Professional experience
Savings United
Content and quality manager – Team Brazil – Sep 2016 – currently
Savings United is a startup based in Hamburg. It offers the leading voucher code solution for premium media groups, connecting smart shoppers with their favorite brands in a trustworthy e-commerce environment.
- Content briefing, copywriting, translating, proofreading and editing for the Wall Street Journal, PCWorld, Wired, LA Times, GQ, Tecmundo, and R7
- Analysis of on-page metrics, bounce rate, and CTR performance
- Freelancers team management
International School
Freelancer author – Jan 2017 – Dec 2022
International School Brazil provides bilingual solutions, products and service to 90 schools and more than 20.000 students in Brazil.
- Freelance author for teacher’s guides
- Freelance author for project-based learning books
- Freelance editor for teacher’s guidelines and books
Intellego
English teacher – Sep 2016 / Dec 2016
Intellego is an educational solution that offers private tutoring, language classes, and learning support in Berlin.
- Schule in der Köllnischen Vorstadt
- Modersohn-Schule
- Schule an der Geißenweide
Somos Educação – Red Balloon Franchising
Editor / Author – Aug 2015 / Jul 2016
Somos Educação is Brazil’s largest basic education company and one of the largest educational groups in the world. Red Balloon is their ESL (English as a Second Language) Solution aimed at Young Learners (3yo – 17yo).
- Responsible for the creation, development and team management of intra-curricular course material (8 levels, teacher’s guidelines, manuals and handouts for 3-11 yo classes)
- Material development / content creation / copy editing / copywriting / proofreading / translation (books, tests, handouts, teacher’s guidelines, lesson plans (A1-C1), printed media)
- Academic support for the franchise (more than 50 school branches).
- Social media copy editor and proofreader
Cultura Inglesa
Cultura Inglesa is one of the most prestigious English schools in Brazil. Founded in 1934, not only does it teach English, but it is also a Cambridge Exam Center and promotes cultural events focusing on British culture.
Teachers’ Representative in Partner Schools – 2014 / 2015
- Acting as a link between partner schools and Cultura Inglesa’s branch manager in Colégio Montessori Santa Terezinha (extra-curricular courses) and Colégio Santa Amália (intra-curricular courses)
- Pedagogical material copy editor (handouts, tests, mock tests, guidelines)
English teacher – 2012 / 2015
- Teaching different levels and profiles (adults, teenagers, and children, from A1 to C2)
- Teaching in associate/partner schools (elementary, secondary school and high school education). Colégio Nossa Senhora do Rosário / Colégio Montessori Nossa Terezinha / Colégio Santa Amália
- Member of the Cultural Events Task Force
Cambridge Oral Examiner
- Ucles ID: CG39EG : Starters, Movers, Flyers and FCE
Seven Idiomas – Main Office
Seven Idiomas is an English school in São Paulo. Besides teaching English and Spanish, it is also a Cambridge Exam Center.
Teacher tutor / Material developer – 2010 / 2012
- Responsible for teacher training courses every semester (input sessions and micro teaching appraisal/feedback) – TEC (Teacher Education Course) Teaching Teenagers
- Material creation and development: Workshop and booklet for TEC Outings (Classes outside the school premises)
- Material creation and development: standardized tests for all branches for levels: Upper Intermediate and Advanced teenage levels
Seven Idiomas – Vila Mariana Branch
English teacher – 2006 / 2012
- Teaching all levels offered on regular courses (from A1 to C1)
- Teaching in associate/partner schools (Primary, Secondary and High School): Colégio Cidade de São Paulo/Mater Dei
- Teaching adults, teenagers, and children, in-company and in-house
- Teaching prep courses for international tests and certificates (TOEIC, TOEFL, Cambridge Main Suite)
Escola Movimento
Escola Movimento is a private preschool/kindergarten in São Paulo.
