Fernanda Carvalho

Cross-Cultural Training (based in Rio)

Brazil

Current
  • Cross-Cultural Training and Relocation Consultant at free lance
  • Children's book writer at free lance
  • PORTUGUÊS PARA ESTRANGEIROS (RJ) at free lance
  • PORTUGUÊS PARA ESTRANGEIROS (RJ) at independent
Past
  • HR Senior Analyst at blah!
Education
  • Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro
Connections
220 connections
Industry
Professional Training & Coaching
Websites

Fernanda Carvalho’s Summary

CAREER DEVELOPED IN NATIONAL AND MULTIONALTION COMPANIES AS BLAH! TELECOM ITALIA, LANGUAGE TEACHING INSTITUTIONS AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS AMERICAN EMBASSY, THE UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND.

EXPERIENCE IN:

TRANSLATION
LANGUAGE AND CUTURAL SUPPORT TO THE
FOREIGNER EXECUTIVESSTART-UP
TEACHING ENGLISH TO THE EXECUTIVES
BILINGUAL SECRETARIAL DUTIES
START UP
RECRUITING
HUMAN RESOURCES AREA EXPERIENCE

FLUENT IN ENGLISH AND GERMAN
GOOD KNOWLEDGE OF FRENCH, ITALIAN AND SPANISH

GRADUATION IN TRANSLATION/ENGLISH
POST–GRADUATION IN
PORTUGUESE FOR FOREIGNERS
POST-GRADUATION IN MANAGEMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES

Fernanda Carvalho’s Specialties:

Experienced in Cross Culture environment with foreigner executives/their families, living in Brasil, including Portuguese language teaching, preparing for the Proficiency Portuguese Language exam (CELP-BRAS). Work as Liason Interpreting, accompany a (usually small) group of people during business negotiations, company or plant visits, etc., translating back and forth between two languages, I speak English, German.


Fernanda Carvalho’s Experience

  • Cross-Cultural Training and Relocation Consultant

    free lance

    (Education Management industry)

    June 2006Present (3 years 9 months)

    As a cross-cultural trainer, I collaborate with relocation and training companies or individualls to provide cross-cultural awareness and country-specific training for incoming executives, managers and professionals, and their families, to Brazil/Rio.

    I assist to expats and their families demands, for example: home, school, bank accounts and payments, renting temporary/permanent apartments, maids, babas (nanies), legal situation in the country, visas, recreation club for families, portuguese classes and others,

  • Children's book writer

    free lance

    (Writing and Editing industry)

    January 2005Present (5 years 2 months)

    In 2005 I launched the book CORAÇÃO NAS PALAVRAS , Editora Scortecci (código 85-366-0436-0)

    "Este livrinho nasceu do encontro de um gatinho abandonado na cidade do Rio de Janeiro com sua guardiã. O gatinho poderia ter tido um final triste e cruel, mas teve a grande sorte de encontrar pessoas sensíveis, desde o resgate até a adoção. Este livrinho nasceu do amor e da vontade de encontrar um verdadeiro amigo, pois amigo não se compra, amigo se conquista. "

    Have you not understood? Are you curious? Please contact me!

  • PORTUGUÊS PARA ESTRANGEIROS (RJ)

    free lance

    (Education Management industry)

    1995Present (15 years )

    PORTUGUÊS PARA ESTRANGEIROS (RJ)
    PREPARE-SE CELP-BRAS
    AMBIENTAÇÃO CULTURAL/ENSINO DE PORTUGUÊS
    (55 21) 82 49 01 16
    E-MAIL: facarvalho04@yahoo.com.br

  • PORTUGUÊS PARA ESTRANGEIROS (RJ)

    independent

    (Education Management industry)

    1995Present (15 years )

    PORTUGUÊS PARA ESTRANGEIROS (RJ)
    PREPARE-SE CELP-BRAS
    AMBIENTAÇÃO CULTURAL/ENSINO DE PORTUGUÊS
    (55 21) 82 49 01 16
    E-MAIL: FERNANDAUGUSTA@GMAIL.COM

  • Independent HR Consultant

    Self-employed

    (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

    June 2006September 2007 (1 year 4 months)

    Focus on Recruiting service.

