Stage 1: how she learned it
Degree in Architecture and Urban Planning in Brazil, plus an exchange semester at EPFL, Switzerland.
Built technical foundations in the built environment; developed an international academic perspective and early awareness of sustainable design principles.
Stage 2: skills acquired
Seven years as a construction project manager in Brazil, working on projects targeting green building certifications.
Gained deep practical knowledge of how buildings are designed, built and certified; developed resilience and cross-disciplinary communication skills.
Stage 3: how she learned it
MBA in Building Sustainability at TU Berlin, followed by a period working as a sustainability consultant.
Bridged the gap between construction expertise and sustainability strategy; identified that consulting alone was too slow to create the scalable impact she wanted.
Stage 4: how she learned it
Internship at BuildingMinds as sustainability expert, transitioning into a product manager role.
Developed and scaled a product that calculates GHG emissions from building operations and benchmarks them against Paris Agreement targets, applied to roughly 5,000 buildings to date.
Stage 5: how she learned it
On-the-job experience managing international teams of 10+ nationalities, with mentoring from senior female colleagues.
Leading the development of retrofit and refurbishment tools that show building owners both the environmental and financial case for improving existing buildings.
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