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London, GB

Paris Et Périphérie

Paris, Île-de-France, France

Sub-Sovereign and sovereign

• Performed in-depth, distinctive research and analyses across the intersection of geopolitics and a variety of sectors in support of client-facing corporate engagements, often assessing opportunities and risks
• Projects on supply-chains, healthcare, technology decoupling, and comparative emerging market analysis
• Conducted research for a new industrials and supply-chain policy tracker tool
• Researched (in Russian) and analyzed geotechnology issues in Russia and political unrest in Belarus

São Paulo Area, Brazil

• Worked as a consultant for Brazilian consulting firm Daquiprafora in São Paulo, Brazil
• Responsible for a pool of clients and for the strategy behind their applications to educational institutions outside of Brazil
• Collaborated with a team of Brazilian consultants to better improve client-company relations.
• Provided feedback on the application essays of students
• All work conducted in Portuguese

Rio De Janeiro Area, Brazil

• Received Emory University Independent Research Grant to conduct research in Rio de Janeiro Brazil on the connections between perception, history and politics to be used in honors thesis project
• Develop a comparative view of sociopolitical challenges in Brazil, France and Russia to be used in honors thesis
• Worked to understand the relation between Brazil and other countries

Greater Atlanta Area

• Researcher and teaching assistant for the Emory Research Partners Program
• Conduct research weekly on Brazil; topics include public health, ethnicity and immigration
• Teach courses on research process to Junior Researchers
• Served as Junior Researcher in 2016 and presented findings at Emory Undergraduate Research Symposium

Greater Atlanta Area

• Researched governing bodies and funding sources of countries in Central America and Africa
• Analyzed large volumes of information gleaned from media (in Spanish) and provided critical perspective on correlation between gender (among other factors) and access to information
• Reported on implementation of access to information laws; made recommendations on grant selection
• Created centralized database that housed data/research for analytical and reference purposes

São Paulo Area, Brazil

• Worked with team of Brazilian researchers from Emílio Ribas Museum of Public Health and University of São Paulo to complete multidisciplinary research in São Paulo, Brazil
• Received $1,240 USD grant to further Zika research and propose solutions to challenges in urban settings

Greater Atlanta Area

• Assisted in teaching courses and facilitating discussion on linguistics and neuroscience curriculum
• Researched linguistics and neuroscience extensively to connect the two topics and prompt students to consider how use of language relates to brain and thought
• Liaised with professors and library to developed master calendar for screenings and events

Greater Atlanta Area

• Organized, promoted, and coordinated departmental functions including Spanish-Portuguese language exchanges and lectures featuring guest speakers such as Richard Blanco, a U.S. Poet Laureate
• Drove engagement throughout campus and provided assistance to faculty and staff

Greater Atlanta Area

• Assisted in planning, organizing, and marketing events held by the consulate
• Recruited 30+ volunteers and health professionals to help run events and provide much-needed care/consultations respectively
• Provided translation services from Spanish and English to Portuguese for 100 total attendees in order for all attendees to fully understand information key to their health and well-being in their home away from home

Greater Atlanta Area

• Translated legal documents from and into English, Spanish, and Portuguese
• Provided marketing and public relations support
• Interacted with clients and directed their inquiries on immigration law, birth certificates, and other urgent matters to the appropriate legal counsel
• Worked extensively with the Brazilian community in the area surrounding Atlanta, Georgia.

Greater Atlanta Area

• Executed administrative duties and monitored safety and cleanliness in weekly three-hour shifts
• Checked members in and out and provided information on equipment and classes
• Tracked members' exercise data to help them meet requirements for physical education courses

Master'S Degree, International Development

Master in International Development at the Paris School of International Affairs. ● 2019 laureate of the Michel David-Weill Scholarship.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Summa Cum Laude, Spanish And Portuguese And Comparative Literature (Double Major), 3.977

Activities and Societies: Member of Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society, National Society of Leadership and Success, and Sigma Alpha Pi, and BRASA.