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This page is a resource to all students considering one of the careers listed below. Please feel free to contact any of these individuals if you would like more information regarding a particular career. If you would like to be added to the list please send a note to info@casaportuguesa.ca. Architect Architect (Presently not certified) - Jorge Magalhaes, 25/10/1974, I'm working for an architectural firm for the past 4 years as Intern Architect, designer and project manager. Also from home, for the past 8 years been giving architectural services and involved in design for projects such as residential and small commercial. Here's a kick look at my latest project Le Philémon http://lephilemon.com/accueil.html . My background includes Architecture baccalaureate degree from University Laval in Quebec City and Technologist diploma from La Cité collégiale in Ottawa. Cel.: 613.864.2510 email: jorgemagalhaesarchi@hotmail.com Banker - Duarte Miranda, Vice-Presiden, Global Trade, Royal Bank Of Canada. Has held positions with this bank here in Canada, as well as in Brazil and Chile. Studied at Loyola College of Montreal and is a graduate of the Centre international de recherches et études en management. Immigrated to Canada in 1963, from São Miguel, Açores. Tel. (416) 955-3700; email: duarte.miranda@rbc.com or duartemm@hotmail.com. Chartered Accountant - Egidio Nascimento is currently the Vice President-Finance of Genome Canada. He joined Genome Canada in February 2002. He is a chartered accountant with over 14 years experience providing a wide range of business, finance, strategic and accounting advice to many new technology organizations. Prior to joining Genome Canada, Egidio was the CFO of two hi-tech start-ups and also held various positions at KPMG LLP, most recently as Senior Manager of New and Emerging Businesses. During his tenure with KPMG, Egidio also lectured, over a four year period, at the University of Ottawa. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Ottawa and a D.E.C. from the CEGEP de L'Outaouais. He received his Chartered Accountant designation in 1991. Egidio can be reached at Egidio@casaportuguesa.ca Communications Manager
- Miro Gonçalves is currently the Communications Manager
for Bell Sympatico Member Services Technical Helpdesk. He has held several
key positions within Bell Sympatico namely Workforce Manager and an
Operations/Technology Manager. Prior to joining Sympatico, Miro worked
for 11 years in an Intellectual Property Law Firm and also held various
positions, most recently as the Assistant Office Manager. He was also
a member of the (ALA) Association of Legal Administrators in Ottawa
(1990-1994). Miro continued his post secondary education (Part time)
at Cegep, Algonquin College, and the University of Ottawa in Business
Administration and Computer Science. Miro was also actively involved with sports (Hockey, Soccer and Football) He played 1st division with the Portuguese Unidos soccer club for 8 years (C.C.P.A.U.) and was named team captain in his last 3 seasons. The soccer team participated in the Ottawa-Carleton soccer league and they participated in the Provincial Championships in 1990. Miro also played football in High School and his team won the provincial championships 2 consecutive years in a row. This led to an opportunity to play football in France in 1992 against the French National Team. Email: miro@sympatico.ca Computer Consultant - Paul Caiado, owner of a JADnet Inc., Information Management Consulting firm in Ottawa for the past 5 years. Prior to that worked as Lead Technical Architect for the Queensway Carleton Hospital between October 1997 to October 1999. B.Eng from Carleton University in Aerospace Engineering. Telephone: (613) 762-5996; e-mail: caiadop@jadnet.ca Contract Manager - George Gregorio is currently with CML Emergency Services, Inc. (a hardware and software manufacturer of 911 call management systems for the public safety sector), George has over 25 