English teacher – preschool/kindergarten – 2007 and 2012
- Teaching children from 3 to7 years old
- Pedagogical projects development
- Recording and movie editing of the learning process for parents
Seven Idiomas – Vila Leopoldina Branch
Pedagogical coordinator – Aug 2008 / Dec 2009
- New branch with approximately 200 students
- Responsible for the recruitment, management, and in-service teachers training
- Co-management of the sales team and responsible for the target numbers and action plan for old and new enrolled students
Hit Centre
Hit Centre is a language school in São Paulo. At the time, it focused on Business English and One-to-one classes.
English teacher -2004 / 2005
- Focus on business English, in-company classes
- Document translation (English – Portuguese)
Wizard Idiomas
Wizard Idiomas is a language school and it belongs to Grupo Multi Holding, which was acquired by Pearson in 2013.
English teacher – 2003 / 2005
- Teaching all levels (from Book 1 to Book 10) and prep courses for FCE
- Teaching adults, teenagers and children
Wisdom Idiomas
Wisdom Idiomas was a language school in São Paulo.
Pedagogical coordinator/ English teacher – 2000 / 2002
- Branch had approximately 350 students
- Teaching all levels (from Book1 to Book 10), adults and teenagers
Projects and Publications
- Book: Xperience (ISBN) 2021 – Student’s Book, Teacher’s Manual, worksheets, audio scripts, online platform content
- Book: The Game Changers: Epic (ISBN) 2019 – Student’s Book, Teacher’s Manual, worksheets, audio scripts, online platform content
- ook: The Game Changers: Evolve (ISBN) 2018 – Student’s Book, Teacher’s Manual, worksheets, audio scripts, online platform content
- Book: Hands On – Presentation Hacks (ISBN) 2017
- Article: The Perks of Being a YL Teacher. Jan 2016, BRAZ-TESOL newsletter
- DVD: Fabric Origami by Karen Tiemy, Editora Inovação, 2016
- Publication: Collaborator with craft projects for Journey to English course book series – Macmillan, 2012
- TV: Artisan crafts projects for the TV shows Vida com Arte (TV Aparecida) and Arte Brasil (Canal Rural).
- Publication: Collaborator with craft projects for Saberes da Educação magazine – Ed. Minuano, 2012
- Publication: Bimestrial collaborator for Origami magazine – Ed. Minuano
Workshops in different crafting techniques (Origami, Oriuno, Kirigami, Scrapbooking, Scrapdecor, Upcycling, Patchwork, Sewing)
Academic Background
UNIMES – Universidade Metropolitana de Santos
Licentiateship in Pedagogy (3rd semester)
USP/FFLCH Universidade de São Paulo
Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas
BA in Languages
FATEC–SP Faculdade de Tecnologia de São Paulo
Technology in constructions – buildings (incomplete)
ETE GV – Escola Técnica Estadual Getúlio Vargas
Technical high school in constructions/buildings
Certificates
- Certificate in Teaching English to Young Learners – Anaheim University
- BULATS – University of Cambridge – Business Language Testing Service
- Pass at grade 5/5 (Upper Advanced)
- CPE – University of Cambridge – Certificate of Proficiency in English
- Pass at grade A
- Pedagogical coordination course – Seven Idiomas
- Modules: Pedagogical and Management
- CELTA – University of Cambridge / Up Language – Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
- Pass at grade B
- CAE – University of Cambridge – Certificate in Advanced English
Congresses
- 2022 IATEFL – Belfast, Ireland
- 2017 IATEFL – Brighton, England
- 2015 LABCI Conference – Montevideo, Uruguay
- 2014 BRAZ TESOL – João Pessoa, Brazil
- Speaker – Crafty Activities for Clumsy Teachers (Workshop)
- 2011 Southern Cone TESOL – Curitiba, Brazil
- 2010 BRAZ TESOL – São Paulo, Brazil
- Speaker – Games in the Classroom (Workshop)
- 2009 International Conference on Content-Based Instruction (CLIL) for Young Learners Maceió, Brazil
- 2006, 2007 Festival do idioma vivo – Seven Idiomas, São Paulo, Brazil