I am a founding member and CEO of the DoctorateHub, which is an online mentoring community for advanced and doctoral students. The DoctorateHub provides modular, efficient, and effective training and guidance on three flexible routes: Club, taught and mentored journeys.
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Further to this, I am an intrapreneur and entrepreneur by nature, with over two decades of experience as Co-Founder, CEO, Project Advisor, Project Manager, Business Developer, Principal Investigator, Business Consultant, Mentor and Coach, for a variety of private and public organisations and clients. During that time, I have worked in cross-disciplinary areas of information and communication technology (ICT), innovation and the development of technology-based systems in support of change, and decision-making and sustainable development. In 2004 I was part of the team developing the first Portuguese Digital City, a âŹ6,4M project that set the example for the rest of the country to emulate. Other large-scale projects included the Rational Use of Energy, Sustainability, and Smart Cities; where I coordinated and managed National and European Funds.
I hold a PhD from the Engineering and Innovation Department at the Faculty of Mathematics, Computing and Technology, The Open University UK. My doctoral thesis was in the area of behavioural economics, titled âThe role of behaviour in the transition to more energy efficient use at homeâ. I also hold a degree in Economics from the Universidade do Minho (Portugal), a degree in International Management from the RSM Erasmus University (The Netherlands), and a masterâs in business administration in International Industrial Management from the Esslingen University of Applied Science. The MBA program was developed to cater for the needs of international senior staff from local enterprises such Behr, Bosch, Daimler, Festo, Hewlett Packard, IBM, KĂ€rcher, Modine, Porsche and Siemens.
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Doctoral
2008-2015
Doctor of Philosophy
The Open University
Postgraduate
2002-2003
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
University of Applied Science Esslingen - Germany
Postgraduate
2000-2001
European Degree in International Managementâ (DEMI)
University of Valencienne - France
Lower Undergraduate
1996-2001
Economics
University of Minho - Portugal
Co-Founder & CEO
The DoctorateHub
2017-Present
Co-Founder & CEO
SCIO - Sociedade do Conhecimento, da Inovação, e da Organização Lda.
2015-Present
Honorary Lecturer
School of Technology and Management; Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo
2014-2016
Honorary Assistant Lecturer and Researcher
CatĂłlica Lisbon School of Business & Economics
2014-2018
Consultant, honorary teacher and mentor at postgraduate level
Open Space, Lda
2012-2015
Research Fellow
The Open University UK
2008-2015
Business Developer and Management Controller
Energaia â AgĂȘncia de Energia do Sul da Ărea Metropolitana do Porto
2004-2015
IT consultant
e-pro solutions GmbH
2003-2003
Partner Account Administrator
Hewlett Packard
2002-2002