Born and raised in New York to Brazilian parents with both English and Portuguese as my native tongues. Professional athlete with sports and business experience in the United States, Europe and Brazil. Highly motivated, entrepreneurial individual with proven ability to succeed in multi-cultural, team-oriented environments. Strong organizational and leadership skills honed in business and athletic arenas. Excellent networking and negotiation skills that achieve win/win results.Currently responsible for the Rio de Janeiro regional office within the Hays Experts and Hays Response Business Units. Member of:WE LEAD (WOMEN EMPOWERED THROUGH LEADERSHIP), Senior Leadership Committee in the Americas, focused on improving Hays' percentage of women in the Senior Leadership.BLAZE Taskforce - Global leadership Taskforce led by Hays' group head of Organizational Change focused on streamlining & executing global best practices.Latam Operations Board - Regional board of Senior regional leaders across Latam. Americas Change Champions Committee - Regional committee focused on organizing and executing key change management initiatives. Latam Data Quality/Innovation Committee - Responsible for continuous improvement regarding data and business intelligence strategies. Link between sales/operations and global IT to guarantee constant improvement of system capabilities more aligned with customer service requirements.