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Maia, PT

Food retail market leader in Portugal, with 38,000 employees, 1,400 stores and €6b annual turnoverSummary:Tech experimentation (PoCs & pilots with startups)

Portugal

Pet accessories brand and online pet store where dog models are available for adoptionSummary:Branding, online store, retailers, suppliers, copywriting, social media, SEM, PRHighlights:9,000 followers on Facebook and 5,000 on InstagramNews on 13 websites

Early & growth stage VC investing in retail, cybersecurity and infrastructure software startups [SONAE VC fund]Summary:Investment Associate (retail tech department): startup screening, tech scouting, investment memos, networking with founders and VCs Project Manager: startup mentoring, coaching and training. Managing acceleration program.

Porto E Região, Portugal

Summary:Investment Analyst (early stage department): startup screening, tech scouting, investment memos, networking with founders and VCs Project Manager: startup mentoring, coaching and training. Managing acceleration programs (www.reach-incubator.eu | www.blockstart.eu | www.datamarketservices.eu)Highlights:Coordination of accelerator supporting 60.

Porto Area, Portugal

Food retail and consumer electronics market leader in Portugal, with 50,000 employees and €7b annual turnoverSummary:Open innovation, events, startups procurement, challenge-based programs with universities, awards’ applicationsHighlights:Organization of networking event between startups and SONAE's decision-makers (13 pitches, 63 meetings, 100.

Strategic diagnostic and action plan for 4 SMEs, within the IN.AVE Qualifica project

Guimarães Area, Portugal

University of Minho’s tech transfer officeSummary:Events, startups and R&D groups procurement, PoC contests, newsletters, presentations, applicationsHighlights:Organization of mentoring sessions for nanomedicine projects, held in the UK, Sweden, Spain and GreecePartnership negotiation with reference entities such as Fraunhofer and STATION FCoordination of.

Braga Area, Portugal

BMcar - BMW and MINI car dealer in Northern PortugalSummary:Team management, events, partnerships, sponsorships, SEM, social media, newslettersHighlights:2 honourable mentions in BMW Portugal’s ideation contestOrganic growth from 3,000 to 5,000 followers on Facebook in 2 months

Backpacking through 8 Asian countriesSummary:Branding, video and text blog posts, social media, SEM, PRHighlights:4,000 followers on Facebook and 1,000 on InstagramNews on 15 newspapers, 5 magazines, 3 TV channels and 1 radio station

Lisbon Area, Portugal

Software that enables the creation of interactive apps for large format touchscreensSummary:Strategy, websites, social media, SEM, events, public relations, release of new software versions, Marketing materials for resellersHighlights:Coordination of the participation in 2 tradeshows in Amsterdam and 1 in Las Vegas4x more website traffic through Google Ads

Braga Area, Portugal

Interactive projects for Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, IKEA, Bosch, L'Oréal and AXESummary:Strategy, website, social networks, SEM, events, public relations, presentationsHighlights:9 nominations for the most important award of audiovisual projects in EuropeOrganization of 4 workshops, each attended by over 100 guests

Braga Area, Portugal

Summary:Support the Marketing Manager, newsletters, Direct Marketing, presentations, brainstormingHighlights:Copywriting for winning business proposalsContribution to the certification in Research, Development and Innovation

Braga Area, Portugal

Touchscreens sold in 100+ countries, competing with Microsoft and 3MSummary:Support the Marketing Manager, product launches, technical documentation, benchmarkingHighlights:Participation in the launch of a revolutionary technology for touchscreensDocumentation for the interactive hardware products

Braga Area, Portugal

Marketing Professor, School of Economics and ManagementSummary:Research and administrative support

Venture Deals, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies

https://venturedeals.techstars.com/

Postgraduate, Marketing And Strategic Management

Bachelor, Management

Bachelor, Business Management

Erasmus exchange program in Finland