Resume / CV

1. Updated: 05 / 11 / 2019
Filipe Amorim Gonçalves Giesteira
Age: 24 years old
Born: 14/01/1995
European Citizen: Portuguese
European Driving License: B + A2
(+351) 911997419
filipegiesteira@outlook.com
www.linkedin.com/in/filipegiesteira/in
Albertine-Assor-Straße, 22457 Hamburg
💼 Work Experience
Mechanical Developer Engineer – Adhesive Bonding Specialist Fixed-Term
Bosch Car Multimedia Portugal S.A., Portugal 18/02/2019 – 17/11/2019
• Supported, using Agile methodology, different Automotive projects regarding Adhesive Bonding
technological issues: adhesive (re)selection, joint (re)design, problem-solving by root-cause analysis, and
conducted short validation tests and experiments
• Elaborated technical documentation for internal procedures standardization: design guidelines, best
practices and lessons learned.
• Created internal knowledge sharing platform, and feed it with original theoretical material
Research Assistant Industrial Placement
Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht (HZG), Germany 05/02/2018 – 03/08/2018
• Researcher as a Master student in the Solid-State Joining technology department, in a R&D project
conducted for the Automotive Industry
• Optimization of welding parameters using Design of Experiments (DoE), supported by Minitab© software.
• Correlation of interface observation using SEM (Scanning Electron Microscopy), OM (Optical Microscopy)
and EDS (Energy-Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy), with tensile and fatigue properties
Physics and Mathematics Tutor Part-time
Learning Centers and Private Homes, Portugal 05/01/2017 – 02/06/2017 and 19/09/2017 – 26/01/2018
• Tutored and guided teenagers (from middle schoolers, through high schoolers, up to college students),
while having time management capacity and work ethic to keep academic results
📖 Education
Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP), Portugal 09/2013 – 04/2019
• Integrated Master’s in Mechanical Engineering – Specialization in Structural Engineering and Machine
Design (EQF Level 7)
• Final Grade: 17 / 20 ( 4th best student out of 124 students, top 4% )
Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht (HZG), Germany 05/02/2018 – 03/08/2018
• Master Thesis development during a Curricular Internship, in the scope of the student exchange
international program ERASMUS+, studying the novel technique: Refill Friction Stir Spot Welding (RFSSW)
• Goal: Study the feasibility of welding Magnesium alloy to an Advanced High Strength Steel by a Solid-State
Spot Welding technique, direct competitor of Resistance Spot Welding (RSW) for lightweight materials
• Thesis Title: Refill Friction Stir Spot Welding of Casting AM50A Mg Alloy to Zn Coated DP600 Steel
Dissimilar Joints (Link) Dissertation Grade: 19 / 20
Eça de Queirós High School (ESEQ), Portugal 09/2010 – 06/2013
• Scientific-Humanistic Course – Science and Technology (EQF Level 3)
• Honors student in all 3 school years (recognition given for grades higher than 18/20)
• Final grade: 19 / 20 ( top 7% )

2. Fields of Interest
• Machine Design &
Structural Engineering
• Advanced Joining
Technologies
• Lightweight Materials
& Structures
• Modeling & Simulation
Software Skills Hobbies
• Sailing and
Swimming
• Cycling and
Tennis
• Traveling and
Bicycle restoring
Achievements
🏆 Co-authored one scientific article during college: published at U.Porto Journal of Engineering – “Prediction
of Joint Strength and Effect of the Surface Treatment on the Single Overlap Adhesive Joints” (Link)
🏆 Winner of national writing contest from Goethe-Institut (Link), Level A1 / A2 – 05 / 2016
Award: Scholarship for a Goethe-Institut exam (Link)
🏆 Runner-up (2014) and Regional Sailing Champion (2015) | Snipe class | Senior category
🏆 Two-times (2009 and 2010 season) National and Regional Sailing Champion | Vaurien class | Junior category
Language Level Certificate Classification Date
Portuguese Native Speaker --- --- ---
English Advanced B2 First Certificate in English B2 Score: 79 / 100 12 / 2013
Spanish Intermediate Elementary School and High School Grade: 5 / 5 2007 - 2012
German Basic A2
Goethe Zertifikat A2 Score: 90 / 100 06 / 2017
Faculty of Arts of University of Porto Grade: 19 / 20 2016 - 2017
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MS Office®
Minitab®
(DOE)
MATLAB®
(Plotting)
SolidWorks®
(CAD 2D/3D)
AutoCad®
(CAD 2D)
CATIA V5®
(CAD 3D)
Abaqus®