Resumé

Education

PhD Candidate in Sociology at the University of Chicago (Chicago, IL)

Sep 2012 - June 2021

Areas of interest: urban sociology, industry development, quantitative methods
Received Master of Arts Degree in Sociology, Spring 2016
Dissertation: “Hexagons, Scenes, Art, and Jobs: The New Urban Geography of Cultural Enterprises and Employment Opportunities”

Master’s in International Management and Organizational Studies at CEMS (Milan, Italy; Vienna, Austria) & Fundação Getulio Vargas (São Paulo, Brazil)

Feb 2008 - Dec 2010

Double master’s degree in organizational studies & master’s in international management
CEMS exchange schools: Bocconi School of Management (Milan, Italy) & Vienna School of Economics and Business (Vienna, Austria)
Master’s Thesis Title: “Interculturality and Cultural Diversity in Study and Work Groups in Europe”

Bachelor in Business Administration - Fundação Getulio Vargas (São Paulo, Brazil)

Aug 2003 - Dec 2007

Bachelor thesis: “Cia. Da Saúde: Refeições Congeladas”, a business plan project for a healthy frozen-food company

Professional Experience

Doctoral Researcher at The University of Chicago (Chicago, IL)

Sep 2011 - June 2021

Improve sampling methods from irregular units of analysis (ZIP codes, urban areas) into equal area hexagons in the U.S. Develop algorithms (R) to clean, wrangle, and recalculate large and complex data sets from multiple sources into hexagons
Use statistical data analysis (linear models, multivariate analysis – R, Python) and structural equation modeling (R) to identify patterns and relationships among 44 industries in a 19-year period, represented in 800+ variables
Produce data visualization in the form of path diagrams, graphs and maps to convey analysis results
Present research at international, national, and professional conferences, to audiences of 30+ experts
Communicate and explain complex ideas and statistical methods to undergraduate and graduate students, as teaching assistant in 11 courses, including Statistical Methods-I, Intro to GIS, R for Social Science, and Urban Sociology
Run processes in the university’s supercomputer, GitHub for version control and SQL for data management
Write analysis and results in great detail as degree dissertation and articles for publication in peer-reviewed journals

GIS Fellow for Historical Chicago Data at The Map Collection, Regenstein Library (Chicago, IL)

Jan – Sep 2019

The Hanna Holborn Gray Graduate Student Fellowships
Digitized 150+ historic Chicago maps, from scanning to digitizing boundaries and features to publishing online
Created Story Maps on ArcGIS Online to showcase 100+ georeferenced and digitized maps
Documented and tested digitalization processes and workflows as a manual for future fellows

GIS Specialist at DePaul University (Chicago, IL)

Oct 2017 – Apr 2018

Mapped gentrification changes in 1990, 2000 and 2008, in Chicago neighborhoods, using Census and primary data, on R, ArcMap
Analyzed the gentrification in the intersections of race, land values, and building conditions
Produced map images for publication

Program Coordinator and Researcher at the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy (Berlin, Germany)

Jun – Aug 2011

Led an international team of 10 researchers on a ranking model and report about the uses of soft power in 190+ countries
Helped organize international cultural diplomacy conferences with 40+ attendees, titled “The Language of Art and Music ‘A Three Piece Puzzle: The Relationship between Culture, International Relations and Globalization’”

Business Development Intern at Abebooks.com (Düsseldorf, Germany)

Aug 2009 – Feb 2010

Developed and managed the Portuguese version of the used books e-commerce platform for the Brazilian market
Monitored usage and performance of ads on Google AdWords and website performance on Google Analytics
Composed blog posts for featured books, attentive of SEO and keywords usage
Managed relationships with new and repeat customers and booksellers

Teaching Experience

Teaching Assistant at the University of Chicago (Chicago, IL)

2014 - 2018

Fall 2018: “Computation for Social Science”
Winter 2018: “Global-Local Politics”
March 2018: led a one day GIS workshop at request of undergraduate students
Autumn 2017: “Introduction for Geographic Information Systems”
Spring 2017: “Urban Innovation: Cultural Place Making and Scenescapes”
Winter 2017: “Statistical Methods of Research”
Autumn 2016: “Introduction for Geographic Information Systems”
Autumn 2016: “Global-Local Politics”
Autumn 2015: “Introduction for Geographic Information Systems”
Autumn 2014: “Inequality in Urban Spaces”
Spring 2014: “Urban Planning: Theory, Design, Practice”

