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Munich, By, De

Munich, By, De

Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Earth’s gravity limits the size and quality of materials in semiconductor manufacturing. Starflight Dynamics overcomes this by growing ultra-high-quality wafer materials in space on solar-powered platforms in Low-Earth Orbit. This breakthrough boosts production yields and amplifies value for manufacturers. We are participating in the European Space Agency’s Business Incubation Center (ESA BIC) at the Bavarian Center in Munich. We are also part of the Venture Lab Aerospace at the Technical University of Munich (VLAS TUM). Recently, we were approved for the Creative Destruction Lab in the space and material tracks, a renowned Canadian incubator for ambitious science startups. These equity-free programs have provided a strong foundation for our growth.As Chief of Staff, I lead operations and support business development and fundraising, with the overall goal of taking our organisation to the next level.

Our company was sold to one of the top 3 pet retail chains in Brazil and I continued as Strategic Consultant during integration and strategic planning phase.- Coordinated efforts between teams and projects, overseeing successful transition.- Evaluated projects and strategic planning, and managed stakeholders relationships.

Brazil

Pet Anjo is a SaaS marketplace for pet services I founded in 2013. It is a complete app and web platform solution for professionals in over 300 Brazilian cities. It also qualifies dog walkers and pet sitters based on international certificates of animal care and wellbeing. In the first five years, it delivered over 200k services and worked with over 10k businesses partners, with a 4.8 rate customer experience. While I was the CEO, it achieved over US$700K in investment, bought a competitor company (PetHub), and reached an M&A deal. The company continues to thrive in the Brazilian market. In January 2015, Pet Anjo was Accelerated and invested by ACE Ventures (Former ACE Startups/Aceleratech), a Brazilian Seed Stage VC and former 3-time Best Latin American Accelerator, sub-organization of Draper Venture Network (USA).As a founder at my startup, I developed a product from ideation through launch. I managed its growth for over six years, leading an interdisciplinary team in a fast-paced and ambiguous environment, always focusing on customer needs and quality first.During the growth phase I managed several projects from initiation to closing, such as product launches, quality assurance, content and paid marketing, and customer retention and satisfaction initiatives. I led multiple projects, maintaining accurate project communication plans, documentation and timelines, having 1:1 syncs with stakeholders, and resolving roadblocks in ambiguous scenarios.Developed reports that secured over US$700K in investments, led the acquisition of a competitor company and closed an M&A deal with a LATAM player. Managed relationships with investors and LATAM, USA, and Asia market leaders and led the establishment of an investor board and governance protocols.Collaborated in IT projects with developers and designer/UX to work with Agile methodologies. Supported the development team in launching products and features on time, ensuring cross-team collaboration and communication.

São Paulo Area, Brazil

- Represented a North American and a Canadian company in Brazil, organizing training events and coaching professionals and pet owners after graduating as an animal first aid instructor from Dog Safe in Canada and a pet market business consultant from DogBiz in the USA. - Consulted for pet market brands, such as Royal Canin and Premier Pet, as well as media in general (TV, radio and magazines).- Managed behavioral cases involving human-animal relationship.- Attended various trainings and events in the USA and Canada for my professional training, networking and market research.- Created a You Tube channel, now with 98k followers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UabY9AfO3po, and a Blog. Certificates:- DogSafe Animal First Aid Instructor Certification - Canada - 2015 - Certified Professional Pet Sitter by Pet Sitters International - USA - 2014- Animal behavior “Learning and Living with Animals” - Utah State University, USA - 2013- Dog*Tec Dog Walking Academy Instructor Certification - California, USA - 2013- Dog Aggression - University of Missouri, USA - 2013- Pet First Aid by Pet Tech - USA - 2013Association Member:- American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior - USA - Association of Pet Dog Trainers - USA

São Paulo Area, Brazil

- Supported business development of the 3 main Pharma customers, coordinating trainings for a team of 25 external sales and merchandising stakeholders, assuring brand positioning and in-store visibility. Coordinated meetings and team communication, reporting project’s results.- Managed forecast, sales and health care data analyses (IMS, Nielsen, sales, prices and others) based on KPI’s, and payment of merchandising bonuses. Kept internal and external stakeholders informed. Designed an information management optimization process.- Bulletproof Stores project: the 25 prime pharmacies in São Paulo, in which I coordinated training plans and managed a special team of 8 sales promoters, ensuring the Go-To-Market strategy of P&G products. Improved processes, increasing visibility by 40% and sales by 20%. Reported status and results to stakeholders and kept the team focused on the end goal.- Coordinated incentive campaign and training convention for 120 sales and merchandising team, managing vendors, meetings, budget and stakeholders, resulting in 25% turnover decrease.

São Paulo Area, Brazil

EJAV (Junior Veterinary Consultancy Firm) at the University of São Paulo is a consultancy and events company supervised by university professors.As the president, I led the company's team of 20 members through culture, and goal development. Fostered partnerships, actively seeking new growth opportunities with consulting projects in restaurants, farms and pet related business, securing an award for most prominent organization within Faculty.

São Paulo Area, Brazil

Collaborated on three consulting projects for livestock and pet companies focused on improving their KPIs and team training. Contributed to organizing more than ten events in the University.

Master Of Science, Msc, Experimental Psychology, Animal-Human Behaviour, Hormones And Stress Researcher.

Activities and Societies: June - October 2012: organization of the 1st International Symposium on Animal-Assisted Activities/Education.

Bachelor'S Degree, Psychology

I've started studying for my second bachelor's degree in Psychology, together with the Master's Degree also in Psychology. I concluded.

Bachelor'S Degree, Veterinary Medicine

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