Education and Qualifications:2007 – 2009 ISEC Instituto Superior da Educação e das Ciências Bachelors Degree (Licenciatura) in aeronautical Sciences2009 - 2012: Cranfield University, master degree in Human Factors and Safety Assessment in Aeronautics1989 (to present) Airline Pilot, having flown (approximate dates):First Officer:1989 – 1992 Boeing 737 200 and 3001992 – 1998 Lockheed 1011Tri Star1998 – 2000 Airbus 340Captain:2000 – 2007 Airbus 319, 320 and 3212007 to present Airbus 330At APPLA, Portuguese Airline Pilots Association (Professional, Technical and Social Association - APPLA has NO roll whatsoever in any type of labor union aspect):- Deputy and Editorial Director of the Aviation Sirius Magazine;- Appointed APPLA’s Leader of Logistics for the 58th IFALPA’s Conference (International Federation of Air Line Pilot’s Association), organized by APPLA in 2003, in Madeira Island, with the presence of over 500 participants;- Director of APPLA’s participation at the 2003 Portugal Air Show, which included, amongst other things, an exposition and museum pavilion, first flights for ill and special needs children and the organization of “The Pilot’s Day,” entirely sponsored by APPLA.- Vice-President of APPLA and General Manager of APPLA's Aeronautical English: 2010 - 2013- General Manager of APPLA's Aeronautical English: 2014 to present- President of APPLA:2014 - 2020Symposiums, Forums and Lectures- Participation: ICAO FRMS Symposium, Montreal, Canada, from Aug 30th till Sep 2nd, 2011- Guest speaker: Aeronautical Safety and Risk Management - 3rd Forum for Medical Doctors of Intensive Care Units at Central Hospital of Funchal, Madeira, on Oct 8th, 2011 Other Activities:– Writer and columnist for Sirius magazine (Technical column).– Writer and columnist for Takeoff newspaper (Technical, Human Factors and general issues column).Languages:Spoken and written fluency in Portuguese and EnglishFull understanding of SpanishAcceptable understanding of FrenchSpecialties: Airline Pilot; ICAO English Proficiency Testing; Human Factors in Aeronautics; writer and columnist.