Experience:
Employer: HomeCinema4You, HomeGolf; (TELCO, ISV, IT)
Position: Commercial manager
Admission: November 2022 – Current
• Engineering installation (theater room, golf simulator, domotics);
• B2C attendance, showroom administration and layout;
• Event management, production and execution.
Employer: STOCKOUT; (CPG)
Position: Driver
Admission: February 2020
Exit: June 2022
• Road transport Portugal-Italia-Portugal;
• Cargo processing, logistics.
Employer: suMisura Mestres de Medida Lisboa; (luxury CPG)
Position: Commercial director; MICE
Admission: 2011
Exit: December 2019
• Hospitality and visual merchandising;
• Visual identity and communication;
• Personalized events, production and execution, MICE management;
• Channel sales management.
Employer: VISTAdmc; (DMC)
Position: Commercial director; MICE
Admission: 2008
Exit: December 2011
• Management of Northern Europe emissors;
• Private and corporate events, production and execution, MICE management;
• Channel sales, negotiation, B2B contracting, Back2Back, FIT&GRP.
Employer: Planeta Terra; (DMC)
Position: Co-founder
Admission: 1997
Exit: December 2009
• Management of national and international emissors;
• Private and corporate events, production and execution, MICE management;
• Sales, negotiation, B2B contracting, Back2Back, FIT&GRP.
Consultancy (2009-2023)
Burgos & Açoteias; (construction, real estate)
• Branding, visual identity.
Margarida Pedroso Ferreira; (consultant)
• Strategic marketing and innovation.
Estética Viva; (edition, publication, MICE, #1 Portugal, annual Forum #1 in Europe)
• Executive Assistant to CEO;
• Marketing, MICE management.
Consultancy (1998-2008)
Região de Turismo Costa Azul; (public agency)
• Public affairs;
• Outbound marketing;
• MICE management.
Education:
Computer Systems Engineering (not complete, COCITE/ISIG, 93/97)
Google Project Management (in progress, 2023)
Skills:
Competitive. Effective. Team-Oriented. Collaborative. Respectful. Customer-centric.
Google Workspace. 365. Pipedrive. Anydesk. Mailchimp.
Portuguese: native | English: advanced | French: fluent | Spanish: fluent
Additionally:
After 25 years of experience, my key strengths that supports a positive outcome:
-Developed end2end MICE multi-projects, private to corporate, up to 20000 attendees;
-Managed negotiation and sales with multicultural audiences in competitive environments;
-Designed processes for outbound marketing and public affairs;
-Provided exceptional contributions to customers and administrations;
-Strive continually for excellence.
With a MICE and commercial career at B2C and B2B, I have a comprehensive understanding of the full lifecycle in development projects, being able to work side by side with marketing top executives or C-level staff as well other team members. I also have experience in learning and applying new technologies as appropriate.