average age - The Lisbon MBA

CAREER
MANAGEMENT
CENTER
PARTNERS &
COLLABORATORS
Internships
. The Boston Consulting Group
. EDP
. Sport Lisboa e Benfica
. Maksen
. Banco Português
de Investimento
. Portugal Telecom
. Chamber of Commerce
Portugal India (CCPI)
. Espirito Santo Capital
. Fundação de Serralves
. Gesto Energy
. HC Energia
. Ikaya Costume
. Intercement
. Kemin
. Novartis
. TIM WE
. Vodafone
. Votorantim
02
Lab Providers
. EDP
. Maksen
. Portugal Telecom
Recent supporters
& employers
. Amrop
. AT Kearney
. Banco Espírito Santo
de Investimento
. Banco Espírito Santo
. Banco Itaú BBA
International
. Banif Investment Bank
. Caixa Geral de Depósitos
. Carnegie Mellon University
. Critical Software
. EDP Brasil
. Efacec
. Egon Zehnder
. Exago Ventures
. Galp Energia
. Google
. Grupo Pestana
. Heidrick & Struggles
. Jason Associates
. Jerónimo Martins
. KPMG
. Lilly
. McKinsey & Company
. Millennium BCP
. Odgers & Berndtson
. Pylos Group
. REN
. Santander
. Singular International
. Strategos
. TESE
. Unicer
. Unilever Jerónimo Martins
. ZON Multimedia
THE
LISBON MBA
INTERNATIONAL
AT A GLANCE
The Lisbon MBA is pleased to introduce you the students of the International MBA class
of 2012.
Throughout this booklet you will find 31 profiles of diverse talent and skills that will meet
your expectations and the needs of your company. Our students are looking for challenges
that enable them to create value to you and your project or company. They will apply
the latest in international business training to Multinationals, start-ups or NGOs; and will
provide you with a different professional perspective to help you meet the challenges
facing your business, whether that is to launch a new product or assess a new market;
or the need for detailed and accurate financial information for your investment.
The Lisbon MBA International 2012 students combine an average professional experience
of 8 years with an unique blend of theoretical and analytical skills. They were trained to
be the best players in business, learning the latest trends in management and acquiring
all the interpersonal skills that a brilliant manager has to have. These students are the
top business minds from the 2 top business schools in Portugal, Católica-Lisbon and
Nova SBE, and will enable you to stay ahead of your competitors by integrating a stream
of new ideas, cultural competencies, and latest and most efficient business practices.
The Lisbon MBA Career Management Center offers you a flexible service to help you to
contact the students that best suit your business. For more detailed information about
individuals please browse the mini-résumés on the following pages. We are available
to assist you with collecting full-length résumés or to advertise your vacancy directly.
Our team is looking forward to helping you fulfill your talent needs.
Kind Regards,
Belén de Vicente
Executive Director of The Lisbon MBA
03
2012
International
Class Profile
INTERNATIONAL
STUDENTS
PORTUGAL
27
INDIA
2
JORDAN
1
NIGERIA
1
GENDER BALANCE
79%
04
21%
CLASS
BACKGROUND
18%
3%
ARTS
18%
SCIENCES
MANAGEMENT
& ECONOMICS
18%
SOCIAL
SCIENCES
43%
ENGINEERING
AVERAGE
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
8 years
GMAT
SCORE RANGE
530 -740
AVERAGE
AGE
31 years
31 STUDENTS
102 APPLICATIONS
05
SUMMARY PRESENTATION
OF CLASS OF 2012
06
NAME
ACADEMIC
BACKGROUND
CAREER EXPERIENCE & FOCUS
Ana Filipa Tavares
Business Management
Business Analysis and Planning | Renewable Energy
07
Angela Cunha
Chemical Engineering
Automotive and Quality Engineering | Project Management
and Marketing
07
Carla Jorge da Costa
Labour and Organisational
Psychology
Resourcing, Outsourcing and HR Consulting | HR
08
Cláudia Amaro
Environmental Engineering
Project Management | International Business Development
| Strategic Management
08
Filipe Aires Marques
Civil Engineering
Real Estate and Project Management | Strategic Marketing,
Investments, Finance
09
PAGE
Francisco Araújo
Environmental Engineering
Environmental Engineering | Project Finance and Banking
09
Francisco Cruz
Economics
Retail and Banking | Business Development
10
Hugo Damásio
Computer Science
Engineering
IT Consultancy, Business Analysis | Business Development
- Technology
10
Inês Trigo
Architecture
Healthcare and Research Projects | Non Profit and Healthcare
11
João B. Amado
International Relations
International Development | Pharmaceutical and Healthcare
| Project Management
11
João Crispim
Electrical Engineering
Energy, Product Management and Procurement
| Energy and Renewables
12
João Lopes Marcelo
Physics
IT Consultancy | International Business Development
12
João Moreira
Civil Engineering
Project Management | Project Finance, Business Strategy
and Operations
13
João Pedro Covas
Computer Management
Technology Consulting, Business Development
| Business Development
13
João Ramos
Civil Engineering
Project Management | Business Development
14
João Ribeiro
Communciation, Culture
and Information Technology
Advertising | Branding | Communication Strategy
| Marketing | Business Development
14
José Pereira
Business Management
Finance Operations | Finance, Customer Management,
Pharmaceutical
15
Luis Freire
Economics
Consulting | Business Development
15
Manuel Mendes
Informations Systems
Consulting | Operational Research, Business Development,
Management Consulting
16
Miguel Ribeiro
Computer Engineering
Technology Consulting and Project Management | CTO
16
Nuno Crispim
Management
FMCG Marketing & Sales | Marketing, Business Development
17
Olukayode Farinre
Estate Management
Banking | Real Estate & Project Management
| Sports Business Development
17
Patrícia Sousa
Law
Intellectual Property | Consulting
18
Pedro Ferreira
Economics
Finance Operations | International Focus, Finance
18
Pedro Santos
Hydrography
Quality and Technical Project Management | Maritime Field,
and Energy & Renewables
19
Piyush Awadhesh
Computer Science Engineering
IT Consultancy | Business Development, Product Management
19
Rawan Kanj
Pharmacy
Pharmaceuticals Regulatory Affairs, Business Development
| Pharmaceuticals
20
Ricardo Machado Vaz
Civil Engineering
Project and Construction Management | Business Development
20
Rodrigo Mendonça
Industrial Engineering
Commercial Management and Brand Representation
| Strategic Planning
21
Tiago Alcoforado Calhau
Law
Corporate and Individual Taxation Law | Consulting
21
Varun Sabharwal
Computer Science Engineering
IT Consultancy | International Business Development
22
2012
PROFESSIONAL
PROFILES
THE LISBON MBA
Ana Filipa Tavares
[email protected]
+351 916 100 377
Portuguese
EDUCATION
Undergraduate degree in Business
Management, Universidade Católica
Portuguesa, Portugal
Erasmus Program at Universitát
Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain
CAREER SUMMARY
Consultant and business analyst,
interested in the renewable energy
industry
LANGUAGES
Portuguese (Native),
English (Fluent), Spanish
(Fluent), French (Intermediate),
Catalan (intermediate)
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
Portugal Telecom
Portugal
Trainee
2005-2006
• Developed a general
costs reduction project
EuroPraxis ConsultinG
Portugal
Analyst
2006-2009
• Designed the distribution network of a solar
thermal energy company
• Evaluated alternatives to the fusion model
of purchasing and bottling operation of two
wine companies
Secondment EuroPraxis
ConsultinG
BRASIL
Analyst
• Redesigned the operational structure
of a hydroelectric company
• Redefined the organizational structure
of a commodities company after the merger
of different support areas
• Redesigned the organizational structure,
distribution model and commercial
processes of a telecommunications company
Additional Information
Participated twice in a Global Management
Content to manage and guide a virtual
company | Volunteer tutor to single and
young mothers in financial need
Vodafone
Portugal
Business Analyst
2009-2012
• Controlled revenue
and budget deviation of
mobile broad band and
voice tariff plans
• Developed business cases
to support corporate
investments above €5M
and new offer launches
Intercement
BRASIL
Summer Internship Marketing Intelligence
department
2012
• Conducted a market research
for the concrete sales channel
in the cement industry
• Built a SWOT analysis and
recommendations for the
company to become the
reference brand in the concrete
sales channel
Angela Cunha
[email protected]
+351 916 220 011
Portuguese
EDUCATION
Undergraduate degree in Chemical
Engineering (5 years) - Instituto
Superior Engenharia Lisboa,
(Lisbon, Portugal)
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
FIMA/Unilever
Portugal
Process Engineer
trainee
2002-2003
• Developed a break-down
analysis improving efficiency
by 15%, the presentation
was recognised by The
Japan Institute of Plant
Maintenance
• Optimized waste reduction
by 30%
CAREER SUMMARY
LANGUAGES
Solid target-driven management
Portuguese (Native),
expertise, personal resilience
English (Fluent), French
and the leadership skills required
(Basic)
to leverage new business strategies.
