About Francisco
I'm a Mechanical Engineer turned Digitalization Specialist — currently working at Continental AG, where I lead the integration of sustainability and procurement processes into global IT systems.
But what drives me isn't the title. It's the moment in a room when everyone finally understands where they're going together. When a complex strategy becomes a clear path. When an idea becomes something real.
I'm deliberately in a middle chapter — gaining experience at scale, building a network, compounding knowledge — so that the company I eventually build stands on a foundation that actually holds.
The foundation
I studied Mechanical Engineering at FEUP — one of Portugal's most rigorous technical faculties. It gave me structured thinking, the discipline of working through complex systems, and the ability to hold ambiguity without losing direction.
The multinational chapter
At Continental AG, I worked at the interface of R&D, Purchasing, Compliance, IT, and external suppliers — translating between worlds that don't naturally speak to each other. I learned that most digital transformation failures aren't technical. They're strategic and human.
Where I'm heading
Everything I do — every role, every conversation, every product I ship — points toward owning something real. Not a title. A business that creates actual value.
What actually drives me
01
Discussing strategy with founders and operators
The moment when a room full of people finally gets on the same boat — same direction, same energy.
02
Seeing the gap before anyone else does
Risk analysis and planning aren't tasks to me — they're how I think.
03
Turning ideas into working solutions
Not decks. Not recommendations. Actual things that work — and meet the expectations of the people who needed them.
04
Building something of my own — deliberately
Every project, every client, every connection is a brick in something larger. I know exactly why I'm here.