and Port Institute / Institute for Ports and Shipping (1999 - 2003)
• Engineer at Technical Support Structure for the Manager and Management Committee of the Measure ECONOMIC IMPROVEMENT OF THE PORTS of the Sub-Program TRANSPORTS of the Communitarian Aids Table 1994/99 and for the Ports Sectorial Interlocutor for the Cohesion Fund, by detachment from Sines Port Authority (1994-1999)
• External Collaborator of the Portuguese Association of Port Authorities (1994-1999)
• Engineer in collaboration at the Committee for Port Appraisal and Management, by detachment from Sines Port Authority (1993 - 1994)
• Engineer of the Port Planning and Studies Office at the Sines Port Authority (1990-1993)
• Engineer of the Coastal and Harbour Engineering Department at the consultant enterprise Hidrotécnica Portuguesa (1988-1989)

Professional Activities:

• Manager of the Project "Vessel Traffic System (VTS) for the Portuguese Mainland"
• Portuguese Representative in SafeSeaNet Project Group, promoted by the European Commission and presently managed by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA)
• Following of the National Plan for Territory Ordination Policy (PNPOT), in the scope of its Focal Point System
• Preparation of the Institute for Ports and Shipping Investment Budget in the scope of the Public Administration Investment and Development Expenses Program (PIDDAC), and coordination of the respective trimonthly execution reports
• Preparation of Institute for Ports and Shipping Activity Plans and Activity Reports
• Accompaniment of the Transeuropean  Network for Transports matters, in the scope of the port and maritime sector
• Representative of Institute for Ports and Shipping at the Management Unit and Accompaniment Commission of the Operational Program for Acessibilities and Transport (POAT) and at the Accompaniment Commission of the "MARE"Operational Program (Fishing), both integrated in Communitarian Aids Table 2000/2006
• Accompaniment of  Studies and Projects of the Portuguese Port Sector
• Internal Quality Auditorship in Maritime and Port Institute
• Work Procedures for Promotion, Contract and Following of Studies and Projects in the Port Ordination and Management, and Project, Departments, in the scope of Maritime and Port Institute Quality System
• Preparation of Tender Process and Integration in Evaluation of Tenders Committees for Studies and Projects of the Portuguese Port Sector
• Accompaniment of the Ordination and Expansion Pans for the Ports of Viana do Castelo, Aveiro, Figueira da Foz and Peniche
• Collaboration in the preparation of the port and maritime sector contributes for the Big Options of the Medium Period Plan and for the 2000-2006 Regional Development Plan;
• Evaluation and Instruction of the Candidatures, as well as Accompanying and Control, of the Investment Projects of the Portuguese Port Sector co-financed by the Communitarian Funds of the Communitarian Aids Table 1994/99- European Fund for the Regional Development and Cohesion Fund
• Execution Reports, as well as several documentation associated to the management of the Measure ECONOMIC IMPROVEMENT OF THE PORTS and of the Cohesion Fund for the Portuguese Port Sector
• Design and Maintenance of the WEB/Internet homepages for the Portuguese Association of Port Authorities, for the Measure ECONOMIC IMPROVEMENT OF THE PORTS and for the Ports Sectorial Interlocutor for the Cohesion Fund
• Collaboration with the Committee for the General Basis of the Tariff System for the Portuguese Continental Commercial Ports
• Reports on Consolidated Statistics for the Continental Portuguese Trade Ports Traffic
• Execution and Accompaniment of Several Activities Coordinated by the Portuguese Association of Port Authorities
• Execution and Accompaniment of Several Activities Coordinated by the Committee for Port Appraisal and Management
• Development of Several Technical and Operational Studies associated to the Port of Sines and Accompaniment of Studies and Technical Designs, carried out by external consultants, regarding to that port
• Collaboration in the Development of Some Studies and Technical Designs regarding to Coastal and Harbour Engineering

Other Activities:

• Participation in Several Seminars and Conferences, as well as frequency of Courses, mostly related to Port Management

Computers :

• Some Knowledge on Programming in Basic and Fortran
• Operative Systems VAX, MS-DOS and WINDOWS
• Utilizer with Experience in Several Software, specially in the Software of MICROSOFT OFFICE, INTERNET EXPLORER, OUTLOOK, FRONTPAGE and other Internet Software

Languages :

• Portuguese and English

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