Experience of the automotive
industry in both national and
international projects, involving
quality management, supplier
management, team coordination
and client relationship management
Taiyo Technology
Portugal
Quality Engineer
2003-2005
• Developed and implemented
the Supplier Evaluation
and Monitoring System
• Developed the recycling plan
with implementation of up
to 90% of waste
Inapal PlÁsticos
Portugal
Quality Coordinator/Engineer
2005-2011
• Coordinated quality engineering
projects with leading names such as
Jaguar, AMG and Volkswagen
• Developed and Implemented the
Quality Management Tools for
certification
• Coordinated a multi-disciplinary
problem solving team
• Coordinated a team of 13
technical and undergraduate staff
Additional Information
Trainer - LEAN tools for process improvement
Six Sigma Green Belt
Active player of water polo
GESTO ENERGY
PORTUGAL
Summer Internship
2012
Project management of the launch
of a business unit for an off-grid
solar solution for African developing
countries.
• Areas focused on included: Product
development , business strategies,
market assessment, business plan
analysis, project cost estimation,
assessment of partnership potential
and team coordination
• Gained familiarization with the
Energy sector, African developing
countries market and project financing
institutions
07
2012
PROFESSIONAL
PROFILES
THE LISBON MBA
CARLA JORGE DA COSTA
[email protected]
+351 966 484 846
Portuguese
EDUCATION
Undergraduate Degree in Labor and
Organizational Psychology,
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
CAREER SUMMARY
9 years of Human Resources
Management and Consultancy
experience, including 5 years in
Human Resources Outsourcing.
Last 4 years as Business Unit
Director (North Portugal region)
LANGUAGES
Portuguese (Native), English
(Fluent), Spanish (Good) and
French (Intermediate)
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
Adecco
Portugal
Branch Manager
(Temporary Work
business)
2003
• Recovering of the
branch from a difficult
market position in Aveiro
in terms of sales, profit
and team management
(project started in June
and the year´s budget
was accomplished
in one semester)
Adecco
Portugal
Branch DIRECTOR
IN AVEIRO
(Temporary Work
business)
2004-2006
• Human Resources
consultancy for different
sectors and industries
• Branch and team
management, ensuring
commercial and financial
goal achievement
• Critical success factors
identification and
development of performance
monitoring systems
Adecco
Portugal
Operational Director
for Human Resources
Outsourcing
2006-2011
• Management of four
business units, ensuring
compliance with financial
and business objectives
(eight-member direct team
and an overall team of circa
450 people)
• Coordination of People
Management processes
(recruitment, job description
and analysis, hiring,
performance evaluation,
Additional Information
Trainer and public speaker in local
and national events until 2008, mainly
on Human Resources topics | Active
volunteer, including teaching and
volunteers recruitment
HC Energía
OVIEDO, SPAIN
Summer Internship
remuneration and incentive
planning, skills assessment, 2012
• Design of a Leadership
implementation of training
Development Program (LDP)
and development plans,
in HC Energía, company of
career management)
EDP Group in Oviedo, Spain
• Implementation of a new
• The LDP comprised 280
national business unit
leaders, distributed by 7
in Portugal (Industrial
organizational levels, and
& Logistics)
• Design and implementation focused on Motivation and
Satisfaction levels. The final
of an organizational climate
aim consists on a cultural
change program, focusing
change based on Leadership
on commercial teams
exercise
CLAUDIA AMARO
[email protected]
+351 915 515 595
Portuguese
EDUCATION
Post-Graduate Degree in Project
Management, Instituto Superior de
Gestão, Portugal
Undergraduate Degree in
Environmental Engineering,
Universidade Nova de Lisboa,
Portugal
CAREER SUMMARY
8 years experience as international
business developer for an
engineering consultancy company.
Additionally 4 years experience of
coordinating the implementation
of quality management systems
and consultancy services in the
environmental area
LANGUAGES
Portuguese (Native),
English (Fluent), French
(Intermediate) Spanish
(Intermediate)
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
08
Sisaqua
Portugal
Environmental
Engineer
2000-2003
• Coordinated and
developed of studies and
consulting services in the
waste management and
water and wastewater
Sectors
Sisaqua
Portugal
Quality Manager
2003-2004
• Led the development,
implementation and
certification of Quality,
Health and Safety
and Environmental
Management Systems
for several companies
Consulgal
Portugal
Project Manager
2004-2008
• Supported business
development in external
markets (including
Lusafone, Central
and Eastern Europe
countries)
Consulgal
Portugal/BraZil
Projects Coordinator
2008-2012
• Coordinated the business
development activity of the
company in the Brazilian
market
• Participated in the
restructuring process of the
company’s subsidiary in Brazil
• Supported the start-up and
business development of the
company’s subsidiaries in
Cape Verde and Libya
• Coordinated the International
Internships Programmes,
involving 15-20 trainees each
year
VotoraNtim Cimentos
são paulo, braZil
MBA Summer Internship
2012
• Developed a new business
model for Fuel Substitution in
Votorantim Cimentos, including
risk assessment and Project
Strategy
• Defined the criteria
and mapping for the new
investments’ locations
• Developed a financial model
to calculate investment
critical variables (according
to different scenarios) and
expected results at Votorantim
Cimentos plants over a 5 year
Project Horizon
2012
PROFESSIONAL
PROFILES
THE LISBON MBA
FILIPE AIRES MARQUES
[email protected]
+351 919 194 368
Portuguese
EDUCATION
Undergraduate Degree in Civil
Engineering, Instituto Superior
Técnico, Portugal
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
Unilever, SA
PORTUGAL
Deputy Property Manager
2005
• Property and project manager
responsible for various consultations,
assignments and project coordination
CAREER SUMMARY
Focused on an analytical and
strategic role, in which will utilize
the internship in pharmaceutical
consultancy and MBA plus an
experience of 7 years in real estate
project management in Brazil and
Portugal. Straight forward thinking
in pressured situations and driven
by an entrepreneurial mindset and
challenges
LANGUAGES
Portuguese (Native),
English (Fluent), Spanish
(Basic)
Teixeira Duarte SA
PORTUGAL/BRAZIL
Real Estate Project Manager
2005-2011
• Established the project management’s team in Brazil’s
real estate market (based in São Paulo) to analyse real
estate business opportunities
• Project manager of the second head-offices
of Teixeira Duarte, including offices, storage and logistic
facilities Managed a financial budget, licenced and
coordenated the 3-year project, which was licensed
in a record time of six months, and monitored the
execution of construction works
• Project completed on the target date and within budget
• Project manager of Villa Park in Amadora, including
house sector, offices, health club and a health clinic
totalling 290.000ft2
Additional Information
Licensed Real Estate Appraiser
Novartis
PORTUGAL
MBA Summer Internship
2012
• Conducted analysis on the
market segmentation and targeting
necessary to leverage respiratory
portfolio
• Strategic advisory integrating the
restructure of the National Health
System with new opportunities for
the company
FRANCISCO ARAÚJO
[email protected]
+351 914 463 760
Portuguese
EDUCATION
Post Graduate Degree in Business
Management
Undergraduate Degree in
Environmental Engineering,
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologias
da Universidade Nova de Lisboa,
Portugal
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
EMARLIS
Portugal
Environmental Engineer
2004-2007
• Managed hydraulic
infrastructures
• Coordinated survey
teams
CAREER SUMMARY
Focused on a post MBA career
in strategy, finance or business
development, building upon the finance
and strategy experience acquired on the
Investment Banking internship and MBA
as well as on an engineering career.
