Hi, welcome to my profile page!

I’m André Tavares Ferreira, founder of AFERIA, Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt and former manufacturing leader. My career has taken me from the shop floor to production management, Operational Excellence and entrepreneurship across Portugal, Poland and Germany.

How I Switched

From manufacturing leadership to founding my own Operational Excellence and career coaching business in Germany.

What I can share as experiences/offer insights on:

Career transitions, moving internationally, turning technical experience into leadership value, building a consulting business, personal branding and moving from employment into entrepreneurship.

How I Solved

Operational problems involving unstable processes, recurring defects, long lead times, downtime, weak KPIs and disconnected improvement initiatives.

What I can share as experiences/offer insights on:

Lean Six Sigma, root-cause analysis, process optimisation, factory stability, KPI management, leadership, automation, continuous improvement and delivering measurable operational results.

How I Landed

Manufacturing leadership opportunities in different countries and repositioned myself for consulting, entrepreneurship and business transformation.

What I can share as experiences/offer insights on:

• CV and LinkedIn positioning, networking, interview preparation, communicating measurable achievements, targeting international opportunities and building a career strategy beyond traditional job applications.