  • HR Consultant

    ID Projetos Educacionais

    (Public Company; 51-200 employees; Education Management industry)

    March 2006June 2006 (4 months)

    HR Consultant, based on a project at Vale do Rio Doce International HR. Organize all the corporate HR Polices, decide if those are global, regional or local HR Policies for the Vale do Rio Doce Companies abroad.

  • Senior HR Analyst

    blah! Tim Celular S/A

    (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; x; Telecommunications industry)

    March 2001December 2005 (4 years 10 months)

    blah! - Tim Celular S/A
    2005 (from February until present date)
    Senior HR Analyst
    Reporting to the HR Managing, attending the executives of the Commercial, Image & Publicity, Marketing, Law, Supply & Purchasing directories, in partnership with the area consultants for the recruiting processes.

    blah! - Sociedade An�nima de Com�rcio e Servi�os (ex-timnet S/A), from March 2001 to February 2005
    HR Analyst
    Reporting to the HR Managing, and latter to the HR Director, take part of the structure of the HR department in the start up of the company: implementation of the benefitcs, interface with the pay-roll responsible company, take part of the writing the Administration and HR Policies, keeping the suppliers and partners contracts working on, responsible for recruiting, and idiom training.Experience with SAP.Certified Quantum Methodology analyst.

  • HR Senior Analyst

    blah!

    (Public Company; Human Resources industry)

    20012005 (4 years )


Fernanda Carvalho’s Education

  • Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro

    Post Graduation , Gestão & Recursos Humanos , 20042004

    Post Graduation in Teaching Portuguese for Foreigners, PUC RIO, 1999.

    Graduated in Translation Language and Literature, Faculdade Ibero-Americana, São Paulo, SP, 1984


Additional Information

Fernanda Carvalho’s Websites:

Fernanda Carvalho’s Interests:

. Brazilian, from Sorocaba, São Paulo, dob: 16/12/1962, no smoker, love cats. . International living in Germany from January 1990 to May 1993. . International living in England for studying English, August 1996. international tourism travel to France, July, 2002. · Fluent in English and German, good knowledge of French . 1995 – ZMP. Zentrale Mittelstuffenprüfung, Goethe Institut, São Paulo . 1993 – DaF. Deutsch als Fremdesprache, Volkshoschule, Nürnberg · SAP knowledge · Certification in Quantum Methodology

Fernanda Carvalho’s Groups:

Confraria RH Rio de Janeiro, group of HR professionals for exchanging information, meetings, ideas, services.

Non profit group Adopt a Cat (Campo de Santana, Rio de Janeiro).

Regina Milone facilitator Art-therapist group.

  •    Networked Recruiter (34,197+ total network) 3rd Largest Recruiting and HR & 2nd Largest Agency Group
  •    Linked:HR (#1 Human Resources Group)
  •    Expat Network
  •    Global Mobility Management
  •    RecruitingBlogs
  •    Mariaca - Brazil
  •    The Recruitment Network
  •    Recruitment Consultants and Staffing Professionals
  •    PUC-Rio Alumni
  •    Living Abroad: Networking for Expatriates
  •    Expats-World EUROPE - NORTH AMERICA - SOUTH AMERICA - MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA - ASIA & PACIFIC RIM
  •    Relocation (Corporate & Individual) Services
  •    HR/RH in - Council of Human Resources and Recruitment Consultants Brazil - Executive Suite
  •    PROFESSIONALS WINNING ACROSS BORDERS ▪ PWAB ▪ International & Diverse Network of 160+ Countries
  •    Cross Cultural Coaching & Counseling
  •    BRASIL: VAGAS EXECUTIVAS
  •    Rio de Janeiro In
  •    Expatriate Writers and Journalists
  •    Núcleo Ações Integrativas
  •    Os melhores serviços para os melhores profissionais
  •    Expat Web

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