Head of School – Secondary · Authorised Signatory

• Holds board-delegated governance responsibility as authorised signatory, covering compliance, legal obligations, and institutional risk management across primary and secondary school. • Oversees an annual budget of approximately €2.5M: financial planning, cost control, and sustainability planning. • Leads a multidisciplinary team of 60+ academic and operational staff; responsible for HR strategy, recruitment, and performance management. • Drives digital transformation: curriculum redesign, AI-powered assessment frameworks, and instructional quality improvement across all year groups. • Aligns board, senior leadership, and institutional stakeholders around a shared strategic direction for the bilingual secondary school.

Deputy Head of School - Teaching & Learning | PYP Coordinator

Deputy Head of School – Teaching & Learning · PYP Coordinator · Berlin Metropolitan School Aug. 2022 – Aug. 2023 | Berlin, Germany • Stabilised and strengthened teaching and learning structures through the redesign of curriculum, assessment, and reporting systems in line with IB PYP standards. • Established a professional learning culture through structured coaching, collaborative lesson planning, and reflective practice in an internationally diverse school environment.

International Advisor - Education Transformation and Digitalisation

Project Client / Region Period Key Outcome National Curriculum Reform Ministry of Education, Brazil 2025–2026 Reform of 3,200+ public schools; development of monitoring framework and professional development system for 40,000+ teachers AI in Education Adviser UNICEF / Mozambique 2025–2026 Conducted national AI-in-education analysis and developed strategic policy recommendations; designed and facilitated high-level multi-stakeholder process (UNICEF, World Bank, Vodafone, Government) — foundation for Mozambique's national AI education roadmap Blended Learning Adviser UNICEF / Mozambique & São Tomé 2021–2025 Co-developed national blended learning strategies for two country systems, including theory of change and implementation frameworks focused on equity and access Digital Education Adviser UNESCO / YouTube Brazil 2021–2022 Led cross-sector initiative for digital education in low-income communities; convened public, private and civil society actors to co-develop scalable solutions for digital learning access Digital Learning Competencies – Programme Design OEI / Latin America 2020–2021 Developed policy framework for digital learning competencies and teacher certification model; adopted by 4 countries National Education Framework – BNCC Ministry of Education, Brazil 2017–2021 Co-designed Brazil's national education framework (BNCC) for 178,000+ schools nationwide; focus on languages and technologies

Director General – Public Education Innovation Programme

• Appointed Director General with full executive responsibility for Brazil's first nationally recognised gamified secondary education programme; direct reporting line to the FAPDF board. • Managed a cross-institutional programme budget of approximately R$8M (~€1.5M) with direct P&L responsibility for staffing, technology platforms, and implementation. • Led a team of 35 staff drawn from government, education, and the private sector; responsible for recruitment, organisational design, and contract management. • Designed the governance, compliance, and sustainability model for a publicly funded innovation programme operating within a complex federal policy environment. • Coordinated across four federal ministries, three private-sector partners, and NGO actors to align policy, technology, and curriculum delivery. • Programme recognised by the Ministry of Education as a national reference model for digital innovation; design principles integrated into subsequent national curriculum guidelines. • Teacher engagement rate of 94% in the pilot cohort of 12,000 students in year one; programme scaled to 40,000 students by completion.

Head of School – Primary

• Led the academic and operational management of a bilingual international primary school with 300+ students — curriculum quality, staff coordination, and compliance. • Drove HR strategy and academic recruitment for a team of 45 teachers; achieved measurable improvement in student outcomes across 6 year groups. • Developed and implemented an innovative student-centred education model integrating social-emotional learning, bilingual instruction, and digital learning methods.

Campus Director & Lecturer

• Assumed academic leadership responsibility for two university campuses with a combined enrolment of 4,200 students, in compliance with national MEC accreditation standards. • Drove institutional innovation through the expansion of blended learning provision — enabling scalable and cost-effective higher education delivery.

Doctoral Researcher

• Joint doctoral project at the intersection of digital transformation and multilingual pedagogy within the German-Brazilian university partnership programme.

Doctor of Philosophy (Dr. phil.) - Education Studies

Focus: Digital and bilingual education