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Provides risk and crisis management, corporate security, strategic intelligence, and institutional relations services to sectors such as energy, logistics, mining, and agribusiness.

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Led a team of circa 3,000 FTEs and contractors in protecting the company's personnel, assets, facilities, and operations in Brazil and worldwide.• Reduced by 36% the number of hours of downtime due to security incidents on the railroad connecting the states of Maranhão and Pará and brought from BRL 100MM to zero the losses resulting from copper cable theft in the Itabira/MG mines despite a 14% budget cut year on year.• Effectively repelled invasions of environmental compensation areas through highly complex security operations based on a risk matrix and robust ESG protocols, guaranteeing the company's license to operate and protecting its reputation.• Led crisis committees on issues such as railroad interdictions, blockades of access routes, kidnappings of employees, union strikes, and protests by social movements and indigenous peoples.• Liaised with law enforcement and the Brazilian Environmental Agency (IBAMA) to combat illegal mining and protect an area of 1MM hectares of Amazon rainforest as well as critical infrastructure – electricity transmission towers, railroads, bridges, and a port – in the states of Pará and Maranhão.

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Managed dozens of analysts and consultants, as well as budgeting and recruitment for the Latin America Corporate Intelligence team and collaborated with projects in the areas of Cyber Security and Crisis Management.• Developed and managed clients in Latin America, the United States, and Europe and built political, regulatory, reputational, and security risk prevention and mitigation plans for companies in the port, financial, energy, infrastructure, pharmaceutical, technology, oil & gas, and mining sectors. • Managed complex fraud, asset tracing, and counterfeit goods investigations and developed relationships with high-level sources, including public officials and executives across Latin America.• Structured crisis prevention, preparation, and response programs focused on mitigating the impact of security incidents on business continuity for companies in the mining and logistics sectors.

Rio De Janeiro Area, Brazil

Arlington, Va

Supervised a team of Mexican, Colombian, Brazilian, and Chinese analysts in carrying out political, regulatory, reputational, and facility risk assessments for investors in countries such as Mexico, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay.• Trained intelligence teams for companies in various sectors, including agribusiness and pharmaceuticals, and devised threat alert and monitoring products focused on incidents such as cargo theft, civil unrest, access blockades, and hijackings.• Created SOPs for travel security and journey management and conducted security awareness trainings for employees and senior executives.• Developed strategies for client engagement with regulatory agencies, public security forces, and other government stakeholders in the telecommunications sector in Mexico.

Arlington, Va

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Conducted research and produce reports on Brazil’s national defense strategy.

Belo Horizonte Area, Brazil

Taught Security Studies, Brazilian Foreign Policy, Theory of International Relations, and Prospective Scenarios: Methods and Techniques to International Relations undergraduates.

Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Taught Political Theory to Law and Social Services undergraduates.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Political Science

Dissertation: "The closure and realignment of US military basis: the behavior and electoral performance of US Congressmen". Obtained.

Master'S Degree, Political Science And Government

Thesis: "The prominence of civilian authorities in US defense policy making and implementation: the McNamara Administration (1961-68)"..

Bachelor'S Degree, International Relations And Affairs

Activities and Societies: Assistant Director of the Harvard World Model United Nations (2002); Director of the UN Security Council.