years of contract management experience in both the public and private sectors and responsible protect CML in all its commercial/legal transactions. One of the first Portuguese in the national capital area to frequent university, George graduated from Carleton University with a BA in Political Science and Business in 1974. George has lectured at Ottawa's Algonquin College on international business directed at small businesses. He has always been involved in Portuguese community activities on both sides of the Ottawa River. His pastimes include winemaking, cooking, golf and listening to fados. Email: gregorio@magma.ca Executive Assistant - Rosemary Tassie has been the Executive Assistant at CARE Canada, a non-profit international development agency headquartered in Ottawa since 1990. She provides support and liaises directly with the Board, Sr. Management and staff of the organization. In the 11 years in this position, she has coordinated or worked on every major event CARE has hosted - including an international conference held in Ottawa in May 2000. She has traveled to Cameron, Nicaragua and Kenya on CARE business. Her parents emigrated to Canada from the Açores when she was 4 years old, in 1960, and has made Canada her home since. She is married and the mother of two grown daughters. She is involved in the Portuguese community and enjoys participating in team sports. General Sales Manager - Manuel Pereira currently with Ogilvie Motors Mercedes-Benz as the General Sales Manager. Manuel joined the company in 1995 as the pre-owned sales manager. In 1996 was promoted to New Car Sales Manager. In 2003 was promoted to General Gales Manager. Manuel can be reached at manuel@casaportuguesa.ca. Graphic Design, Marketing and Communication - Manuela Teixeira, owner of visual communication agency, Kolegram, located in Hull, Quebec. Used to work for a cultural newspaper as a journalist, also worked in a publishing house as a coordinator. Diploma from Universite of Quebec in Hull, in Business Administration, speciality in Marketing. Born in Sao Miguel, immigrated in 1972. Tel : (819) 777-5538 ext. 28. High School Teacher
- Linda LoFaro. A Physical & Health Educator as well as Mathematics
teacher with the Ottawa Carleton Catholic School Board for the past
two years. Prior to that, Linda worked for the Renfrew County Catholic
District School Board for two years. She completed her Bachelor of Science
(Honours) in Human Kinetics at the Human Resources Advisor - Jose Azevedo Born in Hull, Québec. My parent are from the Azores Islands (São Jorge & Graciosa) and they immigrated to Canada in 1971. I have a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration (Industrial Relations) from l'Université du Québec en Outaouais. I joined the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency back in July of 2001 as a Compensation Trainee and I am presently a Human Resources Advisor (Human Resources Branch, Headquarters, National Capital Region) with the Canada Revenue Agency. As an HR Advisor, I am a generalist so I take care of staffing actions, staff relations, classification and official languages. Telephone: (819) 772-6856 Email: jose007@infonet.ca Independent Financial Broker - Joseph Lopes, CFP : Came to Montreal from Estoril, Portugal in 1958; Graduated from Loyola College with a B.A in 1973 ; Worked at the TD Bank (1st Job), Kraft / Sealtest, Ricoh Canada Inc. / and now an independant financial broker at Laurentian Financial Services. Joseph has gone from conventional banking, to small business loans, to commercial credit management, to setting up small business entrepreneurs in the copier business; and now finally self employed in the financial services industry handling personal and group life insurance, RRSP's, and all other forms of personal insurance and investments. Married for 31 years with 2 children 27 and 23 - both proud of their heritage. Joseph is a Certified Financial Planner; a fellow of
the Credit Institute of Canada, along with his college credentials.
