American Red Cross, Portland, OR, USA • Jul 2016 - Sep 2016

Regional Preparedness Manager

Managed preparedness programs for vulnerable communities in the Portland Metro Area. Coordinated volunteers and staff for program content delivery. Coordinated with community partners to prepare for natural disasters. 

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 

• Executed national Home Fire Campaign, a program designed to reduce home fire fatalities by 25% (in 5 years) by installing 10-year, lithium battery alarms in residences 

• Recruited, trained, coached, and mentored disaster-preparedness volunteers and Red Cross Corps members 

• Regional duty officer; experience in emergency dispatch functions

American Red Cross, Vancouver, WA, USA • Sep 2015 - Jul 2016

Disaster Preparedness and Response Coordinator, AmeriCorps

Delivered outstanding client programs for vulnerable communities. Coordinated with diverse community audiences—including youth and special needs— to deliver compelling disaster-preparedness presentations. Conducted mass-care activities in complex and rapidly changing disaster responses. 

 KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 

• Executed national Home Fire Campaign 

• Recruited and trained disaster-preparedness volunteers 

• Coordinated disaster preparedness presentations and outreach events for 12,000+ individuals in 8 months, significantly exceeding the presentation goal of 4,000 people in 10.5 months 

National Service for Industrial Apprenticeship, Curitiba, Brazil 

Coordinator, Construction Control Undergraduate Program • Jun 2013 - Aug 2015

Initiated academic research and served as legal research representative for the institution. Conducted research and writing of superior, education-related institutional documents. 

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 

• Increased Federal Education Ministry scoring of undergraduate programs from a 2 (very low) to a 4 (very high) in 10 months 

• Served as project leader to implement new educational facilities, coordinating with education and civil construction teams 

• Served as member of Higher Education Board 

• Led and managed faculty/program staff to achieve all program goals 

• Designed program's curriculum in compliance with all national legal patterns and procedures

Senior Higher Education Analyst • Apr 2010 - Jul 2012

Positivo University, Curitiba, Brazil • Apr 2014 - Aug 2015

Assistant Professor - Architecture and Urbanism Undergraduate Program

Designed classes and methodology for content delivery based on existing curriculum. Taught Urbanism Fundamentals class to 200 undergraduate-level students per semester. 

 KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 

• Developed field research and led students as part of a research team 

University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA • Aug 2012 - May 2013

Data Analyst / Visiting Research Associate

Collaborated with American, Chinese and French researchers to conduct research on developing Social Vulnerability Index (SoVI) replication study for Brazil. 

 KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 

• Led research on social vulnerability in Brazil, published in international peer-reviewed journal and UNU-EHS' SOURCE

• Evaluated content for Assessment of Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (AIRDR) Project 

• Participated in damage and resilience assessment projects in Biloxi, MS and the Jersey shore