Analytical, open minded and creative,
has experience in developing projects
both domestically and abroad, namely in
developing countries
LANGUAGES
Portuguese (Native),
English (Fluent), French
(Intermediate), Spanish
(Basic)
COBA
Portugal
Environmental Engineer
2007-2012
• Developed the proposal for the raw water supply system for
Lobito’s Refinery in Angola
• Macro planning Luanda’s stormwater system in Angola
• Developed Alcântara Channel’s Left Bank Drainage studies
and hydraulic and hydrologic mathematical model
• Developed a feasibility study for 60 wastewater treatment
plants in Algeria and taught technical classes to Algerian
technicians
• Developed technical and economical masterplans to create
new multi-municipal water and wastewater systems
Additional Information
Member of ENOVA, Universidade
Nova’s Entrepreneurship Club | Completing
Masters in Environmental Engineering,
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2012
SUMMER INTERNSHIP
2012
• Integrated the Equity Research
Department of BPI Investment Bank
collaborating in the Equity Strategy
area through the development
of analytical tools. Participated
in the valuation process of two
companies in the media sector
using DCF models
• Integrated the Corporate Finance
Department of BPI Investment
Bank, collaborating in the valuation
of a major Portuguese Utility and
analyzing the strategy of three
Iberian companies
09
2012
PROFESSIONAL
PROFILES
THE LISBON MBA
FRANCISCO CRUZ
[email protected]
+351 913 038 360
Portuguese
EDUCATION
CAREER SUMMARY
LANGUAGES
Undergraduate Degree in Economics, Background in financial controlling
Portuguese (Native),
Universidade Nova de Lisboa,
in both the retail and the commercial English (Fluent), Spanish
Portugal
banking sectors. Looking to leverage (Intermediate), French (Basic)
professional background plus MBA,
in further financial or logistics roles
Additional Information
Certification in Microsoft SQL and Visual
Basic
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
INTERCEMENT
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL
Summer Internship
2012
• Assessed the viability
of subcontracting services for
a industrial cement plant in
São Paulo
• Proposed a business
plan which would reduce
transportation costs by 15% on
traditional transportation costs
Banco Primus
Portugal
Financial Controller
2009-2011
• Developed and implemented
a business intelligence system
that provided the institution
with universal and trustworthy
information essential to
decision making
• Participated on the
modeling of the new budget
and business plan tool that
created conditions to improve
operational and financial
parameters estimation
DIA Portugal
Supermercados
Portugal
Financial Controller
2007-2009
• Modeled a decision making
tool for a 3 year 15M€ project
for a new store concept
• Implemented a new SAP
business intelligence system
that provided the company with
a faster access to management
information
HUGO DAMÁSIO
[email protected]
+351 963 534 290
Portuguese
EDUCATION
Undergraduate Degree in
Engineering and Computer Science,
Faculdade Ciências e Tecnologia
– Universidade Nova de Lisboa,
Portugal
CAREER SUMMARY
Background in consultancy, providing IT
solutions to leading telecom operators in
Portugal and overseas. | Career focus is now
in business development and strategic planning
in technology, media and telecoms sectors,
building on previous work experience and the
MBA skill set
LANGUAGES
Portuguese (Native),
English (Fluent), Spanish
(Intermediate), French
(Intermediate)
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
10
Novabase
Portugal
Analyst / Developer
2007-2010
• Implemented the Marketing module
of the Customer Relationship
Management system at Safaricom,
Kenya
• Developed new features for Vodafone
Portugal’s Customer Relationship
Management system upgrade
Accenture
Portugal
Business Analyst
2010-2011
• Met with clients and key
users to define the project
scope and understand their
business needs
• Analyzed and implemented
the Customer Care section
of the Customer Relationship
Management system at
Portugal Telecom, while
leading a team of developers
• Analyzed and
implemented the Outbound
Communications section of
the Customer Relationship
Management system at Zon
Multimedia, Portugal, the
leader of the pay TV market
in Portugal and the country’s
second largest Internet
provider
Additional Information
Hobbyist Music Producer
TIMWE
Portugal
Summer Internship
2012
• Conducted an industry study about
the Online Advertising business and
the company itself, which was later
incorporated into TIMWE’s strategic
plan
• Analysed industries’ technologies
to improve TIMWE’s online advertising
efficiency
• Identified the industry’s best
practices to create adequate
recommendations for TIMWE’s
processes
2012
PROFESSIONAL
PROFILES
THE LISBON MBA
INÊS TRIGO
[email protected]
+351 917 394 732
Portuguese
EDUCATION
Masters Degree in Architecture,
Faculdade Arquitectura,
Master’s thesis addressed “Hospital
Architecture: Measures to
Improve Flexibility, Versatility and
Adaptability.”
Universidade Técnica de Lisboa,
Portugal
Exchange Program Facultad de
Arquitectura Diseño y Urbanismo,
Universidade de Buenos Aires,
Argentina
CAREER SUMMARY
Project Architect with three years
of experience developing large scale
projects, mainly in the healthcare
sector. Seeking to utilise work
experience in architecture and the
MBA, to move into business areas
of healthcare, or of not for profit
foundations
LANGUAGES
Portuguese (Native), English
(Fluent), Spanish (Fluent),
French (Intermediate) Catalan
(Basic)
Additional Information
Study trips: France/Suisse, Japan, Chile,
Argentina, US | Volunteer work in Buenos
Aires,Croatia, Barcelona, Cape Verde.
Master Thesis | Hospital Architecture:
Measures to Improve Flexibility, Versatility
and Adaptability
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
Pinearq
Barcelona, Spain
Project Architect
2009-2011
• Planned large and
complex Healthcare and
Research projects in
Portugal, Spain and Qatar,
budgets from €24M –
€76M
• Participated in
multidisciplinary teams on
international bids
• Led a group of 3 intern
architects
• Managed responses to
specific project questions
such as structure issues
with Portuguese promoters
and collaborators
Serralves Museum
Portugal
MBA Summer Internship
-Project development
2012
• Analysis and discovery
of missing projects
• Development of new project
to promote networking of
artists and related artists,
sponsors, curators, journalists
JOÃO B. AMADO
[email protected]
+351 918 500 142
Portuguese
EDUCATION
Undergraduate Degree in
International Relations and
Economics – Universidade Lusíada
(Lisboa, Portugal), 2005
European Bachalaureat – École
Européenne de Bruxelles (Brussels,
Belgium) 1998
CAREER SUMMARY
Broad project management experience across
health, education and public governance, in local
and international contexts.
Participated in High-level negotiations with
public and private actors at European Level.
Coordinated several teams and managed
different budgets in the total of $1M, with positive
results
LANGUAGES
Portuguese (Native),
English (Fluent), French
(Fluent), Spanish
(Fluent)
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
North-South Centre,
Council of Europe |
Ministry of Foreign
Affairs
Portugal
Program Assistant
2005-2006
• Participated in the planning
and organization of meetings
and other official events;
coordinated publications
editions and analyzed public
affairs communications and
stakeholders’ strategies
Portugal’s
Permanent
Representation
to the European
Union
Belgium
Deputy Counselor
2007
• Co-chaired the Energy
Group of the European
Council and developed
the communication and
public affairs strategy plan.
Organized and reported
lobbying meetings and
intra-governmental
negotiations
A Little Gesture,
NGO
mOZAMBIQUE
Country Manager
2008
• Managed financial
support strategies to
sustain local orphanages,
which efficiently reduced
immediate primary needs
for underprivileged
communities
Additional Information
Volunteer work in fundraising
campaigns against poverty, selftaught guitar teacher
Fundação Fé e
Cooperação
PORTUGAL
Project Manager
2009-2012
• Coordinated local and
international Education and
Health Projects involving
more than 200 cooperation
stakeholders and enabling
more than 5000 beneficiaries
from Lusophone countries.
Provided creative project
strategies to ensure good
project functioning in adverse
economic and political
conditions
• Developed communication
and marketing campaigns
to ensure the financial
sustainability of the
organisation’s main activities
NOVARTIS
PORTUGAL
MBA Summer
Internship - Multiple
Sclerosis Business
Franchise
2012
• Created a patient
empowerment Action
Plan to enhance access
to innovative treatments.
Developed a franchise
defense plan considering
the main products
future position in the MS
market against upcoming
competitors
11
2012
PROFESSIONAL
PROFILES
THE LISBON MBA
JOÃO CRISPIM
[email protected]
+351 919 224 051
Portuguese
EDUCATION
Masters Degree in Business and
Innovation, Instituto Superior de
Economia e Gestão
Undergraduate Degree in Electrical
Engineering, Instituto Superior
Técnico, Portugal
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
Redes Energéticas
Nacionais
LISBON, Portugal
Project/Product
Manager
2005-2010
• Managed the construction
and refurbishment of several
substations (total over €100m)
• Procured and managed high
voltage equipment (total over
€10m)
CAREER SUMMARY
Post-MBA interested in roles which will
utilize expertise in this sector, strong
analytical skills and the ability to create
business strategy.
