Resume

Schooling
Baccalaureate degree in Industrial Design, specializing in Graphic Design, issued by Universidade de Brasília – UnB, graduation in February, 2005.
mPhil in Philosophy – currently enrolled in the taught programme at UnB.

Professional background
• Internship for 4 months at Caju Design, developing signage and corporate identity projects (Jan-Apr/2001);
• Guide for the exhibit “Lucio Costa 1902 – 2002”, at Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil (Jul-Nov/2002);
• Internship of 5 months at Bertoni Comunicação e Design, developing corporate identity and editorial projects, doing illustration and other graphic design projects (Jul-Nov/2003);
• Free-lance jobs, such as desktop publishing and copyediting independent editions of books (by Armando Dias Mendes – who eventually published – and José Leme Galvão Junior), desktop publishing of art book by Glênio Bianchetti, benefited by Rouanet Law and financed by Caixa Econômica Federal, desktop publishing of folders (for Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil), graduation invitations (Dulcina de Moraes), corporate identity (Start Up Computers, Danielle Cruz jewellery and others);
• Translations – English/Portuguese/English and proofreading/editing texts on both languages, on areas such as historical/cultural heritage (for IPHAN), economics (for an IPEA researcher), art (for Glênio Bianchetti’s book, including a text by poet Ferreira Gullar), research on the Amazon (for IPAM), media (TV Gênesis), among others;
• Temporary contract at Formatos Design Gráfico,a design company dedicated to editorial projects, where I took part on jobs for OPAS – Organização Pan-Americana de Saúde and for SUS – Sistema Único de Saúde, among others, all were publications on print, during the months of February, March and April, 2005;
• Desktop publishing of the “Registro Arquitetônico da UnB” – a book contemplating history and technical aspects of buildings at Universidade de Brasília, contract from June to November, 2005 (not published due to political issues at UnB);
• Text proofreading, copyediting and english version (poems), editorial coordination and dtp of the Proposition for the Inscription of the São Francisco Square and its Urban Area, in São Cristóvão/SE in Unesco’s World Heritage List (Feb-May/2006)
• Proofreading and english version of texts for the NGO Pequi – Pesquisa e Conservação do Cerrado, to be published on a website (voluntary);
• design and dtp of a 2006 calendar for the NGO Pequi,regarding their management project for the preserve Minnehaha in Almas, TO, free lance;
• Translation proofreading of articles for the NGO PNYV – Positive News for Youth Views (www.pnyv.org), voluntary
• Design of statistical data cards for the Campaign Against Climate Change, in London, England, 07/2006 (voluntary).
• Corporate identity for the company Parking Lot, 09/2006;
• Graphic planning, cover design and desktop publishing, besides proofreading, of a second edition of the book O Economista e o Ornitorrinco, by Armando Dias Mendes. 10/2006;
• Editorial preparation of texts by Armando Dias Mendes (chronicles, poems, essays, articles) for the book O Cidadão Transeunte, as well as proofreading, graphic planning and desktop publishing, printed by IOEPA – Imprensa Oficial do Estado do Pará in June/2007;
• Temporary contract as translator (Portuguese/English) and copyeditor for the Monumenta Programme, a joint project by Unesco and Iphan (2007/2008/2009);
• English teacher, free lance. Extra classes for middle and high school students with low grades.

Other education
• English course, at IBI – Independent British Institute, commenced in 1989 and finished in 1995;
• British literature, at Sara Walker’s Special English Courses (www.sarawalker.com), during the year of 2002;
• Workshop of creative writing (reading, criticism and writing), at Ateliê de Literatura, during the years of 2003 and 2004;
• Editorial illustration, with Fernando Lopes (extension course at UnB);
• Preparatory course for the Exam for Admission at Instituto Rio Branco, given by Curso Ministro João Batista, which included classes about writing and proofreading in Portuguese and English, during the second semester of 2004;
• Nature and consciousness, residential two-week course (18/06 to 30/06/2006) at Schumacher College (www.schumachercollege.org.uk), in Dartington, England, with professors Christian de Quincey (JFK University) and Arthur Zajonc (Amherst College).

Certificates
• FCE – First Certificate in English, by Cambridge University (England), grade A.

Software skills
• Adobe Creative Suite (Acrobat Pro, Bridge, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop), basic internet software (email managers, browsers, ftp managers), Microsoft Office (Excel, Power Point, Word), Quark XPress, Corel (Draw, Painter), FontLab, basic Dreamweaver and Flash.
• Mac and PC.

Languages
• Portuguese – native;
• English – fluent (comprehension, reading, writing, grammar, listening, conversation);
• Italian – intermediate (comprehension, reading, listening, basic conversation, some writing).
• Spanish – basic (comprehension, reading, listening);
• French – basic (comprehension, reading, listening).