ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Degree in Business Management and Organisation – University of the Azores – 1989
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Chair of the Governing Board of the Regional Cohesion Fund since July 2006
- Chair of the Management Board of the Regional Support Fund for Economic Activities from April 2003 to June 2006
- Chair of the Governing Board of the Regional Supplies Fund from December 1999 to March 2003
- Head of Trade and Industry Support and Incentives Department from April 1999 to November 1999
- Head of the Industrial Modernisation Department from November 1995 to March 1999
- Head of the Industrial Administration Department from October 1991 to October 1995
- Senior Officer in the Regional Directorate for Trade, Industry and Energy from September 1989 to October 1991
- Secondary school teacher from November 1986 to July 1989