Background as Project and Procurement
Manager with a focus on energy and
renewables, invited to teach energy
economics as part of a postgraduate course,
published several articles on renewable
energy, in Portugal and internationally
Redes Energéticas Nacionais
LISBON, PORTUGAL
Procurement Manager Coordinator
2010-2011
• Promoted from Procurement Manager
• Coordinated Procurement Managers for
all electrical equipment and construction
sites (€100m)
• Participated in the initial implementation
team of the procurement department,
designing the policies and procedures
LANGUAGES
Additional Information
Portuguese (Native),
Full member of Ordem dos Engenheiros
English (Fluent), Spanish Published articles on renewable energy
(Intermediate), French
(Basic)
Instituto Superior
de Economia e Gestão
LISBON, PORTUGAL
Teacher
2011-present
• Teacher at a Graduate
Specialization Course - Energy
Economics, Environment and
Sustainable Development
EDP
brazil/Portugal
MBA International Lab
2011-present
• Led a Brazilian and
Portuguese consultant team,
analysed the current market
potential for distributed energy
• Interviewed stakeholders
and advisers in São Paulo
and Lisbon
• Development of business
strategy for the introduction
of grid connected photovoltaic
systems in Brazil
JOÃO LOPES MARCELO
[email protected]
+351 967 216 462
Portuguese
EDUCATION
Undergraduate Degree in Physics
– Universidade de Lisboa (Lisbon,
Portugal), 2007
CAREER SUMMARY
Internationally focused MBA executive,
with experience of Consulting, Engineering
and Management. Knowledge of IT,
Telecommunications and Public Service
business areas. Professional goals post
MBA are to develop innovative business
solutions in the business intelligence, IT or
telecommunication areas
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
12
CAAUL
Portugal
Researcher
2007-2008
• Conducted research on
extra-solar planets
and instructed in
public events at the
Lisbon Astronomical
Observatory
IMOSAL
Portugal
Engineering
Assistant
2008-2009
• As an assistant of the
Engineering Department
helped develop a more
energy-efficient system
for the company, having
influence on the company’s
decisions concerning
energy efficiency
Accenture
Portugal
Programmer
2009
• In DGITA (public services
business area – fiscal
administration) collaborated
as a programmer with
analysis functions. Worked
with technologies that
allowed the client to
develop new functionalities,
improving its relationship
with the tax-payers
LANGUAGES
Portuguese (Native),
English (Fluent), French
(Intermediate), Spanish
(Basic), German (Basic)
Additional Information
CAP (Certificado de Aptidão
Pedagógica), IEFP, December 2008
World IT
Portugal
Business Consultant
2009-2011
• In Optimus
Telecommunications involved
in a development team as
an analyst/programmer with
the aim of developing a CRM
system to converge several
business areas of the client
• In PT-Sistemas de
Informação, S.A. (PT-SI),
contributed to three different
projects as an analyst,
working primarily in the
Quality Assurance area
Portugal Telecom
Portugal/CHINA
MBA International Lab
Business Consultant |
Team Leader
2012
• Strategic consulting project
between PT and Huawei to
develop a business plan with
a focus on e-education. The
project was held in Shanghai,
Shenzhen and Lisbon
• Met with stakeholders and
conducted market research
including interviews with key
government officials
2012
PROFESSIONAL
PROFILES
THE LISBON MBA
JOÃO MOREIRA
[email protected]
+351 935 006 226
Portuguese
EDUCATION
Postgraduate Degree in Project
Management Universidad Politècnica
de Catalunya (Barcelona, 2008)
Undergraduate Degree in Civil
Engineering - Instituto Superior
Técnico (Lisbon, 2006)
CAREER SUMMARY
LANGUAGES
6 years of experience in Project Management Portuguese (Native),
and Project Design, in Portugal and Spain,
English (Fluent), Spanish
plus recent experience as a Business
(Fluent), Catalan (Basic)
Consultant in Brazil. Interested in developing
a career in Project Financing, Business
Strategy and Operations
Additional Information
Delivered public presentations to
international congresses on energy
topics | Effective member of Portugal’s
National College of Engineers
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
IDOM
Barcelona, Spain
Civil Engineer
2007-2009
• Conducted or participated
in the development of different
infrastructure assessment
studies and monitored the
construction phase of roads,
bridges and pipelines in
Barcelona
Aqualogus
LISBON, Portugal
Civil Engineer
2006-2007
• Designed small hydropower
plants, one of them awarded
with the Small Hydro Award
2009
• Researched and evaluated
the feasibility of hydropower
projects across Portugal
EDP
OPORTO, PORTUGAL
Project Manager
2009-2011
• Project managed the
implementation phase of the
Paradela dam retrofitting project,
including the coordination of an
internal cross functional team of 10
engineers and managed the relation
with the outsourcing companies
• Managed, with success, the
contract of the project (budget of
€9M)
• Participated in the tendering
evaluation process for the Alvito
hydropower scheme
Maksen Consulting
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL
MBA International Lab
- Business Consultant
2012
• Developed an assessment
of the potential market for
electric vehicles in Brazil,
based on the product response
to Brazilian challenges and
estimated the future economic
impacts
JOÃO PEDRO COVAS
[email protected]
+351 961 624 156
Portuguese
EDUCATION
Undergraduate Degree in Computer
Management in Universidade
Lusófona, Lisboa, Portugal
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
Portuguese
Government
Portugal
Sales Group
2003-2004
• Managed business with
the Ministry of Interior
and Ministry of Education
and managed annual
budgets above $6M,
registering growth rates
of 15% Year-on-year
CAREER SUMMARY
Entrepreneur, business strategist and expert
in leading and selling complex products.
Broad experience across private and public
sectors as a consultant, sales, project and
program manager for Microsoft. Consistently
outperformed sales and performance targets,
managed budgets over $7M, achieved annual
growth rates of over 18%
LRG-Local & Regional
Government
PORTUGAL
Strategy deginition new
2004-2007
• Led strategy definition and
implementation of the new
“LRG - Local e Regional
Government” market and
“Digital Regions” in Portugal,
winning public projects
by promoting Microsoft
technology adoption energy
efficiency
LANGUAGES
Portuguese (Native),
English (Fluent), French
(Basic), German (Basic)
Microsoft
LISBON, Portugal
1998-2011
• During an extensive career at Microsoft,
achieved consistent promotions and
cross-departmental exposure
• From 2007–2011 promoted to Senior
Account Manager Enterprise Sales
• Managed annual budgets above $7M,
registering growth rates higher than 18%
• Assigned the main objective and responsibility
to define and implement, in Portugal, a strategy
to boost the Transportation market (TAP, ANA,
Refer and CP) and Construction Companies
(Mota-engil, Somague, Soares da Costa,
Teixeira Duarte, Edifer)
Additional Information
As an Entrepreneur, created 3
companies: 1) Luxury and exclusive
Kitchens; 2) Medical Software
development; 3) Corporate IT
training
EDP
BRAZIL/Portugal
MBA International Lab
Business Consultant
2012
• Development of business
strategy for the introduction
of grid connected photovoltaic
systems in Brazil
13
2012
PROFESSIONAL
PROFILES
THE LISBON MBA
JOÃO RAMOS
[email protected]
+351 963 002 100
Portuguese
EDUCATION
Master in Science Degree (MSc) in
Civil Engineering, Instituto Superior
Técnico – Universidade Técnica de
Lisboa, Portugal
Erasmus Program in Lund, Sweden
(2007)
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
CAREER SUMMARY
LANGUAGES
Started with a 6 month fellowship as a
Portuguese (Native),
researcher at Instituto Superior Técnico on
English (Fluent), French
renewable energies. Developed a career as
(Basic)
a project manager in the area of construction
in Teixeira Duarte S.A. Post-MBA interest in
supply chain and operations management,
as well as in new business development,
leveraging on the ability to think strategically
and to solve optimization problems
Teixeira Duarte
PORTUGAL
Project Manager
2008-2011
• Managed and supervised the construction of the new
railway bridge of Alcácer-do-Sal. Oversaw €5M
of the €60M overall contract value and led a team
of 3 foremen and 1 designer
• Managed and supervised the construction
of the new bridge over the Uíma river. Oversaw
€0.6M of the €20M overall contract value
• Managed and supervised the repairs of 4 bridges
of the IP3 motorway. Oversaw €0.7M of the
€10M overall contract value
• Managed and supervised the company’s
equipment yard
CeHidro
Portugal
Researcher
2007-2008
• Researched the application
of renewable energies in water
supply systems
• Published conclusions in
3 papers in science journals
Additional Information
Master thesis in “Water supply systems’
efficiency – Application of renewable
energies” | Practicioner of several
sports: football, tennis, skiing
Portugal Telecom
CHINA/PORTUGAL
MBA International Lab
– Business Consultant
2012
• Consulting project for Portugal
Telecom in the area of e-education –
“How can new technologies advance in
the area of education and what should
be Portugal Telecom’s positioning?”
