Guilherme Silva Email and Phone Number

As President of the Fiscal Council, my responsibilities include:- Overseeing the accounting of BEST Porto- Reviewing and updating our internal rules and regulations- Collecting feedback from the organization on the actions of the board

As Vice President of BEST Porto, my responsibilities include:- Managing the organization's HR in three key areas: Motivation; Member Development and Recruitment.- Overseeing the preparation of internal events such as Motivational Weekends and Internal Training Days.- Coordinating the HR Team of our NGO (7-9 people)As part of the board, I also had to oversee our activities and represent BEST Porto in various events.

Part of a Working Group that developed an LTSP (Long-Term Strategic Plan) for our NGO for the years 2023-2025:- Analysed the current state of our organization using the Balanced Scorecard Method.- Defined long-term goals and broke them down into manageable chunks.- Made each smaller goal SMART by introducing metrics and deadlines for achieving them.

Leader of the Topic Team and member of the Core Team for SciTeCh'22, a Technology and Engineering competition with 80+ student participants:- Responsible for the topic and rules of the competition.- Talked with professors about the criteria for project evaluation.

Member of a Working Group whose objective was coming up with new ideas for BEST Porto's competitions and events:- Gathered and analyzed data from students, companies, and teachers.- Helped produce a report containing all the data and proposals.

Creation of BEST Porto's landing page:- Created from scratch most of the HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.- Helped create and implement the website's design with mobile compatibility in mind.

During the internship, I modeled and implemented a refractive index sensor for fluids using a focused laser beam. I worked on all aspects of the project:- Theoretical prediction of the interference pattern generated by the backscattered laser beam and how to obtain the RI of the fluid being sensed.- Simulation of the experimental setup to validate the theory and test different parameters.- Implementation of the setup in the laboratory and gathering of experimental data.

Development of an online platform that promotes quantum sciences and technology through the use of interactive simulations and intuitive explanations:- Worked on different ways to visualize the results of simulations.- Constructed explanations for the underlying physical phenomena.