Academic qualifications
Degree in Physical by the Physical Education Faculty of the Technical University of Lisbon
Professional activity
Senior Technician of the regional staff of Terceira Island attached to the Regional Directorate for Sports which is under the jurisdiction of the Regional Secretariat for Education and Training.
Professional Experience
- Director of the Support Services to the Sports Associative Movement of the Regional Directorate for Sports and the Regional Secretariat for Education and Training since 2006;
- Member of the Regional Sports Fund Board;
- He Integrated the Azorean Council for Top Level Competition on behalf of the DRD;
- He Integrated the Centre for Quality Promotion of the Regional Secretariat for Education and Training since 2003;
- He coordinated the work group that implemented the CAF methodology within the Regional Directorate for Sports;
- He integrates the Technical Commission of the Organising Committee of the Island Games (COJI);
- He has over 25 years of experience as Volleyball coach, in different competition levels, but particularly in the youth levels;
- Physical Education teacher in the school year 1984/1985, a position that he maintained until he moved into the senior technician career;
- Director for Sports Services of the Regional Directorate for Physical Education and Sports between 1992 and 1997 and between 1999 and 2006;
- Sports Delegate of Angra do Heroísmo between December 1988 and January 1992;
- For several years he held the position of Manager of the Volleyball Association of Terceira Island, of which he is one of its founders;
- He collaborated with the Angra do Heroísmo Delegation of the National Institute for Improvement of Workers' Leisure Time (INATEL), being in charge of various physical activity classes between 1985 and 1988;
- He joined the Portuguese Air Force to fulfil Compulsory Military Service in 1985 and served as the Head of the Physical Preparation and Sports Department of the CAA/BA4 until March 1987.
Other activities
- Physical Education teacher trainer, certified by the Scientific and Educational Council of Continuous Training;
- Certified trainer by the Portuguese Volleyball Federation for coach and referee training;
- Extensive experience as trainer in the areas of sports training; didactics and pedagogy for teachers and coaches;
- She has made several public speeches Conferences and Seminars on Sports.
Courses, Congresses, Seminars and related Activities
- He has participated in various training courses on Physical Education, Sports and on Public Administration.