• Consultancy project done in
partnership with Huawei Technologies
Company, LTD and with the Fudan
University of Shanghai
JOÃO RIBEIRO
[email protected]
+351 919 738 164
Portuguese
EDUCATION
Undergraduate (5 years) and Masters
Degree (2 years) in Communication,
Culture and Information Technology,
ESE-IPS and ISCTE, Portugal
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
14
NISQA – Cooperativa
de Ensino Egas Moniz
Portugal
Communication Advisor
2003-2007
• Implemented the
communication plan of the
center of research and
training in food safety &
quality, coordinated by
PhD Laurentina Pedroso
• Organized the
International Conference
“Food Protection”, in 2003
and 2004
CAREER SUMMARY
Extensive experience as a strategic planner
in multinational communication agencies,
including international experience in Brazil,
Angola and South Africa. 24 effectiveness
awards achieved: 1 Grand Prix, 9 Gold, 5
Silver, 3 Bronze and 5 Shortlist at Grupo
Consultores’ event, and 1 Shortlist at the New
York Advertising & Marketing Effectiveness
Awards (AME)
BBDO
Portugal
Strategic Planner
2003-2007
• Developed strategies
for brands such as
Galp Energia, Optimus,
Jumbo/Auchan, Banco
Espírito Santo, AICEP,
Bayer and Mars
(Masterfoods)
LANGUAGES
Portuguese (Native),
English (Fluent), Spanish
(Intermediate), French
(Basic)
ThandaVantu SGPS
PORTUGAL/ANGOLA
AND BRAZIL
Communication
Director
2007-2008
• Defined different companies’ communication strategies in Portugal, Brazil and
Africa, in activities such
as agriculture, bio fuels,
mining industry, industrial
vehicles, catering, tourism,
trading and real estate
Additional Information
Enjoy playing poker and bass guitar
Organized a cattle auction in Luanda
Fuel/Santa Fé Havas Group
PORTUGAL
Head of Strategy
2008-2012
• Created the strategy
department and its
methodologies in
coordination with the
advertising, design, digital
and brand entertainment
teams
• Expertise in multiple
sectors. Main clients:
Continente, Worten,
Sportzone, Well’s, Sonae
Sierra, RTP, Santander,
Mitsubishi, Volvo, Turismo
de Portugal, Pizza Hut, KFC
and Luso
IKAYA and T&FCW
South Africa
MBA Internship Business Consultant
2012
• Strategy and business
plan development for two
companies operating in
the Costumes Design and
Hiring industry, mainly for
advertising, film and events
productions
• Costume design assistant
at “Long Walk to Freedom”,
a movie about Nelson
Mandela, scheduled to
premiere July 2013
2012
PROFESSIONAL
PROFILES
THE LISBON MBA
JOSÉ PEREIRA
[email protected]
+351 916 747 539
Portuguese
EDUCATION
PostGrad in Management
– Universidade Lusíada (Lisbon,
Portugal), 2000
Undergraduate Degree in Business
Management – ISLA University
(Lisbon, Portugal), 1998
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
KPMG Portugal
Portugal
Audit Senior
2000-2001
• Full scope audits and
due diligence projects
for international clients
3M Portugal
Portugal
FinancIAL ANALYST
1998-2000
• Junior graduate
in the Finance Team
CAREER SUMMARY
Extensive experience in fast paced multinational
blue chip companies, working with several
European markets and offshore teams in Europe
and Asia, with focus on business development from
finance and operations standpoint. Leadership in
operational efficiency design, transformation, and
international change management processes.
Passionate for team work and customer excellence
The Phone House
Portugal
Kimberly-Clark
Accounts Payable
EUROPE - UK
& Banking Manager
Financial Reporting
2006-2009
Specialist
• Managed AP and
2001-2003
• Head of Finance Reporting Banking end to end
for Portugal. Migration of the processes for nine
countries in Carphone
Finance team to a Shared
Warehouse European
Service Centre in the UK
SSC
Portugal
Finance Manager
2003-2006
• Head of Finance for
Kimberly-Clark in Portugal
LANGUAGES
Portuguese (Native),
English (Fluent),
Spanish
(Intermediate)
Best Buy Europe
Portugal
Finance
Operations
Manager
2009-2010
• Managed finance
end to end processes
for ten markets/
businesses doubling
the size of the
accounts in 5 years
Additional Information
Chartered Accountant since 1998.
Skilled with SAP R/3 mainly FI and
COPA, Office, Hyperion.
Experienced in managing large
qualified finance teams
Wipro BPO
Portugal
Finance
Operations
Manager
2010-2011
• Led centralization
of finance processes
from European
subsidiaries and
offshoring activity to
Romania and India
Novartis
Portugal
Commercial
Consultant
MBA Summer
Internship
2012
• Created patient
journeys and
physician networks
to determine capacity
and bottlenecks on
Ophthalmic services
• Delivered
recommendations for
leveraging capacity
drivers on patients’
access for Public and
Private sectors
LuÍs Freire
[email protected]
+351 933 803 526
Portuguese
EDUCATION
Undergraduate Degree in
Economics, Instituto Superior
de Economia e Gestão, Portugal
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
PriceWaterhousE
Coopers
Portugal
Analyst
1998-1999
• Worked as an
Oracle Financials
implementation
consultant
CAREER SUMMARY
Extensive multinational consulting experience in
Energy, Media and Communications sectors, ranging
from Customer Relationship Management (CRM) to
full fledge Enterprise Transformation programmes.
Entrepreneur focused on international markets taking
advantage of work experience in South Africa, Angola
and Lusofone markets and MBA network to develop
alternative housing solutions for recession/emerging
markets
Deloitte Consulting
Portugal
Consultant
1999-2004
• Defined CRM roadmaps
for the fixed line and cable
operators of the largest
Communications group in
Portugal
• Performed a CRM diagnostic
and led the Campaign and
Sales process design in one of
the largest CRM (Siebel based)
projects in Iberia in 2001, for a
Portuguese Financial Services
group
LANGUAGES
Portuguese
(Native), English
(Fluent), Spanish
(Intermediate)
Accenture
Portugal
Manager
2005-2010
• Defined campaign management
operating model for the largest
communications company in Portugal
• Acted as the strategic advisor to the
CIO of a public broadcaster in South
Africa for 18 months
• Streamlined a shared-services
department and advised on the
implementation of a shared-services
call center
• Defined an IT Outsourcing operating
model at a cable operator in Portugal.
• Defined a campaign management
operating model for a cable operator
in Portugal
Additional Information
Luís is passionate about travelling to
Africa and emerging countries, tries
to keep up with soccer (playing, not
watching), has recovered his teenage
taste for comics and became recently a
consumer electronics gadgets geek
Accenture
Portugal
Senior Manager
2010-2011
• Led a 2 year
enterprise
transformation
program at an oil
company in Angola
at a time when new
competitors were
entering the market
LISBON, Portugal
Start Up Lisboa MBA
entrepreneurship
hub
2012
• Two month deep
research and first
business model definition
for an alternative housing
solution in the European
recession markets with
potential expansion to
emerging Lusofone
markets
15
2012
PROFESSIONAL
PROFILES
THE LISBON MBA
manuel mendes
[email protected]
+351 916 223 915
Portuguese
EDUCATION
CAREER SUMMARY
Undergraduate Degree in Information Five years consulting experience in internal
Systems, Instituto Superior Técnico, control, namely, Enterprise Risk Services,
Portugal
engaged in several projects in internal audit,
control assurance and risk management.