Associate Professor in Business Management and Marketing at Fundação Escola de Comércio Álvares Penteado (São Paulo, Brazil)

Feb 2010 – Jun 2011

Developed and lectured undergraduate elective course, ‘Online Marketing’, for 20+ students
Supervised and supported bachelor thesis of over 35 students in the areas of marketing, strategy and general management

Programming Skills

R: Advanced
ESRI ArcGIS: Advanced
HTML: Advanced
Latex: Working Knowledge
Python: Working Knowledge
Git, Github: Working Knowledge
SQL: Working Knowledge
Bash, command line: Basic

Languages

Portuguese: Mother tongue
English: Fluent

Certificates

Data Science and Data Analyst in R (DataCamp, 2018)
Data Science in Python (General Assembly, Chicago, 2016)

Fellowships, Grants, and Awards

2019-2020: Dissertation Completion Fellowship from the University of Chicago
2019: The Hanna Holborn Gray Graduate Student Fellowships, extended twice
2012-2016: Full scholarship for four years of PhD Program at the University of Chicago. CAPES, Education Ministry, Brazil
2009: Best CEMS International Business Project in 2009. Vienna School of Economics and Business, Austria. “Market entry of a high-tech lighting product in selected EU countries in cooperation with Zumtobel Lighting”.
2007: Procter & Gamble’s Honorable Mention prize for Best Bachelor Thesis Prize. Title: “Cia. Da Saúde: Refeições Congeladas”, a Business Plan.
2007: FGV/EAESP Grant for Assistantship to Prof. Dr. Antonio Gelis Filho.
2005-06: Scientific Initiation Scholarship by PIBIC/CNPq, for undergraduate academic research project with Prof. Dr. Charles Kirchbaum and Prof. Dr. Flávio de Carvalho Vasconcelos.

Conferences

XIX ISA World Congress of Sociology – Toronto, Canada – 2018
Presenter: “Global Forms, Local Contents: Cultural Expressions and Cosmopolitanism in American Cities”
ESRI User Conference – San Diego, CA – 2017
Presenter: “What Drives Growth of Jobs and the Arts?”
XVIII ISA World Congress of Sociology – Yokohama, Japan – 2014
Presenter: “What Drives Growth of Jobs and the Arts? A Chicken and Egg Analysis”
NAME: Conference for the National Association for Multicultural Education – Chicago, IL – 2011
Presenter: “Interculturality and Cultural Diversity in Study and Work Group in Europe”
Organizational Studies National Encounter (ENeO) – Porto Alegre, Brazil – 2005
Presenter: “Conflito e Improvisação por Design: A Metáfora do Repente”
XII Seminar of Scientific Initiation GVPesquisa/CNPq - São Paulo, Brazil – 2005
Presenter: “Conflito e Improvisação por Design: A Metáfora do Repente”

Activities and Other Facts

Member of the Society for Social Research for the academic year 2013-2014 at The University of Chicago Sociology Department. Party Czar. Organized social events for the department.
International experience: visited over 300 cities in 30 countries in Europe, Asia, North and South America; having lived in six: Brazil, England, USA, Italy, Austria and Germany.
English as a Second Language courses in Los Angeles (Winter 2006-07), New York (Summer 2005 and Winter 2004-05), London (January 1999).
Two years as Class Representative and four years as Student and Department Representative on undergraduate, participating in meetings of three different departments of EAESP/FGV (ADM, FSJ and MCD) with professors, during reform of the undergraduate program.
Founded a student party to the student’s board elections in 2004, Oxigênio, running as administrative director. Coordinating a team of students through the elections campaign, elaborating proposals and campaigning.
Classical Pianist, since five years old; studied at Conservatório Souza Lima, São Paulo, SP, Brazil (2005 – 2008) and Instituto Musical Moriconi, Suzano, SP, Brazil (1990 – 1999).

Hobbies and Interests

Learning about new technologies, web developing
Looking for things to put on a map
Video gaming
Cooking
Traveling
Sports: golfing in summer, trying to go skiing in winter
Attending opera and music concerts
Knitting and sewing
Reading, listening to podcasts (NPR, Realm, Wondery) and audiobooks
Eclectic taste in music and entertainment

Last update: July 14th, 2021