Teaching experience in real-life contexts:
- Teaching English in China, Shanghai. Teach chinese and international kids in kindergarden.
- Languages: English language teaching to Chinese people in informal environments (at UN mission locations)
- Physical Education:
. Badminton coach (children and adults)
. Personal trainer of: VIP, children (to ingress into the Military Academy) and people with special conditions
. Athletics voluntary coach of children under 15 years (with several goals: recruiting and developing talent, managing athletic programmes and reporting results), due to active involvement in the neighbourhood / community social projects
. Guest Teacher (“Timor Hotel” Gym)
- Professional Field:
. Instructor (survival techniques, physical education, martial arts for special forces, planning and management of operations)
• Hold a Police Officer Degree (PT), attended to a MSc in Strategy from ISCSP (Social and Political Sciences Higher Institute, PT) and concluded the first year of “Mechanics Engineering” Degree (Minho’s University, PT)
• Awarded with several Professional Honours and Distinction:
- Commendation by the Mr. SRSG of United Nations Head-Chief of Mission / MINURCAT (Sudan, Camaroon, Central African Republic and Chad)
- Commendation for achievements beyond the call of duty during the mission in Iraq (GOE – «Grupo de Operações Especiais», PT)
- “The Operative of the Year” (GOE – «Grupo de Operações Especiais», PT)
- “War Cross” (French Foreign Legion, FR)
- “Bronze Medal of the National Defence of the French Republic” (French Foreign Legion, FR)
• Actively involved in international trials:
- China (Shanghai): 1st team of the «Gobi March» (2010), 3rd team of the «Bohdi Adventures - Hanzhou» (2011)
- Germany (Cologne): «CTC – Combat Team Conference 2007», «CTC – Combat Team Conference 2011» (i.e., Special Forces Olympic Games)
- East-Timor: 3rd classified of the “First Lady’s Cup” (2006)
• 2009-10 Personal protection of the Mr. SRSG (Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General) MINURCAT (Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad) and of the facilities
• 2004 onwards S.W.A.T. and Counter-Terrorism Unit (“Grupo de Operações Especiais”) (PT): Executive Protection (Portuguese ambassadors and embassies all over the world: Iraq, East-Timor,...), counter-sniper and high-risk arrests
• 2003-04 Police Officer (PT): 1st classified of the course (Physical Education); security during the «2004 UEFA European Football Championship»
• 2000-03 French Foreign Legion (FR): gathering of intel/data of sensible points and people