Business assessment and development,
Management consultant, Operational
researcher, marketing strategy, and Training
and development officer
PROFESSIONAL
LANGUAGES
Portuguese (Native),
English (Fluent)
Additional Information
Trained the internal audit team of the
Comissão Nacional Eleitoral de Angola
in 2011 | Developed and participated
in activities for underprivileged and
institutionalized children in the Lisbon
area
EXPERIENCE
Deloitte
Portugal
Senior Consultant
2006-2011
• As part of a global supply
chain initiative to comply with
new UK legislation, trained
and prepared 50 contract
managers on a range of ethical
issues for a pharmaceutical
company in 2011
• Assessed the events
management and hospital sales
process for a pharmaceutical
company in 2010
• Developed the internal audit
function for Impresa Media
Group in 2007
• Developed a risk
management methodology for
a construction site in 2009.
• Analised the IT inventory
process for Sociedade
Interbancária de Serviços
(SIBS) in 2008
• Developed the Risk
Prevention Corruption Plan for
Public entities in 2009/2010
• Audited the consumer data
disclosure procedures and
rules for EDP in 2010
Deloitte
ANGOLA
Senior Consultant
• Audited the accounting
system for Instituto Supervisor
de Seguros in 2009
•Assessed and audited
several business processes
for Entreposto Aduaneiro in
2010/2011
Kemin
Des Moines/USA/São Paulo
/Brazil
MBA Internship – Supply Chain
Consultant
2012
• Consulting services for a start-up
pharmaceutical in European regulatory
compliance, namely pre-owned
equipment and medical device CE mark,
warehousing and other applicable
regulations, marketing and pricing,
Product Development and financials of
pharmaceutical products in Europe with
focus on market access requirements
MIGUEL RIBEIRO
[email protected]
+351 962 469 311
Portuguese
EDUCATION
Undergraduate Degree in Computer
Engineering, IST, Portugal
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
16
Andersen
Portugal
Manager
1995-2002
• Managed projects in
banking, insurance and
public sector, such as
accounting management,
budget management and
public funds management
• Promoted from Senior
Consultant to Manager in
2000
CAREER SUMMARY
LANGUAGES
Extensive experience in information technology Portuguese (Native),
management consultancy in banking, insurance English (Fluent), Spanish
and public administration markets. Experience (Intermediate)
includes program management, project
management and sales account management.
Well versed in utilizing technology to deliver on
business goals and leading teams
Deloitte
Portugal
Manager
2002-2005
• Managed projects in
insurance, banking and
public sector, such as IT
planning and strategy,
channel management,
integration architectures
and IT outsourcing
Indra
PORTUGAL
Director
2005-2007
• Led a large group of
IT Consultants on more
than 200 projects in
the telecommunication,
banking, insurance,
human resources and
manufacturing industries
with an annual target of
€19M
• During this time promoted
from Manager to Director
Additional Information
Experience in digital marketing,
software engineering, cloud
software services and hotel
management
Novabase
PORTUGAL
Manager
2008-2011
• Managed large projects
in the banking and public
sectors, such as credit
securitization, electronic
cards and contact centers
MBA Entrepreneurship
Hub – Digital
Marketing
2012
• Designed and
implemented a business
plan for a digital marketing
cloud service in the hotel
industry
• Developed a tool to
empower the hotel direct
sales channel, by providing
a self-service marketing
software integrated with
real time hotel sales and
operations
2012
PROFESSIONAL
PROFILES
THE LISBON MBA
NUNO CRISPIM
[email protected]
+351 917 061 753
Portuguese
EDUCATION
Undergraduate Degree in Management, Católica School
of Business, Portugal
Erasmus, Rouen Business School, France
Advanced Management, Aarhus School of Business,
Denmark
CAREER SUMMARY
Post-MBA interest in Management and Marketing roles leveraging
on a creative, strategic and analytical mindset.
10 years experience of Marketing and Sales in Fast Moving
Consumer Goods, together with four years as Head Negotiator
(TV/Online)
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
Unilever
Portugal
Brand Manager
2004-2006
• Developed Marketing
Plans for Soft Drinks
brand (€8M)
• Led team of 14 student
brand managers
• Led market research
and insight generation
processes
Unilever
Portugal
Trade Marketing /
Category Manager
2001-2004
• Developed food and
Beverages brands
• Set strategic assortment
/ store planograms (+50%
sales in main formats)
• Innovated in-store
promotions repositioning
aged brands
Reckitt Benckiser
Portugal
Senior Brand
Manager & Budget
Manager
2006-2009
• Developed Home Care
brands (€20M)
• Created new
promotional strategies
increasing sales by 110%
• Led the development
of a budget planning and
control software (saved
200 hours/year)
Reckitt Benckiser
Portugal
Marketing Manager
& Media Manager
2009-2011
• Led 40% of the business
(€60M) and team of 5 on
Home/Personal Care
• Achieved +40% sales on
established brands
• Launched new brands
(15% share in 3 months)
• Reduced TV purchasing
costs by 15%
• Developed fully local
above/below the line
campaigns - with TV
LANGUAGES
Portuguese (Native),
English (Fluent), French
(Intermediate), Spanish
(Intermediate)
EDP
São Paulo, Brazil/
Lisbon, Portugal
MBA International
Lab
2012
• Development of
business strategy for
the introduction of grid
connected photovoltaic
systems in Brazil
Olukayode Farinre
[email protected]
+351 912 298 888
Nigerian
EDUCATION
Undergraduate Degree in Estate
Management, Obafemi Awolowo
University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria 2002
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
Alfred Dunes
Consults Ltd.
PHC, Nigeria
Business
Development
Executive
2004-2006
• Verified title deeds with
government agencies
and vetted lease/tenancy
agreements for property
acquisitions
• Liaised with government
agencies in charge of
tenement rates, building
construction permits,
levies and taxes
CAREER SUMMARY
LANGUAGES
Entrepreneurial and determined executive with English (Native)
a passion for sports management. Investigated Portuguese (Basic)
the international brand awareness and
potential market for Benfica Football Club in 8
African countries, writing a business case to
identify and increase membership. Pioneered
the creation and growth of Chelsea FC’s fan
base in Lagos, Nigeria. Background in finance,
marketing/retailing, loan analysis, foreign
operations and customer service
Oceanic Bank
International Plc.
Lagos, Nigeria
Assistant Officer
2006-2010
• Sourced and created new
business opportunities worth
$4 million for the bank
• Handled the marketing of
several financial products to
potential customers and bank
account holders
Real Estate & Construction
Alfred Dunes Consults Limited
Lagos, Nigeria
Principal Consultant
2010-2011
• Negotiated and won a $430,000 renovation
contract for the lobby of the Nigerian Institute
of Oceanography & Marine Research.
Supervised the execution and completion
of the project within the approved budget
and time
• Negotiated and won a $350,000 facilities’
revamp contract at Obafemi Awolowo
University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
• Sourced new business through maintenance
of relationships with High Networth
Individuals, Government representatives,
companies and educational institutions
Additional Information
Keen football follower - member
of University faculty football team.
Hobbies also include table tennis
and travelling
Benfica Football Club
lisbon, Portugal
MBA Marketing Internship
2012
• Prepared a business plan for Benfica
Football Club´s international expansion
into Africa focused on 8 countries
based on pedigree of players and
football history of the chosen countries
• Eusebio Cup match (Benfica vs. Real
Madrid) event planning team member
• Researched alternative sources of
revenue for Benfica FC apart from
match day tickets and players sales
• Part of event planning for the launch
of 2012/2013 Red Pass seat tickets for
Benfica FC associate members
• Investigated best practices in
internationalizing Football Club brands
and its application to SL Benfica
17
2012
PROFESSIONAL
PROFILES
THE LISBON MBA
PATRÍCIA SOUSA
[email protected]
+351 919 694 983
Portuguese
EDUCATION
Post-graduate in Law and
Management, Faculdade de
Economia, Universidade Nova de
Lisboa/Nova Fórum
Undergraduate in Law, Universidade
Nova de Lisboa
Erasmus, Universitat Autonoma de
Barcelona, Spain
CAREER SUMMARY
Recent consultancy experience in Brazil,
focused on developing career utilizing this
experience and MBA electives in consulting
and marketing. 6 years experience in
Intellectual Property Law working with
national and international companies
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
PLMJ – A.M. Pereira, Sáragga
Leal, Oliveira Martins, Júdice
Portugal
Trainee-Lawyer
2005-2008
• Drafted pleadings and prepared trials
• Provided legal advice regarding
Intellectual Property rights
• Drafted Information Technologies and
e-commerce agreements
Secondment, Synopsys Inc
• Drafted and negotiated Intellectual
Property licences and design agreements
Cuatrecasas,
Gonçalves Pereira,
LAW FIRM
PORTUGAL
Associate Lawyer
2009-2009
• Assisted national and
international clients with
Intellectual Property
Law issues, Information
Technologies and
E-commerce
• Negotiated commercial
agreements
LANGUAGES
Portuguese (Native)
English (Fluent) Spanish
(Fluent) French (Basic)
Riviera, SGPS, S.A.
