Evandro, means good man in old Greek language, and this is probably the most tiny characteristic that also contributes for me to be a truly European citizen, committed to be part of the social and political life. Despite I was born in Porto, Portugal; I lived in six European Countries, speak seven European languages and therefore I just feel that I am part of this amazing world.
Since soon I have been a natural born activist. Early at the school and the community - later at the giant Greenpeace International, and at the effective global 350.org movement - and now just a bit everyday, by myself. I love to travel and to meet people. I am a man with passions... lot´s of them. But I do feel like I have time to keep all of them happy. In this space, I will bring some again back to life, or make them more public by publishing some content about it!
At my work, that is one of my passions, I am an International Experience Communications, PR and Media Relations Consultant that have been supporting NGO´s, companies and governmental organisations on developing and implementing international communications strategies and campaigns, including integrated cross media campaigns and social media strategies.
Among others, I worked for the European Space Agency, Greenpeace, European Comission, UNICEF, Amnesty International, 350.org, Pay Pal, MFG - Public Innovation agency for ICT and Media, German Ministry of Finance and Economics of the State of Baden-Württemberg, AirBerlin, CIF and SER+. Having solid jornalistic background, I free-lanced for various Neswpapers, Televisions, Magazines, Radio and News Agencies. Besides, worked for organisations like Fujitsu Services, NetApp, Det Norske Veritas and KPN-Dutch Telekom.
It was great fun to cross the Atlantic to give direction and leadership to the Creative Staff for International communications and marketing projects of major international customers in 2010 for QuadrigaArt Agency in New York and Washington; and in Amsterdam and Paris. In 2011, I decided to do some academic research on strategic communication and new media, submiting a Master Thesis on "Strategic Integrated Communication in non-profit organizations for citizen participation, activism and campaigns for changes" to the University of Minho, liked and approved by the acadamic folks that just awarded me,with distinction, the M.Sc title - Master of Science in Communication: Public Relations and Advertisment.
Besides, I have been gest speaker at various international events and have been giving trainings, workshops and webinars on social media and strategic communication issues, like at the Worshop “The Dialogue Imperative. Trends and challenges in strategic and organizational communication”, organised by the ECREA - European Communication Research and Education Association, or the event Social Media in the European Political Communication.
