Teach "Brazil Through Capoeira" course on Brazilian culture and history atBehner Stiefel Center for Brazilian Studies, College of Arts and Letters.

Teach Capoeira, Brazilian Martial Art classes.

Successfully own and operate 4 international martial arts studios; responsible for business planning and marketing, day-to-day business operations, and development and management of 40 employees. Direct team of Business Operations, Finance, Customer Service, and Operations personnel, determine success metrics, assign daily and project duties, lead performance management, and provide training and coaching; built team from scratch and was able to develop productive unit while maintaining a high retention rate. Create class schedules for studios, utilize customer feedback, enrolment figures, and return client metrics to optimize offerings, and introduce new and innovative classes that improved overall revenue. Manage operations budget, record and track monthly expenditures, optimize spend based on impact and ROI, and work with vendors to negotiate improved terms; maintain profitable operations, continually raised wages, and grew business from 1 to 4 locations. Partner with technology, business operations, HR, and event vendors in development and launch of new solutions, lead communications, and present escalated issues; ensure partners exceeded standards and adhered to documented processes, and built long-term relationships that secured favorable terms and conditions. Coordinate and manage week-long Annual International Capoeira Convention and Graduation, plan workshops and events, secure appearances from global martial art experts and leaders, and arrange food and beverage, transportation, and lodging. Secured new partnerships with local schools, identified ideal partners and key decision makers, developed after school programming, and created marketing to engage new clientele; established new and steady revenue stream, secured long-term contracts, and upsold programming to individuals.

Founded and developed cultural organization focused on providing large-scale community and educational programs. Oversee collective program strategic vision, including curriculum development, staff training, performance management, community engagement, and student impact; responsible for driving participant achievement, volunteer and member recruitment and retention, and continuous alignment with organizational mission and vision.Recruit, train, and direct team of program leaders with over 200 volunteer specialists, provide advanced mentoring and support to leadership team, develop and deliver professional development opportunities, and outline program vision and future initiatives.Create improved policies to standardize curriculum development, outline measurable instructional metrics and goals, establish staff and educator performance management and accountability, and implement requirements for involvement.Develop new employee training and coaching program, focused on management techniques, instructional models, cultural awareness, and community partnerships; lead regular staff meetings to review understanding of practices and provide support in program implementation. Utilized data-driven assessments, research and instructional models, organizational best practices, and culturally relevant approaches to enhance develop, delivery, and impact of programing for members and community.Recruited Board of Directors, prepare and present program reports including high level overviews of initiatives and outcomes, advise Board on strategic growth initiatives including fee increases, student evaluation process, and new targeted programs.Lead ongoing operations to secure funding through government and private grants; secured funding from the Commission for Arts and Culture, City of San Diego, County of San Diego Brazilian Embassy, SDG&E, AT&T, Univision, US Bank, Coca Cola, Vitamin Water, Wyndham, and UBER.

Spearheaded event planning for largest Brazilian cultural Festival on the West Coast, with an average of 30k attendees, 140 exhibitors, and over 30 performing groups.Oversaw all aspects of large, multiday events, developed event project timelines, budgets, and led team of event specialists, and worked directly with corporate, industry, and community partners. Managed over 100 Operations, Volunteer, and Security specialists, led meetings to measure event progress, review deliverables, and resolve complex issues.Developed event plans, including layout, food and beverage service, audio/visual set up, and entertainment, and partner with event personnel to finalize plans; oversaw coordination of committees, timeline, vendors, and government relations. Developed and managed event operations budget, identified spending categories, researched costs, led negotiation of pricing, and supported team in adhering to budget. Managed day-of event logistics including load-in and load-out, created comprehensive event manuals, directed event and volunteer teams, led vendor relations and communications, and coordinated delivery of services and goods.Led event marketing, guided design and posting of engaging written, photo, and video content to build online and social media presence; tracked social analytics including reposts, comments, click through rates, and ticket sales to optimize effort and spend.Served as liaison for event sponsors, develop and maintain relationships with stakeholders, lead regular communication to ensure understanding of expectations, and oversee regular meetings to answer questions and ensure complete understanding of event logistics; improved sponsor relations while ensuring smooth event operations.Spearheaded relationship management actions for over 130 vendors, led weekly communications leading up to event, and implemented new processes that streamlined vendor communications.

Gathered and analyzed data to produce reports of passengers numbers.Developed and maintained a table of passengers tickets prices, updated on based on market analyses and government and/or company policy changes.Tracked status of over 300 employees such as working hours, overtime, benefits, hazard, sick leave, paid and non paid vacation, bonuses, transfers, and retirement.Performed a variety of administrative operations, such as collected and analyzed data on passengers, created reports, received, protocol-ed, distributed documents, and archived.