Alexandre Cunha PMP®

Project Manager at Jet Aviation | Operational Excellence | PMP Certified | Financial & Delivery Accountability

Basel Metropolitan Area

About

In complex aviation projects, I strive to ensure clarity, accountability, and efficient cross-functional collaboration. During more than a decade of my professional career, I have developed myself from a simple engineer into a project manager capable of bringing structure, accountability, and discipline to a complex environment. Curiosity and resilience form the basis of my work ethic. I'm enthusiastic about turning uncertainties into concrete actions, aligning stakeholders, and assisting in successful delivery. Although I am PMP certified, my leadership style rests on the values of transparency, honesty, empathy, and continuous improvement. I fully own the projects I lead, managing the process of financial control, budget management, and decision-making that benefits both operations and business. I get excited by environments where there is an understanding of the importance of accountability, responsibility, collaboration, and enabling people to perform well. Strengths: - Project Leadership – driving complex projects through structure and clarity - Financial Control – budget management, cost monitoring, and decision-making - PMO Governance – prioritization, reporting, and portfolio alignment - Stakeholder Management – establishing trust among technical, production and executive stakeholders - Risk & Compliance – ensuring safety and compliance - Process Optimization – efficiency improvements and decision-making I’m driven by growth (personal, professional, and organizational) and I thrive in environments where teamwork, discipline, and curiosity create exceptional outcomes.

Experience

  • Project Manager at Jet Aviation
    Aug 2023 - Present · 3 yrs

    Project Manager for Maintenance and Refurbishment projects for Gulfstream aircrafts: - Focal point to the VIP customer, and manage disputes within the project - Communicate and coordinate within in-house departments (Aircraft Supervisor, Production, Shops, Upfront Planning/Preparation, Supply Chain, Finance/Billing) - Management and monitoring the schedule, scope and costs of the project - Control and enhance the financial status of the project - Monitor project risk and identify mitigation strategies - Overall project reporting (technical progress and financial status)

  • TAP Air Portugal ()
    • Airbus Aircraft Type Training Instructor
      Oct 2018 - Jul 2023 · 4 yrs 10 mos

      - Airbus Aircraft Type Training B1 (A320Fam / A330) Theory Instructor

    • Fleet & Airworthiness Engineer
      Nov 2015 - Jul 2023 · 7 yrs 9 mos

      - Delivery Technical Manager and Final Assembly Line Team Leader for new aircrafts - Project Manager and Airworthiness Certification management for Phase-in projects - Project Manager for Phase-out and Redelivery projects - Technical Manager for new aircraft definition and customization: - Responsible for Part-M subjects related to aircraft Engines and aircraft Cabin - Technical support for leasing and subleasing contracts negotiation - MRO Working Party Engineering support - Cabin Retrofit Technical coordination - Investigation and reports elaboration of Technical Incidents

  • Portugalia Airlines (2 yrs 8 mos)
    • Fleet Engineer
      Apr 2014 - Nov 2015 · 1 yr 8 mos

      - Involved in coordinating the C-check that were performed outside the base - Supporting the Line Maintenance on the day by day operation in solve AOG (Aircraft On Ground) situations and also giving support to Troubleshooting - Review and take part of the AMP revisions and updates accordingly - Airworthiness Directives and Service Bulletins dispatch and embodiment

    • Reliability Engineer
      Apr 2014 - Nov 2015 · 1 yr 8 mos

      - Analyze data and elaborate monthly, quarterly and annual reports of all fleet

    • Component Engineer
      Apr 2013 - Mar 2014 · 1 yr

      - Analyze and evaluate repair quotations - Manage component exchanges and exchanges in advance