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Corporate Finance | Privatization / Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Structuring of Corporate Finance Operations (e.g. IPOs and Bond Issuances)

Corporate Finance | M&A | Private Equity Generation, Coordination and Structuring of Corporate Finance and M&A Operations Private Equity: Renewable Energy (Ethanol and Biodiesel)

* Coordinated the development of the Corporate Dashboard, with the Board of Directors and the CEO; * Participated actively in the development of the Company's 10-year strategic plan.

Business Strategy | Management Consulting Sample Projects: Corporate Strategy, Restructuring Program, M&A (Buy Side), Supply Chain Strategy, Market Survey, Operational Cost Reductions Program, Innovative Sourcing Program, Business Processes Redesign Industries: Financial Services (Banking and Insurance), Steel & Mining, Energy, Telecommunications, Graphic, Building and Construction, Cement, Pulp & Paper, Pharmaceutical, Automotive Recruiting and Mentoring of Junior Consultants

* Responsible for the management of the financial planning for the Corporate Business Unit * Coordinated the redesign of organizational structure and processes of the Corporate Business Unit's * Customer Service Department, what led to efficiency gains of app. 43%, in costs and personnel * Responsible, within the Marketing Department of the mass market business unit, for the financial * analysis and studies of viability of projects (e.g. award-winning program).

Management Consulting | International Affairs Projects developed in association with: Roland Berger Strategy Consultants | Arthur D. Little | Value Point Advancy Management Consulting | White Mountain Management Consulting | Global Atlantic Partners | Visagio Management Engineering Sample Projects: Sales Up Strategy, Market Entry Strategy, Distribution Strategy (Logistics), Organizational Structure, Logistics and Supply Chain Strategy, Restructuring Program, Operational Risk Assessment Industries: Graphic, Food (Coffee), Financial Services (Banking and Insurance), Cement, Telecommunications (TV and Mobile Payment), Steel & Mining, Technology

Courses Taken: International Trade and Commerce, Finance, Business Finance, Marketing, Business Enterprise and Management Practices, Organizational Communication, Business English

Thesis "Globalization and its consequences, alternatives and paths to Brazil" published by CEBRI in 2008 (vide Publications) Courses Taken: Research Methodology, Teaching in Higher Education, International Politics, International Economy, Global Governance, Global Civil Society, Negotiation Strategies, Mediation and Arbitration, International Legal Regimes, Brazilian Foreign Policy, Multilateral Trade Agreements, Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Integration of the Americas (Mercosul, FTAA and NAFTA), the Middle East, Africa, the European Union, Asia-Pacific Sample Papers: - Jewish-Arab conflict: Retrospective and Prospective - The Transient Economies and Foreign Trade in the Post-Soviet Region - Southern Africa: Region, Regionalism and New Regionalism - Balance of Power, Cooperation and International Regimes - Realism vs. Idealism - Positivism vs. Post-Positivism - The Third Sector in International Relations - Global Governance: Mechanisms and Institutions

Thesis “Mergers and Acquisitions and Privatization Processes on the Context of Globalized Economies” selected as Best of Year 1997 in Brazil by APIMEC, the Association of Capital Market Analysts and Investment Professionals from Brazil Additional Thesis: "Debentures as Funding Strategy Through the Capital Markets" Activities and Societies: Board Member - Graduation Committee | Presenter - Graduation Ceremony

Courses Taken: Int'l Relations, Political Economy, Emerging Markets, Latin America, Africa, Middle East Sample Papers: - Gender in Africa: the case of Ghana - Regionalism in South Africa: SADC and the role of South Africa - Investment Opportunities in Peru - Reigning in Brazil's Informal Economy

Thesis: "Politics and Economics of U.S. - Brazil Bilateral Trade: Challenges and Opportunities" (vide Publications) Fields of Study: Economics, Political Economy, Development, US Foreign Policy, US-LatAm and US-Brazil Relations, Emerging Markets, Brazil, Latin America, China, Europe, International Law Global Field Intensive: China 2012 NYU Stern School of Business: The Global Economy (Elective Course) Sample Papers: - The increasing influence of China in Latin America: challenge or opportunity? - China's Reemergence: The Changing Political, Economic and Social Landscape - Will a new world order demand a shift in U.S. Foreign Policy making? - How could Brazil (further) foster its development? - The Economic Crisis in Greece and its "Spill Over Effect" on the EU: What to do? - The importance of economics on investment decisions in Latin America - Policies for Family Planning - The Melinda Gates Foundation, its initiative and repercussion - Haiti: "L'Union fait la Force" Activities and Societies: Society of International Business & Development