This document provides a summary of Filipe Amorim Gonçalves Giesteira's resume. It lists his personal details such as age, citizenship, licenses and contact information. It then outlines his work experience in mechanical engineering roles focusing on adhesive bonding and joining technologies. It also details his education including a Master's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Porto with a specialization in structural engineering and machine design. His areas of interest and skills in languages, software and hobbies are also listed.

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®