Hello, I am

Mariana Sousa

SAP Technical Consultant | MSc Industrial Eng. & Management

About Me

Hello, my name is Mariana! I was born in the north of Portugal 26 years ago.

I'm a creative soul, curious and fascinated by life. I like to challenge myself in the various aspects of life. We are constantly learning and is fascinating how the search for knowledge and new experiences can enrich everyone's story.

My natural empathy leads me to want to connect with the people around me and to value those connections. Listening to and understanding others means being able to see the world through different eyes, opening ourselves up to new realities.

I have a master's degree in Industrial Engineering and Management from FEUP. Later, in the world of work, I had a opportunity to gain some experience in application development, as well as, process design and planning. I'm particularly interested in topics related to project management, programming and people management.

Finally, I seek both, personal and professional growth, and I value work-life balance, so I have a wide range of interests and hobbies.

Throughout this website, I'll guide you to dive a little into my world, and you'll be able to find out more about me. I hope you enjoy it! Don't hesitate to contact me, if you're interested or curious to find out more. I'd love to discuss some ideas with you! Contacts

Experience / Career

Work Experience

Accenture
2022-Present
SAP Technical Consultant

Accenture

Keywords: SAP ABAP, SAP IS-U; SAP HCM; ABAP-OO; Advanced Business Application Programming (ABAP); Eclipse; Agile; Microsoft Excel; International teams; Communication; Spanish; English; ALV grids; BAdIs; BAPIs; Enhancements; BPEM (IS-U); Exits; Mass Activity; Infotypes.

Accenture is a global professional services company specializing in consulting, technology services, and digital transformation.

By working in the technology department, my main responsibilities include:

  • Work on an International Project;
  • Identify scope, define requirements, and create functional and technical specifications;
  • Analyze, design, build, and test new components or enhancements to existing modules, including reporting and analysis capabilities;
  • Ensure applications are operating according to service commitments;
  • Performance analysis and tuning;
  • Training new joiners in abap programming;
  • Preparation of presentations for meetings and their minutes.
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LIPOR
2022
Operations and Process Design (Master's Thesis)

LIPOR

Keywords: Microsoft Excel; VBA (Visual Basic for Applications); LaTeX; Lean Six Sigma; BPM Business Process Modeling; Product Quality Control; Material Requirement Planning (MRP)

LIPOR developed a product from recycled Polypropylene which won an international award from FAMAE. LIPOR wanted to launch its product on the market by establishing a B2B business model.

Within the scope of this project, my main responsibilities included:

  • Planning and design of processes related to the company's new product;
  • Supply chain logistical planning, with MRP development;
  • Define KPIs and develop monitoring tools;
  • Define requirements, procedures and create protocols to ensure the quality of the components;
  • Design and support the implementation of the layout of the warehouse and the workplace;

This product is already on the market, find out more: Wallie

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Academic Path

FEUP
2017-2022
Bachelor & Master in Industrial Engineering and Management

Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto | Porto, PT

Final Grade: 16 /20 (B)

FEUP's courses are recognised by ENAEE (European Network for Accreditation of Engineering Education) through the EUR-ACE Quality Label.

Course description according to the institution:

"Graduates are expected to be able to support decision-making in organizations, being active agents of change and innovation. It is intended that graduates will initially perform management support functions in preparing decisions in various functional areas, including production management, logistics, asset management, quality management, information systems, process modelling, financial analysis, management control, strategy or marketing. Those who demonstrate leadership skills can reach management positions or start their own businesses."
- FEUP website

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UPNA
2021-2022
Eramus +

Public University of Navarra | Pamplona, ES

Final Grade: 16 /20 (B)

Courses:

  • Environmental Economics
  • Health Economics
  • International Trade Management
  • International Human Resources Management
  • Organizational Design and Behavior
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Student Groups

ageifeup
2019-2020
Marketing Team Member

AGE-i-FEUP / ESTIEM LG Porto

Industrial Engineering and Management Students Association in Porto that represents ESTIEM in Porto.The marketing department is responsible for promoting the association's image, as well as that of all its partners. Through social media, the department ensures that all AGE-i-FEUP initiatives and projects are publicized and covered.

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Skills / Awards

My Skills

Tech Skills

Programming & Scripting Web Development Data Analysis & Statistical Tools Monitoring & Observability Others
SAP ABAP, SQL, VBA, Python HTML, CSS, JavaScript (basics) Microsoft Excel, VBA Excel, SPSS, Tableau Prometheus, Grafana LaTex, Bizagi, Docker, Jira

Languages

Portuguese

English

Spanish

Certificates

  • Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) - PMI
  • Leadership - Skills Builder
  • Six Sigma and the Organization (Advanced) - Coursera
  • Deep learning for business - Coursera
  • Navigating through changes and conflicts in Projects - PMI

My Projects

SAP ABAP
Understanding SAP ABAP

This project came up as a result of my desire to deepen my knowledge of SAP ABAP, my curiosity to know how things really work. In this project, I go deeply into the concepts of SAP ABAP programming and some SAP objects. If, like me, you have the same curiosity, this repository will be ideal for you!

Take a look at the repository: Understanding SAP ABAP

DockWinMonitor
Windows System Monitor

This project was developed to explore widely used technologies (Prometheus, Grafana, and Docker) and demonstrate their combined capabilities in a practical way. It implements a Windows monitoring system in a container environment, presenting key concepts of observability and infrastructure monitoring. This project enable real-time monitoring of Windows system performance, collecting and visualizing essential metrics for resource analysis and optimization.

Take a look at the repository: DockWinMonitor

Awards

3rd place in the World Data League 2023 competition

Member of the team "CEOS". We finished the international competition in 3rd place among 29 teams of best minds in Data Science. This was an opportunity to learn a lot from top experts, share this experience with great friends (Ana Maria Sousa, Duarte Rodrigues, Mariana Xavier, Ricardo Brioso) and with people from all over of the world.

Resume(CV)

Recommendation letters

Interests / Hobbies

My Hobbies

The passion for sports is something that is part of my essence. In the past, I competed at federated level in swimming (2009 - 2014) and then in athletics (2013 - 2019). The constant efforts to overcome ourselves every day and the sportsmanship, even among supposed rivals, are what charm me most about the world of sports. As a federated athlete, I was part of the club founded by a Portuguese former Olympic athlete, Manuela Machado: Cyclones Sanitop.

Lindy Hop is a social dance that combines elements of jazz, tap, breakaway, and charleston, and is known for being energetic, fun, and improvisational. Lindy Hop was initially popular among the African American community in Harlem and gained widespread recognition thanks to the movie"Hellzapoppin"(1941). I currently have classes and go to some events at Bota Swing.

Manual arts are a less regular hobby in my routine, but I usually enjoy making them, for example, to give personalized gifts to family/friends on special dates. I've been learning more about drawing by myself, doing some research into how light and shallows work, and some drawing techniques. It's a very meticulous process but very rewarding in the end.

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Associations / Volunteering

Cyclones

Cyclones Sports is a young and dynamic team capable of taking on any challenge when it comes to supporting and managing the organization of sporting events. Every year I am part of the staff of one of the biggest athletics events in Viana, the Manuela Machado Half Marathon.

LC Party Kids

This project was founded by a friend of mine, LC Party Kids is essentially aimed at entertaining children at events such as birthdays, weddings and baptisms. In this sense, when necessary, I support some of the biggest events in this project.