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Led by C40 Cities (C40) and the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), the Zero Emission Bus Rapid-deployment Accelerator (ZEBRA) project supports Latin American cities, initially working with Santiago, Medellin, São Paulo and Mexico City, in their efforts to plan, finance, and deploy electric bus fleets. As Investment and Partnership Manager I will:- Continue the development of innovative business models for e-buses in the region.- Input into the application for these models in cities, based on a thorough review of the localinstitutional and regulatory landscape.- Input into the development of a national e-bus finance mechanism in Colombia anddisseminate learnings to other countries in Latin America.- Lead outreach effort to financiers, including multilateral banks, national developmentfinance institutions, asset managers, private equity, impact funds, pension funds, etc.- Develop outreach materials showing a clear pipeline of bankable projects in the region.- Facilitate ZEBRA Investor Working Group meetings and discussions- Carry out financial modelling of projects in different cities with the objective of supportingdecision making at city-level, and demonstrating the bankability of the project pipeline toinvestors.

Fortaleza

Articulation and promotion of public policies in the project “Transport Emissions and Air Quality: what is the impact of sustainable mobility policies on air quality and its benefits for public health?”: Organization of workshops, preparation of communication materials based on in literature review, mapping cities and stakeholders for the promotion of air quality policies and participation in the Breath Coalition.

Fortaleza, Brazil

- Fortaleza’s cycling policy: managed three bike share systems (Bicicletar with 185 stations, Mini-Bicicletar for children with 7 stations and Bicicleta Integrada for bike-bus integration with 7 stations). Was the main responsible for the systems expansion planning, request of proposals development and implementation. Under her coordination Bicicletar increased from 80 to 185 stations, reaching the city suburbs with free bike sharing supply. Also supported the cycling infrastructure expansion design and implementation from 222 to 340 km, the sunday pop-up bike lanes logistics coordination, bike parking planning and implementation, the ciclo+verde project for arborization of cycle paths, planning and conduction of bicycle surveys and counts and leaded civil society participation meetings;- Program Against Sexual Harassment in Public Transport : developed the program, convinced city officials of its importance and coordinated the implementation of the two first actions: campaign "Colective Respect” and sexual harassment report tool NINA in the public transport app;- Re-cycle Project: developed the idea, submitted to TUMI Challenge and coordinated the project implementation. With provision of 50 electrical tricycles for waste pickers (catadores), the project promotes better working conditions to catadores, improves recycling rates and tests the use of tricycles as a sustainable solution to cargo transport in the city;- Fortaleza’s Metropolitan Mobility Plan: Integrates the technical committee, monitoring and evaluating the projects products, specially the OD survey database and matrices and active mobility diagnosis and propositions;- Mobility Competition Committee: responsible for two winning awards for the city of Fortaleza: Sustainable Transport Award 2019 and TUMI Challenge 2019 Winner with the Re-cycle project - collection of recyclable waste using electric tricycles;

- Metro OD survey for Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area (population of 13,000,000): Organized the survey database, developed the origin-destination matrices and carried out analysis of integration between lines.- Sustainable Urban Transport Study for Georgetown, Guyana (population of (70,000): Planned and processed field survey data. Developed the optimization proposal for the public transportation system, including definition of new lines, frequency of services, terminal layout and location of bus stops in the city. Developed the gender and urban transport study.- Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan for Duque de Caxias (population of 900,000 in the state of Rio de Janeiro): Conducted the diagnosis of active transport and public transport. Developed methodology and led collaborative workshop with cyclists.- Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan for Rio de Janeiro (population of 6,000,000): Conducted demand analysis of bicycle transport and formulated proposals for cargo transport.- LRT Feasibility Study for Cuiabá (population of 600,000 in the state of Mato Grosso): Developed the socioeconomic model for assessing mode shift benefits.

São Paulo Area, Brazil

- Bus System Operational Study for Vitória (population of 400,000 in the state of Espírito Santo): Elaborated public transport OD matrix based on ticketing data.- Transport Network Analysis for São Paulo (population of 12,000,000): Designed part of the simulation transport network using TransCAD.- Metro Line Demand Study for Belo Horizonte (population of 2,500,000): Realized the speed research of transit corridors.- Feasibility Study for Brazilian Airport Concessions: Developed non-aeronautic revenue forecasting.- Supported various projects by developing maps, routes, zoning and network adjustments using TransCAD.

Curitiba Area, Brazil

Developed actions based on six sigma methodology to improve the logistics of a locomotive maintenance station.

Bachelor'S Degree, Civil Engineering

Graduation Thesis: Developed a tool to help mid-sized cities prepare bidding documents for Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans.

M.Sc., Transport Engineering

Master thesis: Assessed the evolution of gender inequality in travel patterns in Fortaleza from 1996 to 2019 and their relation to race.

Exchange Student, Transportation/Mobility Management

Attended the following master courses which included project development: - Public transport: LRT network design using OmniTRANS software.