Professional Experience

FireHawk AI

CEO/Co-Founder
January 2025 - Present Porto, Portugal

Product Lead and CEO for FIREHAWK AI in its development and pre-incubation programme (Santander Explorer). The project is a sustainable business initiative dedicated to the mitigation of forest fires through an AI-driven integrated platform. By leveraging machine learning, advanced data analytics, and gamification, the platform enhances decision-making, optimizes resource allocation, and improves response strategies, ultimately contributing to more efficient wildfire management and environmental sustainability.

AI/ML Sustainability Leadership Data Analytics Entrepreneurship

GDG On Campus - ISLA Gaia

Lead Organizer
September 2024 - Present Porto Metropolitan Area

As founder and lead organizer of Google Developer Groups On Campus (Formerly Google Developer Students Club) at ISLA Gaia, I'm aiming to build a community that goes beyond standards at the academic environment, connecting people to game-changing networking opportunities and projects that level up students' curriculums.

Key Initiatives:

  • Establishing and structuring the group with foundational purpose and strategic plans
  • Leading student volunteers and team members towards creativity and tech expertise
  • Bridging academic concepts with practical tech applications through workshops and events
  • Building connections with industry professionals and leveraging Google's resources
  • Organizing diverse tech events from discussions to programming contests
Community Building Leadership Event Organization Networking Tech Education

Enter Data Maps

Data Product Manager
January 2024 - June 2024 Portugal

Took part in the first iteration of Enter Data Maps, a data analytics web app that aims to help entrepreneurs grow and manage their business locally. Actively took a leadership role as a Product Manager, successfully managing a team of four Product Owners reaching up to a total of 25 people.

Product Management Team Leadership Data Analytics Entrepreneurship

Mothership Stories - IntechMom

Team Leader & Product Owner
August 2023 - January 2024 Portugal

Participated in the first iteration of Mothership's development at IntechMom as a Trainee SM/PO. Mothership 1.0 is a tool that drives ventures or small business through transmedia storytelling to create stories that go beyond.

Responsibilities:

  • Led a team of developers (juniors and trainees) in the Storytelling with Generative AI module
  • Made part in communications and decision making with teams, Product Manager and Client
  • Applied Scrum Methodology for project management
  • Gave English Language Workshops for Spanish-speaking developer community
AI/Generative AI Team Leadership Scrum Communication Mentoring

European Innovation Academy

Volunteer - Power Team
July 2023 Porto, Portugal

The European Innovation Academy (EIA) is a three-week annual accelerator & educational event held at the University of Porto's Faculty of Economics. During my one-week volunteering, I cooperated with a proactive and result-driven team, and performed activities in Event Support, helping to make the busiest week at the event a great success!

Event Support Organization Networking Innovation

Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar)

Undergraduate Research Scholar
August 2021 - November 2021 São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil

PIBIC Scholar for CNPq working on research project: "Light statistics in dense clouds of cold atoms" under the supervision of Romain Pierre Marcel Bachelard at the Department of Physics.

Research Physics Academia CNPq Scholar

InspiraSonho

Co-Creator & Coordinator
March 2020 - March 2021 Brazil

Inspira Sonho is a Brazilian volunteer organization connecting students (high school and college) with meaningful learning experiences, aiming to create a new vision of education that empowers young Brazilians.

Contributions:

  • Contributed to the development of events and internal projects
  • Managed online publicity for the organization
  • Designed the network's mentorship program for high schoolers
  • Facilitated development of self-knowledge and social-emotional skills
Mentorship Education Community Social Impact

London International Youth Science Forum

Participant & Presenter
July - August 2019 London, United Kingdom

Participated in the 61st edition of the London International Youth Science Forum: a 15-day scientific educational event with the opportunity to present an investigation project work at the Science Bazaar Poster Session held at Imperial College London.

STEM Research Public Speaking International

Education

Licenciatura in Computer Engineering

ISLA - Instituto Politécnico de Gestão e Tecnologia

September 2023 - July 2025

High School

Colégio Bandeirantes

February 2017 - December 2019

AI4SUSTAINABILITY Course

EIT Digital Summer School - Politecnico di Milano

September 2024

AI for Portugal Hackathon

Google Cloud Day Lisboa 2024

June 2024

Erasmus Semester

Universidad Complutense de Madrid

January 2025 - July 2025

Leadership Program

LALA - Latin American Leadership Academy

January 2019