Experience Summary
🚀 I began my career as a Sales Manager, before shifting into higher education by studying Language Arts at Unisul, Brazilian University located in Santa Catarina. This led to six years of teaching English in technical subjects 📚 at private schools in Brazil, followed by teaching Portuguese in Argentina 🇦🇷. Alongside education, I explored creative and digital fields, working with a marketing agency in Buenos Aires 🎯 as a freelancer, and managing social media communications for the Greek Embassy 🇬🇷 in the city.
🎵 In parallel, I created and managed London Burning, an independent web radio where I produced podcasts, curated playlists, and promoted alternative and independent artists. 🎧 I also organized promotional events and parties that reflected my passion as a music collector, further developing my skills in community building and content promotion. 🎉 You can still find some of the original radio ID spots I produced here: https://soundcloud.com/londonburningwebradio.
💳 I then joined Mastercard for four years, working in a highly regulated financial environment where I built a strong foundation in customer support, compliance, and payments. 🌍 For nearly six years at Google (via Cognizant), I served as an Operations Lead for Street View EMEA, managing cross-border teams, ensuring performance, and coordinating large-scale projects across multiple countries.
📊 Professional Summary: With a diverse career spanning sales management, education, creative media, finance, and tech operations, I've built a versatile skill set across multiple industries and countries. After starting in sales, I spent six years teaching in Brazil and Argentina while simultaneously working in marketing and diplomatic communications. I then created and managed an independent web radio platform before transitioning to four years at Mastercard in financial services. Most recently, I served nearly six years as an Operations Lead for Google Street View EMEA, managing cross-border teams and complex projects while continuously expanding my knowledge in fintech, cryptocurrency and gamification.