His father worked hard and fast to set up the Montreal Portuguese Soccer
Club & Social club back in '62. If you're thinking of being a financial
planner; joining a bank; becoming a credit manager feel free to call
Joseph in Ottawa at (613) 260-1614 (h); (613) 829-7874 (w) or Judge - Maria Teresa Linhares de Sousa, judge of the Superior Court of Justice for the Province of Ontario since November, 1999. Prior to that judge of the Ontario Court of Justice at Ottawa. Graduate of the University of Ottawa law school and graduate of the University of Toronto with a B.A. and M. A. in history. Born in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal and immigrated to Canada in 1954. Tel. (613) 239-1400; Ph.D. Student/Part-time Professor - Josianne Roma, 28, presently a Ph.D. student in the area of Population Health and also a Part-Time Professor at the University in Ottawa in the Department of Human Kinetics. Education: B. Sc. in Human Kinetics (1999), M.A. in Human Kinetics (2001), Ph.D. in Population Health (candidate). Born in Ottawa, Canada. Tel: (613) 830-2269; email: jroma@hotmail.com Police Officer
- John Medeiros Political
Assistant - Michel Bento 29, Assistant to the Federal Minister of
Amateur Sport from 2000 to 2002. Assistant to the Federal Minister of
Immigration since 2002. Registered Nurse - Adriana Nunes, 27 years old, and has been a Registered Nurse for 2 1/2 years. She is currently work at St. Joseph's Hospital in Hamilton specializing in the cardiac care unit. Previous to this she worked in Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto specializing in medicine and nephrology. She really enjoy her occupation. It's a continuous learning process. Adriana attended McMaster University in Hamilton and completed her Bachelors of Science in Nursing. She is currently back at McMaster University pursuing further studies in case management and has plans to do masters degree. Adriana can be reached at: ad_nunes@hotmail.com Special Projects Officer - Lina Nascimento is currently a Special Projects Officer with Social Development Canada. She joined the Federal Government in 1989; since joining the public sector she has held various positions some of which were Finance Officer and Computer Science Training Coordinator. Lina can be reached at lina@casaportuguesa.ca. Travel and Logistics Coordinator - Saulina Silva is the Travel and Logistics Coordinator in the International Section of the Department of Environment for the Government of Canada. Saulina's tasks consist of coordinating logistics for the Minister and his Canadian Delegation traveling abroad. She is responsible for arranging all domestic and international travel. As well, when the Minister holds meetings in Canada, she is asked to coordinate travel and logistics arrangements for ministerial delegations from other countries. Upon the arrival in Canada of these ministerial delegations, Saulina will greet the visiting delegations upon arrival at the airport in the city where the meeting takes place. Saulina parents are both from São Miguel, Açores.
Her mother is from the village of Burguete and her father is from Gorreana.
She is proud of her Portuguese origins and is very active in the Portuguese
community. Telephone: (613) 953-6953 ; e-mail: Saulina.Silva@ec.gc.ca University Professor - Elvino S. Sousa was born in Graciosa, The Azores, Portugal on December 28, 1956. He received the B.A.Sc. in engineering science, and the M.A.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Toronto in 1980 and 1982 respectively, and the Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Southern California in 1985. Since 1986 he has been with the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto. In 1997 he was promoted to the rank of Full Professor. Since 1996 he has also been the chair of the Communications Group. He has performed research in spread spectrum systems since 1983. His current interests are in the areas of spread spectrum systems, mobile communications, and indoor wireless communications with emphasis on the high level performance of the network and signal processing issues affecting such a performance. He has been invited to give lectures and short courses on spread spectrum and wireless communications in a number of different countries. Dr. Sousa can be reached by email at: es.sousa@utoronto.ca University Professor - Victor M.P. Da Rosa was born in Portugal and attended primary and secondary schools in Portugal, and Lawrence Central High School in Indianapolis (USA). He studied at the Universities of Brussels, Indiana (B.A. Sociology; M.A. Latin American Studies), Montréal (M.Ed. Andragogie - Adult Education), and McGill (Ph.D. Social Anthropology). He has held various teaching and research appointments as assistant or visiting professor in the following universities: Central Missouri State University, McGill, Concordia, Laurentian, Växjö (Sweden), Fernando Pessoa (Portugal), ULBRA (Brazil), Witwatersrand (South Africa), and the Maastricht Center for Transatlantic Studies (Holland). Since 1971, he has been teaching sociology and anthropology at the University of Ottawa where he obtained his tenure in 1981 and was later promoted to the rank of "professeur titulaire - Full Professor". During the 1992-1993 school year, he served as the Director of PRODEV (Programme of Studies in International Development). He is a founding editor of "Antropologicas" and has been a member of the advisory board of several social science journals, and Editor of the journal "Antropologicas". Telephone: (613) 562-5800 Ex. 1312; e-mail: vdarosa@uottawa.ca Visual
Artist- Teresa Ascenção, is a photo and film based
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