PORTUGAL
In-House Lawyer
2010-2010
• Prepared and
revised commercial,
distribution and lease
agreements
Instructed on internal
procedures
Additional Information
Admitted to the Portuguese Bar
Association, Lecturer for Universidade
Nova and ISLA
Furtado Marcas e
Patentes S.A.
LISBON, PORTUGAL
Lawyer - Litigation
Department
2010-2011
• Provided legal
opinions to clients,
prepared and
submitted cases
before national and
international Industrial
Property institutes
Maksen
São Paulo, Brazil/
Lisbon, Portugal
MBA International
Lab
2012
• Analysing the potential
market and opportunity
for electric auto-vehicles
in Brazil
PEDRO FERREIRA
[email protected]
+351 917 527 580
Portuguese
EDUCATION
Undergraduate Degree in Economics
(5 years) – Faculdade de Economia
da Universidade do Porto (Porto,
Portugal), 2006
Erasmus programme – Academy of
Humanities and Economics of Lodz
(Lodz, Poland), 2004
CAREER SUMMARY
Finance manager with 7 years professional
experience, including 5 years international
experience in Angola. Recently completed an
MBA consulting project in Brazil. Through the
MBA developed career interests in business
development, consulting and roles in corporate
finance
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
18
SRJ – Sociedade de
Representações,
Importação e
Distribuição
Portugal
Financial Assistant
2003-2005
• Supported management
as required, performed
bank reconciliations
and treasury activities,
credit control, expand
customer’s base and
look for new business
opportunities
FDO Construções
Portugal
Finance and
administrative Officer
(FDO/ABB Engenharia
Angola)
2006-2007
• Developed and
implemented all the
administrative and financial
procedures, to the parent
company’s standards
• Responsible for
accountability and reporting
of management information
to the parent company
Mota-Engil Engenharia
e Construção
Portugal
Finance and
Administrative Manager
(ICER - Indústrias
de Cerâmica; NOVICER –
Cerâmicas de Angola)
2007-2009
• Monitored operational and
strategic cash flows, and
human resources activities
•Prepared and monitored
budgets, supervised
treasury transactions and
all legal, fiscal and financing
operations
LANGUAGES
Additional Information
Portuguese (Native),
Practice of federated football
English (Fluent), Spanish between the years 1992 and 2000
(Fluent)
Genius Mineira
ANGOLA
Finance Manager
2010-2011
• Development, control
and supervision of all
the financial activities,
providing and interpreting
financial information
• Produced accurate
financial reports to specific
deadlines; monitored cash
flows; developed external
relationships with bankers
and auditors
Maksen Consulting
BRAZIL
MBA International Lab
Business Consultant
2012
• Analysing the potential
market and opportunity for
electric auto-vehicles in
Brazil
2012
PROFESSIONAL
PROFILES
THE LISBON MBA
Pedro Santos
[email protected]
+351 913 221 928
Portuguese
EDUCATION
Postgraduate Degree in Occupational
Safety and Health, ISQ, Portugal
Undergraduate Degree in
Hydrography, University of Plymouth,
England
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
Instituto Hidrográfico
Portugal
Hydrographic Surveyor
1999
• Integrated in the Field
Brigades, carried out field and
post-processing activities
CAREER SUMMARY
10 years of quality management experience
working in large projects with an additional 3
years of hydrographic surveying experience.
Interested in the maritime field, and in the fields
of renewable energy and energy production
and distribution
Hydrographic
Surveying Company
Portugal
Hydrographic Surveyor
1999-2001
• Led all the tasks
necessary for the set-up of
a hydrographic surveying
company. Project completed
within schedule and within
budget
• Collaborated in the
development of an Integrated
Coastal Management System
for the Portuguese coast
LANGUAGES
Portuguese (Native)
English (Fluent) Spanish
(Intermediate), French
(Basic)
INDUBEL
Portugal
Quality Manager
2002-2011
• Implemented a Quality Management
System, and obtained the CE marking
for several pre-fabricated products
Project completed within schedule
and within budget
• Led a team of three laboratory
technicians
• Developed a new communications
system for the company, reducing
costs by more than 100%
• Led the Occupational Safety and
Health Department for 2 years
Additional Information
Winner of the Optimist Sailing
National Championship in Portugal
in 1988, as team captain
Gesto EnergY
LISBON, Portugal
MBA Internship
2012
• Collaborated in the analysis
of several professional training
projects for Mozambique,
and in the development
of a Business School in
Mozambique
Piyush Awadhesh
[email protected]
+351 960 217 039
Indian
EDUCATION
Undergraduate Degree in
Computer Science Engineering,
Birla Institute of Technology,
Mesra, India
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
CAREER SUMMARY
LANGUAGES
6 years of Project Management and product development Hindi (Native),
experience including 2 years of international
English (Fluent)
experience. Proven ability to bridge technology
Portuguese (Basic)
and business goals to provide productive solutions
through client interface and the generation of new
ideas. Excellent communicator with emphasis on
building strong client relationships. Career focus on
Business Development, Technology Consulting and
Corporate Finance
Wipro Technologies
Bangalore, India
Senior Software Engineer
2005-2010
• Onsite Consulting for Wipro at Radiometer
Medical Aps, Denmark In charge of coordination
and support to the development team in Wipro,
India
• Conducted discussions with the client
marketing team, customer relations team and
other stakeholders for feasibility study and
planning of software development projects
• Scoped, planned and tracked tasks for the
project. Managed validation related activities prior
to the release of the software to the market
Honeywell Technologies
Solutions lab
Bangalore, India
Senior Engineer
2010-2012
• Planned and executed end to
end project development involving
coordination with stakeholders from
other geographies
• Led a team of 4 software
development engineers
• Demonstrated feasibility and
potential of new products through
Pre-Product Visualizations
Additional Information
Six Sigma green belt certified by
Honeywell Technologies Solutions
Lab, 2011
Vodafone
LISBON, Portugal
MBA Internship
2012
• Evaluation of the existing
credit rating system for their
usage and effectiveness
• Designed new Credit
Rating System to encompass
consumer behaviour, risk and
market trends
19
2012
PROFESSIONAL
PROFILES
THE LISBON MBA
Rawan Kanj
[email protected]
+351 963 332 696
Jordanian
EDUCATION
Undergraduate Degree in
Pharmacy, University of Jordan,
Jordan
CAREER SUMMARY
3 years of pharmaceutical sector experience,
in marketing and business development with an
additional year of quality control & regulatory affairs
experience
LANGUAGES
Arabic (Native), English
(Fluent), Portuguese
(Intermediate)
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
MSD (Merck Sharp
and Dhome
Jordan
Medical
Representative
2006-2007
• Promoted products
via visiting doctors
and conducting round
table discussions to
support the scientific
knowledge of the
customers
Abbott Diabetes
Care
Jordan
Product Manager
2007-2007
• Developed marketing
plans and strategies
• Looked for un-met
opportunities to maximize
sales
• Launched marketing
campaigns & hosted
seminars for healthcare
Professionals
Tabuk
Pharmaceuticals
Jordan
Business
Development Officer
2008-2009
• Identified new drugs
using comprehensive
search and analysis
• Prepared business plans
and forecasts for new
drugs
• Created a list of
potential new drugs
for consideration in the
company’s pipeline
Hikma Farmaceutica
PORTUGAL
Compliance
Technician
2011-2011
• Prepared annual quality
reports of products for
quality assessments
• Assured that protocols
are being complied with
and audited documentation
Novartis
LISBON, Portugal
MBA Summer
Internship
2012
• Evaluated market
dynamics (major
competitors, key
stakeholders and
market projections) for
top products within
Critical Care franchise,
considering both present
and expected for 5 year
period
• Design a Development
Plan for Critical Care
Franchise considering
pipeline, potential time-tomarket and staffing needs
Ricardo Machado Vaz
[email protected]
+351 919 215 012
Portuguese
EDUCATION
Undergraduate Degree in Civil
Engineering, Universidade do Porto,
Portugal
Erasmus Program in France
CAREER SUMMARY
International experience in Spain, the Caribbean,
Portugal and Angola. Good network in Angola,
China and Brazil. 10 years of experience as
project manager and consultant in construction
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
Sener
Spain
Deputy Project
Manager
2001-2004
• Consultancy for the
development of High
Speed Railway Lines:
Madrid-Lisbon, VigoMadrid; BarcelonaFrance
20
Calatel
Jamaica
Deputy Project
Manager
2004-2005
• Construction of the
Civil Infrastructure of
Mobil Phone Networks,
around the entire
country
Bouygues
Jamaica
Laboratory
Assistant
2005-2006
• Construction of
Portmore Highway.
Devised and implemented
a Quality and Processes
control system
LANGUAGES
Portuguese (Native),
English (Fluent),
Spanish (Fluent), French
(Intermediate)
Teixeira Duarte
Portugal and Angola
Construction Manager
2006-2011
• Construction of Angola’s
New National Parliament.
Managed €4M of the €200M
overall contract value,
leading a team of 150 people.
Completed within schedule
and improved the company’s
profits
• Construction of Bridge Over
Kwanza River. Managed €2M,
within schedule and to the
client’s satisfaction
• Construction of new
Vodafone Building in Porto.
The project had a strong focus
on quality and was finished to
the client’s great satisfaction
Start Up Lisboa
Lisbon, Portugal
MBA Entrepreneurship
Hub
2012
• Market study and
development of a Business
Plan for the introduction
of Solar Energy in the
Angolan Market
2012
PROFESSIONAL
PROFILES
THE LISBON MBA
Rodrigo Mendonça
[email protected]
+351 917 315 840
Portuguese
EDUCATION
CAREER SUMMARY
Degree in Industrial Engineering, Highly motivated individual with background in
Universidade Nova de Lisboa,
Strategy & Operations Consulting and Startup
Portugal
Development. Started a new business in Hong Kong
promoting import and export between Asia, Spain and
Portugal. Seeking to leverage the MBA and finance
PROFESSIONAL
internship experience to move into Private Equity,
EXPERIENCE
Venture Capital or Strategic Planning
Deloitte Consulting
PORTUGAL
Strategy and
Operations Consultant
2006-2008
• Shared Service Centres
implementation and projects
of organisational
transformation, process
re-engineering and asset
management within
Manufacturing, Consumer
Business and Utilities
industries
Hakisushi
PORTUGAL
Development and
Sales Manager
2008-2009
• Developed a Startup
in Portugal and Middle
East (Franchising)
LANGUAGES
Portuguese (Native),
English (Fluent),
Spanish (Intermediate),
French (Basic),
Mandarin (8 months
classes in HK)
Additional Information
15 years of activity in CISV having
participated in activities in Portugal,
Spain, Italy, Ecuador and The
Netherlands; Several jobs of tutoring
university students, voluntary work
for the homeless, etc. Travelling and
learning about different cultures with
special focus in Asia and Europe
Pinto Basto
Hong Kong
Brand Representation and Procurement
Manager
2009-2011
• Businesses development including determining the
strategy, business model and action plans, analyzing the
sectors and negotiating with distributors and retailers
• Negotiated the exclusive supply of Portuguese and
Spanish products to the biggest HK retailer - Park’n Shop
• Represented major Food and Beverage brands in
Asia (e.g. Central de Cervejas, Garcia Carrión, Nutrexpa,
Águas do Vimeiro, Gelpeixe, Pescanova, Logowines,
Pastas Gallo, Grupo Siro, Ramirez, Milaneza, Mimosa)
• Sourced construction materials and packaging products
in China for Clients based in Portugal, Spain and Angola
Espírito Santo
Capital
PORTUGAL
MBA Internship
2012
• Industry Research, Deal
Flow Valuation, Database
Improvement, Reporting to
Investors
Tiago Alcoforado Calhau
[email protected]
+351 917 800 215
Portuguese
EDUCATION
Masters Degree in Law, Universidade
Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
Postgraduate Degree in Tax
Management, Instituto Superior de
Ciências do Trabalho e da Empresa,
Portugal
Undergraduate Degree in Law,
Universidade Nova de Lisboa,
Portugal
CAREER SUMMARY
6 year’s experience of advising national and
international companies, utilizing a planning and
problem solving approach. Driven by intellectual
challenge and variety. Focused on creating an
impact in business.
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
Cuatrecasas Gonçalves Pereira, Law Firm
PORTUGAL
ASSOCIATE LAWYER
2005-2011
• Associate Lawyer in the Tax Department, providing tax advice
to national and international companies, including several listed
companies
• Tax planning of domestic and international corporate transactions,
including mergers and acquisitions and restructuring operations;
court litigation focusing on domestic and international tax matters
• Conducted regular business development activities and pro-bono
work
• Participant in the French Desk
• Trainee Lawyer in the Corporate, Pharmaceutical, Finance and
Capital Markets Departments
LANGUAGES
Portuguese (Native),
English (Fluent), French
(Intermediate), Spanish
(Basic)
The Boston
Consulting Group
Lisbon, Portugal /
Luanda, Angola
MBA internship
2012
• Summer internship as Senior
Associate
• Participant in a Project
Management Office that
conducted a project in the
public sector in Luanda, Angola
Additional Information
Admitted to the Portuguese
Lawyers Bar | Speaker at several
conferences both in Portugal
and abroad | Voluntary Trainee at
Portuguese General Consulate in
London (Jul 2002) London, UK
Assistant to the International
Conference on Climate and
Environmental Change (Sep, 1999)
Évora, Portugal | Winner of the
Prémio Professor André Gonçalves
Pereira (2010) with a study on the
civil liability of the tax authorities
Publications: “Liquidação Ilegal
de Imposto – Pressupostos da
Responsabilidade Civil do Estado”,
2012, Almedina
21
2012
PROFESSIONAL
PROFILES
THE LISBON MBA
Varun Sabharwal
[email protected]
+351 960 217 240
Indian
EDUCATION
CAREER SUMMARY
Undergraduate Degree in
Entrepreneurial problem solver able to bring a fresh
Computer Sciences Engineering, perspective to companies and markets. 4 years
Indrprastha University, India
of experience in Information Technology product
development, product designing and consulting.
A deep understanding of end to end process in Digital
Ad Sales domain with 6 months of experience in B2B
Digital Ad Sales
LANGUAGES
Indian (Native), English
(Fluent), Portuguese
(Basic)
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
Infosys Technologies
INDIA
Software Engineer
2008-2010
• Assessed the existing system for
Warner Music Group, U.S.A, to help
them manage their order processing
better, leading to an initiative that helped
them improve the turnaround time by
60%
• Was responsible for delivering
technical presentations to clients in
order to help them gain insights on
integration of technology with day to day
business processes
• Developed new guidelines to improve
client interaction protocol, an initiative
that helped Infosys gain new projects
from Warner Music Group worth $1.3
million
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R.S.G Media Systems
INDIA
IT Consultant (Sr.)
2010-2011
• Conceived a web based product, Zoox
Analytics, to help Web AD publishers
realize higher profits, by optimizing
Digital Ad Sales. Involved in end-to-end
product development, estimated to be
worth more than $5.5M
• Developed a strong Digital Ad Sales &
Marketing knowledge base. Consistently
involved in knowledge transfer between
different departments. My initiatives
helped to improve domain level skills
and delivered better end-products to
clients
• Led a team of 5 members for period
of 6 months that provides IT based
services to FINS - the job portal of
the Wall Street Journal. The project
generated revenue of $ 130,000 during
that period
Chamber of Commerce
Portugal and India
Lisbon, Portugal /
New Delhi, India
MBA Internship
2012
• Responsible for pitching Indian and
Portuguese investors to promote trade
between the two countries
• On behalf of CCPI, I organized
Boot Camp events for TIE (The Indus
Entrepreneurs) Group and played major
role in creating a business proposal for
inception of TIE Chapter in Portugal
How
to Recruit
From The
Lisbon MBA
After reading through our students’ mini resumes, this is your opportunity to get to know
their talent better and test the competences and the knowledge that The Lisbon MBA brings.
Besides recruitment, we have an enormous variety of activities and projects that your
company can get involved in, from Internships to Business Case competitions, your company
can choose which event or activity suits your necessities best. Your company can even
propose an event or challenge to our students.
If you wish to know more about the activities and events your company can do together
with The Lisbon MBA, please contact Pedro Ribeiro - [email protected]
and ask us for a Company Brochure.
CONTACT US
Pedro Monteiro Ribeiro
Employer Relations Manager
[email protected]
+351 91 150 78 88